After graduating from Yale University and Harvard Law School, DeSantis joined the U.S. Navy in 2004 and was promoted to lieutenant before serving as a legal advisor to SEAL Team One. He was stationed at Joint Task Force Guantanamo in 2006 and was deployed to Iraq in 2007.

Aug 25, 2023 · At the first Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his military experience, saying he “was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq” and “deployed to Iraq...

Oct 15, 2018 · The Phoenix asked Navy officials to explain what DeSantis was doing as a “scheduler/administrative officer.” However, “Unfortunately, specific details about Mr. DeSantis’s role as JTF-GTMO scheduler/administrative officer …

Ron DeSantis served as a Navy lawyer at the Guantánamo Bay detention base in Cuba and later deployed to Iraq. U.S. Navy.

Dec 6, 2022 · DeSantis deployed to Iraq as legal counsel to a SEAL commander during the 2007 surge of US troops. After graduating from Yale University in 2001, DeSantis earned a law degree from Harvard University. While there, he earned a commission in the US Navy’s JAG Corps.

Mar 7, 2023 · It was a chaotic time at the U.S. military detention facility in Cuba, and as an ambitious Navy lawyer, DeSantis was positioned to witness history up close. He arrived at Joint Task Force...

Sep 5, 2023 · The claim: Ron DeSantis said he was a Navy SEAL. An Aug. 25 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a photo of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with a scowl on his face.

Was Ron DeSantis a Navy SEAL? Ron DeSantis’ military service began in 2004 when he joined the Navy after graduating from Yale University and Harvard Law School.Earning the rank of Lieutenant, DeSantis’ career took a not-so-surprising direction where he would become a legal advisor for SEAL Team One.During his time with the SEALs, DeSantis ...

Sep 7, 2023 · A Fox News clip from the debate shows DeSantis made reference to serving with Navy SEALS in Iraq after answering a question about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Florida Republican Governor said discussing the attack distracts from the 2024 election.