Pete Scobell

Pete Scobell is known as the real leader of the "Captain Phillips" Navy SEAL Team. He is a consultant, musician, actor, writer, and entertainment manager as president of Draeger Utah Productions.

Scobell served in the United States Navy as both an enlisted and officer in the SEAL Teams. For almost 17 years he served on active duty before deciding to move into the active reserves in order to pursue another life long dream. He served at SEAL Team EIGHT, ONE, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE and Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He made 6 deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places where he participated in, or led, various special operations missions - from undersea and direct action, to a successful hostage rescue of an American sea Captain off the Horn of Africa. Pete has been awarded a number of personal decorations including two Bronze Stars with Valor, Joint Commendation Medals, multiple combat action ribbons, and two Presidential Unit Citations.

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. 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 IC4A's. He was also a starter on the A-side of Naval Academy Rugby team.