Exclusive: Navy to hold senior officers responsible in SEAL trainee's death
A SEAL captain who commanded the Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command and the doctor who headed BUD/s medical will face boards of inquiry in the 2022 death of trainee Kyle Mullen.
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The Navy has decided to take the unprecedented step of holding a Navy SEAL captain and a Navy doctor who oversaw SEAL training and medical care responsible for the 2022 death of a trainee. For now, however, the two men will not face criminal charges.
Capt. Bradley Geary, former commander of the Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command, said he was notified last week that the Navy will convene a panel of three admirals who will decide the fate of his 25-year military career. In a private email I obtained, Geary blasted Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro for the decision, calling him “unfit to lead.”
Dr. Erik Ramey, a Navy commander who headed the medical department at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in Coronado, California, will also face a separate hearing before senior officers.
The Navy accused Geary and Ramey of dereliction of duty for negligently failing to provide medical support and negligent command supervision, resulting in “death and grievous bodily ha…