SEAL PT - Special Forces Camp

Requirements and EligibilityJuly 15th-17th 2010 NEW DATE!!
Cost: $495, only $395 for Texas Residents/GI's

Space is Limited!
Age requirements:

We welcome persons age 16 and up who feel that they are up to the physical and mental challenge that the course will offer. Parental consent waivers are available by request for young men 15-17 years of age desiring to attend.

Ideal Candidates:

Young men hoping to become U.S. Navy SEALs who want to experience first-hand what they must endure at BUD/S.
Those who have already attempted BUD/S but for one reason or another were unable to complete it and are trying to get back to BUD/S.
Former military personnel longing for a taste of the past. Men who always wish they would have pursued the special forces.

Gear List

1 complete set of military style camouflaged uniforms
Cold weather gear– coat, sweatshirt & pants, polypropylene underwear, gloves, and knit watch cap
1 pair of military style “broken in” jungle boots
1 pair of “broken in” tennis shoes
1 domed 2-man tent & sleeping bag
1 pair of Scuba Pro Rocket fins or large pair of swim fins
1 dive style wet suit top & dive mask (or swim goggles)
Back pack & canteen
2 green chemlites & 1 pair of dive booties
6 MRE's or Mountain House brand Dehydrated Meals (available at any sporting goods store)

Need help finding gear? Check out SOCOM Store.

What to Expect

The only thing stopping you is yourself! Jack Walston has personally mentored and trained young men who are now either in BUD/S training or completed it and gone on to become members of the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams.

Experience first hand what BUD/S candidates endure! As a student of the SEAL Special Forces Challenge Camp you will undergo intense training led by former Navy SEALs and other members of the Special Forces community. The SEAL Special Forces Challenge Camp is a division of The Original SEAL Physical Training Course, Inc., based in Houston, Texas. The course was developed and designed by former U.S. Navy SEAL veteran Jack Walston (president of SEAL P.T.).

After having completed BUD/S as well as years of other training and service in the SEAL Teams, Jack felt it would be a waste not to pass on his experience to others. The challenge course is designed to give you insight into the true nature of Navy SEAL training and the level of endurance needed to complete it.

For the special warfare candidate or for those who just want to test their steel. Don't be a quitter, don't ring the bell, come and experience the challenge!

Preview of Events

Log P.T.
Surf Passages
Inflatable Boat (IBS) Evolutions
Run, Swim, Runs
Hard Core Calisthenics P.T. Sessions
Soft Sand Beach Runs
Surprise Elements not to be disclosed!
Attaining the warrior mindset – overcoming mental obstacles!
Teamwork, the buddy system, accountability, and seamanship
24 hour evolutions (Hell Week Simulation)

Feedback from Those Who’ve Taken the Course

Jack, I hope everything is going well with the SEAL PT course. Just writing to let you know that I received one of the 16 billets out of the Academy to SPECWAR. We picked our dates last Friday and I will class up with 243 in October. It was pretty cool, they brought in CAPT Schultz, Captain Moser, CAPT Willard, and Master Chief Boesch (Rudy) to come talk to all of us on Friday night. We just sat around, drank beer, and they told us stories about their team experiences. It was pretty unreal. Anyways just wanted to let you know that I finally made it, and I hope everything is going well for you. Hooyah!
– P.M.

I don't know if you remember me but I took your course in NYC right before I shipped off for BUD/S. Ben Platt was the one who was generous enough to get me involved in your program. when I got to Bud/s I told my friends about your course and how it was set up. I really appreciate the help and guidance you gave me in my short period of time that I was there. Since then I have graduated class 231 on OCT 27th. I have also just returned home to Conn. from Airborne school. Having completed BUD/S successfully I can say that your program was an excellent way for someone to prepare themselves for BUD/S.
– D.M. OS3 ( class 231)

Instructor Walston, I am writing to tell you thanks. I attended the BUD/S prep course in July of '98 if you don't remember us there was me and a young Pilipino guy left after 3 days you cut us a day short due to the dropouts, thanks. I was to attended again but tore a knee so that's that. In those 3 days I learned through your kicking my sorry butt along that there are no limits to what the human body and mind can accomplish. I now work for the family business and aspire to other sporting goals but whenever I'm feeling sorry for myself or whining about how things aren't going my way I reflect on my experiences on Galveston Island. You seem to have come a long way since then I hope good fortune continues your way. Keep pushing the weakness out. Best of luck.
– B.B.

Prior to taking your class I had decided to join the Air Force and had a weight requirement to meet as well as a physical fitness standard which I was not even close to. I had started working out on my own by walking and jogging and lost 18 lbs in a 10 week period. I then signed up for SEAL PT.

After completing the course I had lost the rest of the weight need, (body fat 32 to 25) increased my push ups from 0 to 25 in 2 minutes, my sit ups from about 45 to 65 in two minutes and brought my run time down 3 minutes for 1 1/2 miles.

As I sit here now I graduated last week from Commissioned Officers training and I am at my new duty station in Little Rock Arkansas as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. I just wanted to say thank you for pushing me to my limit and making me overcome my environment. I feel that those two short weeks have made me a stronger person and a better person to be an officer in the Air Force serving my country.
– M.M. 1Lt BSC, USAF