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ResourceAir Force JTAC Calls In Massive Strikes With 10th Group in Iraq
A former Air Force JTAC recounts his experience as an E-Baylor (enlisted battalion air liaison officer) during the 2003 Iraq …
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ResourceDelta Force Operator on Passing Selection*
Mike Ritland recounts his experience going through Special Forces selection after prior military training. He describes it as …
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ResourceTu Lam: My Unlikely Journey to Delta Force's G Squadron
Ritland's guest recounts his journey through Special Forces, describing his assignment to First Group in Okinawa, Japan, where he …
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ResourceTu Lam: How a Vietnamese Refugee Became a Green Beret & Call of Duty Character | Ep. 298
Mike Ritland interviews Tu Lam, a Special Forces veteran with over 23 years of service and founder of Ronin Tactics. Lam 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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ResourceSF Operator Refuses Medical Retirement After Amputation
A former Special Forces operator recounts how he refused medical retirement after losing his leg and continued serving for five more …
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ResourceKyle Morgan Breaks Down The Requirements to Pass Delta Force Selection
Ritland's guest Kyle Morgan, a former Special Forces soldier, recounts his path from infantry through Green Beret selection and …
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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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ResourceP Company vs SAS Selection: Which Is Worse?
A former British SAS soldier recounts his military journey from joining at age 15 as a vehicle mechanic through the Parachute …
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ResourceThe U.S. Military's Covert Operation To Invade Iran Is Legitimately Insane
Max describes a hypothetical future scenario set in June 2026 where, according to his account, the U.S. president considers and …
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ResourceGreen Beret Exposes the Government's Chinook Shootdown Cover-Up | Ep. 294
Terry Wilson, a retired Army Sergeant Major and Green Beret with 7th Special Forces Group, recounts his journey from a chaotic …
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TeacherFNG Academy - Green Berets, Special Forces preparation, and selection mindset
FNG Academy videos from Sean Buck Rogers and the FNG team, curated for Green Beret stories, Special Forces preparation, military …
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ResourceGreen Beret Preparation: A Starter Path
A high-level Self Growth Videos starter path for studying Green Beret preparation, selection mindset, military discipline, FNG …
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ResourceSpecial Forces: The Next Generation
A Self Growth Videos lesson built around the FNG Academy documentary on Special Forces preparation, Green Berets, selection mindset, …
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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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ResourceMike Glover: We Had Units Ready to Save Ambassador Stevens - They Were Shut Down
Ritland recounts standing up a Special Forces contingency response unit for Africa and his deployment to Libya just before the 2012 …
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ResourceInside MAC-V SOG: The Green Beret Who Ran the Most Classified Missions of the Vietnam War | Ep. 289
Ritland interviews Travis Mills, a Vietnam-era Green Beret who served in the classified MAC VOG unit. Mills recounts his upbringing …
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ResourceHe Joined the Navy, Air Force & Army to Ultimately Become a Green Beret (Here's Why)
A guest recounts his unconventional military career path, serving in the Navy, Air Force, and finally the Army as a Green Beret. He …
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Resource22 Meters From a 500-Pound Bomb: Behind Enemy Lines in Afghanistan
A guest recounts a 2016 mission in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, where his team attempted to clear Taliban-controlled villages. The …
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ResourceSpecial Forces Selection vs Flight School: Which One's Harder?
A former Special Forces soldier turned Army helicopter pilot recounts his unexpected struggle with severe depression and suicidal …
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ResourceAustralian Commando Operation in Afghanistan Gone WRONG
An Australian commando officer recounts a 2012 Afghanistan mission in Helmand Province where his unit, supported by U.S. Marine …
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ResourceOperation Viking Hammer: Inside the Psychological Warfare Campaign
A former Special Forces operations officer describes his role coordinating Operation Viking Hammer in northern Iraq during the 2003 …
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ResourceRASP vs RIP: What It Takes To Become an Army Ranger
Ritland's guest recounts his journey through military selection processes, including an injury that forced him to recycle from RASP, …
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ResourceWhy Black Hawk Down Broke America's Will to Fight
A former Special Forces operator discusses how the 1993 Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia created a risk-averse culture in the …
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