BUD/S VS French Foreign Legion Selection: Which One is HARDER?

About this video

Ritland’s guest recounts his path to becoming a Navy SEAL, describing boot camp with an all-SEAL candidate class, BUD/S training (Class 284), and joining SEAL Team 7. He details deployments to Yemen and Iraq (2015, pre-Mosul offensive), grappling with low morale and restrictive rules of engagement. The guest shares his struggles with legal trouble stemming from bar fights, including a felony assault charge that led to jail time while on active duty, probation, and eventual separation from the Teams after repeated infractions.

Key takeaways

• The guest describes his journey through an all-SEAL candidate boot camp (100 started, 9 graduated BUD/S), BUD/S Class 284, and assignment to SEAL Team 7, crediting instructors and command support throughout.
• Ritland’s guest recounts a 2015 Iraq deployment marked by frustration over restrictive engagement rules, low troop morale, and the sense of futility watching ISIS overrun hard-won territory.
• The guest details a downward spiral involving multiple arrests for public intoxication and assault, culminating in felony charges, jail time as an active SEAL, hefty restitution payments, probation, and ultimately career-ending misconduct after violating probation terms.

Episode details: published October 14, 2026 · 48K views · 20:33 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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