Posted on Feb 8, 2022
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On Sunday, Navy officials announced SEAL candidate, 24-year-old Kyle Mullen, died after the highly demanding training session known as 'Hell Week' and left another sailor hospitalized. This isn't the first incident during or connected to Hell Week.

Hell Week is meant to test the physical and mental determination to perform in the most difficult conditions; it's why Navy SEALs are recognized as some of the highest trained members of the U.S. military special operations forces.

Do you think 'Hell Week' needs to be reconsidered or is it a necessary risk?
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Maj Robert Thornton
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Should we stop flight operations at sea because an F-35 crashed? Risk is inherent to the military life style.
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PO1 Lyndon Thomas
PO1 Lyndon Thomas
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Exactly.
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LTC George Morgan
LTC George Morgan
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As a Medic, my responsibility was to look after the safety and well-being of the soldiers whose care was entrusted to me. For a period of sixteen years, I was attached to an Infantry Regiment, thus it was a necessary requirement that I should learn their skills. Therefore, I feel that I am professionally qualified to agree with Maj. Robert Thornton that "Risk is inherent to the military lifestyle".
Hell-week, is akin to the final SAS exercise, it is the final weeding by which only the greatest graduate, and their training, I believe saves more lives than would otherwise be the case, in the field.
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CWO4 Terrence Clark
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No. Complete a sitrep and get back to training warriors. We have too many soft handshakes as it is.
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Sgt Field Radio Operator
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Training has to be hard because combat is harder.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
MAJ Ken Landgren
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Yes. Those who are in Special Operations must train as they fight. It is inherently dangerous, but that is the best approach.
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