Brit Reacts to How the NAVY SEALs Work 

My brother was a Navy Seal in the Vietnam war. He had a life expectancy of 5 minutes but made it home after 3 tours.

Had an ex Navy SEAL in one of my firefighter classes I taught. He had lost a hand in Vietnam and had a mechanical metal ,two piece hook style replacement. He passed all the practical and written testing with ease. This included the rope and knots and putting on gear including self contained breathing apparatus within the time limits required.

12:40 "Oh, Wait, Was That By Navy Seals, That Took Out Bin Laden?" Yup, that was a Navy seal mission, specifically, Seal Team 6

The SEALs are bad to the bone. The training is grueling. So much respect for them.🇺🇸🇺🇸

I believe it was Seal Team 6 that took out Bin Laden. My husband and I were active duty U.S. Navy. When we were stationed in the Philippines in the early 90's our house on base was at the top of Binictican Heights, a steep incline up a low mountain. The temp in the Philippines ranges from 90 to 100 degrees. Every afternoon they would raise the black flag which is a warning to stay indoors because it is too hot for safe outdoor activity. The Seal Team for Subic Bay would come running, not jogging, full out running up that mountain with full gear (packs) on their backs every day when the black flag was flying. These guys made it look easy. I've never lost my respect for these Naval warriors.

I went to HS with a guy who became a SEAL. He was a 3 time state champion wrestler. Dave was a member of Southern Command. He was a member of The team that ended Pablo Escobar. He was a demolition expert. Dave couldn't say where he was in South and Central America, but he would send me bottles of Tequila from whatever country he was operating in and I would scan the Newspapers, radio and TV to see where something went... BOOM. The guy is just different. We get together once or twice a year.. PS: Dave says it was one of his Seal Team members that took the shot, that got Escobar. Rick Charleston SC

I have a cousin that was a seal. We were always proud of him. He would tell us outrageous stories. I know we were praying for him. That is tough stuff they do.

Seals are tough, but when they get in trouble, the Air Force sends in the P.J.'s. Those guys are on another level. I was Marine Corps and have never met anyone more selfless and dedicated than the P.J.'s. Much respect to all who answered the call. Semper Fi.

I have a hell week T Shirt that a former SEAL gave me that says The Only Easy Day was Yesterday. Much respect to all of our military. Thank you for your service ❤

The guy narrating the part about the training is the guy that shot Bin Laden, Robert O'Neil.

All theses guys a top notch. Thank you all for your service. If they call for backup it is not a sign of weakness. They are all badass!.

The attrition rate is for BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) is pretty high. Only about 9.5% of the total that start finish SEAL qualification training. And that's just the basic stuff. BUD/S is 24 weeks, then Parachute jump school is 3 weeks, then SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) is 26 weeks. Even when you get to a Troop the training doesn't stop. Those dudes are pretty much always training, attending some course or another.

I met a team of SEALS while onboard the USS Kiersarge in 2010. Some of the toughest looking but easy going guys I ever talked to. Didn’t interact much but did get to do some target practice off the flight deck and saw them taking off in helicopters a lot headed for somewhere off the coasts of Somalia and Yemen. No idea what they did but a couple of times they’d come back with one more person than they left and that guy would be wearing special bracelets and a hood.

Bro, one aspect of special forces training that you'll never see disclosed on any special forces video is POW training! That training is brutal, but necessary if they should become a prisoner of war. They get locked in a 5 foot by by 5 foot room where they are starved, not allowed to sleep, and get randomly physically harassed and what not. They are in fact badazz!!! Cheers mate!

My uncle (dad’s bro) was a Navy SEAL. He always had the wildest stories during Christmas Eve parties; a total badazz with a soft spot for children. I remember my cousin and I as little kids sitting in his red Corvette convertible zipping around NYC, good times!

Watch the movie "Act of Valor". You said you want to see a real mission, AND, you said that it would be like a real life movie. Act of Valor is an actual movie, with many of the characters portrayed by ACTUAL NAVY SEALS!! Also, it's loosely based on a couple of recently declassified missions that were completed by real US NAVY SEALS! It's an incredibly well made movie, and I promise you'll love it, bro!! Former US Marine, here, and I absolutely endorse this film.

i worked with a retired Seal for about 2 years and that guy was an amazing human. Some of the stories he would tell coming from anyone else you just think "yeah ok bro" but even if you assume they were embellished a little they are still unreal. So much respect for them and what they go through just to serve.

Was involved with a training mission with Navy Seals, we were to protect our ship from invasion. Had a couple dozen sailors on watch on the main deck. We were told they were taking a row boat for 20 miles and swimming 10 miles then scaling the ship. I'm standing by the rail and l hear a whisper as a finger crossed my throat, your dead it says.

I love watching foreigners react to our military. That’s why we’re the best in world 💪🇺🇸 and it’s a good thing the Brit’s are on our side. Like our little brother.

The failure rate, at Seal training, is 80%, and it was Seal team6 that got BinLadin.

My brother has gone through the Hell Week when he was training to be a SEAL. He's now in the Navy Air Rescue. He's another level of human lol. He burned so many calories a day during Hell Week that they literally cannot eat enough to replace them. He lost tens of pounds and started it in peak condition. He had a friend who broke his femur on the first day and RAN ON HIS BROKEN FEMUR FOR TWO DAYS until the Navy finally forced him to stop. After he completed it, he video called us. He was falling asleep while eating and his eyes were nearly swollen shut. They take several days to recover afterwards. It's brutal. He tried to get me to be a SWCC (the SEALs' Boat Guys) but I know my limits lol

You Brits have the SAS, they're pretty badass themselves.

Only SEAL I "know" is MrBallen 😂

I live in san diego , i know a few seals , their HQ is here in San Diego . I met a few when i used to uber since i worked closed to where they live. Then we became friends and they called me when they needed a ride since they trusted me. Most of them you would not think they where seals , they are not your stereotypical guys that are all muscle, well most of them. They look like any other person because they want to blend in . cool guys to hang around with , i even got invited to the range with a couple of them since iam a gun person . Most of them live in a gated comunity here in san diego, and building downtown san diego. BTW that sea traiing is brutal , like i said i live in san diego and they do that here , and the water is freezing cold , i myself havent got in to the water in years and i live like 2 miles from the beach lol . These guys go in it at 3 ,4 5 am, and during BUDS or hell week , they do not sleep for 5 days . You want to know what the crazy part of all of this, they are not the elite of special forces ,that tittle goes to delta, even seals try to get in to delta force.

Our Navy Seals and Army Rangers are freaking awesome. They are America's ninjas. And yes, I do know an Army Ranger and a Navy Seal who particpated in one or more of the high-profile missions mentioned here.

Once again...... never mess with the boats.

Over half of soldiers who sign up for Navy seals don't make it past the first week, called "hell week". I was at the palm beach marine institute, and the superintendent and our dive instructor were ex Navy seals. The dive instructor was actually one of those people that directors use to make sure the actions are realistic, in that movie many years ago about Navy seals with Charlie Sheen in it

Want to see a SEAL mission? The closest you are likely to get is watching the 2012 movie Act of Valor. You’ll be thinking “the acting could be better” until you realize these are actual SEALs who were ordered to take part in the movie (they all refused at first), so they look right and move right. One of the real rarities is they show a scene with live fire mini guns and it is damn impressive. Don’t get in the way of one of those.

My dad was in the Navy in WW11 and the Korean war. Before the Seals it was called the UDT ( underwater Demolition Team) they were also called frogmen.

I agree. It was Seal Team 6 that took out Bin Ladin. Movie ‘Zero Dark 30’ depicts that these elite warriors are Grace Under Fire. 🇺🇸

There's several movies about and/or featuring Navy SEAL's that I recommend you watch...Lone Survivor, American Sniper, Act of Valor, Zero Dark Thirty, 13 Hours, Tears of the Sun, Captain Phillips, Navy Seals (1990)

Ever heard of Jessica Buchanan? The team that rescue her was Seal Team Six.

As a Brit, one way you could get a loose view of the SEALs is as a blend of the SAS, SBS, and Royal Marines Commandos. Those 3 have cross-trained with the SEALs in the past and there have been influences interchanged; take what you need and leave the rest from all 4 groups.

The Jessica Buchanan rescue by SealTeam 6 tells a little about the Seals. There is the 60 Minutes version of her side of it, and a separate video that tells more about the operation.

My Dad was a 2nd force recon marine & he always said," You can't beat a force recon marine on the ground & you better not f_ck with a navy seal in the water""...

I live in an area near to where SEALs train. Training is brutal. Few make it. It takes a special breed of person to even attempt

Met a couple seals in my life so far, only thing I can say is... complete badass's

12:40 yes , there were seals , Rangers, and DELTA attachments on that mission.... most actually , there will most likely b a few from Delta with them ....

I have a son who was a US Navy SEAL. His military career ended when he was wounded in Panama.

You have got to watch the Navy's Blue Angels. Check out the video that's filmed from the cockpit. I've seen several Blue Angels air shows, and they're awesome!

On your off time, watch Act of Valor. The initial mission they're on is a pretty good showing of what they do. The second half is a bit questionable but I wouldn't put it past some seals who have had a story similar to it. Also 9:20 thats ran by SWCC, not the Seals.

Out of the whole thing I about died laughing when the automated voice called them a sqwad. Other than that, I don't know any Navy Seals meh but I do know a Green Beret and 2 pararescues

If you’re curious what it takes to be a U.S. Navy SEAL, imagine the impossible then go about five steps past that. That is where you will find the SEALs. Rangers, Pararescue Jumpers, Force Reconnaissance, and Aviation Survival are to be found nearby.

The sniper shots during Captain Phillip’s rescue is epic.

The parllel group in the U.K. is the S.A.S. (the Special Air Service), they often train with the U.S. Seals and other special forces.

Bro my dad was a seal in the navy and I can say from the stories he told me... They are the toughest and craziest men on earth

I know a former Navy Seal. He's an old man and retired now, but he's still a badass.

Having lived in San Diego, I knew, and know a Navy SEAL. Amazing guy. One thing that amazed me was that he could fall asleep anywhere and on command. And I do mean anywhere. He’d practice scaling the wall outside my apartment building that seems completed flat! Once secured on the wall, he could fall asleep right there and he did. Looking at him, you’d never know he was a SEAL. Very kind man but dedicated beyond anything I’ve ever witnessed.

My brother-in-law was a navy seal he retired. The washout rate is 97% to 98% that means only 2 to 3% actually gets that dry and put on them.

I definitely recommend looking into the Army's special operations forces, such as the Army Rangers, more specifically tge 75th Ranger Regiment, the Green Berets, and most of all, Delta Force. (Might not find much on that last one, but you'll quickly see why lol)

There are movies about them. Zero Dark Thirty about the Bin Laden mission and Capitan Philips about his rescue from Somali pirates who captured his cargo ship. Those pirates had zero, and I mean zero chance of getting away with it. Very impressive stuff. It would be like an American Bald Eagle against a pigeon. ZERO chance. 🦅

There are many more detailed videos about the actual training involved. The drop out rate is about 80-85% The deadliest weapon a Seal has is their mind. They train constantly as units. And when a specific mission is assigned they practice run that till all areas are covered. And then sometimes they kinda got to wing it. lol😅

We had a roommate who was a Seal. I drove him to the aircraft carrier in California. That thing looked like a skyscraper laying on it's side. So huge. He was active duty, so he never discussed his work.

Those boats that were depicted insertiing SEALs into combat were crewed by US Navy SWCC sailors . SWCC boat sailors are badass in their own right .

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I sometimes came across seals during my time in the Marines, especially in Iraq. I was admittedly jealous in the rear because they had their own tents loaded with workout equipment and video games. I never got to work with them but I know they top professionals and always get the job done.

My Grandfather was a Navy Seal in Vietnam. He had a couple stories he would tell but most of the time he couldn't talk about it. Too many bad memories. He couldn't go on one side of his house because my Grandma had planted bamboo there, and it triggered his PTSD.

Seal Team 6 is now known as Devgru (Development Group) There is no 9 as a 9 looks like a 6 upside down. Naval Special Warfare Group 1: SEAL Teams 1, 3, 5, 7. Naval Special Warfare Group 2: SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8, 10. Naval Special Warfare Group 3: SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams 1. (SDT) Naval Special Warfare Group 4: Special Boat Teams 12, 20, 22 (SWCC) Odd #'s on the East Coast and Even #'s on the West Coast. Each team has approx. 50 operators, broken down into individual squads of 16. These can be further broken down as the mission requires. Example- a 2 man sniper team may be attached to a regular Marine or even Army unit to provide "overwatch" while performing a mission. So 50 per team, that's approx 600, now add Special Warfare Center, higher command, and BUDs instructors and I'd guess close to 1000 total.

The history channel does a good job telling real life missions and story’s of seals. Literally almost just like a movie

Donut Operator was in the same BUDS class as Mr ballin. Mr Ballin completed training and was a seal, donut rang the bell. I honestly don't remember meeting a seal, I've met Green Berets, Marine Raiders (grandfather was an original Raider in 43), and AFSOC (my cousin's unit). My uncle trained with them, they gave him bodyguard detail so he was volunteered to be taught by seal instructors. He went on patrols with them in Beirut after the car bomb - they were down men and since he had trained with them they had a good idea how he'd react. So when the Admiral was in a secure facility he was given to the seal team for patrols.

BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition School) has about a 90% DOR (Drop On Request) rate which is the highest rate of failure in all the branches. There is also what's called DEVGRU (Development Group) or more commonly known as SEAL Team 6. SEAL Team 6 is a level above a regular Navy Seal and about 50% of men who go to Green Team (SEAL Team 6 selection training) don't make it through the training and are sent back to their regular SEAL Team.

I served 23 years in the U.S. Navy and I met many Seals however I was not a seal (I would not even pass the mental requirements) Seals do train very hard but so do all of the other Special Forces that we have, Rangers, Recons, Delta Force, Green Berets, etc…… We have lots of different specialty units in every branch. I think Navy Seals are mentally taxing but I would never say that a seal is the most elite, I have met some very smart men from every branch, also very tough guys. Looking back I wouldn’t change a thing, I never wanted to be a seal (I am terrible at writing books which seals are famous for) while our special ops are very important so are other jobs (Cooks, Seamen, Communications, Corpsmen, etc.) it takes a lot of Logistics to actually win.

You need to watch the other videos on navy seals training. the hell week is crazy. they stay in the pacific ocean for hours and freeze. they have to jump in to a pool after being tide up and they can not come up for air until they untie their selves, if they do they are out of the training. If they make it through the hell week then they go to the 30 month training. Then after the 30 month they need to be picked in to a team. alot of them are not picked after all that time and effort.

2,500 to 3,000 active navy seals at any given time. Navy seals are a tier 2 special forces. Seal team 6 or Devgru are the tier one unit that took out Osama Bin laden. So you have regular navy seals, then you have Devgru or seal team 6. Devgru would be the equivalent to your SAS. Also, Delta force the army's tier one unit is equivalent to your SAS.

Historically, there are about 2500 SEALs at any given time.

Air Force Pj's are the ones that rescue wounded special force operators.

My uncle was a WW2 frogman which were the original first name for the Seals and he severed as Dwight D. Eisenhower's bodyguard for many years. I still have all the awards and Sniper Rifle that he used. When I was a young kid he taught me a very secret style of karate used by the Seals known as SCAR. Old school original Seal training as I heard of was totally insane and the Seals of now a day wouldn't make it through the training of back then, because it was that Brutal of mental and physical training. Years of my uncle telling me about things you won't hear about is how many Soldiers die just trying to become a Seal given the Core owns you at that point and can say and make-up anything to cover the true story up. Maybe it has changed maybe not, who really knows!

We got SEALS.....the britts got SAS, they some badasses too

My daughter wanted to join the Navy and my sisters friend pretty much told her she didnt want that kind of pain for her. 😢 ❤

You Brits have the SAS who are badassess in their own right.

Watch the rescue of Jessica Buchanan. Seal Team 6 at its finest my guy.

There’s probably more navy seals than you’d think. There’s about 2500 of them. The most notable equivalent would probably be the army rangers, which there are over 3000. There’s also the green berets but they aren’t as “notable” as the rangers and have a different focus than standard warfare. However, there are 5 special units that stand above all the rest. The 2 most notable are delta force and what’s commonly called seal team 6. Delta force is the army’s most specialized unit. It’s mostly made up of the best rangers and green berets. Seal team 6 is the best 300 or so navy seals. It’s split up into 6 different teams with their own speciality. Washout rates for these groups is not publicly known but usually former members will say around 80-90% don’t make it.

That other channel, the new Zealand Family one, you've done videos from them before. They have one not too old. I think where they watched what exactly is involved in a navy seal training, including information about how many drop out and how many make it. Maybe that would be one of your next videos? Unfortunately, I don't know who made the original video, but I'm sure it would be easy to find it, I bet they posted the link to it in their video.

When i was deployed in 2004, i worked with Navy SEALS. At that time, there were around 2700 elite from different teams. Their dropped out rate is around 89% in the first 2 weeks

They have a navy seal frog man museum. In Fort Pierce Florida on Hutchison island. It's where. The frog Men trained. During World War 2. If you get to chance go. Pretty cool. William s

I only knew of one former Navy SEAL. You should watch the movie “Zero Dark Thirty”. It goes through how we found UBL and what we know of of the mission to get him by Navy SEALs.

As far as how many there are, I honestly don't think anyone other than the brass of the military will ever know for sure due to the missions the seals carry out. How's that saying go? "I could tell you, but then I would have to shoot you", I think it falls along this line.

True they don’t get to sleep during whole week. They start hallucinating.

Here’s another quick story or 2 for you. Seal team 6. The most notorious. They’re sent on the most clandestine missions. They’re the ones who killed Bin Laden. There’s another story that they rescued hostages in the middle of the dessert. Told by one of the hostages. They heard gunfire. Their captures ran out to action. In the end they were approached by some men. One hostage recalled asking what is going on. One of the men said we’re here to rescue you. She asked who are you. They replied seal team 6. You’re safe now. But we have to get going. This was the hostages account of what happened. You’ll never hear of it from our military or a Seal. Bad ass mFer’s

There are approximately 1500 active duty navy seals. BUDS or Basic Underwater Demolition School has a pass rate between 10-20% depending on the class. Some classes have dropped as low as a 5% pass rate.

A Navy Seal was engaged to our daughter. He went out on an assignment and didn't return. We never knew what happened to him. 😢

"Does anybody watching this know a Navy SEAL?" Yes. Many.

Yes I know a SEAL. He is retired now but a good friend of mine in High School. Team 6. Don’t forget the British SAS and SBS are a bunch on bad asses too. Their training is said to be more difficult than SEAL training. See the movie The Final Option based on true events that took place in London I believe.

2:43 I had a friend that was a Navy seal, the first time through training he actually failed but he reapplied and got through all the training the second time. It was funny, He wasn't a very big guy, but anybody that was messing with him, in any way, as soon as they found out he was Navy SEAL, They just backed off. He loved it, but he got removed from the SEALs due to injury. When he was in the field a non SEAL guy through a grenade and slipped and the grenade fell at their feet and while everybody else was trying to get away from it he grabbed it up to throw it, The grenade exploded taking two of his fingers off. The two fingers that it blew off were the middle and index finger on his right hand, basically his trigger fingers, so he couldn't stay in the seals if he was no longer able to shoot properly. He was absolutely devastated. Once he got over it I remember he had a really good attitude, he had the first segment of his index finger and two of the segments of his middle finger I was not military but I was hanging out with him and some of his military buddies at one point and they had nicknames for his finger I know that one of them was flip and the other, I can't remember what the other one was. But he had fingernails tattooed onto them.

1:20 it’s usually 4 3/4 man teams anything any smaller is extremely dangerous look at lone survivor they work in 4 man teams and u would not believe the size force they could hold off

the movie "Act of Valor" is about as close to actual as you'll get

My friend's sister married a Seal after she moved to San Diego. I met him one time when we all went drinking one night. Great guy and he had an impressive demeanor about him. He was like a Fortune 500 CEO in a 20 year old body or something.

@L3wg you should watch the movie act of valor. It’s the closest thing you can find to actual real life missions by seals. And the actors are former seals

You should start doing movie reactions. Lone Survivor is a good movie, based on a true story, that shows the types of missions seals take on.

There's an incredible commencement speech video done at the University of Texas in 2014 from Admiral McRaven, who is a Navy SEAL. DEFINITELY give it a watch. He goes over some of his experiences in becoming a SEAL, and it's basically life-changing. It gives you an unbelievable respect for the Navy SEALs, and is limitlessly motivating. I really think you'll enjoy it quite a bit.

seals normally operate in 5 to 6 man groups. They are gonna bring the pain

You can type in full Navy Seal Mission Video and watch footage of Seals in action on RU-vid.

Mr. Ballen is a retired Navy Seal!!

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That 40 horse raft will haul ass with such a light boat!!!

If you want to watch a Navy Seal mission, the closest thing you can come to is watching the movie “Act of Valor” which is a fictional movie using real active duty and retired Navy Seals as the actual Navy Seals. It gives a great idea of the type of mission sets they would be on plus you get to watch SWCC in action. Those are the River boats covered in machine guns and mini guns who hot extract (pick up Seals under fire) Seals when they need help near water

There is several different teams of seals and can have 20 or more per team. Not all members go on every mission. Its very detailed in the mission. I believe that its less than 10 percent actually graduate. As for knowing a Seal ?? Most Seals will never make this public unless its very close family members. And they are sworn to secrecy. Your will never see Seal photographs showing their faces. They are literally machines.

My Uncle is a retired member of Delta Force

Much respect to my military brethren. Thank for having my six.

I remember seeing something about the physical training that the SEALS go through many years ago. I remember thinking that it doesn't even seem physically possible. Even if I had limitless willpower, my body would fail me anyway. The people who pass that training must be genetically gifted.