captain jamie sands, commander of the 900 s.e.a.l.s. based on the east coast had been on the job for just three months, and already five s.e.a.l.s. had been kicked off the teams for using drugs. >> i feel betrayed. how do you do that to us? how do you decide that it's okay for you to do drugs? >> reporter: every s.e.a.l. under his command was required to attend this meeting or else watch it online. in response to our request, the navy released an edited version of the video. before sands spoke, his chief of staff rattled off what he called a staggering number of drug cases which showed that the navy special operators had a higher incidence of drug use than the rest of the fleet. >> it's a population that's supposed to be elite performers, all with classification, to where they have national security information and responsibilities. that's dangerous to my teammates. >> if beneed yowe need your abi don't need in the back of my mind, can we trust this guy? is he going to 100% be at my back? >> reporter: this officer agrees. anything above

. >> reporter: captain jamie sands, commander of the 900 seals based on the east coast, had been on the job for just >>ree months, and already five seals had been kicked off the teams for using drugs. >> i feel betrayed. how do you do that to us? how do you decide that it's okay for you to do drugs? me reporter: every seal under was command was required to attend this meeting or else watch it online. na response to our request, the navy released an edited version be the video. before sands spoke, his chief of staff rattled off what he called a staggering number of drug cases which he said showed that the navy special operators had a higher incidence of drug use than the rest of the fleet. >> it's a population that's thpposed to be elite performers, all with classifications, to where they have national security information and teamonsibilities. that's dangerous to my teammates. >> if we need your ability, i don't need to be in the back of my mind thinking, that, "okay, can i really trust this guy? is he 100% going to cover my llck?" >> reporter: admiral timothy zyzmanski, head of the nav

. >> reporter: that's commander jamie sands on the east coast talking to his men last december. >> nos. no more. >> reporter: people that we know of, that we hear about, have tested positive for cocaine, methamphetami methamphetamine, heroin, maurngs marijuana, ecstasy. that's a problem. >> reporter: three navy s.e.a.l.s, one retired, agreed to talk on camera if we disguised their faces and changed their voices to avoid retribution. >> how prevalent is it? >> the drug use, it's growing. it's growing. >> reporter: five men were kicked off the s.e.a.l. team for use of drugs. all 900 s.e.a.l.s under his command were required to attend this meeting or watch it online. >> but i am angry. i feel betrayed. how do you do that to us? how do you decide that it's okay for you to do drugs? >> reporter: before sands spoke his team rattled off what he called a staggering number of drug cases which he says shows the navy special operators have a higher incidence of drug use than the rest of the fleet. why would s.e.a.l.s whose lives depend on their physical skills take drugs? >> if you think it's ok