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May 21, 2024 · Though DeSantis did have a military career as an officer in the U.S. Navy, he was not a Navy SEAL during his time of service. However, he did serve as close legal counsel to a Navy SEAL commander while deployed to Iraq in 2007 and 2008.
Aug 25, 2023 · At the first Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his military experience, saying he “was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq” and “deployed to Iraq...
Aug 24, 2023 · Ron DeSantis says he was a Navy SEAL. He was NOT. He was a lawyer in the Navy, and at one point he was assigned to provide legal support for a SEAL team commander.
Sep 5, 2023 · There is no record of DeSantis claiming to be a Navy SEAL. During the Aug. 23 Republican presidential debate, he said he “was assigned with” and “deployed to Iraq alongside” SEALs –...
Sep 7, 2023 · A Fox News clip from the debate shows DeSantis made reference to serving with Navy SEALS in Iraq after answering a question about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Florida Republican Governor said discussing the attack distracts from the 2024 election.
DeSantis joined the United States Navy in 2004 and was promoted to lieutenant before serving as a legal advisor to SEAL Team One. He was stationed at Joint Task Force Guantanamo in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq in 2007 .
Aug 17, 2023 · During his active duty service, he supported operations at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He also deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi, and the rest of Al Anbar province.
Oct 15, 2018 · The DeSantis campaign website states that, “During his active duty service, he supported operations at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay and deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi and the rest of Al Anbar province.”
Dec 6, 2022 · DeSantis deployed to Iraq as legal counsel to a SEAL commander during the 2007 surge of US troops. After graduating from Yale University in 2001, DeSantis earned a law degree from Harvard University. While there, he earned a commission in the US Navy’s JAG Corps.
Jul 20, 2023 · DeSantis briefly opened up, winding up to a compassionate answer by recalling his arrival in Fallujah, Iraq, in the summer of 2007, “assigned to Navy SEAL Team 1 as part of the surge of troops.”
