Special Warfare Selection

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Pentagon Looking to Increase Ranks Without Easing the Tough Training</p>

<p>Published in the Washington Compost:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/19/AR2006061901388.html[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/19/AR2006061901388.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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As Navy Ensign Brandon lay slapped by wave after black wave of frigid Pacific surf, his arms linked with a row of other would-be Navy SEALs, a cold but comforting thought surfaced from his murky consciousness: “No matter what,” he reassured himself, “they’re not going to kill me.”</p>

<p>Shaking uncontrollably in the cold brine, the slight, 22-year-old from Ohio dreaded the nighttime “surf torture” as one of the toughest ordeals of the SEALs’ aptly named Hell Week, designed to break down the bodies and wills of all but the steeliest young men…

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<p>This is an interesting article that was published last year.</p>