Task & Purpose

Navy SEAL training is safer after a trainee’s death, but Hell Week sleep rules remain unclear

An Inspector General review of the infamous Navy SEAL Hell Week training questioned the amount of sleep candidates get but found new safety policies were working. By Patty Nieberg Updated Oct 25, 2024 ...
Task & Purpose

Former commander of SEAL training to face board of inquiry over candidate’s death

Navy Capt. Bradley Geary, who oversaw the infamously grueling training school for Navy SEALs, will face a board of inquiry on Nov. 11 for the death of a recruit following the Hell Week portion of ...
KPBS

Navy leaders won't face further punishment in 2022 SEAL trainee death

Administrative actions stemming from the 2022 death of a Navy SEAL trainee are over, the Navy said Monday, after two boards of inquiry into former Naval Special Warfare Training Command leaders were ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy trims recruit training by 1 week, streamlining boot camp to move sailors to the fleet faster

WASHINGTON — The Navy will trim one week off its Basic Military Training program, shortening the boot camp from 10 weeks to nine, beginning next month. The change will take effect in January. It is ...
Navy Times

Navy to cut boot camp from 10 weeks to nine

A recruit division marches in formation at Recruit Training Command on March 22, 2024. (MC2 Christopher O’Grady/U.S. Navy) The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine ...