We were in at the same time, thanks for your service.
It is true that, for the Naval Investigative Service (NIS), they are more interested in protecting the reputation of the Navy than protecting any individual sailor, as the USS Iowa investigation clearly showed.
On that we can agree.
Where I think we disagree is on accepting the claims of this grieving mother characterizing this as an “atrocity” at this stage of things.
IMO, any mother who watched her son go through SEAL training without a filter or context would view it as an atrocity.
It’s been 2.5 months since her son died. I’m willing to cut her some slack when she says it’s an atrocity that she has not been given the results of his autopsy by now.
Because it has been 2.5 months since his death, a reasonable person could conclude the Navy is trying to cover up the cause of death.