Navy SEAL Training by the Numbers

To produce the world’s toughest warriors, the Navy subjects SEAL candidates to some of the world’s toughest training. The six-month Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, which includes the fi ve-and-a-half-day Hell Week, is designed to push the human body to its absolute limit.

Just how tough is Navy SEAL training?

BUD/S Stats

• Duration: 6 months
• Running: 1,300 miles in sand with boots (From the bottom of Maine to the top of Florida)
• Swimming: 150 miles of open water swimming (1.5 times the distance from Cuba to Florida)

Hell Week Stats

• Duration: 132 hours (5.5 days)
• Total Hours of Sleep: 4 hours (3 percent of the week)
• Running: 200 miles on sand in boots (7.5 marathons)