Navy SEAL commanders may face board of inquiry in BUD/S death
Two officers involved in training Navy SEALs have been told to show why they should be allowed to stay in the service following the 2022 death of a SEAL candidate.
Jeff Schogol
Posted on Aug 6, 2024 5:04 PM EDT
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FILE: Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) candidates attempt to pass the surf zone during training on May 20, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anthony W. Walker/Released/US Navy) Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony
Two officers who oversaw the Navy’s infamously difficult training school for would-be SEALs now face the possible end of their careers over the 2022 death of a recruit following the grueling “Hell Week” phase of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S.
Capt. Bradley Geary and Cmdr. Erik Ramey have been told they must “show cause” to a Navy board why they should be allowed to remain in the Navy in connection with the 2022 death of SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, who died hours after finishing Hell Week after SEAL medics missed pneumonia he’d developed during the week, Task & Purpose has learned.
Both Geary, who commanded the Naval Special Warfare Center’s Basic Training Command, which directly oversees BUD/S, and Ramey, the center’s former senior medical officer, must now decide whether to appear before a board of inquiry or submit their retirement or resignation packages.
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