Navy SEAL candidates participate in "surf immersion" during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, Calif., on May 4, 2020.

Navy Cmdr. Brian Bourgeios, 43, the commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, after he was hurt in a training exercise over the weekend, according to the Naval Special Warfare ...

More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, Feb. 24, 2023.

To prepare for their roles, the actors attended a boot camp at SEALFit in Encinitas, Calif., where they were subjected to Navy SEAL Hell Week-style training, including limited sleep of two to ...

Recruits stand in formation on July 10, 2024, at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp.

Stephen Drum: I came up initially to Navy Boot Camp a couple of years ago, to run what was called the Dive Motivator Program. Around 2017, I was approached by others who said, "We need our sailors ...

Navy photo by Lt. Frederick Martin. Navy SEALs have a reputation of being in the s—t. It turns out that Navy SEAL candidates spend a lot of their time swimming in it too.

(MC2 Christopher O’Grady/U.S. Navy) The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine weeks, effective next year, in an attempt to better streamline curriculum.

Navy Engineman 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael E. Thornton – Vietnam Navy Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy – posthumously – Afghanistan Navy SCPO (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. – Afghanistan ...