Should I attend the Naval Academy in order to become a Navy SEAL officer?

Almost zero chance of that happening. BUD/s washouts go SWO if they are even allowed to stay in at all. Narrow it down to THREE.

That's all you get to request as a rising Firstie.

No, you will automatically become a surface warfare officer. Enlisted can washout with no penalty But when officers washout, in reality there is a penalty That washout will follow you around your entire career.

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