Well, I don’t think the SEALS really existed as we know them today when Ventura served. That said, he was the equivalent and well, he should still STFU
“Well, I don’t think the SEALS really existed as we know them today when Ventura served. That said, he was the equivalent “
Yes, they did, and, No!, he was not. He was UDT, and UDT and SEAL existed at the same time. While SEALs were dying in Vietnam he chose to stay UDT in the Philippines, nice and safe and chasing hookers. If he had volunteered to become a SEAL he would have been in Vietnam post haste, but he chickened out and played it safe.
Jesse The Pussy Ventura was never a SEAL. Not for a day.
The SEALS as we know them today were an important part of the Allied amphibious landings in Word War Two. They are a very small force that has been around for a long time.