To become a SWCC, you must be in the Navy. There are three paths you can choose from to become a Navy SWCC:

 

Path 1: Enlist as a civilian (Path #1 if you've never been in the military)

Path 2: Enlist while in the Navy and apply for a transfer

Path 3: Enlist from another branch of military service

 

If you are not in the military or if you are in another service, you can join through a Navy recruiter. Active duty Sailors can request a transfer to come to Basic Crewman Training (BCT).

 

Each year, about 240 active duty Sailors and 12 reservists are given the opportunity to attend Basic Crewman Training. Selection to Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman training is highly competitive. Applicants must have highly competitive SWCC Physical Screening Test (SWCC PST) and ASVAB scores. Men with two-year or four-year degrees are almost twice as likely to succeed at BCT as compared to those without a degree.

To become a SWCC operator, you must be in the Navy. If you are not in the military or if you are in another service, you can join through a Navy recruiter. Active Duty and Reservist Sailors can apply for BCT through their Command Career Counselor (NC).

 

Applicants must also pass:

 

SWCC Physical Screening Test (SWCC PST)

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

Psychological Battery Test (the C-SORT)

 

Higher scores on all of these tests correlate with a higher probability of success during SWCC training.

 

 

PATH 1: ENLIST AS A CIVILIAN

 

Step 1: Visit your local Navy Recruiter

Tell the recruiter you want to become a SWCC. Get your SWCC contract. During your initial meeting, you will be screened for basic Navy eligibility. The recruiter will ask questions about your education, age, citizenship, medical history and police background.

 

The first meeting might also include a practice ASVAB, the test used to determine mental aptitude for military service. The practice test is a 30-minute timed test and covers arithmetic reasoning, math knowledge, word knowledge and paragraph comprehension.

 

To prepare for your initial meeting with the recruiter, take the following documents with you:

 

Birth Certificate

Social Security Card

High School Diploma

A 10-year history of addresses where you've lived

Name and address of employers for whom you've worked

 

For each item in the history, be prepared to provide:

 

Three personal references with name, phone number and address

Addresses of people who can verify the three references information

 

If you meet basic requirements and do well on the practice ASVAB, the recruiter will put you in contact with the regional Naval Special Warfare/Special Operations Mentor or coordinator. Naval Special Warfare Mentors will help guide you through Navy SWCC specific requirements and help you train for your SWCC PST. Mentors will also be the ones to give you your Delayed Entry Program (DEP) qualifying SWCC PST. Find a Naval Special Warfare SWCC Mentor near you.

Step 2: Get a Navy contract

Your local recruiter will schedule you to:

 

Take the ASVAB

Get a physical

Get a background screening at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).

 

You will take the ASVAB the first day, you may get a physical, on the same day, or the next, which will include:

 

Vision

Hearing

Range of motion

Drug testing

Medical history

 

Generally, after your ASVAB and physical, you may have to wait to receive a SWCC contract. But you'll be allowed to take the C-SORT and SWCC PST.

 

If you are qualified, you will need to accept a contract into the Navy as any other job classification.

 

The contract will have a boot camp date on it, which will likely change once you get a SWCC contract. Once you have signed your Navy contract, you will be in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), and your Special Warfare/Special Operations mentor will put you on a physical training regimen designed to help you prepare for the Physical Screening Test. Until you have taken and passed a Physical Screening Test, you cannot receive a SWCC contract.

Step 3: Get a Navy SWCC contract

To get a SWCC contract you'll contact the Special Warfare/Special Operations Mentor or coordinator to take the C-SORT and SWCC PST.

 

Once you have taken and passed the SWCC PST, your recruiter or mentor will request a reclassification for you into the SWCC program. This will generate a SWCC contract, which will supersede the Navy contract you originally received.

 

Follow the workout regimen dictated by your Mentor because you will need to pass an additional SWCC PST 14 days before boot camp in order to keep your SWCC contract. Strong, committed physical preparation is key to maximizing your chance of success.

 

 

PATH 2: ENLIST WHILE IN THE NAVY AND APPLY FOR A TRANSFER

 

Step 1: Notify your command

If you are already in the Navy serving in another rate, you should first notify your command of your desire to become a Navy SWCC by submitting a Special Request Chit. Your chain of command IS NOT responsible for determining your eligibility, but they must be notified before you proceed.

Step 2: Ask your Navy Career Counselor to complete the online NC Worksheet

To notify Naval Special Warfare Command of your desire to go to training for a chance to become a SWCC, you must contact the following people:

 

Your career counselor

Leading petty officer or leading chief petty officer

 

Your career counselor should fill out the online NC Worksheet and submit it. The Naval Special Warfare Recruiting Directorate will process the worksheet and contact you via e-mail within five days to inform you whether or not you meet basic eligibility requirements.

Step 3: Pass a SWCC Physical Screening Test (SWCC PST)

If you meet the requirements, you must schedule a SWCC PST. It is important to show up and pass the SWCC PST. If you do not show up for a SWCC PST as scheduled or if you fail a SWCC PST, you are disqualified from taking the test again for 45 days. You will receive a page 13 from the "Naval Special Warfare Recruiting Directorate" after taking the SWCC PST. This form must be included with your application package.

Step 4: Apply if you pass the PST

You will need to do several things to complete an application package. The package will be submitted by your career counselor, on your behalf, to Naval Special Warfare for consideration.

 

You will need to have the following:

 

Dive physical

Signed/completed: DD 2807-1 "Report of Medical History"

Signed/completed: DD 2808 "Report of Medical Examination"

Signed/completed: NAVPERS 1200/6 "Dive Medical Sreening Questionnaire"

Signed/completed: NAVPERS 1306/92 "Special Programs Screening"

Signed/completed: NAVPERS 1306-7 "Navy Personnel Action" - Initiated by your career counselor

 

Submit the following to your detailer:

 

Signed/completed: SF-88 "Medical Screening Questionnaire"

Signed/completed: NAVPERS 1306/92 "Special Programs Screening"

Signed/completed: NAVPERS 1306-7 "Navy Personnel Action"

Signed/completed: SWCC Physical Screening Test - Obtained from the SEAL + SWCC Scout Team once you complete and pass your SWCC PST

 

Submit your information via fax or Email. The detailer should make a determination on your application to Naval Special Warfare within four to eight weeks.

 

 

PATH 3: ENLIST FROM ANOTHER BRANCH OF SERVICE

 

Step 1: Visit your local Navy Recruiter 45 days before you separate from your current branch of service

About 60 days before you separate from the military branch in which you currently serve, request a statement of service from your current command. This statement will include dates of active duty service and may include multiple enlistments, breaks in service, changes in grade and other information related to your service.

 

About 45 days before you separate, visit your local Navy recruiter. Tell him or her that you want to join the Navy to become a SWCC. The local recruiter should be able to tell you if the Navy is currently accepting men who have prior military experience into the SWCC program. If the Navy is, the recruiter will put you in contact with the local Special Warfare/Special Operations Mentor or coordinator.

 

During your initial meeting with the recruiter, take the following documents with you:

 

Statement of Service

Birth Certificate

Social Security Card

High School Diploma

A 10-year history of addresses where you've lived

 

For each item in the history, be prepared to provide:

 

Three personal references with name, phone number and address

Addresses of people who can verify the three references information

Step 2: Seperate from your current branch of service

Once you have separated from the military, the recruiter will help you begin the process of joining the Navy. While your recruiter helps you with your basic Navy requirements, the Special Warfare/Special Operations mentor or coordinator will help you with the Naval Special Warfare-specific requirements.

Step 3: Go to the Military Entance Processing Station
(MEPS)

Your local recruiter will schedule you to go to MEPS. While at MEPS, you will find out if you pass the initial qualifications to become a Navy SWCC. If your military entrance scores don't qualify you for the SWCC program, you may need to retake the ASVAB. You may also have to take a screening physical.

Step 4: Schedule to take the SWCC Physical Screening Test
(PST)

You should schedule a SWCC PST with your Naval Special Warfare/Special Operations Mentor or coordinator. Once you have taken the test, you will receive a Page 13 that you must take to MEPS for inclusion in your package. Once you have submitted the Page 13 for your package, you are done until you are contacted by your local recruiter.

Step 5: Get your SWCC contract

If you've met all the requirements to become a SWCC and are selected for Naval Special Warfare, your recruiter will contact you to schedule another visit to MEPS. You will receive your SWCC contract from MEPS. It will identify what rank you will be upon entering the Navy.

 

Once you have signed your SWCC contract, you will be in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), and your Naval Special Warfare/Special Operations Mentor or coordinator will put you on a physical training regimen designed to help you prepare for your final PST and BCT.

 

You will need to pass one more PST 14 days before you leave for Navy Indoctrination in Great Lakes, Illinois. After the indoctrination is complete, you will begin training to become a SWCC.