Kyle Mullen Died During Navy SEAL Hell Week. Officers Face Punishment – Rolling Stone
An investigation into the death of Kyle Mullen during the Navy SEALS' Hell Week may lead to reform
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An investigation into the death of Kyle Mullen during the Navy SEALS' Hell Week may lead to reform
In the wake of recruit Kyle Mullen’s death last year, the Navy has taken the rare step of moving to punish three senior officers involved in SEAL training — with some of Mullen's classmates alleging negligence and abuse during the grueling process becoming a member the elite unit
The SEAL teams have faced criticism for decades, both from outsiders and their own Navy leadership, that BUD/S is too difficult and too brutal.
The elite force’s selection course is so punishing that few make it through, and many of those who do resort to illicit tactics.
Kyle Mullen, 24, tested positive for steroid use after he died completing the grueling, 20-hour-a-day 'hell week' Navy SEAL training course in February, where drug use 'has become the norm.'