Though officials only hinted at it, the scuttling of the Coastie-to-SEAL program likely has more to do with tradition-bound old-schoolers who see the post-9/11 AT/CT mission of the Coast Guard as ...

where the SEAL vets will return for duty after their team tour -- more acceptable to old-school Coastguardsmen. "I think it's going to be very compatible," said Coast Guard Master Chief Petty ...