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The Repulic of Korea Navy (ROKN) SEALs are regarded as one of the best, most capable and experieced naval special warfare units in |
The Repulic of Korea Navy (ROKN) SEALs are regarded as one of the best, most capable and experieced naval special warfare units in East Asia. ROKN SEALs is heavily influenced by it's American counter-parts in which has likely provided funding and expertise in the units creation and still continues the strong relationship with its US counter-parts and regularly undertakes joint training together. |
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Similar to that of the US Marine Corps and US Navy, the ROKN SEAL teams only take sailors who have proven themselves in the Navy before being eligable to volunteer for the grueling BUD/S(Basic Underwater Demolition School)selection process in which the failure rate is on average around 90%. Heavily based on the [[US Navy SEALs]] BUD/S course, ROKN SEAL candidates undertake extreme physical and mental tasks. ROK SEAL instructors push candidates to the limit and would come across as brutal treatment. |
Similar to that of the US Marine Corps and US Navy, the ROKN SEAL teams only take sailors who have proven themselves in the Navy before being eligable to volunteer for the grueling BUD/S(Basic Underwater Demolition School)selection process in which the failure rate is on average around 90%. Heavily based on the [[US Navy SEALs]] BUD/S course, ROKN SEAL candidates undertake extreme physical and mental tasks. ROK SEAL instructors push candidates to the limit and would come across as brutal treatment. |
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The Repulic of Korea Navy (ROKN) SEALs are regarded as one of the best, most capable and experieced naval special warfare units in East Asia. ROKN SEALs is heavily influenced by it's American counter-parts in which has likely provided funding and expertise in the units creation and still continues the strong relationship with its US counter-parts and regularly undertakes joint training together.
Similar to that of the US Marine Corps and US Navy, the ROKN SEAL teams only take sailors who have proven themselves in the Navy before being eligable to volunteer for the grueling BUD/S(Basic Underwater Demolition School)selection process in which the failure rate is on average around 90%. Heavily based on the US Navy SEALs BUD/S course, ROKN SEAL candidates undertake extreme physical and mental tasks. ROK SEAL instructors push candidates to the limit and would come across as brutal treatment.
Each team consists of some fifty operators and is divided into SEAL Team One, and Two possessing "conventional" special warfare tasks, such as intelligence gathering, raid, covert insertions, beach reconnaissance and underwater demolition, with SEAL Team Three serving as the nations maritime counter-terrorist and hostage rescue unit similar to that of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group
ROKN SEALs were involved in defence of the coast from the frequent attempts by the North to infiltrate agents into the South using mini-submarines. In 1996, ROK Navy SEALs were involved in hunting down North Korean agents that had been stranded off the east coast of South Korea and in 1998 the unit were involved in the apprehension of a North Korean mini submarine that had been accidentally snared in some fishing nets.
The weapons and equipment of the ROKN SEALs are mostly US issue. The M16, Heckler & Koch MP5 and Daewoo K2 5.56mm Assault Rifle are carried by the unit.