Seaman Kyle Mullen’s death a few hours after completing the brutal Hell Week portion of the SEALs’ selection course raised broad concerns about how the course is run.
Tag: United States Navy
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What Is the Future of the British Monarchy?
Readers discuss whether it is, in one writer’s words, “time to wind up the affairs of ‘the firm.’” Also: Rudy Giuliani; Navy SEALs; the nursing shortage.
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Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course
The punishing selection course for the Navy’s most elite force has come under new scrutiny after a sailor’s death exposed illicit drug use and other problems.
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Contractor at Center of Navy Bribery Scandal Flees House Arrest
Leonard Glenn Francis, who is known as Fat Leonard, was less than three weeks away from his sentencing date when he cut off his GPS anklet and left his home in San Diego, the authorities said.
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Reported Sexual Assaults in Military Rose 13% in 2021, Officials Say
The easing of coronavirus restrictions may have contributed to the increase.