21-Year Green Beret Johnny MF Glenn | Mike Drop Ep. 209

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Ritland interviews Johnny ‘Johnny Fucking Glenn’ Glenn, a retired Green Beret Chief Warrant Officer with over a dozen combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, and Europe. Glenn recounts how he earned his nickname in combat, reflects on losing both parents and divorcing during his retirement transition, and shares stories from his rural South Georgia upbringing that shaped his path into Special Forces. The conversation covers his current work in executive protection, bow hunting, and adjusting to life after a 20-year military career.

Key takeaways

• Glenn attributes his combat nickname to a firefight incident where dehydration caused him to stumble, leading a teammate to radio about him looking like ‘a black Jesus’—the name stuck throughout his career
• Glenn experienced profound personal loss during his 2018 retirement: his mother died in December, his father four months later, and his marriage ended—forcing him to reconcate that he was ‘just a man’ and ’not the fixer of everything’
• Growing up on a South Georgia farm hunting and tracking from age five gave Glenn natural skills that translated directly to Special Forces work in tracking, fieldcraft, and marksmanship

Episode details: published October 14, 2024 · 161.5K views · 2:49:57 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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