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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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ResourceVanilla SEALs vs DEVGRU: What's ACTUALLY The Difference
Ritland's guest, a former Navy SEAL, recounts his career trajectory from augmenting with DEVGRU to working at Goldman Sachs, …
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ResourceNavy SEAL Reveals How A Delta Force Raid Changed Its CQB Tactics
Ritland recounts his first two deployments to Iraq with Navy SEAL Team 4, describing the operational tempo, tactics evolution, and …
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ResourceWhat They Don’t Tell You About SEAL and Delta Force Joint Ops
Mike Ritland interviews a former Navy SEAL who served with SEAL Team 8, discussing his career path from completing BUD/S in 2008 …
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ResourceWhen You Mix ELITE Players in ONE team 💀*
Ritland recounts a chaotic operation in Sadr City where an ad-hoc SEAL team cobbled together from multiple platoons faced a cascade …
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ResourceThe Mistake that Nearly K*lled My Entire SEAL Team
A Navy SEAL officer recounts a disastrous first mission in Sadr City, Iraq in 2008, where 40 SEALs from different teams were hastily …
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ResourceMike Sarraille: The Real Difference Between DEVGRU and Delta Force
Ritland recounts his transition from SEAL Team Development Group (DEVGRU) to Army Delta Force (CAG), comparing the two elite units …
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ResourceFrom Recon to DEVGRU: What it Takes to Operate at the Tip of the Spear | Ep. 304
Mike Ritland interviews Mike Cirrilli, a former Recon Marine, SEAL, and MARSOC operator with ten combat deployments. Cirrilli …
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ResourceANDY STUMPF: I Deliberately Made BUD/S Students Quit To Save Their Lives
Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team Six operator who graduated BUD/S class 215. The guest recounts his progression through SEAL …
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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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ResourceSean Glass: "Jack Carr Knew We Were Going to Lose Afghanistan Before We Even Left"
Sean Glass, a former Navy SEAL, discusses his first deployment to Afghanistan in 2011-12 with SEAL Team Seven under Jack Carr's …
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ResourceBIGGEST SEAL Team Mission!*
Ritland's guest recounts participating in what he describes as the largest joint special operations mission in US history during the …
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ResourceThe First SEALs Back in Afghanistan After the Marcus Luttrell Rescue Found THIS
Ritland's guest Randy Rosel recounts his early career at SEAL Team 7, including his first combat deployment to Afghanistan as part …
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ResourceSEAL Human Intel Operations: What Actually Happened to the Guys We Captured
A former Navy SEAL recounts his first deployment to Iraq in 2011, where as a new guy he ran human intelligence operations, managing …
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ResourceWhat REALLY Happens In Real Life Covert Operations?
The guest, a former Navy SEAL and special operations veteran, describes the harsh realities of covert operations with host Mike …
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ResourceLeft TOP GUN to Fight w/ Jocko Willink's SEALs in Ramadi
A former Marine fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor recounts leaving his aviation career to serve as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) …
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ResourceMy First Deployment to Ramadi With Chris Kyle
Ritland's guest (a former SEAL Team 7 member, unnamed in this segment) recounts his first deployment to Iraq in 2005, operating in …
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ResourceJocko Willink: The Real Problem With Military Leaders Nobody Talks About
Ritland and guest Jocko Willink discuss military leadership, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and combat operations in Ramadi. Willink …
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ResourceWhy Graduating From BUD/S Doesn't Mean Sh*t
Ritland shares personal combat experiences and reflects on the weight of being a SEAL at a conventional team. He recounts two …
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ResourceThe Real Story Behind Task Unit Bruiser’s Most Dangerous Operations
Ritland interviews a former Marine F-18 pilot who embedded with SEAL Task Unit Bruiser in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006. The guest recounts …
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ResourceJocko Willink Exposes the REAL Rivalry Between Delta and SEAL Team Six
Ritland recounts his path to joining the Navy SEALs, describing how a secondhand story about special operations units motivated him …
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ResourceI Tried To Screen For SEAL Team Six: They Told Me ‘No Way’ — Here’s Why
Ritland discusses his personal journey of leaving the Navy SEALs, including failed attempts to screen for SEAL Team Six and an …
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ResourceChris Osman Breaks Silence on the Green Beret Raid Gone Horribly Wrong
Chris Osman, a former Navy SEAL, recounts his deployment to Afghanistan where his platoon relieved another SEAL team in Kandahar and …
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ResourceThe Psychological Hell No One Talks About in BUD/S
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experience going through BUD/S training with Class 189 in the late 1990s. He discusses the …
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