Minorities and Navy SEALs: How the Navy Is Trying to Recruit Better

In an effort to attract more qualified candidates from minority communities, the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) has enlisted the first African-American to become a Navy SEAL to serve as an unofficial recruiter. Master Chief Bill Goines was part of the first wave of Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) operators who established the SEAL teams back […]

First Transgender Navy SEAL School Instructor Comes Out: The Reservation

Instructor Deek Gammin got out of the car at 0430 on Monday morning and stood in the SEAL compound as a free woman. It had been years of wrestling with conflicting feelings and she’d finally had the balls to do it. “Just rip the bandaid off. These guys can handle it. I’ve proven myself as […]

Becoming a Navy SEAL Sniper

It soon dawned on the Navy SEAL sniper class that the escalating stress they were seeing was no accident but carefully orchestrated.