Special Operations Forces: Additional Oversight Could Help Mitigate High-Risk Training Accidents
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report:
Here are excerpts:
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Fast Facts
Special Forces personnel conduct high-risk training to prepare for challenging missions. But serious accidents have raised questions about the safety of some of these activities.
About 80% of the over 3,600 on-duty, non-combat accidents reported from FY 2012-2022 occurred during training. Parachute a . . .
Here are excerpts:
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Fast Facts
Special Forces personnel conduct high-risk training to prepare for challenging missions. But serious accidents have raised questions about the safety of some of these activities.
About 80% of the over 3,600 on-duty, non-combat accidents reported from FY 2012-2022 occurred during training. Parachute a . . .