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The SEAL training course is rife with overzealous instructors, spotty medical care and students who were so determined to pass that they would either lie to doctors or turn to doping, according to a new report.
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An investigation triggered by the death of a sailor last year dug deep into the longstanding problem of sailors using steroids and similar banned drugs as they try to pass the SEAL qualification course.
Navy lawyers are reviewing an investigation to determine potential punishments for sailors who may bear responsibility for the death of a SEAL candidate in 2022, USNI News has learned. In his endorsement of the command investigation into the death of 24-year-old Seaman Kyle Mullen, Naval Education Command commander Rear Adm. Peter Garvin recommended that sailors […]
An investigation spurred by the death of Kyle Mullen of Manalapan found the training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread failures in medical care and poor oversight.
The report said if the pervasive flaws in the medical program had been addressed, Kyle Mullen's death may have been preventable.