MARSOC Raider Government Hacker Michael Bloch | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 152

About this video

Former Marine Raider Michael Block describes his military service and personal background. Block recounts his path from troubled youth to 12 years in the Marines (infantry and MARSOC), including intense combat deployments to Iraq. He also discusses his current legal battle stemming from an incident he attributes to VA-prescribed medications that he claims caused him to black out and fire his weapon in public.

Key takeaways

• Block attributes a public shooting incident to long-term prescription of VA medication later found to have a 12-week recommended limit, which he took for over four years
• Block’s guest describes averaging 63 combat engagements per month during his second Iraq deployment in Husaybah in 2004, conducting raids and holding checkpoints under sustained attacks
• Block discusses his unconventional path to the Marines, including being sent to a Wyoming youth ranch at 15 where he finished high school before enlisting after 9/11

Episode details: published September 3, 2023 · 180.8K views · 3:10:04 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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