NSW ASSESSMENT TEAM
PST SCREENING EVENTWORLD TOUR
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MAY 2023
Meet Navy SEAL and SWCC operators from Naval Special Warfare Center. A team of SEAL and SWCC operators will lead physical assessments, interviews, and briefings. At the event you'll learn about rating conversion to SEAL or SWCC, and discuss opportunities for Combat Service Support positions.
MAY 17
BRIEF FOR FLEET SAILORS
0900 - 1200
NAS | Base Theatre
PHYSICAL SCREENING TEST
1300 - 1400
NAS | Base Pool (Splashers)
EXHIBIT 1 INTERVIEWS/PACKAGE REVIEWS
1400 - 1500
NAS | Base Theatre
Sigonella, Italy
MAY 18
BRIEF FOR FLEET SAILORS
1500 - 1600
Detachment Gaeta U.S. Naval Support Activity, Naples Italy | Bldg. 719, 2nd Floor Command Conference Room
Gaeta, Italy
MAY 19
** There are two briefing times to choose from **
BRIEF FOR FLEET SAILORS
0800 - 0930
NSA Capodichino Command Conference Center
BRIEF FOR FLEET SAILORS
0930 - 1100
NSA Capodichino Command Conference Center
PHYSICAL SCREENING TEST
1300 - 1400
NSA Capodichino | Fit Zone
EXHIBIT 1 INTERVIEWS/PACKAGE REVIEWS
1430 - 1600
Naples, Italy
MAY 24 - 25
PST AND EXHIBIT 1 INTERVIEWS/PACKAGE REVIEWS
Times and locations to be determined
Rota, Spain
Naval Special Warfare Assessment Command West
Naval Special Warfare Assessment Command East
or
Contact the SEAL/SWCC technical advisors listed at the bottom of the NSWECM Resources web page.
All SEAL candidates must be 28 or less prior to arriving at the Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School (NSWPREP). Candidates aged 29 or 30 will be considered for a waiver if they meet the needs of the community.
All SWCC candidates must be 30 or less prior to arriving at NSWPREP. Candidates aged 31 or 32 will be considered for a waiver if they meet the needs of the community.
All SEAL or SWCC training is open to anyone who can meet the standards.
Candidates must be U.S. citizens.
The military has an admissions test, just like colleges have the SAT or ACT. We call ours the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB. It has several sections, each focusing on a different aspect, such as math, reading, and mechanical comprehension. This is how the Navy classifies you as competent for various jobs. A Navy recruiter will explain the details, but the standard is different for SEAL and SWCC applicants.
Navy College offers ASVAB preparation courses you can take while you arrange a re-test with your career counselor. Your Physical Screening Test (PST) scores and the strength of your overall application will be used to make a determination of eligibility.
Your PST scores and the strength of your overall application will be used to make a determination of eligibility. If you're already in the Navy, submit your conversion package. It will be evaluated by the NSWECM who will make the final determination.
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. Lasik, Lasek, or PRK are acceptable.
You may be required to provide medical documentation or submit to an examination to determine if they are waiverable.
Most are disqualifying, including food allergies.
In accordance with NSW policy, all candidates, regardless of gender, will maintain a 1/8" length hair cut throughout NSW training.
All NSW operators must be of the highest moral character in order to be the Special Operations Force that America expects. As a Navy Sailor you will be required to memorize the Sailor's Creed. As a SEAL you will learn the SEAL Ethos. A SWCC will learn the SWCC Creed.