DEVGRU VS Korea's 707th Special Mission Group

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A former Korean Navy SEAL officer describes his military career, including deployments off the coast of Somalia during the piracy crisis (2009-2010) and service on an SDV (SEAL Delivery Vehicle) team. He discusses tensions with North Korea, including incidents where he planned potential operations during periods when the two countries were on the verge of war. The guest explains the defection process from North Korea, South Korea’s relationship with the U.S. military, and details about Korean tier-one special operations selection and training.

Key takeaways

• The guest recounts serving on a Korean Navy SDV team that launches from disguised civilian tanker vessels, and describes planning operations during heightened tensions including a naval vessel torpedoing and island shelling by North Korean forces
• According to the guest, most South Koreans don’t want war with North Korea despite confidence they would prevail, because North Korea has extensive artillery aimed at Seoul and the cost of war would be too high for the reconstructed capital city
• The guest describes Korean tier-one CT school as an 8-week course involving daily physical evolutions with tire runs, intensive CQB training, and a week focused on advanced rappelling techniques that U.S. SEALs reportedly call ’ninja’ movements

Episode details: published November 23, 2025 · 20.4K views · 26:24 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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