Mason and Goodspeed operating Navy Scuba gear?

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knifeparty2004 — 9 years ago(June 08, 2016 07:51 AM)

They basically get probably less than a handful of hours on how to learn to operate scuba gear. From books I've read, a number of wannabe SEALS fail BUDS (SEAL training) because of difficulty using SCUBA gear and BUDS is a 6 month program. Should this be a goof? Because it seems highly unrealistic and yes Im aware this is not a realistic movie. I noticed in the goof section someone wrote this was incorrectly regarded as a goof because apparently you can learn how to use SCUBA gear just from watching tv in jail. lol

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Hobbes47E — 9 years ago(June 29, 2016 08:54 PM)

Scuba gear aint exactly rocket science. I was only 12 years old when I got my junior open water scuba certification through Scuba Schools International.

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knifeparty2004 — 9 years ago(July 03, 2016 09:56 PM)

Would I be wrong to assume you had more than a few hours of training to acquire your certification?

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BlueViper — 9 years ago(December 11, 2016 06:05 AM)

I don't know how fast learner Goodspeed is, but Mason is an ex-SAS operative.
But I think you could learn basics pretty quickly, but for mastering that skill you really need those six months.