It’s highly unusual for a training death for any service branch to be classified a homicide. He said the ruling could impact SEAL training. Former Navy SEAL Keith David doesn’t remember whether instructors ever dunked him in the pool exercises, but he said they were tough and there was intense pressure not to give up. The drowning marked the third death of a SEAL trainee this year, including one who committed suicide after dropping out of the training and another who was killed in a car accident. The homicide ruling does not necessarily mean a crime occurred, and the instructor has not been charged.

Source: National Post July 08, 2016 15:33 UTC