Rylan Tuohy is no longer in the Navy, but like most Naval Academy grads, he’s still an avid supporter of Navy athletics, especially when they’re going up against their archrival, Army. He first caught the military world’s attention with the series of “spirit spots” he made as a Midshipman between 2012 and 2016 and into his subsequent Seabee career. Now he’s back with a new vision — and a new ask.
“Spirit spots” are just one of the strange but fun (and often funny) traditions surrounding the annual Army-Navy Game. They can be as simple as a unit screaming “Go Army, Beat Navy” or “Go Navy, Beat Army” at a camera. For Tuohy, however, the spirit spot presented a chance to take cinematic smack talk to a whole new level.
Tuohy made his first spirit spot as a plebe (a first-year Midshipman) in 2012. During his four years at the U.S. Naval Academy and 5½ years as an active-duty Seabee, he made some 25 spirit spots supporting Navy athletics. Fans of the annual tradition might remember some of his greatest hits, including “We Give a Ship” and “Helm Yeah” — all made with zero budget.
He rejoined civilian life in 2022, but his support for the Navy Midshipmen has never wavered. Now he’s back, and he wants to make “The Spirit Spot to Rule Them All.” He launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise $50,000 for the ambitious goal, raising more than $32,000 in its first few days.
“I’m doing it now because there haven’t been any…
