Mentor program live! Ruck trainer drop 2 coming soon! Someone from email list is winning a Crimson Trace optic on the 28th make sure to sign up! www.thefngacademy.com/

@Ulyssestnt

Жыл бұрын

I'm long since out,but I wanna get back into peak shape again. It would also be cool to talk to you guys, you seem like maximum chill individuals for real 🍺. I'm also trying to pick up as many tricks for my advance firearms instructor certification as possible Is there any options for me?

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

@@Ulyssestnt our mentor program, GB mentorship in a group or individual setting

@Ulyssestnt

Жыл бұрын

@@FNGACADEMY Cool,I think the individual tier might suit me best. I'll check out the website and get back to you? Thanks for a lightning fast reply,you are on the ball my man;)

@jeffone2nv

Жыл бұрын

FNG ACADEMY needs to review “We Were Soldiers “ with Mel Gibson

@Ulyssestnt

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffone2nv agreed,it's a classic for sure.

fun fact: mosul is not a foreign film. it was produced by the Russo brothers. Everyone involved just worked really hard to make it authentic. Pretty incredible honestly, first hollywood film with an all arab cast, and first hollywood film shot in arabic. filmed in moracco

@ogukuo72

Жыл бұрын

It really felt so authentic. Couldn't have guessed!

@Bullz_eye47

Жыл бұрын

Oh damn, then a lot of people need to know about this film if not then Hollywood will keep screaming "there's not enough representation"

@intello8953

Жыл бұрын

@@Bullz_eye47 erm ok

@animula6908

Жыл бұрын

I hate the firsts club, because every movie is only made once at the moment it’s being made, so technically everything on earth at any given moment is a first. Good movies are way rarer than first this first that.

@Charles-pf7zy

3 ай бұрын

This movie was made by the marvel guys? Wow. So they are talented, just paid more to appeal to the lowest common denominator

The thing about the subtitles was how much they weren't needed in this film for the most part. The acting was so good that you knew what the characters were feeling, the interactions between the characters were universal.

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

agree 100 percent

Picking up the trash in each liberated spot was like a fine chef touch that added so much culture and subtle background to his character. He believed in things being tidy and ordered and that's what he was ultimately fighting for hoping that it would one day return. Even in the compound doing the trade, it's not his trash but he's bending down and picking up their trash for them and doing it proudly showing he's not groveling or being submissive but displaying his integrity for all to see. It made the booby-trap that much more unexpected too. We've gotten used to main characters or even stars dying in movies now, it can happen but it's nearly always at the end, this was literally like two-thirds in and there was quite a bit more story after we lost him.

@rafaelalodio5116

Жыл бұрын

If I remeber correctly his character, before the war, was a professor, which adds up for his ordely manners and personality.

@thatonenigeriansformula

Жыл бұрын

Thats war man 1 second theres a person with life and history, character. The next hes just a clump of cells

@Man-In-The-Shadow

Жыл бұрын

I found it as a way of saying he is leaving the place better than he found it, be that without trash or without ISIS.

@neloth434

5 ай бұрын

I like the different interpretations people have come up with. I had a thought that it might have been a coping mechanism/habit he subconsiously does whenever they have any sort of downtime, something to put his mind to so it can stay active in order to not let his head linger too far while they have time to decompress.

@Charles-pf7zy

3 ай бұрын

@@neloth434could be all of them

My last tour of Iraq ended in Mar 2009, I lost five men Jan 28 2008 in Mosul. Mosul was Al Queada’s last stand that time frame and it was crazy, even US forces couldn’t stop in one place more than 20 minutes without seeing the enemy trying to maneuver in on you. Route clearance would clear a route and the enemy was laying new IEDs right behind them. We worked with the Kurdish IA a lot and those dudes were all business, the Kurdish IA wouldn’t talk to the Iraqi IA without an interpreter even though he spoke Iraqi because he had caught so many Iraqi IA that were corrupt. Mosul was a crazy place to be.

@generalkrang7138

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@hammadarif8052

Жыл бұрын

Damn dude I'm glad you are back and I'm sorry about your friends thak you for everything you've done

@Ulyssestnt

Жыл бұрын

End of the Surge huh? We had similar problems with our ANP partners that was a pain in the ass for our OMLT/mentoring team. I'm positive those guys were partly responsible for the uptick we had in IEDs and harassment fire for the PRT. Also it was the build up of the Afghan surge,and while we technically were not part of it. The Taliban sure as hell didn't care if we were a contingent of grunts from Norway as well as Latvia mixed in with elements of the 10th Mountain division etc. Or maybe they thought we would be pushovers..wrong;)

@granthoover9045

Жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah dude, I was there like a few months after this on fob Marez. Pretty crazy times. I’ll link a video I took leaving the fob at night if anyone wants to see what it was like. It was pretty fuckin eerie sometimes kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5iKtK2IkquWmMY.html

@syskusa6512

Жыл бұрын

@@granthoover9045 you wouldn’t have been with 4ID would you?

The military advisor was Shawn Sweeney. I believe he was with 5th SFG and 20th SFG from 88 to 09. He was also State Department WPPS amongst other things.

@carpeomnia2011

Жыл бұрын

I’m guessing you’re a DoD/DoS contractor. You’re speaking another language for most people.

@Willysmb44

Жыл бұрын

@@carpeomnia2011 Anyone who served would understand what 'D Hooks' wrote...

@carpeomnia2011

Жыл бұрын

@@Willysmb44 wrong… especially about wpps. Ask a random soldier what 20th Sfg is and tell me their stupid answer, thanks. The military very rarely works with state department considering all they do as a military organization… and even when they do they may never hear of wpps guys.

@ensporium8857

Жыл бұрын

@@carpeomnia2011 agree, I was regular Army infantry. I knew and worked alongside of our SFG, No name government agency guys, AWG and even had a short run in with some SAS/SBS guys. I have no idea wtf WPPS is

@ShifuCareaga

Жыл бұрын

@@ensporium8857 worldwide protection services now called wps II.

That last scene at the end brought me to tears man And then the new guy just standing being like "let's go" absolutely fantastic film

30 minutes always go by quickly with b&b. Mosul is an amazing movie. The old team captain and the dude that rescued his family were former policemen if i recall correctly, so that probably explains the cop-like room clearing you mentioned. The actor who played the team captain is Iraqi and was an actor back in Iraq before he emigrated to the US in 08. Had a small role as an unfortunate guy strapped to a bomb in The Hurt Locker before this badass role. A bit unconventional, but I wonder if you guys would be interested in reacting to the first ever Medal of Honor act recorded on camera of TSgt. John Chapman.

@georgefloydsinhellwbreonna5330

Жыл бұрын

Fucking thiiisssss 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼

@julyvincentdelapiedra741

Жыл бұрын

I second this

@ShifuCareaga

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Link bro?

@prointernetuser

Жыл бұрын

@@ShifuCareaga kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaN_r8yNoce6idI.html

The crazy part about this movie is the fact that they were filming it while we were still fighting ISIS in Northern Iraq and Syria. I was in Mosul when they were shooting this movie. Those scenes where all the rubble buildings are is West Mosul.

@BobMuffin-dt8jp

5 ай бұрын

No kidding I thought it was a set ,that’s interesting

This movie has an important factor: complete sensation of authenticity It damm near feels like a documentary

Hey! Glad you guys came around to this one! Knew you would love it! The friendly fire incident strangely did it for me. No dramatic music, no slow motion, it was over before you realize it was happening and then it is time to move on. The drone was really cool, the infantry periscope as well and also the mouse trap detonator. If you want more recommendations Elite Squad (aka Tropa de Elite) and the Escape from Tarkov series are pretty gnarly.

You guys should give “The Raid” a shot, really fun action flick with some fantastic fight scenes

@rafaelalodio5116

Жыл бұрын

True, great martial arts movie as well.

@indomee1

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! I love that movie!

@sharwama992

Жыл бұрын

Escape from tarkov

I worked with the Iraqi Army (Sunni in Al Anbar and Shiites in Basra) between 2007-2008. So I wasn't exactly thrilled when a lot of them started ending up in mass graves after we left and ISIS started rolling through. It was almost like our mini version of August 2021 for Afghanistan veterans (I was never in Afghanistan). The ending of this movie really got to me, so I never revisited it after I saw it the first time.

This film blew me away. It was gritty, and there wasn't any "heroic" scenes like in American cinema. The commander died from the most mundane action, just like that, dead. And that's how it would be. There are no main characters in real life, people just die out of nowhere, for no understandable reason. I like that they didn't have him die like some hero, it really shows the true nature and horror and utter chaos of war. The scenes with the commander picking up the trash was a nice touch. To me, it was because not only was it his country, but one day they need to rebuild. He says that several times. What are they fighting for if not to take back their country, and rebuild from all the destruction. Him cleaning up is like doing his part to rebuild Iraq. The ending was brilliant, I have a daughter, and the end definitely had me tearing up.

@callumnorris3738

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the way it isn’t over the top stupid or overplayed it’s quick and painful sometimes and even showing the reality of things such as friendly fire and traps taking away people so quickly

I first saw this movie when on chemo with nothing else to do. I've probably rewatched it at least 3-4 times it's so good.

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

It’s so good, hope you are doing well

@patronsaintofswitchbladefi2944

Жыл бұрын

@@FNGACADEMY Definitely. Thank you brother & yes I've been back on duty for almost 2yrs with 5 clean scans.

@709mash

Жыл бұрын

@@patronsaintofswitchbladefi2944 hell yeah dude! Great to hear!

This movie was fantastic. I loved that it told a story that didn’t involve any westerners. It was an Iraqi story, and the mindsets and tactics were realistic to how they fought ISIS. I read up on the Nineveh swat team and they really did help retake Mosul and suffered heavy casualties. The story in the movie is based on the truth that a number of members of the team were indeed trying to find their lost family as they cleared Mosul, although there was no rambo lone wolf mission to do so. They fought with russian small arms and what ever they could scavenge. They hung with much better equipped military units, with whom they could not share resources because as portrayed, other units used nato ammo and not russian. Yeah, I could go on and on about this movie. It’s great!

Another badass "foreign language film" (even though it's American and a majority of it is in English) is The Beast (or Beasts of War) from 1988. About the last stages of the Soviet War in Afghanistan. There's a similar gritty feel to it, and there's that whole element of local fighters fighting in their homeland. Nobody ever mentions this movie, but it's top tier IMO.

I also don't normally enjoy reading while watching movies, but this film was just so good that I didn't realize I did any reading even after it was over. Rarely do I see a script work so well, characters so beautifully written, and a decent moral conclusion to finish it off.

Two great clues to this ending. One, at the beginning when the new guy said "if he was married he would not be there and Walah went after him, it was because he hasn't seen his family in a couple of years. And, it's why the Major made him decide if they were going to take the compound, because his family was located there. This is one of the grittiest war movies I have ever seen and the realism is unmatched. If it was made in English it would have received many more awards and made a larger impact. However, it would have taken away from the raw feeling and atmosphere.

@adnanmahmudshohan4951

10 ай бұрын

All because people are too damn lazy to read subtitles. Their loss for missing out on this gem.

I saw this movie about a year ago and actually found it more realistic than some of the American war movies.

@adnanmahmudshohan4951

10 ай бұрын

Its an american movie too. But with an all Iraqi cast

@chikntaco141

9 ай бұрын

Funny thing is it is an American war movie 🤣

Do you guys actually watch the film all the way through, or just clips?

There was recently a story from Ukraine about a soldier who liberated his home town and went home to see his mom. The town is called Kozacha.

Was just reading some random article from reddit about how different units "clear" buildings. They said army always go as teams, but seals sometimes do multiple rooms simultaneously as individuals. Interesting seeing you talk about it in the video.

Was waiting for you guys to do this one. Love it!!

Great review. My Dad is a Marine grunt who served three tours in Vietnam (mainly '69) with 2 purple hearts (shot in arm and leg). He said the only action scene that reminded him of Vietnam was the street battle in "Heat". I haven't asked him about this one. Anyway, thanks for ur service.

my guys, yall are on a roll with these videos! I remember watching this movie, hardcore but soo good.

I had the same misgivings too! But when I watched it, I was amazed! Need to rewatch!

The Black Humvees are so sick though

Deff gonna watch it … can’t wait to see the next breakdown !

I watched this movie after reading an article on Task & Purpose. Was awesome. Such a good movie, and really eye-opening on what people from there had to deal with. Can't even imagine having to save my wife from a sex slave camp, or having to clear my own neighbourhood of dudes that wanna behead me. Fuck...

I’m glad you guys reviewed this movie. When I watched it it really pulled me in which at first I didn’t think it would. You guys are awesome and I’m glad you guys agree on the quality of this story telling. Also more than any of the other Hollywood type movies this felt more like a real story rather than a bunch of empty flash. 👍

I watched this movie just yesterday because you said it was good in your last Beers and Breakdowns. I really enjoyed it! Glad it was still on Netflix

Hands down my favorite reaction from you guys. This film is so underrated. Not enough gets mentioned about those battle-hardened units from overseas.

Excellent job guys the commentary was a blast! Gritty is a good way of putting it Mosul has some really nice unpredictable chaotic combat scenes without the (hollywood glorification) and the budget & training was surprisingly great. Would love to see a Mosul 2. As a viewer finding the humor in situations that wouldn’t necessarily be considered funny was realistic also. Can’t say enough good about this one.

Don’t know if they mention it (I have to get back to work from lunch), but in terms of how close the unit is, they all call their leader baba (بابا) which means dad in Arabic, just goes to show the respect and love they have for their commander.

I'm so glad u guys decided to watch this one. I recommended it in the comments a couple months ago. I'm glad you guys liked it

This film was never on my radar but it moves to the top of the list now. Thanks guys.

Mosul is soo good. I’ve watched it many times for some reason it never gets old

Saw the posting, got 35 seconds in, paused and watched Mosul. Great movie, awesome review

Love the content as always. Wanna drop The Outpost, how the whole COP Keating thing went down. 10 minutes in and they got so much of it right

You guys slowly have me going through a rabbit hole of action movies, watching The Gray Man now. Great content guys!

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Thanks for doing this one.

This movie is probably one of my favorites. Love it

Thanks for posting this, I'd not even heard of this; I need to check it out. When you said "Foot stomping moment", that was the funniest thing you said (that's one of those 'only someone who has served will get it' things). I'd never heard of this movie before and I need to watch it, I agree that it sure LOOKED decent

Great review! Buck do you think you , Kurt, and Andy could do a video on how you trained foreign troops. Looking forward to more videos.

This has definitely become one of my favorite KZread shows in a long time, but I would like to request Blood in Blood out 😊😊

Watched this a couple months ago and really enjoyed. The subtitles are a little tough at first but overall excellent movie. Cool to know you guys enjoyed it. Also didn’t know the ATF had that course in my hometown.

I has to pause beer and breakdowns to head over to Netflix and watch Mosul. Absolutely bad ass movie. Subtitles didn't mean poop. I was hooked in the opening scene. Very intense movie. Finished it and then headed back to FNG to give a thumbs up and comment. Great review guys!!!

Didn't know about the movie. Found it on Amazon Prime. Thanks for the recommend.

Thanks. Headed to Netflix now to watch this.

Someone should do a video on the LRPs aka LRRPs of Vietnam. These guys deserve some attention, most have never heard of these teams. Not much about them online, one needs to read some books to get a good understanding of what these guys did. They were not strictly reconnaissance which is a common misconception. Would be really cool for someone to put together a well researched video about them. They deserve it, would make a lot of aging vets happy. My father was a LRP 67-68.

This was a bad ass movie! Thanks for this one Boyz!

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

you bet bro!

@emmanuelawosusi2365

Жыл бұрын

@@FNGACADEMY how can be a ranger right out of high school?

@Straight-A-Sophomore

Жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelawosusi2365 Check out "General Discharge".

Genuinely loved watching “Mosul”; the action was well thought out and complemented the plot whilst seeing how a different culture of allied fighters are portrayed in an attempt to save their families and preserve their war torn country. Great film which was laden with kinetic fury, sadness and pathos.

I did the same thing, I saw I would have to read and didn’t feel like it. But after you guys giving it props I actually sat down and watched it.

this was a lot of fun

Just found your ch!!! Good job guys .

I was in Mosul 06-07 and I loved this movie!

Thanks!

I can recommend a movie calld, Den 12. man (The 12. Man) its a Norwegian movie about a WW2 sabotage mission that went south. Its also based on a true story! Love what you guys do here. Keep it coming, youre doing great!!

This is one of my all time favorite movies. So damn good.

You guys NEED to watch Raid: The Redemption. The fight scenes are siiick

24:35, Also makes it harder/less likely for each team member to have definite fire superiority in their respective areas

THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS REQQUEST .. THIS MOVIE GAVE ME A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE INSIDE N HOW THE MEN FIGHTING BACK WHAT THEY WERE GOING THROUGH TO FREE THEIR FAMILIES FROM TALIBAN

Thanks Kurt I'm gonna follow that page

@gen3kali877

Жыл бұрын

You’d swear Toyota was an arms dealer.

Dude awesome to see you guys did Mosul! Such an excellent movie 👌

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

So good!

@emmanuelawosusi2365

Жыл бұрын

@@FNGACADEMY the channel

@emmanuelawosusi2365

Жыл бұрын

@@FNGACADEMY using 18a_fitness

Great movie!

I love the crossbones logo they were sporting, that was hardcore 😂 Also was that my boy Yaz from Extraction?

The worse thing about war in the middle east is the lack of uniform regarding the enemy , the hostile purposely dress like civilians , its so cowardly , and makes me so anxious

12:41 The only moment close to that I’ve ever seen was in Ghost Recon Alpha the live action movie for the video game Ghost Recon Future Soldier, the same kind of question comes up; “Who are you?” “Tell him we’re fucking salesmen”.

Forgot to suggest this movie. Been waiting for this video

Thank you for recommending this one. Really good movie. Just before the final clearing with his family he was shaking like crazy, and we still did not know it was his family, at first I thought it was because he was now the leader and it was too much. I loved that. And the part with the bartering with Iranian SF, they were essentially doing Green Beret style mission right? training locals for their own little militia. And the argument between him and the commander of swat over the prisoner was so loaded with history and each side nationalism/patriotism. And the dud RPG was like such "aw fuck" moment especially when you realize he gave up their hookah for it lol.

I saw it on Netflix , excellent film . but i cheated and set it up on the Spanish language adapt and overcome :) You guys are great !

You just got a new sub from Baghdad

Damn this is probably the first time I really wished I had Netflix, just seeing the scenes showed in this video makes me want to see this movie real bad. That first scene yall started with goes fucking hard

@Mreevesxd

Жыл бұрын

@@apokalypstapes don't mind at all but I don't have a VPN and learned real quick that my internet provider watches. My brother has a VPN and has hundreds of movies on his plex server so I'll have to see if he might be willing to get it for me thanks for the info

Excellent movie.

This movie was awesome. I was in Mosul and all over Northern Iraq/Kurdistan from 06’-08’ and worked with a lot of these dudes.

cool film

Watched this movie after watching the vid. Idk how I slept on this. Damn this movie kicks ass. As you and Kurt said u can feel this. In some instances you feel like you're fighting with them. P.S Buck you're a wild man and I'd love to hang with you and do tons of crazy shit

"WHAT'S UP GUYS" ALWAYS ENJOY HEARING ANOTHER INTRO TO BEERS AND BREAKDOWNS I AM NOT DRINKING FOR 8 WEEKS BUT YOU CAN BET I WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU BOYS OCT 31 LOL CHEERS

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

long breaks from drinking is awesome!

@intricateinc8566

Жыл бұрын

@@FNGACADEMY My liver seems to think so too lol. Sober October just started a month earlier this year for me. Gotta exercise that will power. Loving this series gentlemen.

Alright. Now I’m gonna have to seen this one.

Great channel. I like hanging with you guys.

Love this movie

I think this movie is a classic...saw it about a week ago on Netflix. Awesome.

Would love to see your analysis & reaction on We Were Soldiers.... Personally I think it's one of the best Vietnam War movies that is not based or focused on the psychological aspect of the war but more on the Battle of Ia Drang itself and the struggle of the 7th Cavalry during their campaign in Vietnam... Anyway I hope you guys the best and keep up the good work 👍...

What is/was your favorite fixed blade? I’m just a civilian who’s “passionate” about knife customizing and collecting. I want to know what y’all actually like to use! TOPS is by far my favorite brand! Plus, a Gerber Strongarm and Becker BK2. I like trying different knives on my camping/bushcrafting trips.

yea its such a good film im glad i watched it

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

same

Just watched the movie yesterday .. one of the best films I've seen in a while .

Awesome breakdown, could you guys watch Three Kings and the Equalizer 1&2?

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

sure can

another good one team!

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

thanks homie

@austinduncan5065

Жыл бұрын

​@@FNGACADEMY I've had drones flying over and it is super eerie. especially at night. they weren't kamikaze drones lol, but still super nerve racking

This is a top 10 war movie without any doubt. If you got time check out blood makes the grass grow. He is a kurd that was in the Norwegian army. He now has his own clothing line specifically built for war theater . It's Norarm tactical. Great guy and is currently helping Ukraine.

I agree, this is one of the best war movied ive seen in ages🥝🇳🇿😎

In my infantry platoon we lost 4 guys on our first mission. That left us with 18 dudes left in an already drawn out platoon down in Kandahar in 09. We used to have to clear rooms by ourselves all the fuckin time. Even once we got replacements our platoon got up to around 30 guys, and that was multiple waves. After 14 months down there suffice to say we were definitely done.

I was in school with the big lad from the Iraqi SWAT team you can see on the right at 4:29, he’s from Wales in the UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

You guys should react to Battle Los Angeles. Which is a guilty pleasure movie of mine. Even though the screenplay isn’t as great as it could have been. Still a good action film though. Lol

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

on it!

@ViperChief117

Жыл бұрын

@@FNGACADEMY Yeah man it’s got a couple of great actors in it such as Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez. They play Army soldiers who fight aliens. It’s based on a real event where the military in like the thirties or forties fired round after round into the air at UFO’s in our air space. lol

LETS GO!!

@FNGACADEMY

Жыл бұрын

this is a good one!

Be interested to see your take on a classic film: Pork Chop Hill

This movie was super badass! I remember it the same way... eh I don't really wanna read a war movie... ok I'll watch it today i guess. 🤯

Half an hour just flew… I also loved that movie. It was sharp without any bs…

You guys should review some scenes from Seal Team show… season 6 just started streaming today. I’d like to know what you think about the banter and how realistic their TOC is.

Pleaseeee add Triple 9 to the movie queue! Dying to see what y'all think of the breach/shootout!