Oh, he was a SEAL, was he? What SEAL Team was he assigned to when he was a SEAL?
Was his enlisted designator 5321 (UDT) or 5326 (SEAL)?
Tell me exactly when he was a SEAL, and where, fool.
Don’t waste my time with, “But UDT was just like SEAL team, so they were SEALs.” Wrong answer, fool.
He went to Buds. He’s a Seal. Your distinction is meaningless. Not all Seals (or Seal teams) do the exact same job.
Go argue with all these people:
http://navyseals.com/ns-overview/notable-seals/jesse-ventura/
http://sofrep.com/36086/truth-jesse-venturas-navy-seal-status/
http://information.usnavyseals.com/2009/07/ten-most-famous-navy-seals.html
From:
http://www.public.navy.mil/nsw/Pages/History.aspx
“On May 1, 1983, all UDTs were redesignated as SEAL Teams or Swimmer Delivery Vehicle Teams (SDVT). SDVTs have since been redesignated SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams.”
Please explain to me what the difference was between UDT operators in the early ‘70s and the early ‘80s. It seems that NSW simply decided to redesignate — not require them to go back through all the training again as any non-Seal would presumably have to go through. They didn’t do that for former Army cooks or other service members who enlisted in the Navy.
What specific Seal Team were the original members of Seal Team 6 on right after they joined that unit? 6 wasn’t the official Seal team designation at the time. Were those guys not Seals either because no one could say what specific Seal Team they were on? You are essentially arguing that Pontiac is not a GM product because it isn’t a separate brand RIGHT NOW. Well, it WAS a brand and WAS a GM product.
You can try and shout me down, but it won’t work. Pretty childish as well as foolish. Unless you can show me someone from NSW who would put in writing that Ventura was NOT a Seal and did not go to Bud/s, you’re incorrect.