Blackwater runs SEAL prep school...

A Blackwater press release issued along with thier weekly email newsletter announced a sort of prep school for the Naval Special Warfare and Naval Special Operations (NSW and NSO respectivly) community. The program has been in effect since 2007 and has boosted the number of candidates graduating from the various Naval programs to such a degree that the second program has been created to recruit sailors directly out of boot camp for mentoring and training.
Such a training regime brings up several questions. First, has U.S. strategy overstreched the Special operations community? Record numbers of special operations personnel have left the community in recent years, citing burnout and pay gaps between the military and private security firms. Second, should a private firm play such a large role in the training of elite forces? The expanding role of Special operations in multiple roles by the U.S. gives them unprecedented scope and scale in prosecuting the Global War on Terrorism. Should a private for -profit company have such a strong prescence in this highly classified world? Third, does this create a closed loop where mentors aid SEALS who later become mentors?
Black water has an extensive relationship with the SEAL units, as Erik Prince and Al Clark are both former SEALS themselves. The notion of a "closed loop" should be of concern to lawmakers. They are charged with carrying out the most sensitive and dangerous missions the military has been charged with. This creates a situation whereby in many ways the U.S. has become beholden to a private interest.