US NAVY Swick´s Training Program

Special Warfare Combatant Crewmember Fitness Training

The group the DEPer is asking about is the Special Warfare Combatant Crewmember (SWCC) Training Program. SWCC training is part of Naval Special Warfare and the school is located in Coronado, CA. The program is nine weeks long, and under the command of the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) commanding officer.

The forefathers of SWCC are the Swift Boats or the Brown Water Navy from the Vietnam era. The "Brown Water Navy" is now one of the three components of the Naval Special Warfare Command (SEAL Teams, SEAL Delivery vehicle (SDV) Teams, and Special Boat Units). These high-tech, high-speed boats make up the maritime component of the U.S. Special Operations Command - SOCOM.

The future SWCC operators go through an intensive course of instruction that is similar to SEAL training. It includes the following phases:

- Fitness
- Swimmer skills
- First aid
- Maritime navigation skills
- Basic seamanship
- Engineering
- Communications
- Weapons
- Special warfare skills

Once stationed at the Special Boat Unit (SBU), the SWCC student will receive advanced training and operate in direct support of Navy SEAL missions as boat drivers, medic assistants, navigators, communications links, and direct suppression fire from the arsenal of weapons on these vessels. Many get opportunities to attend jump training as well.

Below are the physical standards you must meet when at the SWCC Training Center. As you can see the pace and intensity is challenging but not impossible. It is highly recommended that you be able to perform at least the Week 9 standards prior to entering. To ensure your graduation chances, it is recommended to surpass the following minimum standards with the

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