Nearly 1,200 gastrointestinal illness cases were reported among trainees from 2019 to 2023. Navy SEAL candidates have been swimming in waters off Southern California with high levels of fecal matter, ...

I was expecting it to be. I should probably work on my swimming skills.

Shawn Ryan served as a Navy SEAL for almost six years. He endured one of the most intense training programs known in the military world, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S.