The average member of the United States Navy's Sea, Air, Land Teams spends over a year in a series of formal training environments before being awarded the Special Warfare Operator Naval Rating and th
The graduating members of BUD/S Class 236 in front of the Naval Special Warfare Center. At the far left of the back row is Medal of Honor recipient Michael P. Murphy.
First Phase A Navy SEAL Instructor in Class 245 provides a lesson to his trainees on listening to instruction.
First Phase Trainees endure surf torture. Future Medal of Honor recipient Michael Monsoor is shown in the lower right corner.
First Phase Trainees covered in mud.
Special Warfare insignia
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The Special Warfare insignia, also known as the "SEAL Trident" or its popular nickname in the Navy community, "The Budweiser", recognizes those members of the United States Navy who have completed the
Specialty mark for Special Warfare Operator (SO) is identical to the defunct UDT insignia.
Navy SEAL receiving the pin after graduating training