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ResourceHe Failed SQT On The LAST Day — Then This Happened
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experience through BUD/S training, including getting rolled in SQT and checking into SEAL Team 4. He …
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ResourceJTAC Breaks Down Operation Red Wings: What Went Wrong?
Ritland's guest, a former JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller), recounts his 2006 Afghanistan deployment managing air support …
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ResourceThis Netflix Doc Helped a Marine Hack MARSOC A&S
A Marine officer recounts his deployments to Afghanistan as an advisor, his attempt to join MARSOC that was blocked after …
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ResourceGreen-on-Blue Attack to Humanoid Warfare: Mike LeBlanc’s Warning About the Future | Ep. 302
Mike LeBlanc, a former Marine Corps officer and current defense robotics entrepreneur, recounts his path from small-town Ohio to the …
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ResourceI Survived Afghanistan as a SEAL Just to Get Shot in California Over $3k | Ep. 300
Mike Ritland interviews Derek Yiannis, a Navy SEAL veteran who served 12.5 years in the Navy with 8 as a team guy. Yiannis recounts …
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ResourceGreen Beret Amputee Tries Out For Delta Force
A former Green Beret recounts his military career from joining the Navy in 1996 through multiple Special Forces deployments. The …
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ResourceBUD/S Selects For This Very Specific Trait (And It's Not What You Think)
A former Navy SEAL recounts his BUD/S training and multiple deployments, primarily to Afghanistan in 2008-2010. He describes how the …
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ResourceGot Blown Up, Eventually Lost His Leg But Still Tried Out For Delta (Twice) | Ep. 297
Jay Collins, former Green Beret and current Florida Lieutenant Governor, recounts his military career spanning 23 years in Army …
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ResourceGreen Beret Q Course: SERE, Pashto & Why So Many Fail
A former Army Green Beret describes his path through Special Forces selection and the Q Course, including six months of Pashto …
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ResourceMedal of Honor Marine Describes the Moment He Knew He Was Going to Die in Afghanistan
Ritland's guest recounts his experience during a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. He describes his squad's mission to take …
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ResourceAustralia's Special Forces: From Sydney Terror Threats to Afghanistan Kill or Capture Missions
Former Australian commando officer recounts his early operational deployments, including domestic counterterrorism duties, …
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ResourceAndy Stumpf Recounts His Most Dangerous Military Jump
Ritland recounts in detail his worst parachute jump experience in Afghanistan, where he tandem-jumped with an interpreter who …
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ResourceRanger School's Psychological Warfare on Candidates
A former Army officer discusses his experience at Ranger School and his first deployment to Afghanistan. He describes Ranger School …
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ResourceCody Alford: How Marine Raiders Operated in the Early Days of MARSOC
Cody Alford, a former Marine Raider, recounts his early deployments with MARSOC in Afghanistan. He describes proposing an ambitious …
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ResourceAfghan Commandos Turned On Us — Two Green Berets Didn’t Make It
Ritland recounts his experiences working with Afghan commandos during a deployment, describing the challenges of training local …
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ResourceFrom Taking a Sh*t to Taking Fire: The Dumbest Mistake That Nearly Got Us K*lled
A guest recounts combat experiences from his nine-month Afghanistan deployment embedded with a SEAL Team 3 platoon. He describes …
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ResourceSEAL Team 6 Deployment in Jalalabad: Inside Look
Mike Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team Six operator who recounts his experiences on two deployments to Afghanistan in 2009. The …
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ResourceDeploying Navy SEALs To Unf*ck Afghanistan
A guest describes his second deployment to Afghanistan's Argonom River valley with a SEAL platoon. He recounts nightly base attacks, …
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ResourceSEAL Team 7 Takes Wadi - Insurgent Combat Stories with SEAL OIC Sean Glass | Mike Drop Ep. 211
Sean Glass, a former Navy SEAL officer, recounts combat experiences from his deployment with SEAL Team 7 in Afghanistan. He …
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ResourceGod PLEASE Don't Let Them Hit Us - Blown Up in the Humvee with Johnny MF Glenn | Mike Drop Ep. 209
Johnny Glenn recounts a mission in Afghanistan where his team's vehicle was hit by an IED, resulting in severe injuries to multiple …
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ResourceAir Force PJ Jason Sweet - Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 149
Former PJ (Air Force Pararescue) Ritland's guest recounts his deployment to Afghanistan conducting casualty evacuation missions. The …
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ResourceFormer JTF2 Sniper/Assaulter Jeff Depatie | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 106
Mike Ritland interviews Jeff DePatie, a former Canadian special forces sniper with 14 years in Joint Task Force 2 and 10 deployments …
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ResourceSEAL Teams to Orange County Cop with Travis Kennedy | Mike Drop - Episode 78
Ritland interviews Travis Kennedy, a former Navy SEAL with 12 years of service and three deployments (two combat deployments to …
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