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EARLY Access [Video] with Pete Scobell - SEAL Team 6 Operator Breaks Down the Hostage Rescue of Captain Phillips
🕑 Added 2025-10-04 00:30:04 +0000 UTCPete Scobell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant with 17 years of service, including six combat deployments, best known as the real-life member of the SEAL team that rescued Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in 2009, inspiring the film Captain Phillips. Scobell served in the United States Navy as both an enlisted and officer in the SEAL Teams. He served at SEAL Team EIGHT, ONE, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE and Naval Special Warfare Development Group.
Prior to the Navy, Pete was a ski racer in New York State and the Pennsylvania State Champion in the Pole Vault. While working as a lifeguard for the state of Pennsylvania, he was awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Heroism Award for a rescue he made at Presque Isle State Park.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a BS in Political Science, he was the third (and last) enlisted SEAL selected to attend the United States Naval Academy. After a four-year hiatus from pole vaulting, he walked onto the Naval Academy Track Team (Division I), set the freshman record, and placed in the IC4As. He was also a starter on the A-side Naval Academy Rugby team.
Scobell suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from an explosion in Afghanistan in 2010, which ended his active duty career. After rigorous rehabilitation at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, he transformed his experiences into advocacy for TBI and PTSD recovery, speaking to military audiences and veterans' groups. Transitioning to civilian life, Scobell pursued passions in music, releasing country-Americana albums like Wild (2015) as the Pete Scobell Band, acting in films such as Plane (2023) alongside Gerard Butler, and competing as a professional skier after a 17-year hiatus.
A father of three and husband, he consults on security, writes, and motivates others through resilience stories, emphasizing mental health and second chances.
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Comments
Robert Hess
We have something in common. My dad was 41 when I was born, my mom was 38
Jeremyow
Wow! Profoundly moving and inspiring. Thanks for the blessing of this interview. π
abraham lauze
This interview was pretty heavy. Just watch the kid on a Netflix trailer he's really good.
David Helmbrecht
Hands down the BEST episode yet! Awesome job Shawn! π. What a quote Pete makes at the end! I wrote that down. It's got me thinking now...
