Mike Glover: Training Local Forces Is A NIGHTMARE

About this video

Mike Glover discusses the challenges of training local forces in foreign countries, describing how these individuals often come from impoverished backgrounds without basic infrastructure. He explains that loyalty is unpredictable because trainees will often side with whoever offers the highest incentive, as nationalism isn’t strongly instilled in tribal cultures. Glover argues that he pushed back against higher command to simplify training, focusing only on teaching basic fire and maneuver tactics rather than overcomplicating the process.

Key takeaways

• Glover states that betrayal by locally trained forces is predictable and has likely happened every time, as trainees from impoverished backgrounds will cater to whoever offers the highest incentive
• Glover explains that patriotism and nationalism aren’t strongly instilled in tribal cultures, making loyalty uncertain
• Glover argues that training should be simplified to focus only on teaching basic fire and maneuver tactics rather than advanced techniques like CrossFit or complex CQB

Episode details: published February 14, 2026 · 17.2K views · 1:02 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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