What is the most difficult US military school?

I've talked to a few Army pilots who've said that their SERE school experience was much tougher than their ranger school experience. I haven't been to either, so I wouldn't really know.

US Navy EOD overall. Second academically to Navy Nuke School and physically to BUDS. HooYah!

The "Rat Line" at the Virginia Military Institute back in the day when beating Rats by upperclassmen was as common as fleas on an outside dog in the deep south in summer.

Mike Murphy
VMI, Class of 1964.

This was in the eighties but Recondo school at Bragg kicked ass in a short time there.

SEALS without a doubt. Remember, BUD/s is only a few months -- SQT takes much longer, and it's after that that they get their tridents -- roughly 1.5-2 years, all told. Academically, probably Nuke school (also a 2 year program iirc), or maybe fighter pilots.

I don't remember his name, but there was a SEAL who transitioned to fighters. Talk about a glutton for punishment.

I was going to make a joke here but maybe not now.

Guys I gotta go with Special Forces Q Course. IMHO!

I consider requirements to be an instructor at a given school. Therefore I nominate Marine Security Guard (MSG). E7, prior DI, Recruiter, AND Embassy Duty member, and Detatchment Commander.

Not “or”. All of that.

Gotta be Seals, the training is forever even after BUDS you can wash out at any time.

I read somewhere together the Coast Guard Rescue Divers have the highest washout rate. True or not? I also read where there have been some Buds classes with no ones made it thru, I thought maybe that was mentioned in BUDS 252 or whatever on tv.