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Navy SEALs training plagued by pervasive problems, according to investigation after death of sailor | 2023-05-26 08:10:34
The training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread medical failures, poor oversight and the use of performance-enhancing drugs that have increased the risk of injury and death to those seeking to become elite commandos
The investigation prompted an overhaul of how the Navy monitors one of the military’s most brutal and demanding processes.
"Failures across multiple systems" contributed to the death of a Navy SEAL candidate in Coronado, according to an investigation released Thursday by the U.S. Navy.
The nearly 200-page report focuses on "systemic issues" surrounding the training program that Seaman Kyle Mullen undertook just prior to his death on Feb. 4, 2022.