Dale Comstock: Becoming One of America’s Deadliest Soldiers | Official Trailer

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Dale Comstock describes his intense preparation for Delta Force selection, including carrying an 82-pound rucksack (half his body weight) on daily five-mile runs and additional grueling workouts for nine weeks. He recounts defying deployment orders to Louisiana to attend selection, knowing failure could result in consequences. Comstock reports he became the fastest man in his selection class, completing 18 miles through West Virginia mountains in under three hours.

Key takeaways

• Comstock trained obsessively for Delta selection by rucking 5 miles to and from work daily with 82 pounds while weighing only 164 pounds, plus additional runs and stair climbs
• Comstock chose to ignore deployment orders to attend selection, risking serious consequences if he failed
• Comstock claims he was the fastest in his selection class, completing 18 miles in 2 hours and 56 minutes through mountainous terrain

Episode details: published June 17, 2025 · 23K views · 2:33 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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