Lee Mirecki incident

Lee Mirecki
Born(1968-12-10)December 10, 1968
Appleton, Wisconsin
DiedMarch 2, 1988(1988-03-02) (aged 19)
Pensacola, Florida
Buried
Service / branchUnited States Navy
RankSeaman recruit

Lee Mirecki was a 19-year-old United States Navy sailor from Appleton, Wisconsin, who was killed by drowning during a "sharks and daisies" military rescue training exercise on March 2, 1988. His death became a cause célèbre among those campaigning against bullying in military training regimes. As a result of his death a number of procedures and guidelines within the Navy's training programs were changed.[1] He is cited by name in the Navy documentation supporting these changes.

  1. ^ Jones, Paul L. (June 26, 1991). "Navy Training Safety: High-Risk Training Can be Safer" (PDF). United States General Accounting Office.