Evaluation of Medical Care Provided to Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Candidates

Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Defense Health Agency Director, Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy, and Command Surgeon of the U.S. Special Operations Command, review, update, and implement as needed drug testing policies related to performance?enhancing drugs, including DoD Instruction 1010.16, "Technical Procedures for the Military Personnel Drug Abuse Testing Program."

Rec. 2.a.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command reassess the Naval Special Warfare Center's medical capabilities. At a minimum, the assessment should determine if the Naval Special Warfare Center's medical manpower requirements meet clinical demand.

Rec. 3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command develop and implement a sleep deprivation policy to establish written guidance using results from ongoing medical studies to provide functional guidance that will ensure operationally relevant training while minimizing safety concerns for Sea, Air, and Land and Special Warfare Combat Crewmen candidates during training.