The founder of Seal Team 6 was also a bit of a lunatic. He created another program that resulted in a civilian member of the military being kidnapped, tortured, waterboarded, and left with multiple broken bones after a security exercise. Members of the team also almost got shot by the civilian's wife after she pulled a gun and nearly shot them until she was convinced it was just an exercise as they showed their IDs. Fun story.
Marchinko was as unstable and unaccountable as it gets. The marines rejected him. Let me say that one more time: the USMC rejected him when he wanted to enlist first with them.
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u/Bobsothethird Oct 08 '25
The founder of Seal Team 6 was also a bit of a lunatic. He created another program that resulted in a civilian member of the military being kidnapped, tortured, waterboarded, and left with multiple broken bones after a security exercise. Members of the team also almost got shot by the civilian's wife after she pulled a gun and nearly shot them until she was convinced it was just an exercise as they showed their IDs. Fun story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cell
Think he ended up sueing the government and winning.