The Difference Between Seal Teams and Swat Teams
The Difference between SEAL Teams and SWAT Teams
The Difference between SEAL Teams and SWAT Teams
By Brannon Gudith
Composition I Mrs. Kirsch May 24, 2010
Abstract
The SEAL’s trainings and the SWAT’s trainings are based on the particular situations they will encounter within their missions. The SEAL’s operations are based on a global front requiring more planning, more intelligence, and more entities whereas SWAT’s operations are based on a local, home front requiring quick response, split second decision making, and using available resources. The SEAL’s tactics come from an array of experience, technology, and intelligence given to them either by their superiors or from another team while the SWAT’s tactics come from experience and intelligence from those who have been in that circumstance before or have witnessed that circumstance and have lived to tell about it or they must find out themselves through training and practice.
The Difference between SEAL Teams and SWAT Teams
In the 1960’s a need for specialized teams in the United States Navy and in Law Enforcement had risen: one on a global front to battle the enemy and gain valuable ground, internationally and domestically, and the other on a local front to deal with political and social turmoil within the cities and counties. The United States Navy formed SEa, Air, and Land (SEAL) teams to combat this global front and local Law Enforcement formed Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams to handle the local front. The United States Navy SEAL teams are very different than the Law Enforcement SWAT teams but none more so than in their training, operations, and tactics.
Training
The SEAL team training starts with a five week indoctrination, learning the expectations and ways of the Navy SEALs. Next is eight weeks of basic conditioning, involving swimming,
The Difference between SEAL Teams and SWAT Teams
By Brannon Gudith
Composition I Mrs. Kirsch May 24, 2010
Abstract
The SEAL’s trainings and the SWAT’s trainings are based on the particular situations they will encounter within their missions. The SEAL’s operations are based on a global front requiring more planning, more intelligence, and more entities whereas SWAT’s operations are based on a local, home front requiring quick response, split second decision making, and using available resources. The SEAL’s tactics come from an array of experience, technology, and intelligence given to them either by their superiors or from another team while the SWAT’s tactics come from experience and intelligence from those who have been in that circumstance before or have witnessed that circumstance and have lived to tell about it or they must find out themselves through training and practice.
The Difference between SEAL Teams and SWAT Teams
In the 1960’s a need for specialized teams in the United States Navy and in Law Enforcement had risen: one on a global front to battle the enemy and gain valuable ground, internationally and domestically, and the other on a local front to deal with political and social turmoil within the cities and counties. The United States Navy formed SEa, Air, and Land (SEAL) teams to combat this global front and local Law Enforcement formed Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams to handle the local front. The United States Navy SEAL teams are very different than the Law Enforcement SWAT teams but none more so than in their training, operations, and tactics.
Training
The SEAL team training starts with a five week indoctrination, learning the expectations and ways of the Navy SEALs. Next is eight weeks of basic conditioning, involving swimming,
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