The average SEAL joins the Navy at 18–20 years old and is in the Navy
about 4 years
before becoming a SEAL, so at that point 22–24 years old and obligated to sign a new contract, usually 4 years.
Navy SEALs are eligible for retirement after
20 years of
service, but many SEAL members continue service for at least 30 years to maximize their retirement benefits. After 20 years of service, Navy SEALS are eligible for 50% of their average base salary for retirement.
Active Duty Officers will incur a
4-year Active-Duty
obligation from date of graduation from SEAL Qualification Training and redesignation as an 1130, SEAL officer. The balance of service, sufficient to complete 8 years of total obligated service, may be served in a Ready Reserve status.
Normally ships will go to sea for 10 days to 2 weeks each month for training operations in preparation for deployment. Extended operations away from home port can last up to 6 to 9 months, and ships typically deploy
once every 18-24 months
.
Here's the breakdown of an E-5 Navy SEAL's pay for 2020:
Base Pay: $2,891.40
.
Special Duty Assignment Pay: $450
.
Jump Pay: $225
.
Factors such as a
poor credit history
or a history of speeding tickets could make a candidate ineligible for a security clearance, and ineligible for the SEALs. The Navy considers a felony conviction an automatic disqualification for all candidates, regardless of the job.
In this grueling five-and-a-half day stretch, each candidate sleeps only
about four total hours
but runs more than 200 miles and does physical training for more than 20 hours per day.
Historically,
cell phones have not been allowed aboard submarines
, because the entire boat is considered a secret space. … Cell phones are stored in pierside lockboxes when available, but if not, they can be kept in berthing areas with their batteries taken out, which is also the rule while underway.
The salaries of Navy Seals in the US range from
$15,929 to $424,998
, with a median salary of $76,394 . The middle 57% of Navy Seals makes between $76,394 and $192,310, with the top 86% making $424,998.
| Rank | E-7 2339.10 2553.00 | E-6 2023.20 2226.00 | E-5 1854.00 1977.90 | E-4 1699.50 1786.50 |
|---|
People well beyond their teens seek military service. There are age limits in the military for a reason, but even for the SEAL training program, the window to attend Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL Training (BUD/S) is from
17-28 years
.
The majority of Navy SEALs (about 2,000) are Navy Enlisted personnel
(E-4 to E-9)
. They are led by roughly 500 SEAL Officers (O-1 to O-10).
As of March 2016,
tattoos including full sleeves are acceptable
. According to the Navy, only the head, face and scalp are off limits. The neck and behind the ear may have one tat but it should be restricted to one inch. … This means that full sleeves on the arms and legs and even tattoos on the hands are acceptable.
| PST Event Minimum Standards Competitive Standards | Pull-ups 10 15-20 | 1.5-mile timed run 10:30 9-10 minutes |
|---|
A score of
a 50
would mean you were in the 50th percentile or have an average score. The Navy requires an AFQT score of at least 35. Men who succeed at BUD/S traditionally have AFQT scores of 78 or better. What if my ASVAB score isn't high enough?
Since 2013 through last week,
nine SEALs have died in training
, including Seaman James Derek Lovelace, a 21-year-old trainee who died May 6. Four SEALs died in training in the first four months of 2015, records show, while another three died in early 2013.
