Comments on: 10 Ways to Spot a Fake US Navy SEAL

By: Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:23:53 +0000

I was an aircrew survival Equiptmentman petty officer 3rd class 88-92. I claimed to be one. I also claimed to have medals I did not earn, claimed I was over seas… I visit from the FBI changed that. I feel guilty and totally ashamed. I have apoligized to my boss… my wife. I never claimed any of this stuff to get ahead.. I am ashamed… and am trying to make a mends, I have have to tell my sons that i lied to them and my friends and have still more apoligies to make.. I know know what idid was wrong and i feel… that if anybody does this they are causing damage to everybody around them…

Signed ashamed for ever

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:51 +0000

As a Navy vet 72-75 Datc/Fmag San Diego, I hear a lot of people claiming they were Seals when they were not. I am 54 years old and I believe I was at the youngest age to have been able to go to Vietnam but I never did. I know a guy who says he was a navy seal in Vietnam. Trouble is, he is 3 years younger than I am. And unless we had 14 year old’s as trained navy seals, then his story doesn’t meet the math test. And that is one way to tell. Just do the math.

By: T. Bishop

T. Bishop — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:00:40 +0000

I served as an Army Ranger in the 82nd for 21 years before retiring as an E9. It surprises me of the number of pusguts who claim to have served in the units. I even had one nugget try to convince me he had served in a particular platoon during an op. I had been there as a platoon seargent. Obviously, I just couldn’t recall seeing him…It doesn’t surprise me of the number of morons who try to glory-grab. Especially at the expense of the Teams. I trained with some SEAL’s and have nothing but respect for those operators.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:32:57 +0000

Joseph,Your son is a very lucky man! I could only dream about being a SEAL! I had a few operation when i was a kid and my eye sight is not the best.That’s a very big honor to even make it through BUDs,let alone become a SEAL.Is your son still an active duty SEAL? My dream is to work out and go on a long distance swim with one… Take care -Andrew

By: Jordin

Jordin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:48:50 +0000

The SEALS actually do carry a heavy machine gun called the mk48 mod 0. It’s basically an m60 though

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:33:43 +0000

Wow, some of these stories of how people act as in regarding to telling stories of “fake military career’s” really embarrasses me. I am sad to see how “men” operate to get women and attention. Embarrasses me just to be in the male gene-pool. <~~REAL USMC Vet.)

By: Edith Gholson

Edith Gholson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:02:30 +0000

Here’s an idea: let’s gather all the FAKE SEALS and ship them out to the front lines. Their “store bought bravery” will no doubt serve them well.
I was married nearly 25 years and learned only during the painful divorce process that my children’s father had “reinvented himself” as a SEAL as a means to pickup women. He also used his fake miltary record to gain employment and according to some, still passes himself off as such. He even claimed to have done search and rescue diving after Hurricane Katrina and made up a sickening lie about a fictitous child using our daughter’s name; that story appeared in several newspapers and was again created as a means for him to attract attention, specifically that of young women.
If 60 Minutes were to do a story, this one would be a doozie!

By: joseph

joseph — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:01:25 +0000

i have a son thats a seal and after reading some of these letters about fakes it made me think that i should not wear the cap i bought at his graduation nov.20th. 2009 . i wear it only as a very proud father.not to make someone think i was a navy seal. i was a marine discharged sept.1st 1972.my son is a very humble,laid back,&honest.he thinks of only about being the best he can be & making sure his team brothers are secure ,&takin care of by puting them first,even in front of himself. he started on one class and got rolled on his first week of third phase during buds.i never felt so sad the night he called me to tell me he had been rolled.worried only that he had let his class mates down.Thats what youll see from the real NAVY SEALS!!

By: Steve P.

Steve P. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:10:47 +0000

I knew some Navy SEALS and some UDT guys during Desert Storm. I was stationed on a minesweeper over there. I have cammies and medals and a Combat Action Ribbon. I’ve fired an M60 and have been fired upon in anger.

I can’t imagine trying to tell someone I was one of those guys. An honorable breed unto themselves…

By: Ben A.

Ben A. — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:33:22 +0000

I know a frog who worked during the 70s and he was in DEVGRU (aka team 6)and did mainly oil rig crap and ive heard a lot from this guy real cool guy still has connections with friends still in special forces. Knowing this guy and the research ive poured into BUD/S and SEAL stories and training ( when im 18 im off to basic) it just utterly distgusts me that people fake bein a frogman.