Navy Special Ops: Beyond the SEALs

Interested in a Special Operations career that lets you push yourself further? You know about the SEALS, but the Navy offers much more. Here are four Navy Special Ops careers you may not have heard of:

Aviation Rescue Swimmer

Rescue swimmers fly into storms, jump out of helicopters and work in frigid water to make rescues no one else will attempt.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician

EOD technicians travel the world to clear out explosives on land and underwater.

Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman

Crewmen support other Special Ops teams in boats that can accelerate to speeds above 40 knots in seconds before coming to a complete stop in less than two boat lengths.

Navy Diver

The world’s most extreme divers work and live deep underwater for weeks at a time.

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