Okay guys, now I would like to tell you how a regular people
can be a apart of this elite team. For your information, U.S Navy only selects
candidates from only from the navy itself. Means that before a person can go
for the selection test, he need to enlist in the navy first. It is impossible
for a regular civilian to go straight to Damn Neck, Virginia and take the
selection test.
In the early stages of creating
SEAL Team Six, Marcinko was given six months to get ST6 up and running, or the
whole project would come to an end. This meant that there was a timing issue
and Marcinko had little time to create a proper selection course, similar to
that of Delta Force, and as a result hand-picked the first plankowners of the
unit after assessing their Navy records and interviewing each man. It has been
said that Marcinko regretted not having enough time to set up a proper
selection process and course.
All applicants came from the Underwater
Demolition Teams (UDTs) and East and West Coast SEAL teams. Marcinko's criteria
for recruiting applicants was combat experience so he would know they could
perform under fire; language skills were vital, as the unit would have a
worldwide mandate to communicate with the local population if needed; union
skills, to be able to blend in as civilians during an operation; and finally
SEAL skills. Members of SEAL Team Six were selected in part because of the
different specialist skills of each man.
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