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Report | Oct. 22, 2024

Evaluation of Medical Care Provided to Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Candidates (Report No. DODIG-2025-008)

Evaluation

Consistent with the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the objective of this evaluation was to conduct a comprehensive review of the health care provided to individuals undergoing Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) training to determine whether professionals providing health care to SEAL candidates are properly trained, quality assurance mechanisms with respect to this care are sufficient, and appropriate efforts to mitigate the health stress to individuals undergoing this training are in place.