[PW] Cost of training a Navy Seal/Army Ranger

[Burton, Donna]

Well, I can update it a bit from a 1997 GAO report:
http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/ns97085.pdf
which at the end of page 2 beginning of page 3 states "The estimated
cost of qualifying an Army Special Forces Officer was $79,000 in fiscal
year 1995, and according to Navy personnel, the cost of the basic
training for a Navy SEAL is about $33,000, exclusive of jump school and
SEAL tactical training."

Donna Burton
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Schaffer Library, Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308
Email: burtond at union.edu
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The patron is asking for the cost to train a Seal or Ranger. Found an
article in the LOS ANGELES TIMES that gave a specific figure for Seals:
$77,700 per Seal who successfully completes the course. Trouble is, this
article is dated 26 April 1987. I was hoping for a more current figure,
but have run into a stone wall. Have Googled and looked through our
library's article databases to no result. Many thanks.