<p>Im a junior in high school and definetly want to go into the Navy! I hope to become a Navy SEAL. Looking at colleges, I know education is important, but I see those 4 years not as a time to learn, but instead as time to physically and mentally prepare myself for BUDS. Will Kings Point provide a good training environment for me to achieve top physical and mental condition so I will have what it takes to make it through BUDS?? I know that KP academics are hard, but Im talking more about the physical training aspect. I heard they do have graduates that go onto SEAL training, but is the training at KP good? Do they have a Special Ops Cub or program??Thanks.</p>
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<p>listen im currently attending the Seal Swim training/PST’s and they are challanging and informative. You get to listen to stories about “when they were in the teams” but i dont think you understand that if your going to Buds from kings point, your going in as an officer for which the standards are a lot higher and not just physically, you can be a PT stud and not get it on the fact your GPA is low. While talking to the Capt during navy seal training i found out that just last year they denied officer candidates with a 3.5 GPA. You have to be well rounded and if you decide kings point you will need to change the attitude about the learning because you need to get through this place before you can get to buds, and believe me when i say this place is VERY tough. If you go to other colleges you can takes so random classes and do it the easy way, on the other hand even if you choose to be a marine tranportation major hear your taking calc 1, calc 2, Prob and stats, Physics 1, Physics 2, and Chem. not to mention the courses you actually need for your major. if your going just for training then dont come. if you really want a challange learn here train here prepare here graduate here.</p>
<p>Silence12–THnx a lot…I know what you mean about the academics. I have read up on how challenging the academics are…I take all AP and honors classes in highschool right now and do pretty well. I guess I didnt mean to sound like I dont care at all about academics lol that was my fault…I used to want to enlist out of high school,but my dad told me that if I end up not wanting the Navy as a career for the rest of my life, Ill just be pumping gas and flipping burgers with no education…So know I want to go to a four year academy, so I can not only learn books, but how to be a leader for time in the military and get bigger stronger faster…Im just weighing my options to see which school will make my 4 years the most worth while…the best package…Im thinking about the marine engineering major if I am accepted and I know that itll be a REAL chalenge but I am definetly up for it!..I know SEAL’s arent just a bunch of “knuckle dragers” lol…I just wanted to get some opinions on the physical aspect of it since mental and physical preparation for BUDS is key in even having a slight chance in getting through it lol…Do you have any idea on what the training is like? such as extra pt every morning? extra time at the shooting range? What do you do in your PST’s??Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>it may not be what you expect… navy seal ops/ swim practice is every wednesday with psts about once a month. it is run usually by two gentleman, one retired seal and a Seal Mentor/Capt. The basic training consists of a 500 yard combat side stroker for time (Goal: 8 minutes or less for officers) then pull ups (Goal:20 or more for officers). the rest of the time is spent honing techniques in the sidestroke, equalization underwater, mask recovery, and basic tests of your comfort level in water. the capt is one of the best mentors in the US and if you have the honor of recieving his nomination for buds then your chances of getting in increase dramatically, he only nominates the best. They do not do this for money and dont live that close to kings points and only very few Midshipman (3-5) show up, so between those two reasons, The training is few and far between. There are other options to keep you in shape. One of the Company officers (former recon sniper) runs a morning PT at 0430 to 0550 (approx) in which you run upwards of 25 miles a week (5 to 7 miles a day) and head to the gym after that to do a high paced lift work out. another option is marine ops. they also wake up around that time and do high paced workouts that vary from day to day. They also teach you tactics and history. the ops programs do not have much of a firearms program but there is an open range ( must get passed a safty on the range program) as well as a PE class after plebe year. My advice is dont go flaunting and telling people you want to be a seal at the academy… its not worth it and if you do the ops programs do not mention it either, its not because your weak or dont want the extra push from drill instructors or cto’s/cto po’s its because you are training and hope to become someone who does not take pride in the fame or the glamor but rather the pride that he is the true tip of the spear the one that punctures before the enemy can feel the pain, or see the blood and dont expecet recognition for their actions. Most people who claim to be navy seals or brag about it are not from my experience its the ones who are quiet about it and only tell you they are in the navy. </p>
<p>PS. Honors and AP classes help a TON but its not always the smarter kids that the better grades its the ones who manage their time.</p>
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<p>You enlist and save a spot for someone that wants to be a merchant mariner!!</p>
<p>That is an option if you really dont want to be an officer it is also easier to get a spot in buds. You could also do both seeing as when your done with the seals/retire from the navy, you can sail on your liscense, which a few have done. 25% of this academy decide to go active duty army, navy, air force, coast guard, national guard, air guard, or marines every year. There are even a few Seals that have graduated from this academy and were OIC or graduated buds with honors. This is one of the hardest schools, and i believe it gives the best oppertunities possible. Some of the best seals in the fleet come out of the merchant marine academy or have trained here [such as Mike Murphy (K.I.A) who was part of Operation Redwing who graduated from Penn state class of 98 but trained here at usmma with the seal mentor program]. But you defenitly have to take the school seriously and liscense exams because you wont get through here if you don’t.</p>
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<p>Cool the training sounds good…Im guessing its all done on USMMA grounds?.Is the pt sessions done before revival?what time would that be at?..and what’s OIC?..and those links are awsome!thnx a lot</p>
<p>you can gain entrance to navy special forces through the merchant marine?</p>
<p>Yes. All midshipmen at the academy are in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Additionally, we can commission into any branch of the armed forces. For example, I plan on going Army aviation, and I have friends that are going Coast Guard and Airforce aviation.</p>
<p>i see. </p>
<p>that explains why people go to the merchant marine.</p>
<p>i know alot of people want to become soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, but i didn’t imagine so many wanted to become officers on merchant vessels…</p>
<p>Obviously, the primary mission of the school is to graduate licensed merchant mariners. However, the school does offer a lot of opportunities to pursue. I had always wanted to sail, but I applied for Army aviation and I got. At this point, I still do not know for certain which I will choose, but the options are there. Literally every option in the military is available, whether Navy SEALs, EOD, flight, SWO, Seabees, etc. This is in addition to billets in the Army, USCG, Marines, Air Force, and even NOAA.</p>
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With all the requirements to maintain an active license these days that is WAY easier said than done…</p>
<p>What anyone who is considering this school and programs like SEALS has to understand is that any of this training is deadly serious and not a lark. With a daughter who is an officer in the Marine Corps, her training was outrageously hard. Of the 60 women she started with, only 15 finished Officers Candidate School. The trainers have no quota to meet in any of these programs - their job is to weed out the weak and those not truly committed to the ideals of the program. It’s the same with KP. You can go into any of this stuff with romantic notions. Look what is happening in Somalia - Capt. Phillips is fighting for his life and put his crew ahead of himself. Thank God for all the wonderful young people willing to make the necessary sacrifices.</p>
<p>So does anyone know what OIC is?-Silence12?</p>
<p>OIC = officer in charge</p>
<p>oh lol thnx makes sense</p>