Product Details

• Region: All Regions
• Studio: CustomFlix
• DVD Release Date: October 2, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000J6H0IU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,020 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Someone Special was the official US Navy recruiting film for the Navy SEALs during the Vietnam era. This film was shown to all US Navy recruits during their primary training, and it was designed to motivate young sailors to volunteer for SEAL training.

The film covers the following topics:

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War Games Demonstration: What SEALs do and how they do it *

How to become a SEAL *

Overview of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training (BUD/S) *

BUD/S: First Phase (Physical Training): PT exercises, beach running, obstacle course training, long distance swimming, surf passage and rock portage, hydrographic reconnaissance, log PT *

Hell Week: Bringing each man as close as possible to his physical and mental breaking point *

BUD/S: Second Phase (Land Warfare): Demolition techniques, rappelling, small unit tactics, live fire exercises at San Clemente Island, UDT cast and recovery training, beach clearing with live demolitions *

BUD/S: Third Phase (Diving Phase): SCUBA training, ocean compass navigation, mock attacks on ships, submarine lock-in & lock-out training *

BUD/S Graduation *

Life in The Teams: Mark XV underwater breathing apparatus training, SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) training, US Army Airborne training, High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training, rock climbing, arctic training, desert training, jungle training

Own a rare piece of military history today!

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic BUD/S Training Footage!, November 9, 2006

By	Joe Harry (Texas) - See all my reviews

I first heard about this video from a friend of mine who entered the SEALs back in 1978. He saw this film while he was in boot camp. A SEAL "motivator" showed the film to a crowded assembly hall and then asked for volunters to take the BUD/S screening PFT. My friend had never heard of the SEALs before, but the movie "Someone Special" made the life of a "Navy frogman" seem like an exciting alternative to his selected Navy occupation. He smoked his PFT and found himself in BUD/S, which - to his surprise - was considerably more challenging then was suggested by "Someone Special".

"Someone Special" launched the Special Warfare careers of hundreds of UDT and SEAL frogmen. While clips from this film can be found on YouTube, I'm thrilled that this rare offical film is now available in its entirety on DVD via Amazon...

1.0 out of 5 stars this video,if you want to buy disc is waste your money, November 25, 2008

By	Tse Yiu Ming "Jeff" (T.S.W. HONG KONG) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i got this dvd,this dvd is oldskool stuff~just only 20mins to tell me what is the navy seals,is really sucks,if you want to buy this,i think you need to think about it

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars POORLY MADE, June 26, 2007

By	A. Bieber "FROGMEN" (EVANS, GEORGIA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

THIS IS A POORLY MADE, VIDEO WHICH BY NO STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATIONIS WORTH WHAT WAS CHARGED FOR IT. IT SHOULD BE ON THE WALMART SHELF IN THE 499 BIN. A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY AND NOW A DUST COLLECTOR.