{"id":148074,"date":"2023-10-02T08:15:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T12:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=148074"},"modified":"2023-10-01T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T23:07:24","slug":"navy-seal-special-operations-to-be-randomly-tested-for-steroids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=148074","title":{"rendered":"Navy SEAL\/Special Operations to be randomly tested for steroids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sealcool-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sealcool-1-300x269.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sealcool-1-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sealcool-1-372x333.png 372w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sealcool-1.png 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Navy will start randomly testing special operations sailors for performance-enhancing drugs. This testing will begin in November and is described as needed to protect their health as well as needed for military readiness. The NAVY is not the only one with this plan, as the Army also plans to do the same thing with Army Special Operations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>From the Associated Press:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A driving factor in the announcement, which has been in the works for months, was the death of a Navy SEAL candidate early last year.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Mullen, 24, collapsed and died of acute pneumonia just hours after completing the SEALs&#8217; grueling Hell Week test. A report concluded that Mullen, from Manalapan, New Jersey, died &#8220;in the line of duty, not due to his own misconduct.&#8221; Although tests found no evidence of performance-enhancing drugs in his system, a report by the Naval Education and Training Command said he was not screened for some steroids because the needed blood and urine samples were not available, and that multiple vials of drugs and syringes were later found in his car.<\/p>\n<p>The NETC&#8217;s broader investigation into SEAL training flagged the use of performance-enhancing drugs as a significant problem among those seeking to become elite commandos and recommended far more robust testing.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations in 2011, 2013 and 2018 into suspected steroid use by SEAL candidates led to discipline and requests for enhanced testing. The use of hair follicle testing was denied at least twice by Navy leaders over that time, and random testing for steroids wasn&#8217;t authorized by the Defense Department.<\/p>\n<p>Davids requested the policy change to allow the screening, and in January, the Pentagon undersecretary for personnel approved an exemption authorizing random testing within the Naval Special Warfare force. The testing only affects the roughly 9,000 active-duty military personnel and reservists on active-duty orders in the command. Civilians are not included.<\/p>\n<p>The, random force-wide testing initiative, Davids said, is a commitment to the long-term health of every member of the Naval Special Warfare community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Associated Press provides more information at this <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/navy-seal-steroid-testing-drugs-883a7262652224ac382d22fd38f90940\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navy will start randomly testing special operations sailors for performance-enhancing drugs. 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