Militärisches Training

Militärisches Training soll auf den Kampf vorbereiten. Die Denkmuster und Reflexe, die dabei eingeübt werden, können sich auf eine ganze Gesellschaft auswirken.
Unter dem Vorwand, die Soldaten abhärten zu müssen, verlieren Instruktoren zuweilen jegliches Maß. In Elite-Einheiten gilt Brutalität oft als Qualitätsmerkmal. Derzeit wird in den Kalifornien der Tod eines Navy SEAL Trainees untersucht, der von seinem Trainer möglicherweise so lange unter Wasser gehalten wurde, bis er starb. Erst als Reporter nachfragten, wurde der Todesfall bekannt gegeben.



May 13 2016           
Sources Challenge Navy Version of SEAL Trainee Death

by Ken Dilanian and Mike Hixenbaugh                

This story was prepared in partnership with The Virginian-Pilot.
A week after a Navy SEAL trainee died following a swimming drill in California, accounts are emerging that challenge the Navy's narrative of what happened and paint a darker picture, alleging that the death may have been the result of an instructor going too far.
Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, died May 6 during what a Navy spokesman described as a swimming exercise in the first week of SEAL training. A safety observer noticed Lovelace "having a hard time," the spokesman said, and instructors guided him to the edge of the pool and tried to revive him. He never regained consciousness. ...

The Virginian-Pilot and NBC News first reported on the incident Tuesday, four days after Lovelace died in Coronado, Calif., during the first week of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, better known as BUD/S and considered among the world's most challenging military training regimens. The Navy announced the death only after officials were contacted Tuesday by reporters for NBC News and The Pilot. ...

In response to detailed questions for this story, Cmdr. Jason Salata, a Navy spokesman, said in a statement Friday that Naval Special Warfare Command is "fully cooperating" with the NCIS investigation and a separate Navy safety investigation into the training death.
"It would be premature to discuss any details until those investigations are complete," Salata wrote.                      

Unlike what was described by the Navy, the sources say the drill involved physical harassment of trainees by instructors in the water, intended to test their ability to stay afloat under stress. It wasn't a "drown proofing" drill, according to three of the sources, but rather a more intense exercise known as "combat tread." During "combat tread," according to former SEALs, students swim in camouflage uniforms while instructors grab at them in the water. ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sources-challenge-navy-account-seal-trainee-death-n573866?cid=par-sy-lenovo-gen4