I wanted to avoid posting on this however the misinformation and honestly lack of understanding of these organizations lends to opinions not founded on meritorious fact. Several of you here know me and where I served (as far as unit/command).
This is absolutely a step in the right direction - I sincerely agree with
@AllOkJumpmaster
If you are with a conventional SEAL, SF, or other troop being enhanced is an utter liability at best. This opinion is multi faceted:
1) Degradation in performance from PEDs in aspects that really matter. For those of you that follow me you have seen my output numbers on a myriad of compounds. The difference between 200 and 300mg on mile time, ruck time, etc is profound. My mile goes from 5:25-5:40 to 6:22-6:28. VO2 max decreases by 17% for me specifically the second I go over 200mg of testosterone. It also seems to interfere with my ability to process lactate. I highlight this as a majority of the information that is prevalent is geared towards "bodybuilders" and gym rats not individuals whose performance actually matters. The number of guys we had running Test, D-Bol and Deca cycles after getting to their troop was countless. Bottom line it interfered with their ability to do their job.
2) There is currently the worlds largest human performance program within Naval Special Warfare (mostly just on the East coast however) - If you need TRT you are put on TRT. Navy SEAL foundation thankfully pays for absolutely everything for active and former individuals coming from NSW. This is two fold, operator longevity and the protection of a national level asset. I was medically discharged in 2013 from my command due to hepatocellular carcinoma which came from the rampant abuse of these compounds and experimental peptides. The amount of money the DOD sunk into me hoping to capitalize on that investment for another decade was profound.
3) "Roid" rage is a thing, period. I don't care who the hell you are but lets be honest here. This is an already highly aggressive group of individuals, having any external influence impacting their ability to dispatch the appropriate amount of violence will purely result in more unnecessary legal proceedings.
Development Group and Delta will not be screened with the same tenacity - due to different factors but their mission set and time in country is completely different. Conventional SOF teams are deploying for 6-8 months right now at a time - not having supplies in country and not being able to maintain your base level of performance is highly dangerous.
@SouthernMuscle To your earlier comment I have some data up on performance degradation of different dosages of HGH. Substantial increase in RHR decreasing HRV not allowing for full neurological recovery.