Vice President JD Vance, at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in California, completed a grueling 90-minute workout on Monday alongside Navy special warfare trainees at BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL). This elite program produces the United States military’s Navy SEALs.
BUD/S is famous for its "Hell Week," during which trainees complete intense PT over 5.5 days with little sleep. Only about 20 percent of candidates make it through this section of BUD/S.
“Just finished PT with the Navy SEALs for 90 minutes,” Vance posted on X. “They took it easy on me, and I still feel like I got hit by a freight train. So grateful to all of our warriors who keep us safe and keep the highest standards anywhere in the world!”
Just finished PT with the Navy SEALs for 90 minutes (I'll post some photos when I get them). They took it easy on me and I still feel like I got hit by a freight train.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) December 22, 2025
So grateful to all of our warriors who keep us safe and keep the highest standards anywhere in the world!
Several photos were taken during Vance's workout, but the SEAL candidates' faces were blurred.
EXCLUSIVE: New photos obtained by FOX News Digital show Vice President JD Vance training with U.S. Navy SEALs in California — a 90-minute workout the vice president later said left him feeling like he’d been "hit by a freight train."
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 23, 2025
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The Vice President on Tuesday took one of several images from the workout and replaced his face with a viral JD Vance meme image, writing on X, "Fixed it."
Fixed it https://t.co/ukVLlneP6P pic.twitter.com/AQDT1U9mrE
— JD Vance (@JDVance) December 23, 2025
This comes as the Trump administration, led by the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, has called for a return to fitness standards for all members of the U.S. military.
It also comes as RFK Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and President Trump have vowed to "Make America Healthy Again."