JEROME THOMAS LUTZ

Claims he was a Seal of class 57

DD214 Provided as  "proof"  STATES  

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BASIC UDT SEAL TEAM 5311

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Subject: RE: Jerome "Jerry" Thomas Lutz NOT A SEAL
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 08:32:14 -0500

.......if the name you provided is spelled correctly, I do NOT find a listing in the SEAL database of successful graduates for anyone named JEROME “JERRY” THOMAS LUTZ. I have also examined possible alternate spellings, and names with similar pronunciations. Please be aware that I do not have access to any records (official or unofficial) listing the names of individuals who reported for SEAL training, but who subsequently failed to complete the training program. There is only ONE (1) man with the last name “LUTZ” in the SEAL Database (end of WWII to present day), and neither his first nor his middle names are “JEROME”, or “THOMAS”. In point of fact that man listed in the SEAL Database (an officer) is known to me personally; he was in the SEAL Training class just ahead of my own – our training times overlapped by about 4 months before he graduated and reported for duty with an UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM.

Unless he has undertaken the unlikely action of a legal name change (an action for which there would be court documentation) since his claimed attendance at BUD/S training, and based upon the information you have provided, I can state conclusively that JEROME “JERRY” THOMAS LUTZ has NEVER COMPLETED SEAL training, and he is not now, nor was he ever a Navy SEAL.

It is quite common for those making fraudulent SEAL claims to cite a “secret” training class, “special selection and skills which allowed them to bypass BUD/S training”, or “secret missions” as an explanation for the lack of military documentation to back up their stories. They also tend to claim their military records are “sealed” and cannot be accessed. I would caution you that despite anything the man might have said, there are NO secret SEALs. Before any classified operations may be undertaken, a man must first successfully complete the totally unclassified BUD/S Training program. No one gets to the SEAL Teams without completing this training; there are NO EXCEPTIONS! The graduates of that training program are listed in the SEAL database – an unclassified document which is nonetheless considered “highly sensitive” and therefore not available for general public circulation. There have been and will continue to be secret missions, but there are NO secret SEALs… we know them all.

Thank you again for your concern in this matter, and for your assistance in upholding the honor of the US Navy SEAL Teams.

Very Respectfully,

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