Child Trauma, Colorado Riots, & Chef Buck | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 70

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The guest recounts traumatic childhood experiences involving violent Sunday barbecues with his foster family, where alcohol-fueled fights would escalate once witnesses left. He describes joining the Army with the goal of becoming a Ranger but being assigned as a cook (92 Golf MOS), which his drill sergeant later told him wasn’t a real Ranger position. The guest also shares his experience as a police officer during riots following George Floyd’s death, describing violent confrontations including a moment when he nearly shot someone attempting to ram SWAT officers with a vehicle.

Key takeaways

• The guest describes enduring repeated childhood trauma during foster family gatherings that would predictably escalate into violence after other adults left
• The guest advises recruits to sign up only for exactly what they want in the military, recounting how he was recruited as a cook despite wanting to be an infantry Ranger
• The guest recounts working as a police officer during riots where officers faced Molotov cocktails, rocks, and vehicle attacks during consecutive 15-hour shifts over multiple days

Episode details: published March 31, 2021 · 5.6K views · 9:41 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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