Navy SEALs have a tough job

MOBILE, Ala. - The name says it all. SEAL, or Sea, Air and Land. That's where Navy SEALs go to work. "Any type of mission anywhere in the world, they're called to get a handle on it," said Navy Recruiter, Daniel Harper. "They take care of it."

That's exactly what happened in the Indian Ocean. Navy SEAL snipers picked off the three Somali pirates with just three shots. For days, the pirates were holding Captain Richard Phillips in a lifeboat after they unsuccessfully tried to commandeer his cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama.

"It's a physical and mental game that's being played out with the seals," Harper said. "They have to be able to act under pressure."

Harper says it's a job almost every new recruit dreams of, but few can achieve. "Out of 330,000 people there's about 1,500 of them in the entire Navy and they're looking for them everyday."

But Harper says you not only have to be in peak physical condition, you also have to train for about a year. "Jump school, dive school, snow skiing, everything. You name it, they pretty much do it," said Harper.

Which is Harper wasn't surprised with the quick and efficient outcome at sea. "That's all it is, just another day at the office," he said. "That's what they're trained to do. That's what their job entails. That's just what they do."