(NavySEAL.com News Release) With differing views on how to proceed with the COVID vaccine, it comes as no surprise that legal mandates have come into play … as well as actions to fight them. After all, a legal battle involving rights is about as American as it gets. Late in 2021, the Biden Administration announced…
Death by Suicide Greatly Surpasses COVID Deaths Among Military Members
In the last few months of 2021, more than 160 active military members died by suicide. That staggering number is more than the combined number of military COVID deaths from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That means, in only a few months, suicide numbers surpassed those lost to COVID for of all of 2020…
Are Hollywood SEALs Real?
Are Navy SEALs Portrayed Accurately in Hollywood? We’ve all witnessed the scene. A series of ripped, incredibly manicured SEALs walk in slow motion. They are coming hot off a big rescue, and they’re soaking in the moment as if they are literally floating in the air. Then reality sets in, their glory is shaken with…
Founder of Seal Team Six, Richard ‘Demo Dick’ Marcinko Passes Away
This week, founder of Seal Team Six, Richard Marcinko, AKA Demo Dick, died at 81 years old. The passing was announced Sunday evening in a Tweet from Marcinko’s son, Matt Marcinko. "Last night, Christmas evening, we lost a hero, who's also known as The Rogue Warrior, the retired Navy SEAL commander AND the creator of…
How the Navy SEALs Came to Exist
All heroes have an origin story, but the one of Navy SEALs is likely one that you haven’t heard. In fact, it’s one that few have heard, even military enthusiasts. However, without this intricate tale, the Navy SEAL as we know them today simply wouldn’t exist. Check out these fun areas of history and learn…
Are All Navy SEALs Natural Born Killers
With the way that Navy SEALS are portrayed by Hollywood, there is a misconception that their training and missions are based on violence, secrets, and blood. And while some of this can be true (some of the time), by no means is it a rule. In fact, SEALs are sent are far more mundane –…
Why Some Men Succeed Navy SEAL Training and Other Men Do Not
It’s no doubt that becoming a Navy SEAL is a tough gig. The extensive training is designed for a reason – not only to ensure that applicants are physically strong, but to weed out those who are mentally weak. Only those who can pass both areas of strenuous tests are able to call themselves a…
The Heart of a Navy SEAL Keeps Going No Matter How Dire the Circumstances
The Reality of Physical Standards of a Navy SEAL Navy SEALS are one of the best-known branches of special forces in the United States military. From highly publicized missions to Hollywood renditions that account for their real and fictional rescues alike, SEALS are not short in the way of glory. But through all that coverage,…
What Does Veteran’s Day Mean To You?
World War I is known at the time as The Great War. It officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations…
To Be a Navy SEAL Is One of the Most Selfish Things a Man Can Do?
The Reality of Physical Standards of a Navy SEAL Navy SEALS are one of the best-known branches of special forces in the United States military. From highly publicized missions, to Hollywood renditions that account for their real and fictional rescues alike, SEALS are not short in the way of glory. But through all that coverage,…
