Can I be a SEAL at 32?

Applicants must be from 17 to 28 years old. Waivers for men ages 29 and 30 are available for highly qualified candidates. Men with prior enlisted service as SEALs who are seeking to become SEAL Officers can request waivers to age 33. Vision must be correctable to 20/25.
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Can I become a Navy SEAL at 32?

Upon joining the Navy, you must: Meet specific eyesight requirements: 20/40 best eye; 20/70 worst eye; correctable to 20/25 with no color blindness. Meet the minimum Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score: GS+MC+EI=170 or VE+MK+MC+CS=220 or VE+AR=110 MC=50. Be 28 years of age or younger.
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Can you become a SEAL in your 30s?

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.
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What is the average age of a SEAL?

Navy Seal Age Breakdown

This chart breaks down the ages of navy seal employees. Interestingly enough, the average age of navy seals is 30-40 years old, which represents 41% of the population.
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What age did Chris Kyle become a SEAL?

Kyle was 25 when he joined the Navy SEALs as a sniper. In 2003, Kyle's platoon deployed to Iraq.
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What is the oldest age to be a SEAL?

What are the age limitations for being commissioned as a Navy officer assigned to SEAL training? Applicants must be at least 19 years of age and commissioned before their 42nd birthday at time of commissioning.
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What is the oldest age to go to buds?

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.
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Can I be a Navy Seal at 35?

Other Requirements

Applicants must be from 17 to 28 years old. Waivers for men ages 29 and 30 are available for highly qualified candidates. Men with prior enlisted service as SEALs who are seeking to become SEAL Officers can request waivers to age 33.
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How tall is the average Navy Seal?

AVERAGE STATISTICS

Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
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Can you cuddle a SEAL?

Seals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It is against the law to touch, feed or otherwise harass seals. Harassment occurs whenever your behavior changes their behavior.
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What disqualifies you from being a SEAL?

(1) Chronic obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease, active tuberculosis, reactive airway disease or asthma after age 13, sarcoidosis, and spontaneous pneumothorax are disqualifying.
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Who is the oldest Buds graduate?

The oldest man, known publicly, to have completed U.S. Navy BUD/S training is Ken Greaves. Incidentally he was also the “Honorman” of his graduating BUD/S class. Here is an article about him completing BUD/S at age 39.
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Can I still join the military at 32?

The maximum age to join the Army as an enlisted Soldier is 35, while Officers must accept their commission before age 31. However, the Army can lift some restrictions based on the need for certain roles to be filled. It's possible to receive an age waiver if you retire with 20 years of military service by age 55.
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What is the Navy SEAL 40 rule?

While living with Itzler and his family, the SEAL taught him the 40% rule. “He would say that when your mind is telling you you're done, you're really only 40 percent done. And he had a motto: If it doesn't suck we don't do it.
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What is the age limit for Green Beret?

20-32 years old. Meet the Army height and weight standards.
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What is the divorce rate of Navy SEALs?

34. The divorce rate among U.S. Navy Seals is over 90 percent.
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How physically fit are Navy SEALs?

Those standards are: (1) a 500-yard swim in less than nine minutes; (2) 100 push-ups in two minutes; (3) 100 sit-ups in two minutes; (4) 20 pull-ups; and (5) a 1.5-mile run in nine minutes. But if you want to take your chances, go ahead. The Navy needs people on ships, too.
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What is the ideal weight for a Navy SEAL?

The average height and weight of a US Navy SEAL (pg 13) is just under 70 inches (5′10) and 175 pounds. The height and weight of an average sailor (pg 16) is 176cm (69 inches or 5′9) and 81 kilos (178 pounds).
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How long is the average Navy SEAL career?

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.
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Who is the baddest Navy SEAL?

1. Chris Kyle – BUD/S Class: 233. Kyle was the most lethal sniper in US history, and his life was adapted into a major motion picture. Kyle makes number one on the list of most famous Navy SEALs because his actions in Iraq raised the standards for what a SEAL is capable of.
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What age did David Goggins become a SEAL?

Goggins, who was 24 years old at the time, decided that he wanted to become a SEAL himself. He had experience in the military — he'd been in the Air Force from age 19 to 23 — but enlisting as a SEAL requires completing one of the military's most grueling training programs. I got sick of being haunted by being nobody.
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What percentage of people pass buds?

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training is notoriously difficult, with an attrition rate hovering at between 70 percent and 85 percent for enlisted and over 90 percent for officers, thus making it one of the most selective special operations pipelines in the U.S. military.
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How long does Navy SEAL buds last?

BUD/S is a 6-month SEAL training course held at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, CA. You'll start with five weeks Indoctrination and Pre-Training as part of a Navy SEAL Class, then go through the Three Phases of BUD/S. First Phase is the toughest.
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