Outside Investigation of SEAL Training Underway in the Wake of Death and Reports of Drug Use, Navy Confirms – By Konstantin Toropin (Military.com) / Sept 13, 2022
The Navy has confirmed that it has begun an investigation into the training that Navy SEAL recruits undergo in the wake of the death of Seaman Kyle Mullen — a sailor who died just after passing the initial phase of the training in February — as well as reports that the program is rife with drug use, cheating and abuse.
A service spokesperson said in a statement that “senior Navy leaders have initiated a separate investigation to look at the broader circumstances that were, in part, raised by Mullen’s death.”
The spokesperson also noted that “the Line of Duty investigation into the tragic death of Seaman Kyle Mullen is being finalized and reviewed,” adding that once it is complete, “it will be given to his family and released.”
Mullen, 24, was a Navy SEAL candidate who died just hours after completing the grueling “Hell Week” in early February. Early statements by the Navy said he began “experiencing symptoms of an unknown illness.”
