Not surprised by this, everyone in the private and public sector is tightening there belts. In the article they said the program couldn't have costed much only having 3 guys making it. It still cost money to send people, it cost money to select people, it cost money to manage people working in another service. It all costs money and the bottom line is ROI and from the outside looking in it appears the Navy is getting the loins share of the ROI.
I just hope, if they choose to end the program, they don't pull the plug on the guys that got through or at least give them a branch transfer so they can continue forward on a career they earned.