JTAC Selection with David Goggins

About this video

Ritland’s guest recounts his decision to leave the Air Force Academy to enlist and pursue special operations training. He describes attending what was then called OLH (Operating Location H), a selection course for Special Forces and combat control, alongside several individuals who later became notable military figures, including a young David Goggins.

Key takeaways

• The guest chose to give up his officer commission opportunity to enlist as an airman in order to immediately join special operations training
• He attended OLH selection alongside Ramon Colon-Lopez (who became a senior enlisted leader), Adam Vess (who retired as a senior Air Force commander), and an 18-year-old David Goggins
• According to the guest, he was briefly the fastest runner on his team, completing six miles in under 39 minutes

Episode details: published August 27, 2026 · 243.1K views · 1:11 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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