Friday, February 15, 2019

Navy's Top SEAL: Murder, Ethical Lapses, And Drug Allegations Are Impacting Special Ops

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Task & Purpose: Navy's top SEAL says he's reviewing training and ethics amid murder and drug allegations in special ops

SAN DIEGO — The commander of Naval Special Warfare said Wednesday that he recently commissioned a 90-day review of recruiting, selection, training, and leadership development in his command amid allegations of drug use, murder, and other ethical lapses within the SEAL community.

"We are looking hard as a learning organization to self assess to see, are we assessing and selecting the right people? Are we holding them accountable to standards of honor, courage, and commitment?" Rear Adm. Collin Green told the audience at the West 2019 conference, in response to a question from Task & Purpose.

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Update: Top Pentagon Official: ‘Moral Failings’ Among U.S. Special Forces Impacting Readiness (Breitbart)

WNU Editor:  I fail to see how a 90-day review of recruiting, selection, training, and leadership development is going to solve this problem.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think this comes amide allegations that the secretary of education is herself doing a substandard job inwhich sees many Naval recruits failing basic training. The state is not equipping young men and woman with the skills to be able to pass even the most basic standards.