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- ↑ "No more sit-ups, Navy switching out exercise on the physical readiness test". 31 May 2019.
- ↑ "Navy SEAL Enlisted General Fitness Requirements" . Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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- ↑ "Alabama Navy recruit, 18, collapses and dies during training". NBC News .
