proper food isnt a right... you have to work for it just the same. If you're homeless, you can get slop to eat for free; otherwise food stamps and government handouts are applied for.
I understand where theyre getting at though, these nk soldiers work their ass off for years on end yet barely has any money or food to sustain themselves
Also you want your military to be as strong as they can be a starving army is not in good shape. The healthier you are the longer you can hold out in harsh conditions.
In North Korea, yes. As I see, most of the US soldiers in that video are there because they want to, not because they would be killed of they weren't. So yeah, quite the big difference
There are several countries with mandatory military service. In North Korea it's mandatory but there are no human rights so you HAVE to take it seriously. They did have to take it seriously or they'd kill them. They'd beat them a lot and they barely ate.
@@Romy--- vary unfortunate for the citizens that the leaders just see them as tools to get what they want instead of bettering the land so that the citizens can live peacefully or at least a better quality of life is instead of just hoarding it for themselves and expecting them to throw their lives away carelessly. I am having a hard time wording it. It seems like common sense to take care of your military personnel if you want a strong military.
The thing that distinguishes US Navy SEALS is NOT their physical condition. Many that drop out of SEAL Training are in as good or better shape. And SEALs are in great physical shape. The thing that sets them apart and what the trainers look for is the will to see the job done no matter the cost to themselves. The difference is all upstairs. That is what sets them apart from the rest.
The ability to endure grueling pain but never give up. To push even harder when you want to quit. To accomplish the mission and win. no matter how cold how hungry and how tired you are.
I listened to an interview with a navy SEAL where he said everyone who he talked to in his platoon who passed reached a sort of transcendent state, where they were asleep, but still running, still holding the boats over their heads etc. The training is made to break you physically, and it will, the only thing that matters is your mental strength to carry on.
@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270 the navy is safe, respected, well funded and has good amenities compared to other branches Comfort(safety, locations, job quality, perks): 1. Us air force 2. Navy 3. Army 4. Marines Respect (getting chicks and being cool on the internet) 1. Marines 2. Army 3. Navy 4. Air force. Most people consider it the best compromise.
I would imagine 'hell week' for North Koreans is more like 'hell decade' where you don't eat well enough or are treated well enough to actually do the work assigned to you.
Probably, but it still is extremely tough to survive hell week in the Seals. 4 hours of sleep in a week, being pushed to your physical and mental limits. I don't think there's anything more intense.
Looking back, I wonder why the Army never had a hell week thing. My husband is Air Force, and even he doesn't think his hell week was anything at all. Navy and Marines also have a hell week... So, I wonder why the Army doesn't have a specific one, and our final culmination was rough but soooo fun. But hey, I love war games. My Drill SGT was a prior Marine, so I just assumed he made the whole thing a hell week, lol. He woke us up in the field firing a .50 and yelling "wakey wakey, eggs and bakey!" Before laughing maniacally and tearing through our tents. Gave me the warm fuzziness, even though no one else seemed to like it. However, a lot of people don't discuss injuries and deaths in any service's training. Happens a lot more than I figured. I guess I just like pain! =D
Let them watch the USMC Crucible. Let them watch the eyes of the marine when the get that anchor, globe and eagle. Never given. Always earned. Semper fi!
@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270 Navy Seals go through various trainings based in super cold and icy water. They to this to the point of shivering, and sometimes just sit in freezing water temperatures.
You say that but Vietnam, China and Japan all proved that they could beat back there aggressors with limited diets of at times only rice. NK has it worse than them but to go through 10 years of only really eating rice for the most part has to teach the body something other soldiers don't have.
@@brandonr2188 Look, one thing armies will acknowledge that you might not is that you should always know your enemies strength. If US was deep in the middle of nowhere with no food or extreme lows on supply, same as NK. There's a good chance the ones that will come out top are NK. US had to acknowledged this during the Vietnam war.
Brandon R Campbellenious is making a good point. A simple stomach growl is loud enough to giveaway your position. Bet stomachs used to getting no response to their growls just stop even trying. All that brawn requires more calories and water as well. Hunger denied gets painful. Not experienced it myself but have heard about it. A body used to getting by on less has adapted. The other thing you are not aware of is that the women are soldiers for 7 years as well. Training so hard and nutrition so bad that they usually stop having menses. The more elite serve in higher positions for 7 and 5 years respectively. So, our guys will have to see all women as professional soldiers as well. Even if they don’t have a gun. Don’t saber rattle. Why did we lose in Vietnam despite more and better weapons? Johnson and the brass underestimated the will and tenacity of the opponents. Kind of like the British did with the colonists that were determined to be free. If you go back into our history and look at the losses, not just the wins, you will get a better idea of reality. No matter how well trained and supplied you can lose because of decisions of the leaders. I hate war, but you don’t half ass it when you decide to send in the troops. Which is what we have mostly been doing. That would be the fault of past Presidents AND Congresses.
If I'm not mistaken that is just the selection process and only a few soldiers of each class make it to the seals. Where the real training begins which there are not videos for.
The selection is the physical and mental hard part of these things, the "training" parts are things like what they need to know to act as the Medical specialist, signal specialist, etc. as well as all the other things each individual gets training on, but the selection is the part where they try to break them to see where their weaknesses lie then they build proficiency.
As many former Seals say, BUDs is 90% mental 10% physical. ofc you need to be strong but it's all meant to weed out the mentally weak and quitters. That's why they allow you to just get up and ring a bell and you get sent to an office with a warm cup of joe and a doughnut and you're out.
@@averellchen Same thing with SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) training. There's a lot of physical stuff (they ARE trying to find your breaking point, and everyone has one), but if you can keep your mind compartmentalized, you come out all right. A lot didn't, and they were quietly shifted to less sensitive careers like Admin or Supply.
The US Navy SEALs are generally considered the most elite of the various special forces units. SEALs are trained for sea, paratroop, and land combat. The full SEAL training, before being eligible for active deployment, takes more than two years. It is the most rigorous and comprehensive special forces training in the US armed forces. Attrition rate is usually about 80%. That is, of the recruits who are accepted for SEAL training about 80% are unable to make it through the first year's intensive training.
If I remember correctly Hell Week has the highest attrition rate of any single aspect of the training. I thought it was something like 2/3 fail at that point. It has been too long since I read up on SEAL training.
US Navy Seals are “not” the most elite. They are Tier 1 operators. Same as Army Delta force, Special Forces. Air Force Pararescuemen, Combat Controllers, Special Reconnaissance, and Tactical Air Control Party. Marines have no Units listed as “Tier 1”. The dropout rates of Tier 1 units it’s a tie for the highest. Delta force and Pararescue jumper are both 90% attrition. While the Navy Seals are 75-80%.
@@AmericanBoomBoomStick go educate yourself fanboy. The 24th STS is the Air Force‘s contribution to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). A tier 1 unit, the 24th STS is comprised of Pararescuemen (PJ), Combat Controllers (CCT), Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen, and Special Reconnaissance (SR) - previously known as Special Operations Weather Technicians (SOWT) - operators. They either deploy in cohesive teams or as individual attachments to other Special Mission Units (SMU), such as Delta Force or SEAL Team 6.
@@khure711 I’m VERY aware lol. PJs are tier 3. Their job is to save lives. Now, there might be PJs who are on tier 1 teams with other operators but as a whole they’re tier 3. I have a bit of experience with Air Force stuff 😂. Were you in the Air Force?
@Johnston Steiner Are you.. LOL Marines don't guard the potus, that's Secret service, they aren't seals either, seals are from the navy they just pick that mos, and see if they can pass, if they even meet the requirements.
@David Sherbert You understand what he said correct? He said most marines are seals, actually, no seal is a marine, some could be former/ex marines, but not active duty if they are currently a seal. And they do guard potus, but rarely at the white house.
They are all conscripts anyway, similar to our draft. They don’t have a choice, but conscripts don’t always make for good soldiers. That’s why we stopped doing it, you get Vietnam, the two flaws in that war that made us quit one was lack of skill and will, the other was bureaucracy. The next war Desert Storm was a Turkey shoot and what’s remarkable is except the Vietnamese had a much better air force the equivalent of them and the Iraqis at the start of the war wasn’t much different. It proves when politicians stay out of the way and let stormin Norman do his job and we have a volunteer army good things come.
Randen Richards you act like we don’t have a mandatory draft lottery. Which is what was utilized for Vietnam. That system is still in place and every man still has to register, eligible or not
@@PrettyPinkPersephone i think the Government would know if i registered or not and wouldve gotten the fine already or arrested. also from what i read you can also be automatically registered if you get your State ID
Americans respect the ordinary soldiers and citizens. We may loath the ruling system and be willing to fight and win but we still respect the soldier. I'm a Viet-Nam veteran so I have a little first hand experience. Please receive my thanks for your service and gratitude that my kids will not have to go to war against you two.
Remember that even as hard as it is, they are fed well, and personal dignity respected even when it seems like "Hell". Even those who "fail" come out of it in better physical condition and with more respect than most. They don't do this because they HAVE to, they do it because they WANT to.
I mean their training probably is the most inhumane of the century, plus not being fed well and everything. It's NK after all even non-military, the ordinary folks gets fucked on a daily.
Pretty sure that’s a myth. You might drown, during training. But you’re not supposed to. People could legitimately die to no fault of their own. You’d be literally killing good soldier because random chance.
@@bigmanbarry2299 the seals do force their recruits to black out under water so they can learn to not panic if their oxygen tanks malfunction at the bottom of the ocean. They obviously get them out of the pool before they get brain damage.
Let them react to other special forces in the world too, not just the American forces so that they learn more about what is actually going on around the world and how millitary of different countries are different from each other. Love from india
Well the thing is Americans really love to hear good things about ourselves and we will always watch stuff like this just to hear it. The channel operators know this and are capitalizing on it because it is really cheap and easy marketing which is why they always do videos containing Americans.
North Korea doesn't hate other countries (besides Japan and South Korea) like they hate the US. They tell their men in the military that US soldiers are weak and NK will whoop their butts. I think the goal is to show ex NK soldiers that what they learned is wrong. Dont quote me on this. This is just a feeling.
Well, they’re being shown the best special forces in the world which is American special forces. Why would they want to see second rate special forces from other countries?
I have a lot of respect for these men. Went thru hell in North Korea and then defected. They still get on here knowing they are targets, to let us know how good we really have it. Food, clothing, medicine, and freedom. Thank you both.
I sure like to hear and see their reaction and comments to what some of our military heroes actually went through to receive the Medal of Honor, like Master Sergeant Raul Perez Roy Benavidez of Texas, in Vietnam.
that man had a hell of a story before he got the medal. got blown up by a mine, and unparalyzed himself by crawling from his bed inch by inch by just his toes and fingers then pulled himself to standing by using his chin on the wall
MSG ROY BENAVIDES is one BAD ASS MO-FO, severely and near death, but kept on single handedly saving his team under intense enemy fire. SALUTE TO MSG BENAVIDEZ, MOH, U.S. ARMY, HOOAH!
@Eric hoyt first of all, what I said was a fact. Your president has committed more crimes than anyone who's ever taken office. Isn't his "charity" under investigation for literally stealing money? If you got your widdle little feelings hurt by facts, then that tells me everything I need to know about your sorry excuse of a brain. By calling me "little girl" I can already tell you spend your sorry days in your mother's basement wondering why you're still single. If you have a significant other, then I truly feel sorry for them. I feel sorry for the people in your life who have to deal with you because they have no other choice. Btw my family has been living on Texas since 1835 and fought in the Alamo. Hispanics are also Americans. Go back to school, you're embarrassing our school system. Btw my cousin is actually currently in the military and joined right after high school.
@@casieg.7040 please, PROVIDE US A LIST of all those crimes, dates he was indicted and CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR THOSE SAID CRIMES. Not made made up rumors, unproven allegations or fake news hearsay. We'll be waiting since we do want to be enlightened and educated by your deep insight to our President. Please don't throw miltary service about someone else you'te related to, we don't want to hear such glory and sacrifice by someone else but you. Please do elaborate and articulate how, when and why did President Trump avoid being drafted and written verified proof he CRIMINALLY avoided the draft. One of the reasons I was brought to America by my parents (LEGALLY, through my father's professional graduate degree -Phd in Business, Masters in Electrical and Engineering VISA), due to the better justice system in America. I just wish to make that clear, so you don't jump to assumptions which I learned in the U.S. Army meant making an ASS of U, but not me (assu-me). SERGEANT FIRST CLASS/SFC/RETIRED/U.S. ARMY/ 20 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY, where my generation of SOLDIERS fought and kept the COMMUNISTS and SOCIALIST murderers out of the U.S.
Keep in mind that authoritarian governments don't value individual soldiers, only their numbers. They are all expendable. Look at the Japanese banzai, Chosin Reservoir, Stalingrad (both sides).
I have read some historical books and it was a tactic to starve their forces to make them harsher when invading enemies. The lords wanted to take over the areas so their forces were not paid properly & starved and kept away from the comforts of uh ladies. so when it came time invade they would be extra harsh kill resisting citizens take their food and um assault the woman. they basically took whatever they wanted.The soldiers knew the lord wouldn’t punish them so they basically destroyed whoever they came across. the lord / their boss would rebuild and the scared citizens would just fallow him for fear of being made a slave. While a lot of the those things aren’t allowed anymore the tactics of not providing proper food or payment seems to still be happening. It’s not a very smart tactic for today’s warfare.
It's very cool that you had a video about SEAL training. For the record, the distinction between SEALs and Marines is important. I worked hard to become a Marine, and I want to be called a Marine (not a SEAL). Also, I have a lot of respect for SEALs. SEALs are special forces in the Navy. Their training is different, more extensive, and sometimes more difficult than Marine training. But Marines are just as tough in a fight.
@Kelly Cookson Not looking to start a fight, and not taking anything away from you as a Marine, but Line USMC units are not in the same league as SEALS. You’re comparing a large, conventional force to a small, elite Special Operations Force. There is no comparison. Again, respect to the Corps, but Marines ain’t SEALS. Sorry. Force Recon? Okay. They’re in the same league. But not the Corps at large. Not even close. (Army Airborne/Ranger here, and I’ve worked/trained with all of ‘em.). I’ll give you this: as far as a large, conventional force, the Marine Corps is the best. But Spec Ops, they’re not.
@@MountainManMike Never did, but I’ve had two patients who were Anglicos! I was more on the fire direction end than the fire support end. We all trained in both, of course, but my assignment was fire direction officer, and later PL for an M198 platoon in XVIII Airborne Corps Arty (Nuke-capable, air-droppable, towed 155mm) Same weapon system as our USMC counterparts. The Marines and Army Airborne units are all towed. Heavy, mechanized Army units use the self-propelled 155s M109A3.
Also, they only get 4 hours or less of sleep total in all five days of hell week, not every night. In hell week they don’t sleep at all for 5 days besides those 4 hours total or less
@@543soldier It's a mandated minimum in the US military that you get 4 hours a sleep (obviously unless operations prohibit it due to enemy action). However, that number does not count fireguard, so I don't know if someone had to do fireguard, but they probably did since it's a TRADOC thing (although I think TRADOC is Army), meaning about 3 hours a night of sleep.
@Xelbayria You can survive for 11 days without sleep, but you would start to hallucinate LONG before that, and I can't really see someone hallucinating from lack of sleep being a very effective soldier.
@Ryan A's Here’s the deal: When you’re “Admin”, sleeping in barracks, like Hell Week, you pretty much get the four hours a night. Which is minimal when you’re working that hard. But when you’re tactical, you get what you get, and you like it. In Ranger School, we might not sleep for three days on an operation. Over the course, you average about four hours a night, but it’s not predictable. Sleep deprivation is a huge part of this type of training, along with food deprivation. When I went through, we got one MRE a day. That’s maybe 1/3 of the calories you’re burning. I run about 180# normally. I lost 40# in RangerSchool. Everyone looks like skeleton. In later years, they realized that we were literally autodigesting, and so now, Ranger students get TWO MREs a day. Pansies. (just kidding). But they do get two a day now. I don’t know if SEAL training includes starvation, somebody can jump in who knows. But the training is made exponentially harder by depriving students of two of their most basic survival needs: food and sleep. Hallucinations are ever-present for yourself, and your buddies. I’ve seen guys risk their entire careers, their Ranger tab, everything for an extra bite or two of food. When you’re hungry enough, you will eat just about anything. Leaves, garbage, insects, raw snakes - you name it. That kind of ‘basic needs’ stress in training simulates the ‘imminent death’ stress of combat. And it is very effective.
@Xelbayria You're completely incorrect. I have no idea where you got that information but it's bogus. Hallucinations start specofically and strictly because of a lack of sleep in cases of sleep deprivation. No external illness required.
Goes all the back to ancient Chinese military thought such as Sun Tze and the art of war, though the words are slightly different the meaning is the same!
i remember watching a hell week video. one of the guys said that he was able to fall asleep while running and carrying the boats over his head with the team
I did something similar for 2 weeks straight, roughly 40-50 miles of running a day, swimming without my hands for hours, but I have to say the hardest part were "making sand angels". We would have to run in and out of the wave break, then back onto the beach, and the instructor would say "drop and make it rain", and we had to lay down and throw sand on each other. Then we would make snow angels in the sand, like jumping jack status. The sand would get into everywhere you didn't want it. My thighs used to rub together from running since I was so fit and it rashed them til they bled. Good times!
@@Epic-pf8od whether or not that's a reference, becoming "French by spilled blood" is actually a thing in the French Foreign Legion. That is, for those who aren't already citizens (French citizens can also enlist these days, if they're feeling very masochistic or especially eager to serve).
I’d like to commend you both! Your journey to freedom is inspirational and I hope it leads to more of your countrymen to follow suit. I’m a retired Army Staff Sergeant and a former Marine Corps Sergeant, from one Warrior to two others “salute”. While I was in Korea I got to spend time with some ROK Marines, awesome guys, I hope your journey continues with greater success and happiness!
Hello from Florida, USA. I just love you two and have watched most of all your videos. I'm so happy you are out of north Korea and living a better and happier life now. Please keep the videos coming. Thank you for sharing with us and bless you both.
I always find your reactions very interesting, and illuminating how much different nations soldiers can usually relate on a fundamental level with the struggles and experiences across national or language barriers. As a change of pace, reacting to some historical real world events would be great to see. One I'd recommend is Simple History Desmond Doss video, as it would bring up an interesting example of a medal of honor award to someone who never fired a shot. Thanks for your videos!
Hi guys, I really love your channel. I live in the US and I'm so happy that you were able to get out of North Korea. Please understand that you're amazing people! 💜
I would definitely recommend them watching "Surviving the Cut". It was a Discover Channel series that put out about 6 episodes outlining the special forces training for each branch and the difficult stages of making it to the end and completing it successfully.
I always enjoy seeing other ppl honest prospectives, and the respect these NK soldiers is nice to see….in turn they have my respect. Keep up the vids, I’ll keep watching 👍🏼
Navy SEALs are not “Army.” They’re NAVY. American military branches are distinct, but sometimes have “joint operations” and even bases (as a budgetary cost savings). Distinct services are Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. We’re now forming a “Space Force,” as well, but it’s currently a command sub-branch of the USAF... much like the Army Air Corps was before the Air Force became a separate entity... FYI I served 25-yrs on active duty and would do it all again - only better! There was a time when our forces had difficulty in exercising joint operations, but that was an issue with Command-level coordination. We’ve since resolved a “unity of Command” issue and one of empowering ground ops at a lower level to improve execution of battle plans. Bottom line: our military continues to grow, advance, and improve. We have to fight against the impulses to create a PC correct fighting force... something that currently creates problems and degrades effectiveness.
As an American I think it’s kinda funny that they keep saying the training is too harsh, and yes it is VERY HARSH, but these are THE Navy Seals. They are the most intense and hardcore people in our country and the training they receive is so harsh because those are the situations they are constantly being put in. 4 hours of sleep can be a luxury during some deployments these men go on to experience the most unimaginable horrors. Thanks for your service❤️🇺🇸
The reason the BUDS class has jacked sailors, over skinny weak Marine recruits is one SEAL TEAM is for Special Operations. Pre BUDs they must workout super hard and train up before selection even occurs. The Core is taking almost anyone off the streets, then turning them into jacked hammers!.
Correct. Most people don't know what SEAL stands for. Or the mental acuity it takes to be able to think through all their options and make the best decisions. The strength and brawn is necessary but the intellect and dedication to service and country even more so.
1:15 so he has a misconception here. In special operations courses you often do not get to eat well and will leave thinner than when you started as you can have limits placed on the amount of time you get to eat with some people reporting they would put butter, sugar, and bread in their mouths and by the time they were done they were being rushed out. Not to mention SERE school which I know MARSOC goes through and I assume the Seals go through it as well. It is another course where you will essenbe starving for the duration. Yes there are points while in the military where you can eat like crazy and if you are doing special operations you should, but it is by no means a buffet for the entire duration.
Oh my gosh my cousin got tear gassed like 13 times in one session they had to keep doing it until they all passed they finally stopped after the guy who kept failing passed out and they couldn’t wake him. I had never been so glad to have not signed up in my life ...never mind I would have been turned away because of being physically unable in the first place.
In boot camp i came in 6 lbs overweight. Which i lost in the first week... i was still put on half rations for the remaining 12 weeks. I was eating about 1000 calories a day. Ended up losing 30lbs in boot camp. I was definitely not well fed.
My great uncle fought in Korea. He said they were a tough people. My best friend is a veteran from the 101st, bastard division. He ( his group) was shown film and given special instructions about the north koreans. His respect for them is immense. The north koreans hardness served as the impetus to drive the men. My take is that the North Koreans are a tough group of guys with top 3 IQ in the world... Never forget the IQ. Also, the south korean that fought with the US during the Vietnam war proved to be the scariest jungle fighters. Look it up. The koreans are not too be taken lightly. 175,000 Marines would die in North Korea if sent in alone. They just would..
Y'all dum as hell that was when north korea was doing good and could feed there people but now most of there country are malnourished and are really really skinny and there tech is the same and is not in battle fighting conditions or broken (not like it was new when they bought it from the ussr and china) don't matter how much soldiers you have you can't win a war with starving malnourished skeleton soldiers we would destroy them rn
All respect given to any man that goes through any type of military training, anywhere, but they do make a valid point about not being paid and the food.
Your buddy looking over at you and saying "There are both good looking and ugly guys in those movies" was savage. Goes to show you guys are the same everywhere.
This channel is opperated in South Korea... Where North Korea has no say in the matter... Also probably doubt North Korea even knows these videos exist, since these guys have said that they didn't even know anything about America or South Korea until they defected, which makes me believe they have no internet over there.
Dude on the right now looks like a 90s action hero. 🙂
😂
He looks more like a 90s action villain not the hero.
North Korean Steven Seagal 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
A 70s/80s kung fu master... like the one armed swordsman or one of the characters from the 5 deadly venoms
“Rice and corn..10 years...don’t get paid..”
Damn.
That's what farmers usually feed their animals with because it's inexpensive.......rip those guys
Just imagine they don't even get a lot of rice and corn either.
@Rj Simas Anybody could do it if they knew they would be killed if they didn't.
It’s Hell Decade in North Korea
No American has to do it. In pow camps they did it.
The saddest part of these north Korea videos is that "eating well" is a privilege and not a right.
proper food isnt a right... you have to work for it just the same. If you're homeless, you can get slop to eat for free; otherwise food stamps and government handouts are applied for.
Anything that relies on another person's labour is not a right. Food is a privilege, it is just one we enjoy in the West while North Koreans do not.
Eating well is a right?! What country are you from?
I understand where theyre getting at though, these nk soldiers work their ass off for years on end yet barely has any money or food to sustain themselves
Remember how sick that one soldier who escaped was? And he was supposed to be the best of the best!
I feel a difference is that in Korea service is mandatory so they don’t take it as serious but in USA it’s by choice so they willingly want to endure
Also you want your military to be as strong as they can be a starving army is not in good shape. The healthier you are the longer you can hold out in harsh conditions.
choice but only for free college lol
In North Korea, yes. As I see, most of the US soldiers in that video are there because they want to, not because they would be killed of they weren't. So yeah, quite the big difference
There are several countries with mandatory military service. In North Korea it's mandatory but there are no human rights so you HAVE to take it seriously. They did have to take it seriously or they'd kill them. They'd beat them a lot and they barely ate.
@@Romy--- vary unfortunate for the citizens that the leaders just see them as tools to get what they want instead of bettering the land so that the citizens can live peacefully or at least a better quality of life is instead of just hoarding it for themselves and expecting them to throw their lives away carelessly. I am having a hard time wording it. It seems like common sense to take care of your military personnel if you want a strong military.
The thing that distinguishes US Navy SEALS is NOT their physical condition. Many that drop out of SEAL Training are in as good or better shape. And SEALs are in great physical shape. The thing that sets them apart and what the trainers look for is the will to see the job done no matter the cost to themselves. The difference is all upstairs. That is what sets them apart from the rest.
The ability to endure grueling pain but never give up. To push even harder when you want to quit. To accomplish the mission and win. no matter how cold how hungry and how tired you are.
I listened to an interview with a navy SEAL where he said everyone who he talked to in his platoon who passed reached a sort of transcendent state, where they were asleep, but still running, still holding the boats over their heads etc. The training is made to break you physically, and it will, the only thing that matters is your mental strength to carry on.
@@slithergore Well said. "I complete the mission or I die trying" is the mentality.
@BenjaminTheRogue rofl mat best is that way sir.
@Pat Ludwa Not just Army, but "Airborne". Even the Marines need someone to look up to. LOL
They only sleep 4 hours for the whole hell week time period, not per day.
I would collapse the first hour if not 30 minutes.
K M that’s crazy, I’m only 13 but I’m rather fat. I’m changing my weight right now but I want to enlist in the Navy.
@ElChivo 105 Why Navy is better?
Sorry i'm not american
@ElChivo 105 Well unless there is a Naval War?
@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270 the navy is safe, respected, well funded and has good amenities compared to other branches
Comfort(safety, locations, job quality, perks): 1. Us air force 2. Navy 3. Army 4. Marines
Respect (getting chicks and being cool on the internet) 1. Marines 2. Army 3. Navy 4. Air force. Most people consider it the best compromise.
"It doesn't make sense they just sleep for 4 hours". It will make sense when you are in combat and don't have an opportunity to sleep.
its well documented that soldiers sleep through shelling. Because adrenaline doesn't last forever.
More likely they wake up when the shelling stops
During Hell week they don't sleep more than 3 hours the whole week. During the 5th day most trainees have intense hallucinations.
The real reason is that SEALs often go on long missions where they often can't sleep for days at a time.
@@natsume-hime2473 yeah man, its tough to venture out into the waters to catch the fish
Been there, done that. Peace.
What I find most impressive is, every one of those men volunteered to do this, they weren't drafted or otherwise forced to go through this.
Here in America, every person is a volunteer, as you probably know. Peace.
@@dougyates7218 yeah, but it takes a special kind of volunteer for certain jobs.
@@captainnerd6452 Agreed. I was a medic.
@@dougyates7218 thank you for your service
@@prodrt1 You are welcome, it was an Honor and I would do it again, if I were able. Peace.
I’m a Korean American who served in the US Army. I am so glad you guys made it to the South.
How are you doing? My father served in South Korea. Do you mind if I pass on your answer?
I would imagine 'hell week' for North Koreans is more like 'hell decade' where you don't eat well enough or are treated well enough to actually do the work assigned to you.
Im pretty sure they get accustomed to that shit but still no ways is my ass living off rice and corn
Probably, but it still is extremely tough to survive hell week in the Seals. 4 hours of sleep in a week, being pushed to your physical and mental limits. I don't think there's anything more intense.
Sounds like a lifetime of starvation and hell.
Keep in mind that these guys volunteer for this duty. Many drop out. Only the best stick it out.
They don't volunteer, you get paid really well
@@sashagallaway7070 he misworded that by volunteer he meant went there of their own free will
@@sashagallaway7070 U.S has enlistment, you can choose to enlist or not, 1 year is mandatory in my country, you need a medical reason to avoid it.
@@sicknashty3837 oh ok, well in that case I guess we agree
@@sashagallaway7070 They volunteer to 'join' and go to BUD, SQT and jump school. They get paid when commissioned.
Navy Seals are USN, not Marines.
Marines can get in too I heard since the Marine Corps are a component of the Navy
@Jeff Spehar NK doesn’t have equivalent. If you watch any of their videos gets lost in translation or no direct equivalent.
Marines are the armed forces of the USN.
@@nero7469 Marines fall under department of the Navy....the mens department.
Marines are the father and mother of the navy seals
Those are navy seals, the marine “hell week” is called the crucible
Semper Fi!
Looking back, I wonder why the Army never had a hell week thing. My husband is Air Force, and even he doesn't think his hell week was anything at all. Navy and Marines also have a hell week...
So, I wonder why the Army doesn't have a specific one, and our final culmination was rough but soooo fun. But hey, I love war games. My Drill SGT was a prior Marine, so I just assumed he made the whole thing a hell week, lol. He woke us up in the field firing a .50 and yelling "wakey wakey, eggs and bakey!" Before laughing maniacally and tearing through our tents. Gave me the warm fuzziness, even though no one else seemed to like it. However, a lot of people don't discuss injuries and deaths in any service's training. Happens a lot more than I figured.
I guess I just like pain! =D
@@SamHinkley damn...
Let them watch the USMC Crucible. Let them watch the eyes of the marine when the get that anchor, globe and eagle. Never given. Always earned. Semper fi!
These two young men risked their lives for what we take for granted. They should be respected.
Dude with the sun glasses looks like a final boss in a video game.
That's just the beginning training for the US Navy SEALs. It gets more difficult. They have a saying: the only easy day was yesterday.
Yeah, like the ice water training.
@@dezert956 what ice water Training?
@@ronanchristiana.belleza9270 Navy Seals go through various trainings based in super cold and icy water. They to this to the point of shivering, and sometimes just sit in freezing water temperatures.
The marines do it too.
@@dezert956 Thanks
I'm not an American
But the things you say
i do not see any Video of them doing this
But, are they classified?
This is why the NK army would never do well. Their entire army would starve to death in a few weeks.
You say that but Vietnam, China and Japan all proved that they could beat back there aggressors with limited diets of at times only rice. NK has it worse than them but to go through 10 years of only really eating rice for the most part has to teach the body something other soldiers don't have.
campbellenious korsakoff the thing is other armys dont have to starve their soldiers.
@@brandonr2188 Look, one thing armies will acknowledge that you might not is that you should always know your enemies strength.
If US was deep in the middle of nowhere with no food or extreme lows on supply, same as NK. There's a good chance the ones that will come out top are NK.
US had to acknowledged this during the Vietnam war.
Brandon R Campbellenious is making a good point. A simple stomach growl is loud enough to giveaway your position. Bet stomachs used to getting no response to their growls just stop even trying. All that brawn requires more calories and water as well. Hunger denied gets painful. Not experienced it myself but have heard about it. A body used to getting by on less has adapted. The other thing you are not aware of is that the women are soldiers for 7 years as well. Training so hard and nutrition so bad that they usually stop having menses. The more elite serve in higher positions for 7 and 5 years respectively. So, our guys will have to see all women as professional soldiers as well. Even if they don’t have a gun. Don’t saber rattle. Why did we lose in Vietnam despite more and better weapons? Johnson and the brass underestimated the will and tenacity of the opponents. Kind of like the British did with the colonists that were determined to be free. If you go back into our history and look at the losses, not just the wins, you will get a better idea of reality. No matter how well trained and supplied you can lose because of decisions of the leaders. I hate war, but you don’t half ass it when you decide to send in the troops. Which is what we have mostly been doing. That would be the fault of past Presidents AND Congresses.
I like how we explained this without insulting each other
1point: humanity&kindness
If I'm not mistaken that is just the selection process and only a few soldiers of each class make it to the seals. Where the real training begins which there are not videos for.
The selection is the physical and mental hard part of these things, the "training" parts are things like what they need to know to act as the Medical specialist, signal specialist, etc. as well as all the other things each individual gets training on, but the selection is the part where they try to break them to see where their weaknesses lie then they build proficiency.
As many former Seals say, BUDs is 90% mental 10% physical. ofc you need to be strong but it's all meant to weed out the mentally weak and quitters. That's why they allow you to just get up and ring a bell and you get sent to an office with a warm cup of joe and a doughnut and you're out.
Uh...those would be Sailors (possibly Marines), not soldiers.
@@averellchen Same thing with SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) training. There's a lot of physical stuff (they ARE trying to find your breaking point, and everyone has one), but if you can keep your mind compartmentalized, you come out all right. A lot didn't, and they were quietly shifted to less sensitive careers like Admin or Supply.
@@ex-navyspook Agreed, I forgot about SERE
Kang was so focused on the shaking ropes. 😂 he seemed really worried for the soldiers. I enjoy your reactions and insight.
Thank you
Texas, USA
Holy shit you are the entire state of Texas?
only texans let everyone know theyre from texas 😂
The US Navy SEALs are generally considered the most elite of the various special forces units. SEALs are trained for sea, paratroop, and land combat. The full SEAL training, before being eligible for active deployment, takes more than two years. It is the most rigorous and comprehensive special forces training in the US armed forces. Attrition rate is usually about 80%. That is, of the recruits who are accepted for SEAL training about 80% are unable to make it through the first year's intensive training.
If I remember correctly Hell Week has the highest attrition rate of any single aspect of the training. I thought it was something like 2/3 fail at that point. It has been too long since I read up on SEAL training.
US Navy Seals are “not” the most elite. They are Tier 1 operators. Same as Army Delta force, Special Forces. Air Force Pararescuemen, Combat Controllers, Special Reconnaissance, and Tactical Air Control Party. Marines have no Units listed as “Tier 1”.
The dropout rates of Tier 1 units it’s a tie for the highest. Delta force and Pararescue jumper are both 90% attrition. While the Navy Seals are 75-80%.
@@khure711seal team 6 is the most elite. PJs aren’t tier 1. Even though PJs are hardcore, they’re not tier 1
@@AmericanBoomBoomStick go educate yourself fanboy.
The 24th STS is the Air Force‘s contribution to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). A tier 1 unit, the 24th STS is comprised of Pararescuemen (PJ), Combat Controllers (CCT), Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen, and Special Reconnaissance (SR) - previously known as Special Operations Weather Technicians (SOWT) - operators. They either deploy in cohesive teams or as individual attachments to other Special Mission Units (SMU), such as Delta Force or SEAL Team 6.
@@khure711 I’m VERY aware lol. PJs are tier 3. Their job is to save lives. Now, there might be PJs who are on tier 1 teams with other operators but as a whole they’re tier 3. I have a bit of experience with Air Force stuff 😂. Were you in the Air Force?
It's seals not marines.
It's also not the Army , they are the Navy.
Most seals are Marines ;)
@Johnston Steiner Are you.. LOL Marines don't guard the potus, that's Secret service, they aren't seals either, seals are from the navy they just pick that mos, and see if they can pass, if they even meet the requirements.
@David Sherbert You understand what he said correct? He said most marines are seals, actually, no seal is a marine, some could be former/ex marines, but not active duty if they are currently a seal. And they do guard potus, but rarely at the white house.
@David Sherbert US Park Police and Secret Service. You are correct about Camp David however. My best friend is US Park Police and did guard in DC.
Yea the "they don't even pay you" part would make a lot of soldiers turn away
They are all conscripts anyway, similar to our draft. They don’t have a choice, but conscripts don’t always make for good soldiers. That’s why we stopped doing it, you get Vietnam, the two flaws in that war that made us quit one was lack of skill and will, the other was bureaucracy. The next war Desert Storm was a Turkey shoot and what’s remarkable is except the Vietnamese had a much better air force the equivalent of them and the Iraqis at the start of the war wasn’t much different. It proves when politicians stay out of the way and let stormin Norman do his job and we have a volunteer army good things come.
Randen Richards you act like we don’t have a mandatory draft lottery. Which is what was utilized for Vietnam. That system is still in place and every man still has to register, eligible or not
@@PrettyPinkPersephone im 27 and i have not even registered so its not mandatory
Ernesto Gastelum it’s... supposed to be bud. I think you just admitted to a crime
@@PrettyPinkPersephone i think the Government would know if i registered or not and wouldve gotten the fine already or arrested. also from what i read you can also be automatically registered if you get your State ID
We Americans love the North Korean people and has so much respect for them living in that hellhole. Peace to NK
These guys defected from North Korea to South Korea 4 years ago. They wouldn’t be able to vlog in North Korea
Americans respect the ordinary soldiers and citizens. We may loath the ruling system and be willing to fight and win but we still respect the soldier.
I'm a Viet-Nam veteran so I have a little first hand experience.
Please receive my thanks for your service and gratitude that my kids will not have to go to war against you two.
"They don't pay you and they'll even beat you up"
Sounds like my life tbh
The drill instructors are all seals and have went through the training. They don't just yell at them to do it and have never done it!
The guy on the left is my favorite, he always looks like a weather or sports announcer always so focused
When he said the training soldiers were like a lump of fat😂😂 you should see the average everyday people
Remember that even as hard as it is, they are fed well, and personal dignity respected even when it seems like "Hell". Even those who "fail" come out of it in better physical condition and with more respect than most. They don't do this because they HAVE to, they do it because they WANT to.
These gentlemen are actually so humble. You know their training is tough as well but they’re still impressed by these videos.
I mean their training probably is the most inhumane of the century, plus not being fed well and everything. It's NK after all even non-military, the ordinary folks gets fucked on a daily.
Wait til they hear the part where they agree to be drown and brought back to life.🇺🇸
In the US or NK?
Yeah that doesnt happen during hell week or any training after.
Pretty sure that’s a myth. You might drown, during training. But you’re not supposed to. People could legitimately die to no fault of their own. You’d be literally killing good soldier because random chance.
@@em.n.emily7 in the US
@@bigmanbarry2299 the seals do force their recruits to black out under water so they can learn to not panic if their oxygen tanks malfunction at the bottom of the ocean. They obviously get them out of the pool before they get brain damage.
First he looked like an 80's movie star, now he looks like Michael Jackson in his later years!
For those of you that don’t know, 320km is about 200 miles
Let them react to other special forces in the world too, not just the American forces so that they learn more about what is actually going on around the world and how millitary of different countries are different from each other. Love from india
Agree.. There's some special forces outside of the US that have really brutal training . It's kind of inhumane but it is what it is .
Well the thing is Americans really love to hear good things about ourselves and we will always watch stuff like this just to hear it. The channel operators know this and are capitalizing on it because it is really cheap and easy marketing which is why they always do videos containing Americans.
@@CryptoDatabase Well, we are full of ourselves lol.
North Korea doesn't hate other countries (besides Japan and South Korea) like they hate the US. They tell their men in the military that US soldiers are weak and NK will whoop their butts. I think the goal is to show ex NK soldiers that what they learned is wrong. Dont quote me on this. This is just a feeling.
Well, they’re being shown the best special forces in the world which is American special forces. Why would they want to see second rate special forces from other countries?
North Korean soldier sees an American soldier
North Korean soldier: think I know why they are called devil dogs
Those are Marines, you dingus.
@@BigPuddin wait are Marines addressed as "Marines" or "Sailor" or as "Soldier"
@@Nitin-vq4yr Marine, not plural unless more than you are talking to more than one.
@@Nitin-vq4yr you call a Marine a Soldier or Sailor, well let me just say stand by for a period of education because we WILL correct you.
@@rayclark474 I'm a civilian and I know the difference...
I have a lot of respect for these men. Went thru hell in North Korea and then defected. They still get on here knowing they are targets, to let us know how good we really have it. Food, clothing, medicine, and freedom. Thank you both.
I sure like to hear and see their reaction and comments to what some of our military heroes actually went through to receive the Medal of Honor, like Master Sergeant Raul Perez Roy Benavidez of Texas, in Vietnam.
that man had a hell of a story before he got the medal. got blown up by a mine, and unparalyzed himself by crawling from his bed inch by inch by just his toes and fingers then pulled himself to standing by using his chin on the wall
MSG ROY BENAVIDES is one BAD ASS MO-FO, severely and near death, but kept on single handedly saving his team under intense enemy fire. SALUTE TO MSG BENAVIDEZ, MOH, U.S. ARMY, HOOAH!
@Eric hoyt you do know that this (vietnam) is the war captain bone spurs dodged, right?
@Eric hoyt first of all, what I said was a fact. Your president has committed more crimes than anyone who's ever taken office. Isn't his "charity" under investigation for literally stealing money? If you got your widdle little feelings hurt by facts, then that tells me everything I need to know about your sorry excuse of a brain. By calling me "little girl" I can already tell you spend your sorry days in your mother's basement wondering why you're still single. If you have a significant other, then I truly feel sorry for them. I feel sorry for the people in your life who have to deal with you because they have no other choice. Btw my family has been living on Texas since 1835 and fought in the Alamo. Hispanics are also Americans. Go back to school, you're embarrassing our school system. Btw my cousin is actually currently in the military and joined right after high school.
@@casieg.7040 please, PROVIDE US A LIST of all those crimes, dates he was indicted and CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR THOSE SAID CRIMES. Not made made up rumors, unproven allegations or fake news hearsay. We'll be waiting since we do want to be enlightened and educated by your deep insight to our President. Please don't throw miltary service about someone else you'te related to, we don't want to hear such glory and sacrifice by someone else but you. Please do elaborate and articulate how, when and why did President Trump avoid being drafted and written verified proof he CRIMINALLY avoided the draft. One of the reasons I was brought to America by my parents (LEGALLY, through my father's professional graduate degree -Phd in Business, Masters in Electrical and Engineering VISA), due to the better justice system in America. I just wish to make that clear, so you don't jump to assumptions which I learned in the U.S. Army meant making an ASS of U, but not me (assu-me). SERGEANT FIRST CLASS/SFC/RETIRED/U.S. ARMY/ 20 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY, where my generation of SOLDIERS fought and kept the COMMUNISTS and SOCIALIST murderers out of the U.S.
I get the feeling these guys are humble about their military training and treatment in NK. Much respect to them!
Keep in mind that authoritarian governments don't value individual soldiers, only their numbers. They are all expendable. Look at the Japanese banzai, Chosin Reservoir, Stalingrad (both sides).
Oof, I feel bad for those guys. Also, I’m even less intimidated by NK than I was before.
I have read some historical books and it was a tactic to starve their forces to make them harsher when invading enemies. The lords wanted to take over the areas so their forces were not paid properly & starved and kept away from the comforts of uh ladies. so when it came time invade they would be extra harsh kill resisting citizens take their food and um assault the woman. they basically took whatever they wanted.The soldiers knew the lord wouldn’t punish them so they basically destroyed whoever they came across. the lord / their boss would rebuild and the scared citizens would just fallow him for fear of being made a slave.
While a lot of the those things aren’t allowed anymore the tactics of not providing proper food or payment seems to still be happening. It’s not a very smart tactic for today’s warfare.
@@minwellitsanicknamebegrate2531 what are the titles of some of those books?
If NK and US were in a place with no food NK would win
But liberty ships were made and victory gardens but that was 1939's?
Of 1940's??
3:00 I'm sorry, but them talking about the seals body fitness was to funny 😄 😆 😅 😂 🤣 😁 😄 😆 😅 😂 🤣 😁 😄
I love these guys once a week we all get together to watch these guys watch us lol i wish they could come and serve with us!!!!
It's very cool that you had a video about SEAL training. For the record, the distinction between SEALs and Marines is important. I worked hard to become a Marine, and I want to be called a Marine (not a SEAL). Also, I have a lot of respect for SEALs. SEALs are special forces in the Navy. Their training is different, more extensive, and sometimes more difficult than Marine training. But Marines are just as tough in a fight.
@Kelly Cookson Not looking to start a fight, and not taking anything away from you as a Marine, but Line USMC units are not in the same league as SEALS. You’re comparing a large, conventional force to a small, elite Special Operations Force. There is no comparison. Again, respect to the Corps, but Marines ain’t SEALS. Sorry. Force Recon? Okay. They’re in the same league. But not the Corps at large. Not even close. (Army Airborne/Ranger here, and I’ve worked/trained with all of ‘em.). I’ll give you this: as far as a large, conventional force, the Marine Corps is the best. But Spec Ops, they’re not.
@@TheGhostrider9667 ever got to play with any Anglico's?
@@MountainManMike Never did, but I’ve had two patients who were Anglicos! I was more on the fire direction end than the fire support end. We all trained in both, of course, but my assignment was fire direction officer, and later PL for an M198 platoon in XVIII Airborne Corps Arty (Nuke-capable, air-droppable, towed 155mm) Same weapon system as our USMC counterparts. The Marines and Army Airborne units are all towed. Heavy, mechanized Army units use the self-propelled 155s M109A3.
Also, they only get 4 hours or less of sleep total in all five days of hell week, not every night. In hell week they don’t sleep at all for 5 days besides those 4 hours total or less
That's not true, Jocko Willink literally said they get 4 hours of sleep every night during hell week.
@@543soldier It's a mandated minimum in the US military that you get 4 hours a sleep (obviously unless operations prohibit it due to enemy action).
However, that number does not count fireguard, so I don't know if someone had to do fireguard, but they probably did since it's a TRADOC thing (although I think TRADOC is Army), meaning about 3 hours a night of sleep.
@Xelbayria You can survive for 11 days without sleep, but you would start to hallucinate LONG before that, and I can't really see someone hallucinating from lack of sleep being a very effective soldier.
@Ryan A's Here’s the deal: When you’re “Admin”, sleeping in barracks, like Hell Week, you pretty much get the four hours a night. Which is minimal when you’re working that hard. But when you’re tactical, you get what you get, and you like it. In Ranger School, we might not sleep for three days on an operation. Over the course, you average about four hours a night, but it’s not predictable. Sleep deprivation is a huge part of this type of training, along with food deprivation. When I went through, we got one MRE a day. That’s maybe 1/3 of the calories you’re burning. I run about 180# normally. I lost 40# in RangerSchool. Everyone looks like skeleton. In later years, they realized that we were literally autodigesting, and so now, Ranger students get TWO MREs a day. Pansies. (just kidding). But they do get two a day now. I don’t know if SEAL training includes starvation, somebody can jump in who knows. But the training is made exponentially harder by depriving students of two of their most basic survival needs: food and sleep. Hallucinations are ever-present for yourself, and your buddies. I’ve seen guys risk their entire careers, their Ranger tab, everything for an extra bite or two of food. When you’re hungry enough, you will eat just about anything. Leaves, garbage, insects, raw snakes - you name it. That kind of ‘basic needs’ stress in training simulates the ‘imminent death’ stress of combat. And it is very effective.
@Xelbayria You're completely incorrect. I have no idea where you got that information but it's bogus. Hallucinations start specofically and strictly because of a lack of sleep in cases of sleep deprivation. No external illness required.
There is a saying but I do not know the origin, "The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."
Train hard, fight easy.
Marine corps boot camp
Goes all the back to ancient Chinese military thought such as Sun Tze and the art of war, though the words are slightly different the meaning is the same!
“A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.” -George S. Patton.
i remember watching a hell week video. one of the guys said that he was able to fall asleep while running and carrying the boats over his head with the team
there’s a short clip at the beginning of the movie “lone survivor” that shows real hell week training.. it was hard even watching it :x
I did something similar for 2 weeks straight, roughly 40-50 miles of running a day, swimming without my hands for hours, but I have to say the hardest part were "making sand angels". We would have to run in and out of the wave break, then back onto the beach, and the instructor would say "drop and make it rain", and we had to lay down and throw sand on each other. Then we would make snow angels in the sand, like jumping jack status. The sand would get into everywhere you didn't want it. My thighs used to rub together from running since I was so fit and it rashed them til they bled. Good times!
And you did this why?
Can you show them the French "Legion étrangère" videos? And explain the concept to them? It'll be very interesting I think
Same with the Polish JW GROM badasses since the 40s
@Johnston Steiner nice starship troopers reference
@@Epic-pf8od whether or not that's a reference, becoming "French by spilled blood" is actually a thing in the French Foreign Legion. That is, for those who aren't already citizens (French citizens can also enlist these days, if they're feeling very masochistic or especially eager to serve).
@@teamnoob52 i was referring to "Would you like to know more?"
Guy on the right - Your earlier “Eddie Van Halen” hair looks better with the sunglasses 😎
I’d like to commend you both! Your journey to freedom is inspirational and I hope it leads to more of your countrymen to follow suit. I’m a retired Army Staff Sergeant and a former Marine Corps Sergeant, from one Warrior to two others “salute”. While I was in Korea I got to spend time with some ROK Marines, awesome guys, I hope your journey continues with greater success and happiness!
I love these guys. The mental strength and courage it took to accomplish what they have. Their personalities are so nice and respectful.
Yea... the Marines are not the SEAL's.
They also said Army at the end
How much do you know about NK military structure?
@asteinmann lol i was a sniper in the salvation army
@asteinmann you forgot space force
@@PepperDog76 absolutely nothing
The guy on the left, Your really cool!!!
Just to clarify: The US Navy seals are of the NAVY, not the marines. It is the NAVY SEAL Hell Week in the NAVY
they should know this since ROK UDt/SEAL is basically their version and the training is similar
Marines is department of the Navy but yes. NAVY SEALS NOT MARINES
The word Marine probably translates closely with Navy. That might be the misunderstanding.
@@prodigypenn Well, they were in the North Korean Army, not the South Korean Army.
Marines are the armed forces of the Navy.
Navy Seals are the elite armed forces of the Navy.
Most of the navy seals were Marines.
The most iconic line from Asians in TH-cam: “PLUS THEY BEAT YOU UP A LOT!”
Hello from Florida, USA. I just love you two and have watched most of all your videos. I'm so happy you are out of north Korea and living a better and happier life now. Please keep the videos coming. Thank you for sharing with us and bless you both.
I always find your reactions very interesting, and illuminating how much different nations soldiers can usually relate on a fundamental level with the struggles and experiences across national or language barriers.
As a change of pace, reacting to some historical real world events would be great to see. One I'd recommend is Simple History Desmond Doss video, as it would bring up an interesting example of a medal of honor award to someone who never fired a shot.
Thanks for your videos!
Show them A 10 warthog attack runs and apache helicopters please
Yes-have them watch “Hawg-exploits of an A-10 fighter squadron in Afghanistan”.
So much YES!!
I'd take hell week over a life of hell in NK anyday. These guys have real metal to have not just survived but escaped
Hi guys, I really love your channel. I live in the US and I'm so happy that you were able to get out of North Korea. Please understand that you're amazing people! 💜
I appreciate your perspectives. Thanks for sharing!
Do one on the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon and see precision marching.
@Johnston Steiner You don't have to kill people to display power.
If the NK do one thing fairly well it's precision marching.
They should see the women in the army’s they would be amazed 😊💖
@BenjaminTheRogue ahhh cool
@@mochi1473 But the North Koreans treat the women in the military very horribly
@@angelalambert72 ohhh
@@angelalambert72 So basically N.K is true gender equality because they both treat man and woman the same. /s
@@howtogitgud Well yes, but actually no
I recommend you show them the training we go through for escape and evasion.
Or how what it's like to be tortured and how to deal with it.
SERE
My brother went through that at USAFA. I didn't envy him.
I would definitely recommend them watching "Surviving the Cut". It was a Discover Channel series that put out about 6 episodes outlining the special forces training for each branch and the difficult stages of making it to the end and completing it successfully.
I always enjoy seeing other ppl honest prospectives, and the respect these NK soldiers is nice to see….in turn they have my respect. Keep up the vids, I’ll keep watching 👍🏼
Navy SEALs are not “Army.” They’re NAVY. American military branches are distinct, but sometimes have “joint operations” and even bases (as a budgetary cost savings).
Distinct services are Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. We’re now forming a “Space Force,” as well, but it’s currently a command sub-branch of the USAF... much like the Army Air Corps was before the Air Force became a separate entity... FYI
I served 25-yrs on active duty and would do it all again - only better!
There was a time when our forces had difficulty in exercising joint operations, but that was an issue with Command-level coordination. We’ve since resolved a “unity of Command” issue and one of empowering ground ops at a lower level to improve execution of battle plans. Bottom line: our military continues to grow, advance, and improve. We have to fight against the impulses to create a PC correct fighting force... something that currently creates problems and degrades effectiveness.
Don't they use live ammo during SEALS training or did I just make that up in my mind?
As an American I think it’s kinda funny that they keep saying the training is too harsh, and yes it is VERY HARSH, but these are THE Navy Seals. They are the most intense and hardcore people in our country and the training they receive is so harsh because those are the situations they are constantly being put in. 4 hours of sleep can be a luxury during some deployments these men go on to experience the most unimaginable horrors. Thanks for your service❤️🇺🇸
Id love to see them react to the PJ's , or even the Delta selection process.
The reason the BUDS class has jacked sailors, over skinny weak Marine recruits is one SEAL TEAM is for Special Operations. Pre BUDs they must workout super hard and train up before selection even occurs. The Core is taking almost anyone off the streets, then turning them into jacked hammers!.
This time Haneul looks like he is trying out for a Chow Yun Fat movie.
We need to talk about effectiveness at some point and ask whether harder equals better
I love these guys, if ur seeing this have a great day :D
hint for the clueless: SEAL stands for Sea Air and Land the three ways a military force can attack. Navy SEALS have to have a wide variety of skills
Gwin Willis including the long swims in swift currents, medic training, sniper, etc.
Correct. Most people don't know what SEAL stands for. Or the mental acuity it takes to be able to think through all their options and make the best decisions. The strength and brawn is necessary but the intellect and dedication to service and country even more so.
Just want to say I’m a fan of the guy on the right’s ongoing quest to prove he can pull off every cool hairstyle of the past 60 years 😂
Wonderful video, our military can be pretty intense and it's pretty cool to see another perspective. Also: THOSE SIDEBURNS! 🤩
The "80's movie hero" comment was probably in regards to how you always wear sunglasses like you're "Sonny" from "Miami Vice".
They should react to SAS training. That is brutal as well xD
You should show them how Navy seals train in the Arctic
Their reactions halfway through is great
1:15 so he has a misconception here. In special operations courses you often do not get to eat well and will leave thinner than when you started as you can have limits placed on the amount of time you get to eat with some people reporting they would put butter, sugar, and bread in their mouths and by the time they were done they were being rushed out. Not to mention SERE school which I know MARSOC goes through and I assume the Seals go through it as well. It is another course where you will essenbe starving for the duration. Yes there are points while in the military where you can eat like crazy and if you are doing special operations you should, but it is by no means a buffet for the entire duration.
Should show them the tear gas training see how they react 😂
Oh my gosh my cousin got tear gassed like 13 times in one session they had to keep doing it until they all passed they finally stopped after the guy who kept failing passed out and they couldn’t wake him. I had never been so glad to have not signed up in my life ...never mind I would have been turned away because of being physically unable in the first place.
US: We got Hell Week.
NK: Bitch please, we live in hell everyday.
Next, have them react to K-drama, Crash Landing On You. 😂
I could watch these guys forever.
I loved this video a lot. I had to look at the subtitles mostly but it was still great.
Have them react to the French Foreign Legion pls
That is Navy SEAL training, and they are the toughest men in America, if not the world
In america
“He could get a bruise” lol 😂.... good god.
I heard that and I questioned whether or not he'd actually served...
The background music made me feel like a boss fight was coming 😂
Always great to see you two guys! Welcome to the Southern side! I wish I could shake your hands and buy you a beer!
Have them watch the raid scene in zero dark thirty so they can see what the seal training results in.
We are usually well fed in the U.S. military. Can’t imagine doing it and not having enough to eat.
So, how many hours do you have a day to sleep?
In boot camp i came in 6 lbs overweight. Which i lost in the first week... i was still put on half rations for the remaining 12 weeks. I was eating about 1000 calories a day. Ended up losing 30lbs in boot camp. I was definitely not well fed.
Our marines ALONE can beat the whole north Korean military.
My great uncle fought in Korea.
He said they were a tough people.
My best friend is a veteran from the 101st, bastard division.
He ( his group) was shown film and given special instructions about the north koreans. His respect for them is immense. The north koreans hardness served as the impetus to drive the men.
My take is that the North Koreans are a tough group of guys with top 3 IQ in the world...
Never forget the IQ.
Also, the south korean that fought with the US during the Vietnam war proved to be the scariest jungle fighters. Look it up.
The koreans are not too be taken lightly.
175,000 Marines would die in North Korea if sent in alone. They just would..
Dude ,you do know the Marines fought in Korea during that war. Right ?
Y'all dum as hell that was when north korea was doing good and could feed there people but now most of there country are malnourished and are really really skinny and there tech is the same and is not in battle fighting conditions or broken (not like it was new when they bought it from the ussr and china) don't matter how much soldiers you have you can't win a war with starving malnourished skeleton soldiers we would destroy them rn
Also the fact that the average north korean is three times smaller than an average american no cap
It would take more than a lone marine.
Guy on the left looks like a 2020 smart super hero...both look great and we are glad to have you...
All respect given to any man that goes through any type of military training, anywhere, but they do make a valid point about not being paid and the food.
Your buddy looking over at you and saying "There are both good looking and ugly guys in those movies" was savage. Goes to show you guys are the same everywhere.
Crazy thing is, how is North Korea allowing them to post this video?
They defected to South Korea. They are obviously no longer in North Korea.
This channel is opperated in South Korea... Where North Korea has no say in the matter... Also probably doubt North Korea even knows these videos exist, since these guys have said that they didn't even know anything about America or South Korea until they defected, which makes me believe they have no internet over there.
@@TheNightxSky Alright.
During buds they drown you ( in a controlled setting) in order to help people lose the fear of drowning.
It makes me happy to see you both enjoying freedom from tyranny and ample nutrition.
someone correct me if i am wrong... Carrying the log together and the boat (raft?) is not about strength training, but about teamwork. xoxo