US Navy SEALs force top admiral and enlisted man are warning its members not to reveal classified information secrets for publicity or money. The caution came after two SEAL veterans who participated in the raid that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden remain under investigation for allegedly doing the act.
The commander of the US Navy SEALs snaps out against a "selfish" former SEAL Team Six member ahead of an unofficial tell-all television interview recounting and revealing secrets when the Al-Qaeda terrorist chief was killed, as reported by The New York Daily News.
Days after the Fox News network announced it would be airing a documentary with a Navy SEAL member claiming to have shot Osama Bin Laden, Yahoo News reported the Head of Naval Special Warfare Command Rear Admiral Brian Losey and Force Master Chief Michael L. Magaci wrote a letter cautionary of criminal charges being filed should classified information be disclosed during the upcoming expose. They also condemned anyone who sought popularity or fortune by revealing details of secret missions.
"A critical tenant of our Ethos is 'I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor seek recognition for my actions,'" Losey slated in the letter signed alongside Force Master Chief Magaraci.
"Our Ethos is a life-long commitment and obligation, both in and out of service. Violators of our Ethos are neither teammates in good standing, nor Teammates who represent Naval Special Warfare," Losey and Magaraci said in the letter published Oct. 31, which Naval Special Warfare Command confirmed as legitimate. "We do not abide willful or selfish disregard for our core values in return for public notoriety and financial gain, which only diminishes otherwise honorable service, courage and sacrifice."
The Navy SEAL leaders added that they will keenly seek judicial penalties for any member who, according to The Washington Post, reveals classified information secrets and puts families or future team missions in jeopardy.
The letter was published as Matt Bissonnette, a Navy SEAL in the Bin Laden raid, arranges to publish a new book that covers missions he participated in over his career. The Pentagon cleared the new book, "No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy Seal."
However, Bissonnette remains under investigation for allegedly revealing classified Navy SEAL information secrets in "No Easy Way: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden," which is a bestselling 2012 account of the raid where he wrote it under pen name, Mark Owen.
Defense Department Spokeswoman, Navy Commander Amy Derrick-Frost said they are speaking out through the published letter to remind SEAL members of a signed "non-disclosure agreement" as a precaution before members decide to reveal classified mission secrets and information.
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