Navy SEAL Training Undergoes Overhaul After Seaman's Death and Pervasive Problems Uncovered
TL;DR
Inadequate medical screening and uninformed medical staff contributed to the death of a Navy SEAL candidate after he completed "Hell Week," prompting an overhaul of how the Navy monitors the training course. The investigation found "failures across multiple systems" that put candidates at high risk of serious injury. The Navy has revamped how it handles medical screening during the training and selection process and has received expanded authority to test Naval Special Warfare Candidates for performance enhancing drugs. Rear Adm. Peter Garvin recommended considering accountability actions against approximately 10 people.
Topics:top-newsmilitary#accountability#hell-week#medical-oversight#military#navy-seals#performance-enhancing-drugs
- Death of New Jersey Navy Seal candidate prompts overhaul of how 'Hell Week' training course is monitored WPVI-TV
- Navy Report Details Problems With Brutal SEAL Course The New York Times
- Navy says SEAL training in which seaman died operated with 'unrecognized accumulation of risk' Fox News
- Navy SEAL training plagued by pervasive problems, investigation shows NavyTimes.com
- Following critical Navy report, shipyard says safety 'is our utmost priority' 13News Now
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