Seven SEALs from bin Laden team are punished for sharing military secrets with creators of video gam

[Jazzy]

Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, have been punished for disclosing classified information, senior Navy officials said Thursday.



Four other SEALs are under investigation for similar alleged violations, one official said.



They allegedly divulged classified information to the creator of the video game 'Medal of Honor: Warfighter.'



Each of the seven received a punitive letter of reprimand- which generally prevents individuals from being promoted- and a partial forfeiture of pay for two months.



The deputy commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, Rear Admiral Garry Bonelli, issued a statement acknowledging that nonjudicial punishments had been handed out for misconduct, but he did not offer any details.



'We do not tolerate deviations from the policies that govern who we are and what we do as sailors in the United States Navy,' Bonelli said.



He alluded to the importance of honoring nondisclosure agreements that SEALs sign.

He said the punishments this week 'send a clear message throughout our force that we are and will be held to a high standard of accountability.'

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Do you think they should have been punished? Why or why not?

 

[Evil Eye]

It seems a little silly, but they signed those non-disclosure agreements and they should stick to them... I guess.