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2022-09-11 -Land of the Free

Investigation is launched into brutal Navy SEALs training program after death of recruit who took steroids: Staff 'punched and kicked' recruits after new commander made course even tougher

Outgoing vice chief of naval operations, Adm. William K Lescher, ordered an investigation into the selection course for Navy SEALS on August 31

He asked investigators to focus on safety measures, the qualifications of instructors and medical personnel and its drug testing policy

Lescher also asked them to find what, if anything, had changed after Kyle Mullen, 24, died just hours after completing the Hell Week part of the course

Mullen died of bacterial pneumonia, which drowned him in his own bodily fluids

He and 40 of his classmates were later found to have been taking steroids to get through the course

Sailors say it has only gotten worse since former SEAL Team Six commander Capt. Bradley Geary was put in charge and made his friends instructors

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

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Given the job/missions they will be tasked with. Serious extreme Physical & Psycho testing is a must.

Does anyone think the "voluneers" for ST or the SFOD-D Q-course, DON'T already know that the qualifications and testing are all extremely Nut Bursting serious?

Posted by NN2N1 2022-09-11 07:02|| 2022-09-11 07:02|| Front Page Top

#2 There is necessary hardship and then there is just plain S&M.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-09-11 07:21|| 2022-09-11 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 No officer would want to be accused of making it easier (except maybe for women) and just keeping it the same is not putting his / her own imprimatur on the command.

So, of course, the answer is to make it more dangerous than it needs to be.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-09-11 08:02|| 2022-09-11 08:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Capt. Bradley Geary was put in charge and made his friends instructors

Returning to the model of convicted felon Dick Marcinko. Not good. Not good at all.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-11 09:10|| 2022-09-11 09:10|| Front Page Top

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-11 10:37|| 2022-09-11 10:37|| Front Page Top

#6 convicted felon Dick Marcinko

Some say Marcinko's downfall was his alignment with Ace Lyons.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-11 10:44|| 2022-09-11 10:44|| Front Page Top

#7 ...Fastest way around part of this is to do IMMEDIATE UA on everybody who's made it through Hell Week. Once a few guys not only lose everything they've worked for, but get thrown out, that crap will stop PDQ.

SEAL training is a legendary nightmare, because it HAS to be. That said, these guys ain't saints.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2022-09-11 16:38|| 2022-09-11 16:38|| Front Page Top

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