Navy SEAL BUD/S training: ‘Hell Week’ explained

The Navy’s training for SEALS, called BUD/S, is known as one of the most arduous trials in the military, testing the physical and mental strength of SEAL candidates. Three weeks into the first phase of training, “Hell Week” is an exhaustive test of someone’s commitment to becoming a Navy SEAL.

“I call it a gut check to see who really wants to be there and is not going to quit regardless of how miserable they are,” said former Navy SEAL Paul Anderson, who retired from the Navy in 2012. “It’s very, very difficult during ‘Hell Week.’ You get 4 hours of sleep. You’re not allowed to have any caffeine. Throughout the entire week, you’re hungry, you’re cold, you’re sandy, you’re wet, just the lack of sleep. Constantly getting pushed harder and harder.”

In this grueling 5-day stretch, each candidate runs more than 200 miles and sleeps only a total of four hours during the entire time.

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