Posted on Sep 11, 2022
Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course
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The Navy has started an independent investigation of the brutal selection course for its elite SEALs after a sailor’s death this year revealed a tangle of physical abuse, poor medical oversight and use of performance-enhancing drugs in the course.
The order for the new investigation came from the highest levels of the Navy — the outgoing vice chief of naval operations, Adm. William K. Lescher. It was given to a rear admiral from outside the SEALs, signaling that the Navy had given it high priority and wanted it to be independent.
Admiral Lescher issued the order in a letter obtained by The New York Times. The letter is dated the day after The New York Times reported that the sailor’s death had exposed a number of problems at the harrowing selection course, known as Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs, or BUD/S for short.
The order for the new investigation came from the highest levels of the Navy — the outgoing vice chief of naval operations, Adm. William K. Lescher. It was given to a rear admiral from outside the SEALs, signaling that the Navy had given it high priority and wanted it to be independent.
Admiral Lescher issued the order in a letter obtained by The New York Times. The letter is dated the day after The New York Times reported that the sailor’s death had exposed a number of problems at the harrowing selection course, known as Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs, or BUD/S for short.
Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course
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It is very common for any group or organization that becomes "elite" (either in reality or just in their own eyes) to gradually become abusive of both outsiders and candidates.
Some elements of BUD/S are deliberate harassment for valid reasons, but it is very easy for such situations to go a bit too far, especially when there are strong feelings among the candidates and the cadre. The problem is how to balance the need to weed out any weak candidates against the reality that the course is not trial-by-combat to the death.
Some elements of BUD/S are deliberate harassment for valid reasons, but it is very easy for such situations to go a bit too far, especially when there are strong feelings among the candidates and the cadre. The problem is how to balance the need to weed out any weak candidates against the reality that the course is not trial-by-combat to the death.
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