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There's really only one primary skill required for any Navy SEAL or Special Operations member - Mental Focus. The military can teach you how to build your stamina, strength, teach you about explosives, strategy, guns, etc., but the cannot teach you the mental will to survive and go on no matter what you are exposed to. Of all of my former students who asked me a similar question, I told them that as long as they understood that the entire process is a mind / mental game and exercise, they would have no problem - and they didn't. All made it through BUD/S and became SEAL's.

Personal will under extreme stress does not come easily to most people, and it cannot be taught - you either have it or you don't. It's a personal and mental decision when you are in extreme pain, are freezing, or feel you cannot go on. This is the single most common thread for all SEAL's - they will not give up under any circumstances, and that is what is required to become a SEAL.

Average physical stamina and strength are needed, but that's part of what BUD/S training is all about anyway. As long as you can pass the required entrance physical, you shouldn't have any problem during BUD/S training if you can maintain your mental focus.

I've often compared it to Martial Arts training because the percentage of successful candidates is about the same - 1% of those who apply actually make it through. Martial Arts is the same - only 1% of those who begin in Martial Arts will ever make it to 1st Dan, or 1st Degree Black. This is because of the intense personal committment and mental focus required to achieve that goal.

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