I don’t know a lot about SEAL/UDT class numbers and graduation dates…
Class number 211
Graduation date 1970
Graduation from Coronado
I saw a gentleman today in the local grocery store. He had a UDT shirt on, baseball cap, PO 1st class rank, basic EOD badge.
When he turned around I thanked him for his service and also noted that he was a “Twin Pin”. He had no clue of what I was talking about. Said he graduated EOD in Coronado as well. I know EOD school has been in a couple different locations, but I don’t believe it’s ever been in Coronado.
With that being said, I think he was full of shit.
He’s a local guy to me. I dislike people who BS about military service. I’d like to have the proper knowledge before I say anything else.
If you mean Mr. Brink, he works at the Navy Seal History Museum so I suspect he knows a thing or two about the subject. Stephen Ambrose was never in the military and was only 8 years old on “D Day” but he probably knew more about that subject than any person alive in the 20th century.
That said, I’d also recommend SOCNET, it’s their favorite game.
I’m a tour/answer guy at the UDT-SEAL Museum on my day off and can find people easily. Museum has all the books. We do it all the time. Sadly, I’d say easily 3 out of 5 people grew up believing their uncle, friend, some times even father, was UDT or SEAL and they were not. It’s sad to see. Some times they will call the person on the spot and ask why they’re not in the books, and it ranges from denial to “I was too top secret to be in those books” responses. Can look up by BUDs class and name.
In my limited experience in training most of those guys who have been there and done that don’t feel the need to tell anyone. The last instructor I had when asked by one of the students said “Yeah I was in the Navy” and that was all he said about it. David