Military
SEAL Training Age Limit Waiver Data Shows Zero Success Rate Over 28
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541: Skills, Struggle, and Responsibility. With Jimmy May.
"Above 28, dude, I mean, you got to get a waiver to get into BUD/S. And we gave, I think we gave 11 waivers when I was the XO there. Zero made it. The body just doesn't heal fast enough."
During his tenure as executive officer at BUD/S, Jimmy May disclosed that the command granted 11 age waivers for candidates over 28, and none successfully completed training. May attributed the failure rate to recovery speed, noting that candidates under 20 bounce back from Hell Week injuries within days while older candidates struggle. The revelation offers rare insight into SEAL selection attrition data.
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