The secret to passing Navy SEAL selection

Among other things, U.S. Navy SEALs are known for their imagination and intrepidity. Those characteristics are instilled in them from very early on in their careers. Indeed, the initiation begins during the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, where students are encouraged to think outside the box. The results of this thinking, however, can sometimes be hilarious.

In one of their last acts as BUD/S students, the sailors of class 250 transported a huge boulder of unknown origin and planted it in the middle of the parking lot of the Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC). NSWC is the training facility where aspiring Navy SEAL candidates are assessed for suitability to continue on at SEAL Qualification Training.

According to Lieutenant Tom Deshazo, who graduated with class 250 and is now the orientation officer in charge (OIC) of the Naval Special Warfare Center, the origin of the humongous boulder is unknown. “Some in BUD/S class 250 are not even sure of where it came from and how it got to its current location at the back gate of Basic Training Command,” he said. “I know it was brought there some time in the middle of the night to the surprise of the instructor staff.”