re: Does anyone have any BUDS stories?

Becoming a SEAL begins with signing a non-Navy Special Warfare contract and entering the delayed entry program. During DEP you have a chance to meet at a specific location once a week to take a physical screening test. The Baton Rouge area uses the LSU natatorium. Best 500 meter swim time, max push, pull, sit, and then best 1.5 mile time. If the candidate can consistently meet requirements for 4-6 months they will be offered a NSW contract. SEAL, SWCC, EOD, Diver, or AIRR. During bootcamp, these candidates used to be separated into 800 divisions and attend an extra work out every morning known as "dive motivators", or DIVEMO. Too many people were butt hurt by the 800 division separation and the Navy did away with that because or military leadership is made up of total pussies. After bootcamp, SEAL, EOD, Diver and SWCC candidates head across the street from Navy bootcamp to Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) for BUDS prep. AIRR candidates head to Pensacola for aircrew school and then rescue swimmer school. Candidates spend about 2 months here before heading to Miami or Coronado.

Some highlights from BUDS phase 1: Cellulitis, disappearing heal skin, broken backs from boats on heads, broken and dislocated hips, shitting and pissing your pants in the surf, sand in your pants, 2-3 hours of sleep/day, and hypothermia.

Keep in mind that BUDS phase 1 is 9 weeks long but BUDS phase 1, 2, and 3 combined are about 2 years long.