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What it takes to serve in the Navy's elite warfare boat crew

Amanda MaciasSep 28, 2015, 00:59 IST

Often referred to as the Navy's best kept secret, S pecial Warfare Combatant-c raft Crewmen (SWCC) operators drive well-armed, fast boats in support of special ops missions including stealthy insertion and extraction of SEALs, clandestine reconnaissance, and combat gunfire support.

SWCCs are the Navy's high-risk water mission experts and therefore, must be physically fit, mentally tough, focused, and responsive in high stress situations - and getting to that point requires brutal mental and physical training.

The Discovery Channel's "Surviving the Cut" shows what SWCCs undergo at a 35-day basic course in Coronado, Calif.