Navy SEALS corrections

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Navy SEALS (1990) - 8 corrections

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When the seal team is jumping out of the C130 they were wearing helmets and the helmets had their names on them. Even though they were jumping 12 miles off shore and they ditched the helmets as soon as they hit the water they would not have their names on them in case something went wrong and they were captured with the helmets. If they are captured they do not want to be identified. [All U.S. military members are required to carry their ID cards in case of capture, in accordance with the Geneva Convention.]

At the end of the film as the SEALs are being chased from their car out to the sea. Charlie Sheen wrestles the terrorist leader underwater. Yet despite running, swimming and being fired upon, he somehow finds the time to change from combat boots to swim fins. He also proceeds to kill the terrorist by slashing his throat although no cut is ever made and no blood is seen. [As you can see when the SEALS run into the water Hawkins is carrying his fins, then one of the bad guys shoots a missile into the water, quite some seconds go by as the main terrorist looks for them in the water, in this time Hawkins could well have changed into his fins no problem. Also we don't see Hawkins slash the terrorist's throat because the camera angle/shot of it is too high.]

As they are parachuting they are seen free falling with combat boots on. After the parachutes have opened and they are about to drop into the sea they have fins on. [They all had swim fins taped to their lower legs. You can see one of the SEALs taping the fins to his leg while still on the aircraft. After deploying their parachutes, they put on the fins.] Corrected by Mobrien316

According to US Navy Uniform Regulations, Naval personnel are prohibited from putting their hands in the uniform pocket. Yet, Curran put his hands in his all-weather coat pockets all the time he was talking with Chief's fiancee during Chief's funeral. [While this is against US Navy Regulations it does happen often. I was in the Navy for 20 years and saw it all of the time. It was most often ignored, but sometimes the offender was reminded to take his hands out of his pockets. Even senior personnel did it.]

For disobeying a direct order to stay put, and consequently causing Chief's death, Hawkins should be court-martialed. While being investigated, he would be barred from going on missions. [The key word here is "should". But what should happen and what actually happens are 2 different things in real life.] Corrected by Rlvlk

Both Curran's and Hawkin's hairstyles are definitely not military regulation - too bulky. [SEALS are allowed to have "modified grooming standards" in order to look less like soldiers. Some even go so far as to look like long haired tattoed bikers!] Corrected by Grumpy Scot

When the SEAL team jumps from the plane at six miles up, they are all wearing goggles typically used while snow skiing. Then, when we see the SEAL team underwater, the goggles they are wearing have changed to a underwater-type diving mask. [You can see the goggles used for swimming attached to Curran's right arm above the elbow. He obviously switched them before he hit the water and after his chute was deployed.]

Even though most of the time all the SEALS are using the same type of weapon, the noise made each time they're fired varies hugely. [The sounds produced by weapons discharging vary depending on conditions i.e. vertical angle, wind, etc. Although many movies use stock sound effects that are the same throughout, most weapons have changes in sound effects depending on where/how they are fired.]