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Youre running in all the time. its a mile from where we work out to the galley. so, youre running six miles a day just to eat and then the other 12 miles on top of that. lots of swimming, lots of pool drills, and then just the instructors messing with you the whole time. you have to run everywhere. you cant walk anywhere. if youre gonna do stuff, youre running. and the instructors will find you and drop you. and every time you drop, its like 25 push-ups, at first, then it goes to 35, then 50, as...

And break your neck. miles and miles of soft sand running in all the time. miles from where you work out to the gally and running six miles a day just to eat and then the other 12 miles on top of that. swimming, pool drills and then just instructors and you have to run everywhere. you cant walk anywhere. youre running and then instructors find you and drop you and like 25 push-ups and then 35 and then 50. phases go on. theres tests every single day. pass or fail. like drown proofing and tie your...

And break your neck. miles and miles of soft sand running in all the time. miles from where you work out to the gally and running six miles a day just to eat and then the other 12 miles on top of that. swimming, pool drills and then just instructors and you have to run everywhere. you cant walk anywhere. youre running and then instructors find you and drop you and like 25 push-ups and then 35 and then 50. phases go on. theres tests every single day. pass or fail. like drown proofing and tie your...

And break your neck. miles and miles of soft sand running in all the time. miles from where you work out to the gally and running six miles a day just to eat and then the other 12 miles on top of that. swimming, pool drills and then just instructors and you have to run everywhere. you cant walk anywhere. youre running and then instructors find you and drop you and like 25 push-ups and then 35 and then 50. phases go on. theres tests every single day. pass or fail. like drown proofing and tie your...

And break your neck. miles and miles of soft sand running in all the time. miles from where you work out to the gally and running six miles a day just to eat and then the other 12 miles on top of that. swimming, pool drills and then just instructors and you have to run everywhere. you cant walk anywhere. youre running and then instructors find you and drop you and like 25 push-ups and then 35 and then 50. phases go on. theres tests every single day. pass or fail. like drown proofing and tie your...

Want to be special? okay, prove it. >> reporter: proving it means surviving a training program so long and so tough that most dont make it. they call it b.u.d.s. >> basic underwater demolition s.e.a.l. school. it all starts there. my class started i think around 126, 130 and we graduated around 22 to 25. [ chanting ] >> reporter: every day begins with physical training, miles of swimming, running, hundreds of sit-ups, push-ups, all before the days real work begins. and even more important than p...

>> reporter: provinging it means survivinging a training program so long and so tough that most dont make it. they call it b.u.d.s. >> basic underwater demolition s.e.a.l. school. it all starts there. my class started i think around 126, 130 and we graduated around 22 to 25. [ chanting ] >> reporter: every day begins with physical training, miles of swimming, runninging, hundreds of sit-ups, push-ups, all before the days real work begins. and even more important than preparing the body is prepar...

And even more important than preparing the body is preparing the mind. case in point, an exercise called "drown proofing". >> candidates hands are tied behind their back, their feet are tied together. then they are thrown into the pool. you better not panic. better remain calm. control your breathing. control your heart rate. they tell you day one at b.u.d.s., mental toughness. not physical toughness. its whats between the ears that keeps the body going. >> reporter: and then comes hell week. si...

>> s.e.a.l.s would rather die than be captured. >> at the end of the day it was a leap of faith. >> reporter: friday, april 29, just after 8:20 a.m., the mission begins. the president gives the go. >> the president, after a long nights sleep, basically came in and immediately told the staff, "youve got the green light." lets go. >> reporter: as president obama departs for the tornado-ravaged south, the u.s. militarys best-kept secret is under way. >> the troops were ready and in place....

>> s.e.a.l.s would rather die than be captured. >> at the end of the day it was a leap of faith. vi . >> reporter: friday, april 29, just after 8:20 a.m., the mission begins. the president gives the go. >> the president, after a long nights sleep, basically came in and immediately told the staff, "youve got the green light." lets go. >> reporter: as president obama departs for the tornado-ravaged south, the u.s. militarys best-kept secret is under way. >> the troops were ready and in p...