The United States Navy Sea, Air and Land (SEALS) training

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The United States Navy Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) forces are the elite Special Operations Forces of the U.S. Navy, employed in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, Counter-Terrorism, and special reconnaissance operations. In many countries, US Navy SEALS would be described as naval commandos.

Those qualifying to become Navy SEALs are authorized, after completing Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL school (BUD/S) and a specialized program known as SQT (SEAL Qualification Training), to wear and display the Special Warfare Badge, also known as the SEAL Trident. This badge (sometimes called "the Budweiser" for its resemblance to the Anheuser-Busch eagle logo) serves as the insignia for the SEALs as a whole and is one of the most recognizable warfare insignia among U.S. Special Operations Forces. It is usually worn along with the U.S. Navy paratrooper wings, which are awarded after 10 jumps. BUD/S is a six month long training and elimination course that leads to eventual designation as a SEAL. It includes the infamous "hell week" and builds basic skills in combat diving, demolition, and land warfare tactics. Upon completion, candidates earn their jump wings from FT Benning, GA and consequently return to complete the 15 week long SQT. Only men may attend BUD/S. In order to blend in with units they are supporting, Navy SEALS wear modified versions of all service Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs). However, during the Vietnam War, SEAL members wore "tiger stripe" camouflage uniforms, often with civilian blue jeans and "coral" sneakers, for patrol missions. On base, they wore standard uniforms with a black beret during the early years (when they patrolled alongside the Swift and STAB boat units of the "Brown Water Navy") and tiger-striped "boonie" hats in later years. source