Soon, the three-week training period passed, and from time to time real seals would come over to teach them operational objectives and combat methods.
After truly adapting to the rhythm of life here, the training that was previously unbearable became less painful. Just when everyone thought that the training of seals was just like that, the nightmare began.
Starting from the fourth week, their training volume was doubled.
Although there are still training subjects such as push-ups, running, calisthenics, swimming, and obstacle races, the volume is larger and the time required is shorter.
The training started day and night, sometimes without sleep for several days. Day and night turned into mere astronomical phenomena and had nothing to do with the lives of SEAL trainees.
There are some tricks in physical training that can make students relax a little. This is also so that they can learn how to save energy to complete the training instead of working hard.
day to day.
Due to failure in assessments or injuries, the team of students continues to shrink, with people quitting every day, perhaps because of injuries or because they really can't hold on anymore.
The coach said, "No one will ask you, no one will put any prejudicial comments on your profile. You are free to go back and do whatever you were doing before you came here again. Just three taps and that's easy."
.There’s no shame in quitting here.”
It's really not shameful, they train to the limit every day, which is something most people can't do.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if those people quit, they will still be strong after returning to the original army.
On average, they run 12-24 kilometers a day, and the most they run is 32 kilometers a day. Their bodies are always wet and covered with sand, and everyone has scratches from the sand. The medical team doesn't take it seriously at all and will only give you a tube.
The ointment allows you to apply it. To them, it is not a big deal as long as it is not a matter of death.
Owen and the others had just completed a two-kilometer run on their inflatable boat. This was not running on the beach, but in sea water up to their knees.
They were soaked in sea water almost all day long, and their military uniforms never felt dry.
It is not a good thing to be immersed in sea water for a long time. After a few hours, the body will gradually become numb and lose consciousness. The muscle cramps and cold hallucinations are really unpleasant.
Here, you will be asked to do something beyond the limit of endurance every day. The instructors ask you to run faster, swim farther, and dive deeper.
You can't fall behind because you are a whole, and you can't fail to finish because you are a whole.
Any individual mistake will lead to the team being punished together, which also creates unprecedented unity among everyone. When you are tired, you will be pushed, and when the people around you are tired, you will also lend a helping hand.
Many times, everyone wants to just lie down on the ground. It doesn't matter if they beat or scold them. They just want to take a rest, but the whole team is affected.
After being punished several times, no one dared to do it again.
There is only one thing everyone can do, and that is to persevere.
When you are hungry, you will not get any food, you can only hold on. When you are cold, no one can help you, you can only keep hypnotizing yourself, I am not cold, I am not cold.
After persisting, everyone no longer knows why they are persisting. This seems to have become a habit. As long as you are not dead, you will persist.
On the beach, you can often see a group of ten young men running in groups carrying huge logs. The stiff wood rubs their shoulders red and swollen. But such a situation is not even considered an injury here.
The college team stumbled forward under the instructor's orders. Occasionally, while running, they suddenly dropped logs and rushed into the sea. After some waves, they returned to the distance and continued to run with logs on their backs.
After waking up another day, Owen found that the bed on his left was empty, and David quit. He joined the SEALs because his brothers had all participated in the SEAL selection. Although they were all eliminated in the end, he wanted to be the successful one in the family.
that.
He is very persistent and full of confidence. You can hear him cheering you up every night. You can do it, David... You can do it, David... Show them that it is not difficult to win...
But he was unlucky. An accident occurred while running with a log yesterday. His leg was broken by a log and he was forced out.
He left in tears. The 1.8-meter strong man cried like a little girl.
The team is decreasing every day, and people keep leaving, but Owen is still persisting. He doesn't know where he gets the motivation. Even if he passes in the end, he won't be able to stay in the SEALs, but he just wants to persist. He wants to see himself
How far can we go?
A few days later, Albert also left. He rang the bell himself. The reason for this cheerful guy to join the selection was very strange. He was cheated by a Green Beret guy, who was an Army Special Forces force, so
He chose to join the Navy Special Forces.
But Impulse couldn't provide enough enthusiasm for him to persist until the end. To be honest, if he could persist until the fifth week, Irving already felt that he was very good.
Five weeks have passed in the blink of an eye, and the physical training is about to end in two weeks. This process is extremely demanding. You can only sleep a few hours a day, giving you no time to recover. Everyone will reach the limit of physical and mental endurance.
During the whole process, the instructors will use various words to stimulate you, shake your beliefs, insult your family, and make you doubt your abilities. They will use all kinds of means, and the purpose is
Destroy you mentally.
Everyone knows why they do this, and no one wants them to succeed. But sometimes persistence alone is not enough. The instructors will observe each student and grade them quietly.
Even if you are disqualified on the first day, they will not tell you and will not announce your results until the end of the entire training.
In other words, even if you grit your teeth and persevere, you may not be able to continue. This puts a lot of pressure on everyone from the beginning and becomes a reason why many people quit.
By now, everyone has become numb. Every once in a while, they can hear the crisp sound of the fog bell, which means that another person has given up on his dream of being a seal, but everyone can no longer figure out whether leaving is a good thing or a bad thing.
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Several times a week, the instructor will ask the whole class to line up to inspect the military appearance and conduct. The inspection content is very comprehensive. In addition to the bed, your hat must be very stiff, your military uniform must be pressed flat, and your belt buckle must be shiny and free of any stains.
trace.
If the military conduct inspection fails, the entire team will be punished with "sugar cookies".
Cadets have to run to the whitewater zone fully dressed, then roll on the beach soaked from head to toe until every part of your body is covered in sand. Then you have to wear that military uniform for the rest of the day.
——Cold, wet, and covered in sand.
During every day's training, students have to face the challenges of multiple physical activities. Long-distance running, long-distance swimming, obstacle course, and hours of aerobics.
These things not only test your physical strength, but also your endurance and even your mental endurance.
If you fail to meet the criteria, your name will be posted on a list, and at the end of the day, those on the list will be invited to perform a "circus".
Circus is an extra two hours of training, sometimes with calisthenics, sometimes with treading water. The purpose is to exhaust your physical strength, break your spirit, and force you to quit despite the difficulties.
No one wants to perform a circus. Circus means you're not up to par that day, which means you're more tired, and being more tired means you'll be more miserable the next day.
On the second day, you will be exhausted by this additional circus, and then you will not be able to keep up with the team, and then the circus will continue. This is a desperate cycle, like a death spiral. Many people have sounded the fog bell because of this.