Special Warfare Combatant Crewmembers Nav Rate 5352
SWCC are highly trained personnel who operate
the seaborne vehicles that infiltrate
and exfiltrate the SEALS. They are also
trained to fire several different combat
craft weapons to provide covering fire
during these operations. The training is
held at the Phil R. Bucklew Naval Special
Warfare Center in Coronado, California.
All prospective Special Warfare Combat
Crewmember trainees participate in a
physically and mentally challenging
training program. During training, they
are presented with obstacles that will
develop stamina and leadership.
Requirements
Meet Medical standards
as specified in NAVMED P-117, Article 15-72
Eyesight must be correctable to 20/20
with no color blindness
Minimum ASVAB score: VE+AR=104, MC=50
Must be 30 years old or less
Only men are eligible (Classified as ground combat duty)
Must be qualified as a Second Class Swimmer or better
Meet minimum performance stand 3.0 for two cycles
Physical Screen Test
Swim 500 yards using the breast
and/or side stroke in 12 minutes 30 seconds
Ten minute rest
Perform minimum of 42 pushups in 2 minutes
Two minute rest
Peform minimum 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes
Two minute rest
Perform at least 6 pull-ups, no time limit
Ten mnutes rest
Run 1 1/2 miles with running shoes and shorts
in 11 minutes and 30 seconds
First Phase
SWCC Basic Crewman Training trains, develops,
and assesses SWCC candidates in physical
conditioning, water competency, teamwork, and
mental tenacity. This phase starts with a
three-week indoctrination. The SWCC Basic is
eight weeks long. Physical conditioning with
running, swimming, and calisthenics
grows harder and harder as the weeks progress.
Students mental fortitude and teamwork skills
are tested during an arduous 72 hour long
evolution involving constant exposure to the
elements, underway boat and swimming events,
coupled with testing previously taught
navigational skills and boat tactics, under
stressful and sleep deprived conditions.
Physically, you will participate in
weekly timed runs, timed obstacle courses,
swim in the pool, bay and ocean, and learn
small boat seamanship.
Second Phase
Crewman Qualification Training (CQT) trains,
develops, and qualifies SWCC candidates in
basic weapons, seamanship, first aid, and
small unit tactics. This phase of training
is twelve weeks in length. Physical training
here is geared to ramp the student up to the
requirements of the operational Special Boat
Teams. CQT concentrates on teaching Maritime
Navigation, communications, waterborn
patrolling techniques, marksmanship and
engineering. The student receives an
introduction to the Naval Special Warfare
Mission Planning Cycle, enabling him to
participate in the planning, briefing,
execution, and debriefing of an NSW mission
from their tasking, to launch point, and on
to their combat objective, where students
apply all the techniques they have acquired
during training. These are skills that
separate SWCC operators from all other Special
Operations forces.
