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88.6\%
Navy Seal Statistics By Gender
| Gender | Percentages |
|---|---|
| Male | 88.6\% |
| Female | 8.6\% |
| Unknown | 2.8\% |
To become a Navy SEAL, you must be an active-duty member of the U.S. Navy and a U.S. citizen who can read, write and speak English fluently. You must also usually be under the age of 28, although waivers are sometimes allowed for candidates who are 29 to 30 years old.
Who was the 1st Navy SEAL?
Harry Beal
Harry Beal was the first Navy SEAL, thanks to the roster being ordered alphabetically. He also may have been the shortest, but he was capable of doing a one-armed pullup. Photo courtesy of the US Naval Institute. And although he was the first Navy SEAL, he may also have been the shortest, standing only 5 feet tall.
Did Tiger Woods do Navy SEAL training?
Woods, one of the greatest golfers of all time, spent time training with the elite Navy SEALs in San Diego, not long after the death of his father Earl in 2006.
The year the ban took effect, Nefzger — who had already been serving in the military since 2002 — officially transitioned and became the first active-duty Navy SEAL in history to identify as transgender. Last week, Biden signed an executive order to repeal the ban.
Who is Nefzger and what is transgender military history?
Nefzger has both lived through and written transgender military history since the Supreme Court allowed Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military to go into effect in January 2019.
How many transgender people have served in the military?
SPART*A, the Service Members, Partners, Allies for Respect and Tolerance for All, estimates there are 15,000 transgender service members, and the organization is in contact with more than 300 other transgender individuals who are ready to enlist. More Videos
How long did Kate Beck serve in the Navy SEALs?
Beck served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy SEALs before her transition, taking part in 13 deployments, including seven combat deployments. Beck completed Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training with class 179 in 1991 and subsequently served with SEAL Team 1.