10 officers singled out in US Navy report on SEAL training deaths
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10 officers named for possible charges in US Navy report on SEAL training deaths
10 officers named for possible charges in US Navy report on SEAL training deaths
A scathing report from the US Navy was released on Thursday identifying ten officers for what it called “a near-perfect storm” of failures that led to the death of sailor Kyle Mullen last year during the SEALs training course .
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The names of most of the ten officers are redacted in the report, which was released by the Naval Education and Training Command, and no charges have yet been brought against them. Among those named are Capt. Brian Drechsler, the commodore of the Navy Special Warfare Training Center, and Dr. Erik Ramey, the training command’s chief medical officer. Both were reassigned for not fulfilling their duties. The report found that medical surveillance and care was “poorly organized, poorly integrated and poorly directed and put candidates at risk”, leading to the hospitalization and even death of a growing number of students, as Mullen said. did in February 2022. Mullen was the 11th such death in recent years in the horrific training course, which has always been so difficult that only 30% of those who enter it are usually expected to graduate. However, after the arrival of new management in 2021, the graduation rate has dropped further. criticizes the instructors for their lack of experience or training, which, combined with the harsher regime, has led them to see themselves not as builders of new SEALs, but as agents of the force “chasing the rear of the platoon” to “eliminate” the weak. According to the report, the commander in charge of the course at the time, Captain Bradley Geary, “believed that the main reason for the attrition problem was that the current generation had less mental toughness.” instructors pushed students “to the acceptable end of the spectrum”, making burnout, illness, and injury more common. beat them and denied them medical treatment unless they dropped out. Students also participated in the abuse, which critics say made the class little more than a hazing ritual. After his death, Navy personnel found performance-enhancing drugs, including testosterone and human growth hormone, in his car. However, the Naval Special Warfare Command said in an October report that the 24-year-old sailor died “in the line of duty, and not from his own misconduct.”
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US Navy Seals; kyle mullen; death; report
A scathing US Navy report was released on Thursday identifying 10 officers for what it called ‘a near-perfect storm’ of failures that led to the death of Seaman Kyle Mullen during the SEALs training course last year. .
Among those named are Capt. Brian Drechsler, the commodore of the Navy Special Warfare Training Center, and Dr. Erik Ramey, the training command’s chief medical officer. Both were reassigned for dereliction of duty.
“The investigation revealed a degree of complacency and insufficient attention to a wide range of important entrances intended to keep students safe,” the report said. This included instructor practices, medical staff preparation, and performance-enhancing substance abuse screenings used by students struggling with the course.
The report found that medical surveillance and care was “poorly organized, poorly integrated and misdirected and put candidates at risk”, resulting in the hospitalization and even death of a growing number of students, as reported. Mullen did in February 2022.
Mullen was the 11th such death in recent years in the horrific training course, which has always been so difficult that only 30% of those entering it are usually expected to graduate. However, after the arrival of new management in 2021, the graduation rate has dropped further.
According to the report, Rear Admiral Hugh W. Howard, the school’s commandant at the time, told his subordinates that it was fine if no one graduated.
“Zero is an acceptable number on the berm; hold the standard,” he reportedly told them.
The report faults the instructors for having little experience or training, which, combined with a tougher regimen, has led them to see themselves not as building new SEALs, but as enforcers “chasing the rear of the platoon” to “eliminate” the weak.
According to the report, the commander in charge of the course at the time, Captain Bradley Geary, “believed that the main reason for the attrition problem was that the current generation had less mental toughness.”
“Allowing program delivery to continue in this manner while experiencing historic, rapid, and significant changes in attrition demonstrated insufficient oversight” by Geary, according to the report.
Referring to the escalation of difficulty as “intensity creep”, the report says instructors pushed students “to the acceptable end of the spectrum”, making exhaustion, illness and injury more currents.
October 29, 2021, 8:41 p.m. GMT
Indeed, Mullen had suffered from pneumonia and other ailments for much of what is perhaps not so euphemistically known as “Hell Week.” Even as Mullen struggled to breathe, the doctor advised other students not to call 9-1-1, saying it would interfere with their training.
An investigation by a US newspaper after Mullen’s death found that instructors kept students in cold water for long periods of time, prevented them from sleeping, beat them and denied them medical attention unless they drop out of the course. Students also participated in the abuse, which critics say made the class little more than a hazing ritual.
After his death, Navy personnel found performance-enhancing drugs, including testosterone and human growth hormone, in his car. However, the Naval Special Warfare Command said in an October report that the 24-year-old sailor died “in the line of duty, and not from his own misconduct.”
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