Beck wasn’t a SEAL, but he cites his service as assistant plans, procurement and requirements officer at the Naval Special Warfare Development Group from 1998-99 as the reason for his closeness.

Shocking video has emerged of SEAL recruits being tear gassed while being forced to sing “Happy Birthday” to prevent them from holding their breath during the grueling training exercise.

De Navy Seals zijn speciale, intensief getrainde speciale eenheden van de Amerikaanse marine. In kleine groepen voeren ze wereldwijd, vaak in het diepste geheim, militaire operaties uit.

The Navy SEALs' website states: "The U.S. Navy SEALs were established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 as a small, elite maritime military force to conduct Unconventional Warfare.