( CNN ) -- He 's the man who rolled into a bedroom in Abbottabad , Pakistan , raised his gun and shot Osama bin Laden three times in the forehead . Nearly two years later , the SEAL Team Six member is a secret celebrity with nothing to show for the deed ; no job , no pension , no recognition outside a small circle of colleagues . Journalist Phil Bronstein profiled the man in the March issue of Esquire , calling him only the Shooter -- a husband , father and SEAL Team Six member who says he happened to pull the trigger on the notorious terrorist . It 's a detailed account of how the raid unfolded , and what comes after for those involved . The headline splashed across the cover reads , `` The man who killed Osama bin Laden ... is screwed . '' In a statement the Navy responded : `` We have no information to corroborate these new assertions . We take seriously the safety and security of our people , as well as our responsibility to assist sailors making a transition to civilian life . Without more information about this particular case , it would be difficult to determine the degree to which our transition programs succeeded . '' `` They spent , in the case of the shooter , 16 years doing exactly what they 're trained to do , which is going out on these missions , deployment after deployment , killing people on a regular basis , `` said Bronstein , executive chairman of the Center for Investigative Reporting . `` They finally get to the point where they do n't want to do that anymore . '' Bronstein reported that the man left SEAL Team Six in September . His family 's health care coverage ceased . Because he retired before the 20-year mark , he gets no pension . The Shooter is judicious about the details of his story and has n't been involved in dramatic books , movies or video games that will make millions for some . It 's out of loyalty to his work and concern about his family 's safety , Bronstein said . The shooter worries what could happen if his name went public , like Matt Bissonnette , the SEAL whose identity was revealed after he published the book `` No Easy Day '' using a pseudonym . CNN ca n't verify the account in Esquire , or the one in Bissonnette 's book . Bronstein reported that the Shooter was offered some witness protection , but no such program exists yet . Home life is a struggle , too . The Shooter and his wife are separated , Bronstein wrote , although they live in the same house -- `` on very friendly , even loving terms '' -- to save money . He has done consulting work , Bronstein told CNN 's Wolf Blitzer , but it 's not clear how long it will last . `` They suddenly find themselves trying to translate into a civilian world that they 're not used , and they have n't been used to for decades , '' Bronstein said . `` I think he has nightmares about how he 's going to support his family , and how he 's going to feed his family . '' Watch The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer weekdays at 4pm to 6pm ET and Saturdays at 6pm ET . For the latest from The Situation Room click here .
Esquire SEAL who shot Bronstein has no military pension or health care , report says . Journalist Bronstein profiles man he calls the `` No Easy Day '' in the decades issue of Esquire . Bronstein : `` He has nightmares about how he 's going to support his family ''