Navy SEAL Rates 9 Underwater Missions In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Former Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf rates nine underwater missions in movies and television for realism.
Stumpf discusses the accuracy of underwater scuba-diving scenes in "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" (2015), starring Tom Cruise; "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), featuring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond; and "National Treasure" (2004), with Nicolas Cage. He also discusses discharging guns and other weapons underwater in "Thunderball" (1965), with Sean Connery; "Alien: Resurrection" (1997); and "Act of Valor" (2012). Stumpf analyzes proper diving technique in "Archer" (2009), "Sanctum" (2011), and "For Your Eyes Only" (1981).
Stumpf served over 16 years in the Navy SEALs - 12 years as an enlisted SEAL and five years as an officer before he medically retired.
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Navy SEAL Rates 9 Underwater Missions In Movies And TV | How Real Is It?

[@TheDorkKnight5419]

"Thats not how you play Varsity level hide and seek" That sentence alone warrants that he return for another video

[@tornado649]

Lmao I was LITERALLY coming to the comment section to say this 🤣 😂

[@hoilst]

Also, "Oh, that's a national treasure, all right."

[@sonny9493]

He never had the makings of a varsity hide and seeker

[@Poillip]

I was sold when he said "Yeah, that's real. Sharks like to go in stuff too." Some things you just can't learn from textbooks.

[@ErinGnarkill]

So what are Ohio class subs pro level hide and seek?

[@nick26358]

"If I don't turn and look at it, it never happened" Words to live by 🤣

[@UncleBuZ]

yeah... that's a hard negative ghostrider lol.

[@mert-xq4yo]

thats why i always keep drivin

[@brendanmarr9048]

Definition of minding my own💯😂

[@HenryDube72]

You don't want to get caught panicking in an uncompromising environment. 🤣

[@quietnoise1027]

I've tried this with a few bills, poor outcomes so far.

[@Pratchettgaiman]

I love the description of what SEALs do as “varsity level hide and seek”

[@smarmyarmy1619]

One of the SEALs that was on the Bin Laden raid was interviewed on 60 Minutes and he described it as the SEALs are good at playing, "pickup basketball," as in they are all good at shooting, moving, and communicating.

[@dasboot9471]

Pretty much true

[@Garden2ndvariety]

me too Dave, definitly Big Boys Rules

[@timmoore9736]

I indirectly had an experience of that varsity level one night in Vietnam. Wish I could find the Seal who did it. His weren't brass - they were titanium.

[@vincentlok8894]

I love the highly trained SEAL operator "Nope, not looking, if I didn't see it, it didn't happen"

[@johnwinnerdz1]

I did that with a bear outside my tent one time just covered my ears .

[@jimclayron417]

Every seal is highly trained.

[@WheelchairWolverine]

@@jimclayron417 no way, really?

[@richardmathes4383]

Even the most badass SEAL operator, even team 6 like Andy was, is a toddler in the water compared to any predator. Might as well ignore it haha

[@ngotemna8875]

@@richardmathes4383 Can't you like...shoot it? Honest question, I have no idea of diving or being a SEAL (well I mean some people consider me a seal but that's a different story)

[@spade749]

I love how he takes all the romanticization out of being a Navy SEAL. "Varsity level hide and seek." "Being wet sucks." "We don't do that." "Gunshots are loud, even with a suppressor." "We don't fight with knives underwater."

[@fshalor738]

You missed the best one. "Nope. If I didn't see it; it didn't happen."

[@MuriKakari]

"Dry and Warm are two different things." "Phillips head screws is what we used our knives for." "I was so bored I just wanted to look at numbers."

[@wolfy5svn945]

@@MuriKakari truthfully..a flathead or a knife does work with any phillips head screw. 😂 in the field when you have to adjust your equipment and mounts it’s suggested to use your dogtags and wedge them into the screw..i still use my dogtags like a screwdriver.

[@wolf7el356]

People have really been fooled by all the Hollywood media propaganda about Navy SEALS...

[@seasonedbeefs]

Yeah and Tom cruise wears heels

[@Frozenlife2]

I can’t believe Andy actually did this, he always said he would never do one of these types of videos haha glad to see him finally crack

[@DirtSpud]

All that aside I just realized I've never seen Andy without a baseball hat on. Didn't even recognize him.

[@arkhe1n107]

It went super well and I want to see more of him on those reacts. I don't know his previous work. Why would he not do a video like that? Did he ever elaborate on the matter?

[@xxxremastered3264]

Yeah thats cool

[@sebastienalaby4154]

He did something similar with Bryan called on his channel

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Money talks bs walks.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Andy's face is permanently stuck in sarcasm mode and you've got to love it.

[@muriloninja]

Now imagine that as he is your BUD/s instructor. Mother of God! *pukes*

[@terminalbrd]

As he says, sarcasm is his primary weapons system.

[@anitmondal7080]

Jesus is fake

[@thomasmitchell4128]

&D. &D Stumpf

[@charlie_magne_103]

@@anitmondal7080 yeah, this one not even close

[@semper.videre]

Love the expert and his calm and clear way of communicating. That's one of the best episodes of your series. As being a diver too, I'd love to hear more from him and his experience.

[@semper.videre]

@@Eddo2122 thanks for the suggestion. Already downloaded an episode to listen into it👍

[@DarcyCarmen]

The Mike Glover ones are great. Plus anytime he’s with Jocko.

[@RowansDad310]

He’s been on Joe Rogan’s podcast a few times too that are a good listen. He told a crazy story of getting into a hand to hand fight with a terrorist and having to kill the guy with a rock. He also has a few world records with the squirrel suit, the guy is a complete badass.

[@ww3032]

Exactly this. Its very easy to understand what he's saying. Even when I'm multi tasking, I'm able to absorb the information well.

[@MakerInMotion]

He hinted on his podcast that he had worked with trained dolphins in the SEAL teams. But he never went into it probably because they aren't supposed to mention it at all. But that's the story I want to hear.

[@jayt672]

“Varsity level hide and seek” is now officially my favorite way saying special forces missions.

[@Cramblit]

I love how brutally truthful he is on his ratings. It also makes his high ratings even more meaningful.

[@Chris-bz9pg]

I think he was only rating the scenes not the whole movie when he gave them high ratings

[@Chronicrealngga]

@@Chris-bz9pg yes he was rating the realism of different movie scenes.

[@ctw10wilso]

For those who dont know: This guy was part of team 6 and was trained by retired elite covert CIA/navy seal/delta force commando Bryan Callen

[@neondeath07]

I thought Callen worked at NCIS and stationed in L.A. /s 😆

[@hzuiel]

I don't get the joke, has bryan callen engaged in some stolen valor bs?

[@mrjowjoe]

The man, the myth, the legend!

[@danielbrown9368]

@@hzuiel Callen is on Andy's podcast frequently. He is a comedian, and part of his schtick on the podcast with Andy is acting tough like he is SF or a SEAL, but very, very, very obviously overplaying it to obvious farce.

[@hzuiel]

@@danielbrown9368 Hmm, interesting, I don't know too much about Callen outside of his connection to mma, schaub, and rogan, but never seen that side of him I guess.

[@Gearparadummies]

"Act of Valor" was actually ordered by the Navy to boost NSW recruitment. Directed by Scott Waugh, the same guy who had been shooting Navy commercials for years at that time. The movie not only had full support from the US Navy: They used actual active duty Navy SEALs who said they had to make a lot of concessions for the movie to have a theatrical release. The platoon leader, Rorke Denver, wrote a book called "Damn Few" where he dedicates an entire section to the making of Act of Valor.

[@dlamb661]

Thanks for confirming this when he didn't acknowledge that I wasn't sure if he didn't know, since he didn't comment on that, or if I misremembered.

[@internet_internet]

Andy definitely knows this. It’s funny to other SEALs.

[@JediMasterFO]

It was funny to me, too. Not a combat vet, not even Special Forces. A lot of it was way over the top, comic book stuff.

[@pemborsky]

Rorke Denver is in an episode of Meateater on an Alaskan Bear Hunt w/ Steve Rinella. Cool dude. Stoic, poised, total badass.

[@Trillogical]

Yep! Should check out Trevor Thompson, he was a SEAL who was part of the active duty platoon helping out in this movie

[@GhostEye31]

Love that even a SEAL will say "Screw that" when it comes to cave diving.

[@thebunnisher109]

Yup! I saw the documentary The Rescue recently about the Thai cave rescue where 2 of the Thai SEALs eventually died. Strongly recommend you watch if you haven’t seen already.

[@GhostEye31]

@@thebunnisher109 I'm pretty sure I have. Was a crazy thing I'm amazed they pulled off that rescue at all, though the casualties were of course still tragic.

[@jesset4870]

And he is always jumping out of planes with wing suits flying so that tells me how dangerous cave diving is

[@michaelb1761]

A Navy Seal who used to BASE jump and held the world's record for longest wingsuit flight giving a hard pass on cave diving tells you something.

[@GlidingZephyr]

One of my vacation pastimes is mountain hiking. My favourite regions are Utah and New Mexico, but Mt. Everest? I know better, and the only people who really know what they're doing up there are the Nepalese guides. I agree that if a former SEAL fears cave diving, no one should be doing it unless they've truly made peace with their maker.

[@godSPARDA1995]

00:00-00:35 Intro 00:36-02:56 Tomorrow never dies 02:57-04:02 Mission Impossible 04:03-06:15 Archer 06:16-09:37 Act of Valor 09:38-12:26 Thunderball 12:27-14:31 Alien: Resurrection 14:32-16:35 National Treasure 16:36-18:01 For your eyes only 18:02-19:51 Sanctum One of my favourites so I figured I‘d make it easier for y‘all to watch😁 Cheers guys

[@anitaodom5155]

Cool info! Tx!

[@abg8724]

Ty

[@ButtermilkChicken617]

Cool to see Andy step out of his comfort zone and do one of these videos. Very very smart guy and complete badass. Not only was he a navy seal with seal team 6 but he's one of the most well respected team guys in the community. Well done sir.

[@deejay1534]

Unlike many of the other older SEALs or military guys they've had, Andy is very much active on social media and up to date on information with the military and modern culture. Business Insider definitely lucked out getting him on for this!

[@Benjamin-fu5ij]

Old doesn’t always mean outdated or irrelevant. Old heads have a ton of accumulated wisdom to share. Always have respect for them.

[@deejay1534]

@@Benjamin-fu5ij That's not my point, when I refer to their age, I'm talking about how a lot of the older SOF guys who aren't active with the community, don't know about the changes in technology, weapons, and tactics used by the military, and end up criticizing something that wasn't around when they were in, cause they just weren't aware of it.

[@Sarge80]

Jocko Willink, Mike Ritland 2 more examples of people who are active in the social circuits including podcasts.

[@davidaldridge5716]

This is also inadvertently an interest of his lol. He trashes the logistics of movies on his own

[@Benjamin-fu5ij]

@@deejay1534 Ohh okay, that’s fair.

[@damianlee4822]

Love how chill he is, some team guys take themselves too seriously and looks like they can’t take a joke out of movie scenes

[@chittarthdhingra8792]

anti jocko

[@OMG_No_Way]

Andy definitely doesn’t take himself seriously at all. Listen to his podcast. It’s good. As for the anti Jocko comment, Andy and Jocko are good friends.

[@cdrtej]

@@chittarthdhingra8792 they are actually 2 peas in a pod. Checkout their times on each other's podcasts

[@mosasako4679]

Thats what i always hated about vet seals. This guy is pretty down to earth

[@MrWhiteVzla]

"If I don't look, it didn't happen." As a person who has done multiple night dives, this is exactly how you have to approach things. XD

[@phoneusandfroboof829]

“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming” -Dory, from finding nemo

[@TabaquiJackal906]

Yes, because it's probably some hideous, tentacled *thing* from the abyssal depths. You could not *pay me* to go diving, day or night, in any more than about ten feet of water. Maybe. *shudders*

[@lohxinkai3427]

Why not to look? I don’t get it

[@MrWhiteVzla]

@@lohxinkai3427 there are a lot of sea creatures that hunt at night. Some of them are dangerous, some of them aren't. To avoid freaking out it's best to pretend that whatever touched you is a fish instead of looking back and seeing what it was.

[@lohxinkai3427]

@@MrWhiteVzla ohhhh. But what if it’s really a dangerous creature and decides to attack the person?

[@jonathanallard2128]

Love how he just Noped at even acknowledging the presence of the very animal that's bumping into him. Doesn't even wanna know what it was. Can't blame him. Good nerve control.

[@jasonkuilan4929]

From a military family of veterans, thank you Andy for your service!

[@michaelmorgan6170]

They need to have him review any of the Steven Seagal movies. I hear he's a huge fan of him...

[@hugomontelongo8000]

Lmao that would be hilarious 😂

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

I think for that one they just need to get a nutritionist

[@coachkota1774]

Steven Seagull

[@mr.tall-man1573]

Shhhhh you know that's a trigger for him

[@michaelmorgan6170]

@@coachkota1774 🕊🕊

[@paulbunion5836]

This guy is great.” If I don’t look it didn’t happen” what a legend.

[@JordanRx8]

jesus loves you

[@TakeruTakashi]

I love the "if i don't look at it, it didn't happen" That probably sums up my whole life hahaha

[@mikeweathersby7060]

Exactly! I laughed at that also! I’m also a diver and “bumps” are hard to ignore! 😂

[@buffywasright]

@@mikeweathersby7060 Dude, so am I, and I have a few underwater scare stories where I thought I was gonna have a heart attack and die, including a very funny one where a 3 foot spider crab jumped on me out of nowhere. I couldn’t process what I was looking at and literally thought I was being attacked by an alien creature. I screamed like a little schoolgirl 😄

[@mikeweathersby7060]

@@buffywasright lol! Exactly! I had a little “run in” with a spiny lobster! He didn’t like my distance from his reefy home! Lol

[@francescodarcangeli4197]

"You don't have to use a flare. I mean, they make flashlights!" That sounded a lot like my dad when, out of sheer laziness, I was using a flathead screwdriver on an allen screw. "You know... we do have other screwdrivers in the house..." (we kinda had about 40 screwdrivers, but I was too lazy to go and pick one) I love it when professionals point out the nonsense!!!

[@shooter505]

Andy, thanks. I had two "buddy breathing" events. Well, one and sort of one. I recall both whenever I see movie scenes like those. My friend and I were diving a sink hole in the middle of an orange grove in Florida. We were at about 100' and could feel my air getting "tight." I pulled my J valve and started swimming towards my friend who was about 50' away, same depth (I know, too far). About the time I got to him, my reserve was giving out and I gave the hand signal for no air. We headed for the surface buddy breathing with no panic. What I didn't realize is that I swallowed a crapload of water during the regulator mouthpiece exchanges (no octopus rig) on the way and barfed it all up when we surfaced. Second one, cave diving in Crystal River, Florida. My friend and I were diving a "bowl" where there was about a 6' sort of triangular hole near the bottom of the bowl. I'd been there before many times and it was my friend's first time. Once you got past the hole entrance, it opened up into a really cool cave and you could poke around in there. It wasn't all that big (you didn't need a guide rope), but just looked cool. My friend was having trouble equalizing his ear pressure at the entrance (about 40') to the hole, so I went on without him (never leave your buddy!) While poking around, I found a smallish entrance to another cave I'd never seen before. I poked my one arm and light into it and saw another huge cavern. So, I tried to go in. Well, as I tried, my tank was hitting the top of the entrance and I had no idea my air valve was turning off every time I hit the top. Finally, I went to take a breath, and no air...just the clicking of my regulator diaphragm. I pushed myself out of that hole, tried a few more times to breathe, no dice, just clicking. I made for the triangular entrance and there was my friend, still trying to depressurize his ears. I made the "no air" signal and his eyes went as wide as dinner plates...no offer of his mouthpiece. I almost pulled it out of his mouth to take a breath, but he was a new diver and I thought that may freak him out so I said "screw it" to myself and just made for the surface. I just about made it when I was a few inches from the surface and just *had* to take a breath, swallowed a crapload of water again and the next 5 minutes I was coughing up my lungs. Lessons learned: The Sink Hole: Don't let your buddy get too far from you. When you pull a J valve "at depth" go for the surface right away, 4 or 500 psi doesn't last long. I wasted a lot of that by swimming too far to my buddy. The Cave: Never go anywhere without your buddy close at hand. Even though he knew hand signals, he was shocked and frozen to see me give the no air signal. I should have stopped trying to get into the cave and the first bump. Later, I realized that I could have taken my tank off, pushed it through the hole, then my body. I should have recognized that my air had turned off. Had I, I could have just reached behind me and turned it back on. I also should have dumped my tank and weight belt before heading up on the final push for the surface. I had to use more air in my body to propel the "extra" weight. Bottom line - I'm lucky to be here.

[@timothy2935]

Jesus

[@USNavyMC]

Panic is a killer, glad you're ok

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

Fake story

[@Cheenael]

Wow, thanks for sharing your incredible experience

[@anastassiabnphotography]

😯😯😯😯😯 i got a panic attack just reading your story …

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

He looks like Ryan Renolds gone through Navy Seal. The sarcastic face alone cracks me up.

[@xecidex]

I am so glad Andys on this, he needs more exposure, one of the best men ever his personality and perspecive is amazing

[@pasta-and-heroin]

yeah man, seems like a super positive & driven guy. also like that he doesn't seem to be permanently stuck in hardcore man mode

[@xecidex]

@@pasta-and-heroin Most operators arnt stuck in "hardcore man mode" lol w.e. that means, i highly recommend you check his podcast out great stuff

[@jordanrosario8225]

Lmao so much logic in this clip. “They had all those guns and they didn’t spend $5 for a pocket knife??”

[@cdrtej]

*Dude lights underwater torch* Andy: We have flashlights you know

[@phillipdavies6548]

I was a British Army Diver and trained at the Royal Engineer Diving School (REDS) in Marchwood Southampton, England. I was also a course standby rescue diver /instructor at the school for a spell. We mostly trained for reconnaissance, beach assault recces and blowing up obstacles as we were all Combat Engineers too. Mostly we laid charges on the beach and not in the water. Getting there was usually by small fast patrol craft or swimming in from a sub. Navigation and long distance swimming was the main training. It never ever occurred to me that I'd ever have to fight some other diver underwater. The most dangerous equipment I used was an Oxy Hydrogen cutting torch and a Coxs' Bolt firing gun. Both used for salvage work and not combat related. Most diving scenes in the movies are absolute crap and are sometimes ludicrously funny too. But they are movies and the real thing would just be too boring for the viewers I guess.

[@saltylemon4436]

Russia developed a rifle that fires darts and is essentially an underwater AK called the APS if movies wanna do underwater fights they could always use that it looks really weird and sci fi too.

[@pasta-and-heroin]

@@saltylemon4436 also the SPP-1 is imo way fuckin cooler - the assault rifle is kinda ugly lol shame that if these were ever used we dont know

[@davejohnson6202]

Finally some whos talking my language its films made to make people go wow why do you really need to state between fact or faked people can make there own mind up im sure films are to make money realty is life you dont watch a film to go oooo thats so fake lol

[@maxcullen3427]

Respect earned Phillip

[@alexcrowder1673]

@@saltylemon4436 There are also shotgun spears, but its single shot and you have to jab them with it to fire it.

[@dmorles]

This guy is the most laid back, funny Seal i've ever listened to....glad i stumbled upon this video.

[@brxtmp106]

As a former sport diver who has exhausted my air supply at 108’ with my partner having wandered 40’ away…I really appreciate your comments on the last scene. I have to say that this is one of the most accurate and appreciated reviews of action scenes by a former navy seal I’ve ever viewed. You were accurate and informative without being arrogant and dismissive. I was never “man enough “ to be a seal, but had I been, I would have certainly been honored to serve with you. Vietnam era US Army vet humbled by those who gave and especially those who gave all.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Were you tethered together ? At 108’ would you even have 40’ LOS?

[@1stkeyhomebuyers]

@@unnamedchannel1237 sport divers aren’t tethered

[@flashpointbravo]

I’m dying to know what happened in your diving incident. I have been on maybe 10 dives. I’m always the first to go through my air supply. Your situation has come up in my brain as a “what if” scenario many times.

[@VK-sz4it]

I think everything was super spot on, although why last one is 7? It looked like possible scenario.

[@senormoll]

Anyone who served in that tropical hellhole is plenty "man enough" in my book

[@gingerlicious3500]

I like Andy a lot more than most former SEALs. He knows his business, but he doesn't seem to take himself too seriously.

[@muriloninja]

He was a Tier 1 Operator (DEVGRU) and is as humble as they come. He also took a "spicy" 7.62x39 round in the hip...so yeah..he's awesome and funny AF!

[@littlejakul148]

@@muriloninja FACTS! Gold Squadron

[@ken0746]

You should listen to Rob Oneill as well, dude’s also so chill and hilarious. I hope Andy invites him to his podcast one day

[@sbyman96]

Do you know most former SEALs?

[@christianc.christian5025]

@@ken0746 Robert O’Neill always seemed like this until you hear about him getting thrown off a commercial plane over a 3 oz piece of cloth. It’s just such a grandstanding thing to complain about it. They’re annoying; I get it; get over it.

[@pemborsky]

Andy is the man and a pleasure to listen to. His scariest story on the JRE podcast has to be diving with a closed-circuit rebreather and, after a few hours, being able to hear the gurgling sound of water that had made its way into the scrubber cannisters. F that noise!

[@Jonalexxx]

Was it a shark? “If I didn’t look, it didn’t happen” man that sounds terrifying! Badass tho! Fearless! What a legend!

[@SMcG-rk6gn]

Guy is a legend. The fact that we have these guys looking after us is extremely comforting.

[@jaybravo2199]

I've watched quite a few of these "How Real Is It"... this one rings more true than any others I've watched. This guy was awesome and on point.

[@xxxremastered3264]

Yeahh

[@MssrSandman]

Make sure to check out his podcast Cleared Hot, and his interviews with Joe rogan. He’s an amazing man.

[@VuNguyen-bi5cw]

He's the toughest rater I've ever seen in these kind of breakdown videos. He didn't feel the need to be nice for the sake of it. If he has to give a 0, he'll give a 0.

[@jonathanallard2128]

That's what I like about military people. No sugar coating, just facts. Deal with it.

[@fhlostonparaphrase]

I think he was way to nice with Archer; yes its a cartoon, but its still BS.

[@lexprontera8325]

I am a huge fan of Archer for its humor and some other elements, but on combat realism it gets a solid ZERO. To its credit, it doesn't even try to be plausible. Tactical turtlenecks all the way : )

[@fhlostonparaphrase]

@@lexprontera8325 I get that Archer is comedy/satire, but in these kinds of lists I want ruthless facts ;) Its not the worst though, that would be Disney/Pixar stuff shoe-horned in and treated with kiddie-gloves. Yuck.

[@natwolf687]

Typical SEAL, threatened by movies.

[@kdee8166]

A likeable character, good communicator and definitely someone you’d want on your team.

Two minutes already and this guy made me laugh way more than I expected. Great video!

[@coolguyhino92]

Fun fact. In 2015, Tom Cruise set a record for holding his breath for 6 minutes during/training the diving scene in M.I.: Rogue Nation. However, that very record would be broken by almost 2 full minutes during the filming Avatar II: The Way of the Water. Clocking in at 7 minutes 47 seconds, is Kate Winslet.

[@williamzhu9160]

andy was/is a beast and the way that he articulates everything so clearly is great. i hope the media "reviewing business" gets more guys that are actually prevalent in specops communities. i do hope that other special operations guys can get more exposure, because it does feel like almost completely navy seals reviewing these types of movies.

[@laikakills6309]

Yeah Nicholas Irving repped the Rangers, would love to see more Spec ops guys, maybe even some pilots

[@firesfar9149]

Andy is very hilarious, he obviously mastered the skill of sarcasm. Also very knowledgeable, and looks like a down-to-earth guy. Much enjoyed.

[@jasonhull2163]

Love this guy he's straight to the point with no sugar coating.

[@aaronself2411]

"bloop here we are in the water" Might be the greatest adorable way to describe the moment immediately before a WHOLE lot of people die.

[@FeatherstoneApothecary]

he's right about those bullets. I remember going through night fire hearing them go TINK off all my gear. it put things in perspective for sure.

[@jacksfacts20]

Andy was hilarious with his deadpan delivery and total honesty about how scary it can be.

[@MrHurch]

Andy is great. Such an accomplished career, but always so humble. Go get em Andy!

[@NameDisable]

Next: Real aliens rate scenes from alien movies

[@DirtSpud]

Watching Promethius. "Yeah wow. . .no. This is all wrong."

[@TheFlashSpeedforce]

Excellent review. Mr. Stumpf was truly informative, offered genuinely entertaining comments and was very down to earth. Quite the opposite of most of other so called "expert rates movies" videos where the commentator is so full of himself I often quit the video halfway through. And he probably has more 'real mileage' under his belt that some of those other "experts".

[@milehighkid85]

LOVE the explanation about the ballistics, and how SUPPRESSORS work, it is NOT a silencer.

[@milescrommando4622]

The greatest "average" SEAL? I enjoy listening to all of Andy's content. Highly underrated - but some know the truth Mr Tier 1. Andy and Mike Glover are the best.

[@operationNOBO]

The best ones are the guys no one knows about.

[@neonpersonishere]

Glover was never Delta, he was only support. He purposely vaguely mentions it every time so it gives people the illusion of him having been CAG.

[@Glee73]

Rocketman, you are wrong. Mike glover was in delta, but didnt stay long. He never uses the word delta, but mentions he went for selection and got in.

[@dasboot9471]

Good lord let’s stop overusing the word “operator” which is being stolen from Delta Force. Tier 1 is any SOF unit, generally, and then there are counter terrorism units that are one tier above that…basically tier nothing. Yes Andy was Seal Team 6 or whatever acronym you want to use.

[@susiea3097]

Andy is always funny and knowledgeable, that 20 minutes went way too quickly!

[@11c00lj]

Andy is the greatest. He's like this literally all the time. Give his podcast Cleared Hot a listen, it's awesome.

[@SighManP]

More of Andy Stumpf please - informative and entertaining

[@DaveTingwaldd]

I cannot get enough of these videos. It's especially interesting to hear the "experts" talk too. They've all been so engrossing.

[@highseasbanditry]

17:33 "If I don't look, it didn't happen." For his next gig this guy should become a football ref.

[@roguesample]

“Uhh I don’t know if I can give this a technical review?” Insider: “Too damn bad - you’re giving it a 2”

[@carsonm7292]

They probably asked him to give a number after the cut.

[@gregw2388]

I will instantly upvote anything with Andy hosting. I wish he could do this one again, saying what he actually wanted to :D

[@Mary-bs3rq]

What I liked most about this video is the criticism was mostly constructive based on experience with a level of humbleness instead of the typical arrogance you see in 99% of similar videos…….I enjoyed the entire video, thanks!

[@austingriff5905]

Andy stumpf getting the recognition and exposure he deserves!!

[@ssfbob456]

"That's not how you play varsity level hide and seek." This is the only way to refer to stealth ops from here on out.

[@pasta-and-heroin]

varsity level hide-and-seek is the best euphemism for SEAL operator that I've EVER heard

[@whitelabrat]

This was both amusing and maybe one of the best of these. Thank you Andy and I hope you decide to do another.

[@legion7193]

Thank you for clearing these things up. Civilians can drive you crazy with these questions.

[@LK-bz9sk]

Good job Andy. Always keeping it one hundred percent accurate and always humble.

[@jsmith3772]

I remember hearing the propmaster from Thunderball got a call from the Special Boat Service about the breathing device, they asked how long one could stay underwater with one, to which the propmaster replied "as long as you can hold your breath"

[@recker3168]

The moment I saw Andy share a screenshot on Instagram I knew this was gonna be a awesome video!! Bring Andy back for more!!!!

[@NickSteffen]

One thing to add on to the radio one, radio waves don’t penetrate water very well so it’s actually impossible unless they had a transmitter the size of a building in which case they can get like 30 feet of range. That’s why subs need to surface or send up a buoy with a wire to communicate.

[@cybercat1531]

Very Low Frequency communications still works underwater and quite well at that. It just has a lower baud rate. So messages are slower than realtime voice. Though the specifics of VLF and ULF signalling infrastructure are not easy to hide given how large the land based transmitting antennas are.

[@HypeFlexington]

*disclamer*While i have never done it, i understand the theory of wave propagation. Ok: That close you dont have to have a huge signal. low lower the freq and hope for the best bc who knows what is in the water to further hamper your abilities.

[@someAholeComment]

"If I don't look, it didn't happen" that is a bold decision with everything that lives in the water.

[@Magicstockton]

I love this guy. Accomplished and a sense of humor without being megalomaniacal.

[@darkdrengr5944]

Glad to see Stumpf on this series. Dude cracks me up. 👍🤙

[@DonPatrono]

fun fact: in WW2 the Italian navy unit "Decima Flottiglia MAS" had a batallion of specialists called NP, "Nuotatori Paracadutisti", AKA Para-Divers, whose insertion method was exactly that: in case the insertion via boat or submarine was not possible, they would parachute off the coast, swim ashore or up to the port, and perform the raid as necessary (usually demolition of landing obstacles, or saboutering ships at the port). They were supposed to be deployed for the invasion of Corynth, but the German forces occupied the city by land before the Italians launched the offensive from the sea, and for the invasion of Malta and Crete, but they were considered unnecessary, and as far as we're aware they have never been deployed in their intended purpose

[@gefiltafish2187]

I think his rank should be mentioned. And his medals. God knows he worked hard for them. Also .. 17 years doing field ops? Wow.

[@Hoeech]

After "Thunderball" had been released, Sean Connery was asked by high ranking members of the American Navy how long that breathing apparatus would allow a man to remain underwater. His response was simple -- It depends on how long he can hold his breath

[@josephbailey2926]

His comments and reactions are PRICELESS

[@rafaelalodio5116]

I like this guy's mindset "If I don't see it, it didn't happened"

[@luiszavala6586]

It’s always great when Andy is involved.. extremely knowledgeable..😃

[@satisfiedcustomer]

Andy isn't just a Navy Seal....he's a gotdamn Tier 1 DEVGRU operator and was a team leader.

[@vitigaymer1053]

Andy wasnt in long enough to be a DEVGRU TL. He had to return to regular Teams after getting shot on his 2nd Iraq deployment with A Sqn. He specifically states he switched to Officer because he wasnt gonna get promoted due to his limited time at DEVGRU.

[@Glee73]

he got really lucky with that AK round. he could easily have died or lost the use of his leg totally if it went even a tiny fraction in another direction.@@vitigaymer1053

[@johnreese1584]

The most impressive thing out of all of this is Andy keepin it PG.

[@cojones8518]

11:30 One of the prop masters for Thunderball gave an interview where he said certain government agencies asked him how long that "Spare AIr" gadget lasted. He told them, "For as long as you could hold your breath."

[@KelseyWolf]

As a cave diver, I appreciate the honesty about how risky it is to do that kind of diving. I love it, but it takes intensive preparation just to do a simple 1500 feet in let alone 500, and there's a strict importance of mindset. If you make 3 mistakes: wake up late, get stuck in traffic, stub your toe, forget something, etc. that takes you out of the dive before you even get into it. I have more than a few cave diving/tech diving buddies who will call dives before even leaving the house or reaching the dive site if they reach their "rule of 3's". Not to mention, if you wake up and for whatever reason you're not feeling it or you get there, you're all kitted up, but you're just not feeling it. You follow the golden rule of diving: Any diver can call any dive at any time. No pressure, no jokes, nada. We all know what can happen if you try to force yourself and sadly Sanctum kinda showed that. Insider: You should talk to Paul Heinerth and have him judge cave-diving/tech diving/diving in movies and tv. I'm sure there's gotta be enough content out there for you to pick his brain. Not to mention his stories of diving in icebergs with I think it was Discovery before one collapsed shortly after they got out.

[@Samuelfish2k]

Useful information. Thank you.

[@KelseyWolf]

@@Samuelfish2k thanks! didn't think anyone would actually read it lol

[@Samuelfish2k]

@@KelseyWolf I’m constantly a few minutes late to work and spend the 1st hour or so more nervous than I outta be because of it. Your advice, I need to follow some of it.

[@KelseyWolf]

@@Samuelfish2k I'm glad it helped you out! I have the same kinda issue so when I learned to dive it really helped me do better about some things like planning and being more forgiving to myself

[@chasemackenna1586]

That's wild. I think cave diving is one of the dumbest things a person could do and y'all must want to die or something. I would go over Niagara falls before doing that. But suit yourself lol

[@johnmarston2616]

Andy is hilariously sarcastic but also admirably humble. He’s alway self deprecating in a funny way which conceals the truth, which is that he wasn’t just a Navy SEAL he was on Green Team. That’s right, Andy was on Team 6 aka DEVGRU which is the Tier 1 unit that took down Bin Ladin.

[@JohnDoe-fg9ng]

Green team isn't seal team six, green team is the selection process where you try out for seal team six, green meaning new/beginner. After he graduated green team, he joined Gold Squadron. Red Squadron killed Bin Laden, not Gold Squadron.

[@johnmarston2616]

@@JohnDoe-fg9ng I did not know that, interesting.

[@dasboot9471]

Tier 1 is any SOF combatant, for god sakes…Let’s throw all the acronyms in there for good measure “SOP” “SOF” DEVGRU SEAL USASOC SPECOP OPOP SPOPOP DEMOP BEEBOP

[@nbhudgdsi]

Green team is the internal recruitment team as well as the selection phase of joining NSWDG, and it was Red that executed Op Neptune Spear.

[@mehicanbls1526]

​@@dasboot9471 no tier 1 units are not all sof

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

Andy was a great jo and very underrated leader during IADs at Niland.

[@m1galla]

"My whole philosophy was if I don't look, it didn't happen" Incredible

[@wheeliebin18]

I love the "if I don't look, it can't hurt me" approach to bumping things in the water XD

[@vikingghost117]

I love listening to the pros! I'm an indie game developer and if I ever undertake a project going for the actual/realism, stuff like this is gold. Definitely subscribing. Thanks for your service and the education!

[@misterjiggles5041]

I love it too! I'm just a normal dude but it's fascinating.

[@k1vd038]

you are not alone, always some good info to pick up for a mechanic or story.

[@SilkyLew]

Just make sure you don't lose sight of it being a video game.

[@chevycole6474]

“NOPE IM NOT, IM NOT gonna look at that,im gonna pretend it didn’t happen”😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@quest4adventure495]

“Not looking at that” I like it. Seems like an effective coping mechanism.

[@phoneusandfroboof829]

“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming” -Dory, from finding nemo

[@wolfhound45]

Andy is the epitome of cool. Self-deprecating with a great sense of humor. Props.

[@pocketfoxify]

As somebody who spent 5 and a half years in the Navy as a stoker (RAN) and now work as a naval contractor I totally agree with his statement of if you want to do the most amount of damage to a warship and only have access externally to the ship, destroy the A-brackets or the propeller shaft.

[@tonyarichards5430]

3 things MrBallen taught me : 1. Don’t go underground 2. Don’t go underwater 3. Don’t leave the US This will add years to your life.

[@Andy-gt7he]

You need to get Andy to do an hour long video reviewing Steven Seagal movies. Trust me the world needs it.

[@beolux]

His personality drives this video straight to the top. Excellent.

[@tymercier2313]

I've always found that scene in Act of Valor puzzling when you consider it was acted in by several active duty Navy Seals. Anytime you hear "silencer" in a movie, you know it's "made for movies" bs because even a casual acquaintance with guns will put that to myth right away. Suppressors reduce sound, but they are FAR from silent and can do nothing about the sound of a bullet breaking the sound barrier. Subsonic rounds are much quieter, but again, not silent...not even close. A most enjoyable breakdown of some popular underwater scenes.

[@billallen4793]

I've got a pellet gun with changeable barrels, one is 17cal and the other is a 22cal barrel the 17 goes supersonic and is noticeably louder the the 22cal. So I use the 22cal when shooting targets in my yard, we moved to town several years ago after becoming disabled and unable to care for the land and livestock the way it deserves. So no shooting real gun's in the yard anymore. #1 because of the price of ammo and #2 is you aren't allowed to shoot real gun's in town except for on the 4th of July, and new years...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇲🤠

[@mehitabel1290]

Never normally comment just to quote from the clip... But "Varsity level hide-and-seek" is a gem.

[@mohammedashian8094]

“If i don’t look at it didn’t happen” Sounds like something a lot of politicians would say

[@victormelendez1074]

Andy is actually really hilarious in this and on his show....

[@KA317S]

His troll Instagram account is pretty funny too.

[@sergio3098]

"The surface tension of water can be like concrete and *CLAP*. You can kind of do the math." I am crying

[@PTRRanger951]

Also a fun fact there are a couple firearms that are designed to fire under water, at least for a few rounds. One is the Glock with maritime cups. Even though the cups are designed for operations around water, and meant to clear the water in the firing pin chamber, it does make it so the firing pin can reset properly under water because the friction is reduced. Rate of fire is reduced. But you can fire multiple round before it will have a malfunction. Pump action shot guns are also pretty good since they are manually cycled. The trick is you want to make sure the firearm is completely submerged and water can completely fill the barrel. If water is not in the barrel and it’s under water, the round will impact the water at the muzzle and either lodge there or just fall out. If it lodged there, a follow up round will impact the lodged one resulting if the barrel exploding. Of course it also has the chance to explode if it lodges in the barrel because the gas has no where to escape.

[@marcblum5348]

Very straight, to the point, no nonsense commentary. Like!