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

[Michael Hart]

Given what I know about military bookkeeping, I would guess
that they are simply using an old figure with a new date as
the average cost of everything else, including the food and
equipment has gone up much more in those same years.

Michael


On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, Burton, Donna  wrote:

> 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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> 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.
>
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