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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Reveals Why Experienced Navy SEALs Still Fail SEAL Team 6 Selection
A former DEVGRU operator discusses his career progression from SEAL Team 4 through screening and selection for DEVGRU, detailing the …
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ResourceDEVGRU Officer Breaks Down SAS, SBS, JTF2 & Polish GROM
Ritland's guest, a former SEAL officer who served at DEVGRU, discusses leadership differences between regular SEAL teams and …
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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Breaks Silence
A DEVGRU operator reflects on the Iraq War, arguing that dissolving the Iraqi Ba'ath Army was a grave mistake that created a vacuum …
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ResourceBill Rapier Reveals the REAL Difference Between BUD/S and DEVGRU Selection
Bill Rapier discusses his journey from wanting to attend West Point to joining the Navy SEALs, motivated by finding the hardest …
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ResourceMike Sarraille Reveals How Extortion 17 Changed DEVGRU Forever
Mike Sarraille recounts his deployment experiences with DEVGRU, beginning with his first mission in Afghanistan where Adam Brown was …
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ResourceBill Rapier Reveals Why DEVGRU Selection Was Easier Than BUD/S
Former Navy SEAL recounts his career progression from SEAL Team 3 to Development Group (DEVGRU), including selection experiences, …
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ResourceCole Fackler Reveals What Really Happened the Day Operation Red Wings Hit
Mike Ritland recounts combat experiences from four deployments to Iraq with SEAL Team 10 (2005-2010), including his platoon's …
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ResourceFrom SEAL Team 10 to DEVGRU - Cole Fackler Speaks Out
Mike Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team 10 operator and DEVGRU member about his combat deployments and career progression. The …
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ResourceDEVGRU In the 80's Was a Different Beast (Here's The Biggest Difference)
A former DEVGRU commander discusses his experience being recruited by Dick Marcinko in the late 1980s and contrasts that era with …
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ResourceAndy Stump Reveals What It Was Like to Screen For DEVGRU Right After 9/11
Andy Stumpf discusses his experience screening for DEVGRU (SEAL Team Six) in October 2001, shortly after 9/11. He describes the …
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ResourceThe Unwritten Rules That Separate DEVGRU From Everyone Else
Ritland interviews a former DEVGRU operator who recounts his five deployments to Afghanistan and Somalia, describing differences in …
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ResourceHow to Pass DEVGRU Screening (SEAL Team 6 Selection Explained)
A former Navy SEAL describes his path to screening for DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6), explaining he initially had no plans to try out until …
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ResourceThe Mission That Proved DEVGRU Could Deploy Anywhere in 24 Hours
A former DEVGRU operator recounts his 2007 Iraq deployment and the 2009 Captain Phillips rescue mission, where SEAL Team Six proved …
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ResourceThe Truth About DEVGRU Selection & Attrition No One Talks About
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experience going through DEVGRU (Seal Team Six) selection in 2005, describing the mental challenges …
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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Exposes the Lack of Strategy in the Middle East
A former DEVGRU operator discusses his deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan starting in 2005, describing intense operational tempo …
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ResourceDEVGRU’s Most Dangerous Afghanistan Mission You’ve Never Heard About
Ritland's guest recounts a harrowing barricaded shooter operation in Afghanistan's mountainous Kapisa region during a Dev Group …
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ResourceWhat No One Tells You About Joining DEVGRU | Ep. 274
Former Navy SEAL Eric Frohardt recounts his path from Iowa farm life through SEAL teams to medical retirement. Frohardt shares his …
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ResourceHow Rob O'Neill's Breakup Led Him To DEVGRU
Rob O'Neill recounts how a breakup led him to join the Navy instead of pursuing basketball and a brokerage career. O'Neill describes …
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ResourceWhat It Takes to Survive the DEVGRU Screening Process
A guest discusses his career path from SEAL Team 4 through the DEVGRU (Development Group) screening process known as Green Team. He …
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ResourceThe DEVGRU Mission That ALMOST ENDED IN DISASTER
A former DEVGRU (SEAL Team Six) operator discusses his first real-world missions with the unit, including a memorable operation in …
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ResourceTwo Guys Made It Through Hell Week… Then Rang the Bell
A former Navy SEAL recounts his BUD/S training and career path through SDV teams to DEVGRU. He shares that two classmates completed …
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ResourceCaptain Phillips & Extortion 17 with Terry Houin | Mike Drop: Episode 65
Former Navy SEAL Terry Hewitt recounts his 26-year career with host Mike Ritland. Hewitt shares his path from farming in Indiana to …
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ResourceMike Drop Podcast: Episode 58 - Will Chesney
Mike Ritland interviews Will Chesney, former Navy SEAL and handler of Cairo, the military working dog on the bin Laden raid. Chesney …
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