<p>To anyone interested in becoming a SEAL, read “The Warrior Elite” by Dick Couch.It’s an excellent insight into BUD/S and really clarifies what goes on. </p>
<p>As far as BUD/S being “safe to assume” after coming from USNA, that is definitely not true. Potential SEAL officers are pushed even HARDER than the normal candidates, because they will have to lead. While going to the Academy does help you, it in no way can make you invincible to unpredictable factors such as sickness and injury. Officers only have one shot at BUD/S. </p>
<p>The book also mentions that many of the USNA Ensigns in BUD/S say that it is as hard as actual BUD/S training to get a BUD/S billet on Service Selection day.</p>