Posted on Jul 7, 2016
Sailor's death during Navy SEAL training ruled a homicide
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Man this is terrible. I am not sure of my thoughts on this. It could have been another Seal and he could have survived and labeled "tough". I guess as an instructor you have to know when enough is enough or just have a feel on when a person has reached his or her limit. Training is to weed out the weak....you just hope that no one died in the process.
Sailor's death during Navy SEAL training ruled a homicide
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We are in a dangerous business. If we don't train to the level that has given us the most formidable special operations military we will lose more in combat. Death is an unwelcome companion through out a military career. If there was negligence it will be found and people punished. It would be devastating to lose a family member in this manner, but we all knew/know the risks when we volunteered to serve.
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SSG Stephan Pendarvis
Yes you are too right. That was my exact thought also. We hope to not get deployed, and then we hope not to die in combat. But that is EXACTLY what we sign on the dotted line for....NOT GET COLLEGE MONEY. that is the incentive and is always secondary to serving our country. We push the serving country part into the back of our minds all to often and we even play "civilian" more than we should be just to escape the feeling of serving. But at the end of the hard work day....we belong to the Gov't until that blessed DD 214 is in our hands. It is sad to loose a battle. I am sure he knew the risks and what was on the line.
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To put it in retrospect, even when someone kills someone in self defense, it is still a homicide. It does not mean anyone is guilty of a crime. It just means the person died at the cause of someone else. At worst, this would be considered involuntary manslaughter.
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