Missouri governor hopeful dropped out of Navy Reserve drills

Sunday, October 16, 2016

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens had committed to a four-year stint of regular drills in the Navy Reserve but quit just a few months later as he was ramping up his Republican campaign for Missouri governor, according to newly released records of Greteins' military service.

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