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CIVILIAN SEAL OFFICER APPLICATION STEPS

By: Naval Special Warfare
Posted: March 4, 2020


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BASIC REQUIREMENTS

  1. Be a U.S. citizen
  2. SEAL training is open to anyone who can meet the standards.
  3. A 4 year degree is required
  4. Candidates must be able to obtain a secret security clearance, and must remain morally, mentally and physically qualified
  5. Be at least 19 years old and commissioned before your 29th birthday
  6. Age waivers will be considered by BUPERS 311-D
  7. Have a medical screening
  8. Eyesight must be 20/25 with lenses - color blindness or color deficiency is disqualifying. Eyesight must be correctable to 20/25 with lenses. If your vision is worse than 20/25 but at least 20/40 in your best eye, and 20/70 in your worst eye, and you can correct it to 20/25 with lenses then you qualify. If not, you may require eye surgery at your own expense; Lasik, Lasek, or PRK are acceptable.
  9. Must pass the physical screening test
  10. Must attend SEAL Officer Assessment and Selection (SOAS)
  11. Must complete SEAL training

Current or Post College Students Additional Basic Requirement

  1. You must receive a commision from the Officer Candidate School

Service Academy Students Additional Basic Requirement

  1. If you're not a United States Naval Academy Midshipman you must apply for a Inter-Service Academy transfer

PST STANDARDS FOR BUD/S

SEAL OFFICER
Exercise Time Rest Average Minimum
Swim 500 yards (breast or sidestroke) Unlimited 10:00 minutes 9:00 12:30
Push-up 2:00 minutes 2:00 minutes 85 50
Curl-up 2:00 minutes 2:00 minutes 85 50
Pull-up 2:00 minutes 2:00 minutes 20 10
Run 1.5 miles Unlimited Event over 9:00 10:30
Use the SEAL Officer PST Calculator to find out if you've got what it takes to join NSW.

PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS

Prospective NROTC students must apply separately to both:

  1. Civilian colleges
  2. The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program itself

Get a commission through one of three sources:

  1. United States Naval Academy Admissions
  2. Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
  3. Officer Candidate School

Here's where to apply to earn your commission:

  1. United States Naval Academy Admissions
  2. Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Schools

CURRENT OR POST COLLEGE STUDENTS

When you're a civilian college student and not enrolled in a SEAL officer commissioning program you start your accession process with a Navy recruiter.

The Officer Candidate School and the Naval Special Warfare officer application processes are separate and run concurrently. Requirements, documents and the SEAL officer application process can be found on the SEAL Officer Community Manager webpage.

SERVICE ACADEMY STUDENTS

Contact the senior SEAL officer attached to the United States Naval Academy. That SEAL officer will have the latest application screening process information. All other Service Academy candidates need to apply for a Inter-Service Academy transfer.

Work with your current command and the SEAL Officer Community Manager to make sure your application gets submitted. Dates to submit your Navy SEAL officer package are on the SEAL Officer Community Manager webpage.

QUESTIONS

SEAL Officer Community Manager

 seal_ocm@navy.mil