CIVILIAN AND PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTED SEAL OR SWCC APPLICATION STEPS

Becoming an enlisted SEAL or SWCC is not about becoming an officer. There’s three steps you need to take. Prior service members should follow these same application steps

STEP 1: VISIT YOUR LOCAL NAVY RECRUITER

Go to your local Navy Recruiter and tell your recruiter you want a warrior challenge contract to become a Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) or Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC). During your initial meeting you will be screened for basic Navy eligibility. Your Recruiter will ask you questions about your education, age, prior experience and background

To prepare for your initial meeting with your recruiter, take the following documents/items with you:

  1. Basic Information Pamphlet - Filled out prior to initial meeting

  2. DD 214 Statement of Service - If transferring in from a prior service position

  3. Personal History Statement - Filled out prior to initial meeting

Active duty Marines, Army and Air Force/Prior Service Navy

There are no inter-service transfer options for enlisted personnel. About 60 days before you separate from the military branch in which you currently serve, request a statement of service from your current command. This statement will include dates of active duty service and may include multiple enlistments, breaks in service, changes in grade and other information related to your service. Then see a Navy recruiter and tell them you will soon be an Other Service Veteran (OSVET), or in the case of prior service Sailor, you will be a Navy Veteran (NAVET). Once you have separated from the military, the Navy Recruiter will help you begin the process of joining the Navy and earning a SEAL or SWCC contract.

STEP 2: INITIAL SCREENING AT THE MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING STATION

Your recruiter will submit your package to the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) for authorization. If you meet all requirements, you will agree to enter the Navy Delayed Entry Program (DEP) and may be offered an enlistment contract for a non-special warfare job. This is a backup plan should you fail to earn a special operations contract and still want to join the Navy. You may voluntarily opt out of the enlistment process at any time until you leave for recruit training.

STEP 3: EARN A CONTRACT TO BECOME A SEAL OR SWCC

From start to finish the entire process to earn your SEAL or SWCC contract may take several weeks. Applicants should consider contacting a recruiter at the earliest possible opportunity in order to expedite the process.

After your package has been submitted to the Navy Recruiting Command (NRC), it will be reviewed and either approved or denied based upon applicability.

If you are selected, you will receive an offer for a SEAL or SWCC contract. If you had a non-special warfare contract for DEP, it will be replaced with a SEAL or SWCC contract. You will need to pass a final interview no less than 7 days before the start of training in order to retain your SEAL or SWCC contract