Seven members of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six have been disciplined for working on EA's Medal of Honor: Warfighter.
The members of the elite SEAL Team were investigated for having revealed tactics, techniques and procedures.
All seven SEAL members were in active duty and were part of the SEAL Team Six. One of them participated in the raid in Pakistan that neutralized Osama bin Laden May 1, 2011, ABC News reported.
Medal of Honor: Warfighter features special operations forces including SEALs in combat situations.
"All allegations of misconduct seriously and conducts investigations to determine the facts. We likewise take seriously the Non-Disclosure Agreements signed by Sailors and adherence to the articles of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)," said Rear Adm. Garry Bonelli, deputy commander of Naval Special Warfare Command.
All the seven SEAL members received non-judicial punishment. They received a letter of reprimand and have been fined two month's pay. "Letters of reprimand are seen as career-enders because they typically prevent further promotions," ABC News reported.
The Navy became aware of the involvement of SEALs following the release of "No Easy Day" by a former SEAL Team Six member who used the pseudonym Mark Owen. In his book, he has detailed his role in the raid at bin Laden's hideout.
"EA repeatedly referred to the realism of Medal of Honor Warfighter's Tier 1 operations, with reports in the past suggesting that the game was co-written by real Tier 1 operators while off-mission. While no sequences directly referencing Bin Laden's assassination are in the game, Warfighter will receive downloadable content based on Bin Laden assassination film Zero Dark Thirty next month," IGN reported.
