Former JTF2 Sniper/Assaulter Jeff Depatie | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 106

About this video

Mike Ritland interviews Jeff DePatie, a former Canadian special forces sniper with 14 years in Joint Task Force 2 and 10 deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. DePatie shares accounts of his time with a Canadian infantry deployment to Afghanistan, which became the deadliest Canadian tour of the war, and discusses his current work with SFE (Special Forces Experience) and Citizen Green. The conversation also explores DePatie’s personal philosophy, consciousness studies, and post-military mindset shifts.

Key takeaways

• DePatie recounts his deployment to Masum Ghar, Afghanistan, where his unit experienced the deadliest Canadian tour of the war, describing incoming RPG and mortar fire as they operated along the Arghandab River in the Taliban’s spiritual birthplace
• DePatie attributes significant personal influence to books like Gene Keys and Power Versus Force, using them as frameworks for understanding consciousness, behavior patterns, and human potential in his post-military projects
• DePatie describes how his perspective on hunting and violence shifted after leaving the military, and discusses his use of natural plant medicines (ayahuasca, kambo, buffo) and contemplative practices for what he calls post-traumatic growth

Episode details: published August 7, 2022 · 145.2K views · 2:18:41 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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