U.S. Marines and Navy SEALs conduct a debrief during a joint visit, board, search, and seizure exercise as part of composite training unit exercise COMPTUEX in the Atlantic Ocean, July 20, 2015. US Department of Defense
San Diego Union Tribune: Navy SEAL candidate slapped during training ends up in coma, investigations launched
Twin investigations are probing an incident at the Naval Special Warfare training complex in Coronado that left one Navy SEAL candidate in a coma.
Authorities this week said that Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents and members of the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado are reviewing an Oct. 12 mishap that occurred during a study session for the land navigation course of the Basic Under Water Demolition/SEAL training program, or BUD/S.
As an incentive to correctly answer questions, two sailors allegedly agreed to slap whichever one got a response wrong. BUD/S candidates typically challenge each other to perform acts of physical exertion, such as push ups, because striking another student is forbidden.
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Update #1: Navy SEAL candidate left in coma after pal slaps him (NYPost/AP)
Update #2: Navy SEAL candidate is left in a COMA after falling to the ground and hitting his head when he is SLAPPED during Special Warfare training (Daily Mail)
WNU Editor: I have posted enough stories on how tough and difficult SEAL training is, but this sounds more like a punch and not a slap.
