SWCC Background

In May, 1983, the Naval Special Warfare community went through the first major organizational evolution since the establishment of SEAL Teams One and Two in 1962. Underwater Demolition Team unit designations were retired, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams were commissioned, and the last Boat Support Unit was redesignated as a Special Boat Unit. The redesignation of BSUs was a clear recognition of the expanding active role the "Brown Water" operators were taking in Special Operations.

Today, SEAL Teams, SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) Teams, and Special Boat Units comprise the elite combat units of Naval Special Warfare, a service component of the United States Special Operations Command. These units are organized, trained, and equipped to conduct a variety of missions to include unconventional warfare, direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, counter terrorism missions, and support psychological and civil affairs operations in maritime and riverine environments. Their highly trained specialists are deployed worldwide in support of National Command Authority objectives, conducting operations with other conventional and unconventional forces.

The wide range of tasks performed by Special Warfare Forces and their outstanding combat record have earned an enduring and highly respected reputation. Naval Special Warfare offers a personal challenge to those interested individuals like yourself. This program will push you to your physical and mental limits, again and again, until you are hard and strong, both physically and mentally, and ready for the adventure of a lifetime in the Special Boat Units

If you are ready for both a challenge and an adventure, the Navy has just the training to test your mettle As a SWCC student, you will participate in a challenging training program and encounter opportunities to develop and test your stamina and leadership. The training is extremely thorough academically, physically and mentally, but through adequate preparation and a positive attitude, you can meet this challenge with confidence. The workout schedules in this booklet are designed to prepare you physically for SWCC. You are the one who has to prepare to give all you have every day. At SWCC it is essential to live, eat and sleep SWCC. 110% is required of you every day. If you will meet this challenge head-on with determination not to fail or quit, it will be the most rewarding time of your life.

 Special Boat Squadrons (SBR) are echelon II Captain?s major commands established by NAVSPECWARCOM at NAB Coronado and NAB Little Creek to equip, support, and provide trained and ready special operations ships and craft to the geographic CINCs. Each command is comprised of one or more active or reserve component Special Boat Units (SBUs) and CYCLONE Class Patrol Coastal (PC) ships.

 Special Boat Units (SBUs) are organized, trained and equipped to operate a variety of special operations surface craft in both the maritime and riverine environments. Their unique capabilities in the littoral battle space includes the ability to transition from the blue water open ocean to beach landing sites, to operations within inland maritime lines of communication (i.e. the riverine environment).

 The mission of an SBU is to employ, operate and maintain a variety of surface combatant craft to conduct and support naval and joint special operations, riverine warfare, and coastal patrol and interdiction.

 The SBU is capable of infiltrating and exfiltrating forces, providing small-caliber gunfire support, conducting coastal patrol, surveillance, harassment, and interdiction of maritime lines of communication, FID operations, deception operations, search and rescue operations, and armed escort.

 SBUs are limited in range based on fuel, sea state, and currents. They are limited in size and amount of equipment and weapons that can be carried, require a support base or platform for an extended deployment, and require extensive air or sealift to deploy to a forward theater of operations.