Seal Team 6

By: Steven Doornbos

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

With Seal Team VI often in the news I thought it would be interesting to explore exactly what it takes to become a Seal Team member. More than that however, I wondered how, with all of the strenuous exercise they are put through for six solid months, they survive the training ordeal and yet stay healthy. As I began to explore this I learned that becoming a SEAL isn’t something you just sign up for, join and then suddenly you are one of the team. It is in fact a process that starts well before you are accepted into the program. Diet plays a vital role in this preparation and we’re going to explore what dietary requirements, recipes etc. are, or can be, used in the preparation and training process. The term “Seal Team VI” refers to the U.S. Government’s special counter-terrorism unit of the Navy. Its proper designation however is actually “The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG.) Most of the information about this unit is highly classified and it is very difficult to learn details of the activities it performs worldwide. The Government will not normally comment on the missions as they are so highly classified and important to the security of the Nation. As a unit Seal Team VI was formed during the Viet Nam era (circa1962) and has grown since that time. They now operate world-wide and are most active today in Afghanistan and the Middle East arena of warfare.