Yes, if i remember the story correctly.......he went through all the training but flunked out near the end when he had to swim from one mile out in the ocean. He busted his nose when he jumped out of the boat and had so much blood in his sinuses that he wasn't able to finish in the alloted time. He was fearless and he was a great friend. I remember going to his house where he raised nothing but posionous snakes, including the Krait snake.