Navy SEALs & SWCC Training Program
All SEALs candidates attend Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) school and then the 28-week SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) program. SQT qualifies all BUD/S graduates in basic SEAL skillsets in MAROPS, Combat Swimmer, Communications, TCCC, Close Quarters Combat, Land Warfare, Staticline/Freefall Parachute Operations, SERE and Combatives. All sailors entering the SEAL training pipeline with the Navy Hospital Corpsman rating or those chosen by Naval Special Warfare Command must also attend the 26 week Special Operations Combat Medic course and subsequently earn the NEC SO-5392 Naval Special Warfare Medic before joining an operational Team.
SWCC candidates will attent Basic Crewman Training (BCT), Crewman Qualification Training (CQT), a 12 week language course, BLS & Medic Assistant Training, NSW Combat Medics/Lead Medics, U.S. Army Airborne School and U.S. Navy Free-fall School and Maritime External Air Transportation System (MEATS)