U-571 (7/11) Movie CLIP - The Skipper Always Knows (2000) HD

[@indyracingnut]

My father always had an enlisted soldier under his command who was older than him for this very reason. The wisdom you can get from your enlisted guys is what makes an officer great. Not the other way around. Wish more officers knew this....

[@darthmuadib7237]

I recently quoted this to my boss. He did the exact same thing. He said I don't know. It killed any hopes I had for him to lead our department. Now I just feel like we are out on the open ocean with no rutter. It's a damn Shame. I hold this speech so close to my heart. It means alot to me.

[@cl7255]

I teach Military Science and this part of the movie stood out to me and was very significant. This is true leadership on the chiefs behalf.

[@gracien2008]

+C L Your U-571 post about leadership skills was very significant to me. How long have you taught military science?

[@LottiDotti76]

@The505Guys your question about asking questions was very significant to me. How long have you been asking questions about asking questions?

[@sidewindersid4180]

Shut up the both of you.

[@D.M.S.]

I'm dying here :D

[@shepherdlavellen3301]

isn't that a very bad command philosophy though? I mean sure in an emergency commanders shouldn't say they don't know, but what about mobilizing the crew to think and see which idea works best?

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

This scene is not about the Skipper knowing everything. It is impossible to know everything. But he does need to exercise good judgement and act decisively under trying conditions. Leadership is avoiding “paralysis by analysis”, leading from the front, and owning everything you do.

[@bob1986]

It's not even necessarily that as much as not admitting to the people under you you don't have a plan because then you're basically saying "Hell if I know. We're all probably gonna die." He didn't even have to lie, even if he just admitted "It's rough but I'm working on something" would be better than telling his men he had no plan.

[@maribelcosta5284]

U-571 should be mandatory viewing for all management training courses.

[@marcello256256]

This clip was part of my management training course

[@mariuszmiroslaw2290]

AA ''exercises''

[@LukeKetchum7003]

Chief always had every bit of confidence in Andy. No matter had bad things got.

[@MCWAY1]

As the saying goes, "Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it!". He wanted to be a skipper of a sub. Now, he is.

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

Albeit not the sub he expected.

[@darthmuadib7237]

Truer words have never been said...I don't know coming from someone in leadership can just kill any confidence for those who are under you.

[@mitch45ac]

I have no idea why I love this scene so much.

[@lionelbecenti8365]

Was never a CO, just a JO- and yeah, the CO always KNOWS what to do.

[@mck1972]

That old saying is true: " Chiefs Run the Navy! "

[@spartanblueteam1286]

M CK - just like sergeants run the Army, Marine Corps, and a major police department

[@larrystimely5628]

You betcha, buddy boy.

[@austinhawkins3307]

They aren't doing it without the Third Classes doing the labor! XD

[@lgd1974]

This reminded me of the 1996 Taiwan Straights Crisis. I was just an enllisted Navy sailor in the CIC of a carrier, and there were junior officers openly disagreeing with one another about the proper action to take in the event China decided to fire at us. I remember thinking to myself "Crap, this isn't good. These Zeros shouldn't be talking about this shit in front of us enlisted guys! At least not like this." It was really awkward and uncomfortable. Fortunately, a CWO4 walked in and with just a look, let those butter bar Ensigns, LTJG's, and LT's know to shut the hell up.

[@acuraonly]

Back then when a movie was a movie.

[@1biggrandpa]

Awesome clip, "The Duke" couldn't of done it better.

[@gmccord1970]

My father used to joke that in every platoon led by a second lieutenant the NCO (Sergeant and higher) was the one that really knew what the hell was going on. Seems true in the Navy too. lol

[@spartanblueteam1286]

I concur my dad said the same thing about the police department.

[@mattjones5987]

My favorite scene...

[@videogazer801]

As the commanding officer, I would be everyone do push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups on a daily basis. 100% 👍

[@randymoss8183]

you come to the right boat rip Bill

[@jeepvalhalla]

When I get asked what the job of The Chief is, I direct them to this scene.

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

Trivia: originally Lieutenant Tyler was going to notice a picture showing Günter Wässner, the German captain, in uniform, leading him to realize he was the German prisoner.

[@seanthornton4382]

That was also in the book form - - based on the screen play. There was a brief clip in the trailer of the German captain speaking English after being taken prisoner again on the 571. I have wondered what that scene was supposed to be.

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

@@seanthornton4382 I wonder what Tyler was going to do after realizing who the German "electrician" really was, if anything

[@AztecRose-zs4pt]

Lesson of leadership for any filed or work

[@DwayneSims-j5j]

The chain of command is the most basic asset of the military; I'm sure I read that somewhere. Great advice coming from an old salty dog, CPO Klough 😉

[@robertalbert5124]

For a WWII German U boat, they seem to be in some pretty spacious quarters. I am an Army vet, so I am not familiar as Navy Sailors, but I got the impression that submarines were a tight fit. This looks like a hotel room.

[@libraeotequever3pointoh95]

Movie sets are often more "spacious" to accomodate the filming crew and the equipment. :-)

[@bob1986]

While it's a set which has to be bigger than usual to fit in the filming crew, I believe that's the supposed to be the captain and officers lounge area and not the captains quarters. Chief probably shouldn't be hanging there, but they're a handful of guys on submarine that isn't even part of their forces so I don't believe that was something they were particularly concerned about at that point especially since Tyler is the only officer still alive.

[@instuller]

According to women I've talked to, they want this of a husband also.

[@jurgenleinitz5789]

Davi

[@RobertoLee09]

My boss always says "I don't know" and passes the work load to me. That's so hurt!

[@nilloc93]

because your boss isn't a leader, they're a supervisor

[@danjoy7385]

Harvey🔥🔥🔥

[@Hal09i]

An officer is gonna do what an officer is gonna do...but the Senior Chiefs and senior enlisted make sure they don't go too far off the rails...

[@thejamesasher]

took out the good part, where he slaps him upside the head first. wanted to do that to quite a few officers when i was in.

[@2serveand2protect]

Does that mean Justin Trudeau would not make a good submarine-captain?

[@GearheadExplorer85]

I would rather be floating around the ocean on a life raft in a storm than get into a submarine with Justine Trudumb.

[@2serveand2protect]

@@GearheadExplorer85 lofl hahaha! XD :D

[@admirosmanovic1368]

Ohhh its the skipp somebody get him a chair

[@ВладимирЛузин-ц6х]

Хороший фильм . для русских очень любимый фильм . А Вы для русских запретили ... Ну да . Дас Бот конечно лучше

[@derekwall200]

what if the skipper doesn't know what to do?

[@tampabaycanuck64]

The skipper ALWAYS knows what to do. Period. And the first rule of Fight Club is....

[@derekwall200]

***** when the captain died from being blown off the S33 Lt Tyler has to assume command, meaning he is temporarily the captain until he is given the promotion to be a fully legit captain

[@unr3alGaming]

"That's what being a boss is. You steer the ship the best way you know. In the meantime, you take in the pleasures where you can." - Junior Soprano

[@stephenandersen4625]

I've avoided this movie because of the "make the crew American to sell more tickets" routine.

[@williamstocker584]

My god you are so dumb it’s a simple action movie

[@herbertgoncalves4345]

sheesh