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We’ve put together a video showing all the knots from the “How to Tie Knots Like a Navy SEAL” series tied underwater.
In the video we’ve recreated the BUD/s (Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL) Underwater Knot Tying Test.
At BUD/s the test is performed in the 15 ft. section of the CTT (Combat Training Tank), where students must swim out to a waiting instructor who is treading water over trunk line on the bottom of the CTT. [Read More…]
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Photo U.S. Navy (Released)
Our final Underwater Knot Tying Test “Knot of the Week” continues with the fifth of five knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s.
The Right Angle is a knot that is typically used as an alternate to the Clove Hitch, which we went over last week.
When used, the Right Angle creates a more secure knot than the Clove Hitch and if you know how to tie the Clove Hitch, you know how to tie the Right Angle. [Read More…]
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Photo U.S. Navy (Released)
This week’s “Knot of the Week” continues with the fourth of five knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s for their Underwater Knot Tying Test.
The Clove Hitch is an especially important knot taught at BUD/s, which also has it’s purpose rooted in demolition.
A Clove Hitch is the preferred knot to fasten det cord (detonation cord) to underwater obstacles, linking them together in a chain for demolition. [Read More…]
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Photo U.S. Navy (Released)
This week’s “Knot of the Week” continues with the third of five knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s for their Underwater Knot Tying Test.
During the test, the students must tie each knot on a single breath hold at the bottom of a 15 foot pool.
The instructors descend with the students to the bottom of the pool to observe and check that each knot is tied correctly. [Read More…]
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Photo U.S. Navy (Released)
This weeks “Knot of the Week” continues with the second of five knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s for their Underwater Knot Tying Test.
Students start from the shallow end of the pool, and when called swim out to a waiting instructor. The student announces themselves and which of the five knots they’ll be tying.
Once give the nod by the instructor, the student then requests permission to descend to the bottom of the 15 foot pool with a downturned thumb. [Read More…]
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For the next few weeks, we’ll depart from our usual “Knot of the Week” to bring you a series on the knots taught to Navy SEAL candidates at BUD/s (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training).
During the first phase of BUD/s, students are taught five knots which they’re required to tie one at a time underwater, each on a single breath hold. [Read More…]
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Navy SEAL Lance Vaccaro died from injuries suffered while conducting parachute training operations near Marana, Ariz., March 6,
2008.
In honor of Chief Vaccaro, his friends and fellow teammates have organized the Lance Vaccaro Memorial Ride.
The cross-country ride begins in Virginia Beach, Virginia June 17, 2010 with a stop-over in Seward, Alaska.
Once in Alaska, the crew will participate in the Independence Day Festival, and run in the annual Mount Marathon Race.
Their return trip will take them back through Canada, finishing in Richmond, Virginia July 17, 2010.
The grueling daily schedule has them riding an average of 320 miles per day for the month long 9,978 mile excursion. [Read More…]
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We’d like to take this opportunity to remember our friend, Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee, who fell 3 years ago today in Ramadi.
Lee was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for his brave and unselfish actions on a Ramadi rooftop.
As stated in his award citation, Lee was conducting clearance operations in south-central Ramadi with members of a Naval Special Warfare Combat Advisory element. [Read More…]
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