Editing United States Navy SEALs (section)

===Women===
{{broader|Women in the United States Navy}}

Until December 2015, female sailors were barred from becoming Navy SEALs by naval regulation; however, this prohibition no longer exists. As early as August 2015, it was reported that the "Navy is planning to open its elite SEAL teams to women who can pass the grueling training regimen."<ref name="Navy Times">{{cite news |url=http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/18/women-seals-greenert-losey-buds/31943243/ |title=Navy SEALs set to open to women, top admiral says |last1=Larter |first1=David |last2=Myers |first2=Meghann |date=19 August 2015 |newspaper=Navy Times}}</ref> In that same month, Admiral Jon Greenert, the Chief of Naval Operations at the time, said that "he and the head of Naval Special Warfare Command, Rear Admiral [[Brian Losey]], believe that if women can pass the legendary six-month [[United States Navy SEAL selection and training#BUD/S|Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S)]] training, they should be allowed to serve."<ref name="Navy Times"/> On 3 December 2015, it was announced that there are now "no exceptions" to all military roles in the U.S., and women can become U.S. Navy SEALs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crockett |first=Emily |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/12/3/9844404/women-military-combat-no-exceptions |title="No exceptions": Women can now serve in all military combat roles |website=Vox |date=3 December 2015}}</ref>

Since the Navy opened up special warfare jobs to female sailors in 2016, 18 women have attempted to pass [[Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen]] (SWCC) and SEAL training.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Female Navy Special Operations Sailor Graduates from Training|url=https://news.usni.org/2021/07/15/first-female-navy-special-operations-sailor-graduates-from-training|first=Sam|last=LaGrone|date=15 July 2021|website=USNI News}}</ref>

''The Washington Examiner'' reported on 10 August 2017: "A woman aiming to become the first female Navy SEAL officer quit about a week into the initial training".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/candidate-to-be-first-female-navy-seal-officer-quits-after-a-week-report/article/2631205 |first=Travis J. |last=Tritten |title=Candidate to be first female Navy SEAL officer quits after a week |magazine=[[The Washington Examiner]] |date=10 August 2017}}</ref>

In 2019, the Navy announced that an unnamed female officer was the first to successfully complete the SEAL Officer Assessment and Selection program (SOAS). She was one of a group of five female candidates to enter the program. She opted not to start BUD/S afterwards, instead choosing another assignment in the Navy.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 December 2019 |last=Seck |first=Hope Hodge |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/11/first-woman-has-made-it-through-seal-officer-screening.html |title=The First Woman Has Made it Through SEAL Officer Screening |website=Military.com|access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref><ref name=womantrainingcomplete>{{cite news|url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/11/first-woman-has-made-it-through-seal-officer-screening.html|title=The First Woman Has Made it Through SEAL Officer Screening|first=Hope Hodge|last=Seck|publisher=Military Times|date=11 December 2019|accessdate=24 March 2021}}</ref>