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Special forces members review scenes from movies and television and rate how realistic they are. Elliot Ackerman, a former Marine Corps special operations team leader, rates Marine Corps scenes in movies and television for realism. Ackerman discusses the depiction of the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan in films such as "Jarhead," "Heartbreak Ridge," "Full Metal Jacket," and "Flags of Our Fathers." Nicholas Irving, a former special operations sniper and author, rates sniper scenes in movies and television shows for realism. Irving breaks down the plausibility of snipers in films and television shows such as "American Sniper," "Skyfall," "28 Weeks Later," and "The Last of Us," starring Pedro Pascal. Retired Green Beret David Harris rates portrayals of explosions in movies and TV shows. He looks at RPGs and other explosive devices in films such as "Black Hawk Down," "Tropic Thunder," "RRR," and "Commando," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jay Ly, a master explosive-ordnance-disposa...

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