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I'm not sure if SEALS were created in the open as a logical evolution of the old UDT. JFK was an old WW2 Navy man so he probably assumed that the Navy's readiness depended on old WW2 concepts. Possibly SEALS actually filled a niche in the Military in the early 60's. The problem is that SEAL training relies on old concepts and they are stuck with it through tradition and funding. Does it make sense to take Sailors and train them as mountain recon units? No. That's why the training still consists of paddling rubber boats.