Thursday, September 3, 2015

The Recruitment- “The Brave Men Who Went to Virginia”


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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