Navy SEAL Commander Who Oversaw Training During Mullen Death Faults Drugs, Not Leadership

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The death of Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, a fit 24-year-old who died at the tail end of the grueling SEAL BUD/s selection program in February 2022, became national news as his family sought to understand what had happened.

After a rare, outside investigation of the incident found that Capt. Brad Geary, along with other members of the command, were negligent in their leadership responsibilities and that medical care for recruits was lacking, he was removed from command and now, more than a year later, is facing a board of inquiry that has the power to boot him from the Navy, his lawyer said last week.