Mr. Jake is a legend. You went through adversity nobody else understands which makes you the cream of the crop as it pertains to the seal teams. That extra layer of adversity turned you into a diamond and an incredible mentor. Every time you help someone become successful you get revenge for what those people did to you.
Bad leadership- while in Iraqi I faced direct racism and I handled the situation wrong. I threatened, fought and ended up with a Field Grade article 15. 45 days of extra duty and a distaste that last still this day. I wanted to fight at the highest level and I was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. I wish I could’ve have better leadership and just honest leadership
Civilian contractors since 2009. currently in East Africa since 2014, Did some work in Djibouti, Kenya and Somalia for several years in addition to iraq, Afghanista, kuawait, etc, Always felt the team guys were racist and had entitlement issues. Respect to you for being an Blk officer in the seals. I can only imagine how much you had to endure on many fronts. Respect 🙏🏽
Yep, same thing happened to me while I was an aircraft mechanic. You get labeled as a bad guy for speaking out on all the stupid stuff. There are also only a handful of aircraft mechanics as well with crappy mentorship. Thanks for speaking on this.
@@jakezweig I really like what you're doing,too! I wonder,have you thought about writing a book about your experiences? And also,I'd love to see guys like Jocko Willink,Mike Ritland,Jack Carr and Andy Stumpf have you on their podcasts! I think that it's very important to have these kinds of conversations about diversity and about racism in the military. I'd been thinking about joining the military for a while now but I'm not sure I really want to anymore.I'm starting to think that I might be better off going and doing something else. I've had regular civilian jobs where I experienced pretty bad racism(it never got to the point where anyone ever called me The N-Word because if it had,I would've kicked their ass and quit on the spot) so I can only imagine what it would be like in the military.
Same thing happened to me when I was in Ranger Batt. Quick to label you as a bad guy when you make a mistake, don’t like you for a particular reason, or speak up
I guess things were a bit different than the movie 'Act of Valor' where everybody respects everybody. This is the first time something like this has come up about racism in the community as it's not talked about publicly. Thanks for sharing, it takes someone to talk about it openly to get that sort of discussion going and how to change.
A diver in high school. An E6 intelligence officer while in the Navy I was advised to not apply for the Navy seals program by a black officer. He said , "they'll send you to all minority countries cause your black". I had just returned from Panama "operation just cause 89'". I witnessed and experienced racism from guys that were clearly not at my level of intellect. I witnessed individuals cheating on test and instructors cheating for them time/trials. Hispanic/ Caucasians both cheating for themselves and their people. Needless to say I didn't apply.
Not justifying any of the ignorance by any means, but what's with being stationed in "minority countries"? American service members are technically minorities in any country they're stationed in besides the states. Even if you do have the same skin tone as the majority. I never served, but I've had some great times and met some amazing people in so-called minority countries ✌️♥️
Aye bro just stumbled upon this and I wanna say you asked these questions smoothly and very thoughtfully man. I think the lack of AA in spec ops is really due to older generations either shunning military service, or serving and not talking about it. I myself served 5years in the army. Grew up a country Arkansas kid knowing I wanted to be in the military outside all that. My mom served in DS before I was born, NEVER talked about it ptsd etc. only my pops told me why she ultimately didn’t want me to join the army.
This was me in the fire dpt when I first made it on. Had a horrible officer and no mentorship on how to deal with the foolishness...long story short, he got his Karma but I wa gone. Kept it moving....couldn't see myself potentially risking my life for the guy or him doing the same for me
Anti-black racism is in nearly every area of activity in this country. Politics, medical, law enforcement, education, military, housing, economics and more. As far as the military and policing, if you are black, there are hostiles right beside you.
It’s in every corner of there earth it’s not an America thing I’m in Canada and it’s the same here, I’ve been in multiple countries in Africa and Europe they all discriminate and have stereotypes. They do it to other tribes and there own people over the world what do you expect in America when black people came here in such a fucked up way
I wanna be a Navy SEAL and so would this program help me prep for BUDs and that way I can pass BUDs and I really wanna be a Navy SEAL and so would this program help me prep for BUDs and pass it and become a Navy SEAL so Jason that’s my question for you and I’m in Hawaii
I hear what you are saying, Brother. About laying low and being "quiet". But I have to disagree. I wound up with that "bad guy" tag. in the USMC And it cost me. Lost rank. Transferred from a Mar-Det to a "Grunt" company. UCMJ A little brig time. And some "coins" too. But...I kicked the shit out of a couple of "chucks" from Georgia and Texas. And I would gladly do it again. I could have. Maybe I should have. But I didn't go quietly. And to be fair and truthful "they" gave me the opportunity to do that. but I just couldn't ....Brah. Those "chucks" got on my left nerve. And I thought...I just had to have that "Pay Back". For me...the price was just the price. But I will tell you what I learned and what I noticed. Its hard being the only fly in all that buttermilk. Because no matter where you turn, the whole system is buttermilk. But when you get some "numbers" That all changes. For example In the unit I went to I was part of the PHILLY SQUAD. A group of dudes from...PHILLY. And we could all bang. One of our guys was the heavyweight champ. And you know what?? A whole lot of that "chuck chatter" was null and void. ..with the QUICKNESS.
Yes sir believe me I sent my dude to the dentist as an O3 pounding .....trashed an E8 so don't let what I said get it wrong. We just have stronger Jedi skills
Sua. Operation m19. All blk guys. Higher than special forces and even said to use their minds to find ppl locations etc. The men who stare at goats was a movie about them but made funny and w joke. The biggest issue is it was said that they dont want blk ppl finding out what they can use their DNA for.
It's like that in EVERY branch of the SOCOM community, it's very prevalent. There's a reason why very few Blacks make it in Special Operations & it's not because we're incapable of doing it.
It's a damn shame that these ignorant attitudes still exist in our military. If anything, the SF community should be using our nations diversity as an asset when working with our allies. That ignorance can get people killed.. My Grandpa was in Vietnam (SF qualified) he talked about about the racial tension while there with line infantry. My grandfather has always been accepting of different cultures, he has a masters in theoretical linguistics and has taught all over the world (mainly iran and saudi). He even taught at the DLI for a little while.
Jake, I'm glad there's someone out here like you speaking the truth with no BS and helping guide these young dudes though. Hopefully the SF community can diversify a little more with your work. I never served, but can respect the hell out of it.
Mr. Jake is a legend. You went through adversity nobody else understands which makes you the cream of the crop as it pertains to the seal teams. That extra layer of adversity turned you into a diamond and an incredible mentor. Every time you help someone become successful you get revenge for what those people did to you.
Absolutely 💯!!!!!!!!!!! Shoving it down there neck
Absolutely 💯!!!!!!!!!!! Shoving it down there neck
Was fighting two wars with the enemy and racist leadership which will get u fuc*ed up real quick!!! Stay Solid Bro!!!
Bad leadership- while in Iraqi I faced direct racism and I handled the situation wrong. I threatened, fought and ended up with a Field Grade article 15. 45 days of extra duty and a distaste that last still this day. I wanted to fight at the highest level and I was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.
I wish I could’ve have better leadership and just honest leadership
It's a damn shame you ever had to be in a position like that in the first place. I imagine it definitely made you more stoic about the issue though.
I never served, but leadership is the most key thing when it comes to humans working together.
Civilian contractors since 2009. currently in East Africa since 2014, Did some work in Djibouti, Kenya and Somalia for several years in addition to iraq, Afghanista, kuawait, etc, Always felt the team guys were racist and had entitlement issues. Respect to you for being an Blk officer in the seals. I can only imagine how much you had to endure on many fronts. Respect 🙏🏽
Yes sir
It's a damn shame that it's that way. I feel like it only hampers us from working with partner forces around the world.
Yep, same thing happened to me while I was an aircraft mechanic. You get labeled as a bad guy for speaking out on all the stupid stuff. There are also only a handful of aircraft mechanics as well with crappy mentorship. Thanks for speaking on this.
BREAK THE CYCLE Reach one teach one
I received 45 days and a field grade due to my stance. I’m from Mississippi and I wasn’t taking any disrespect and I was stationed out of Ft. Hood,TX
COME'ON JZweig- only 5 minutes?? You got keep going on this subject- PLEASE BRAH!
You put out excellent & valuable information to the younger Americans - I salute your work, Sir -
Please share !!! thank you !!!!!! Have a great day
@@jakezweig I really like what you're doing,too!
I wonder,have you thought about writing a book about your experiences?
And also,I'd love to see guys like Jocko Willink,Mike Ritland,Jack Carr and Andy Stumpf have you on their podcasts!
I think that it's very important to have these kinds of conversations about diversity and about racism in the military.
I'd been thinking about joining the military for a while now but I'm not sure I really want to anymore.I'm starting to think that I might be better off going and doing something else.
I've had regular civilian jobs where I experienced pretty bad racism(it never got to the point where anyone ever called me The N-Word because if it had,I would've kicked their ass and quit on the spot) so I can only imagine what it would be like in the military.
@@JR-ju3kj let them know
@@jakezweig I tend to not really like a lot of the SF influencer types but you're providing a great service doing this.
Nothing but respect for the current and former service memebers who faced ignorance and adversity but kept pushing and serving honorablly.
Same thing happened to me when I was in Ranger Batt. Quick to label you as a bad guy when you make a mistake, don’t like you for a particular reason, or speak up
Yes sir you have to have mentorship
@@jakezweig That’s something I wished I had and I just sent you an email sir.
I guess things were a bit different than the movie 'Act of Valor' where everybody respects everybody. This is the first time something like this has come up about racism in the community as it's not talked about publicly. Thanks for sharing, it takes someone to talk about it openly to get that sort of discussion going and how to change.
We are crushing the Teams right now with Diversity
It’s talked about but how many black men are in the community to speak about it
@@jakezweig that's good to hear. Especially with how much work the SF community has started to do in Africa during the last decade or so.
A diver in high school. An E6 intelligence officer while in the Navy I was advised to not apply for the Navy seals program by a black officer. He said , "they'll send you to all minority countries cause your black". I had just returned from Panama "operation just cause 89'". I witnessed and experienced racism from guys that were clearly not at my level of intellect. I witnessed individuals cheating on test and instructors cheating for them time/trials. Hispanic/ Caucasians both cheating for themselves and their people. Needless to say I didn't apply.
Yah it was what it was
Not justifying any of the ignorance by any means, but what's with being stationed in "minority countries"? American service members are technically minorities in any country they're stationed in besides the states. Even if you do have the same skin tone as the majority. I never served, but I've had some great times and met some amazing people in so-called minority countries ✌️♥️
Great info and well spoken Jake
Aye bro just stumbled upon this and I wanna say you asked these questions smoothly and very thoughtfully man.
I think the lack of AA in spec ops is really due to older generations either shunning military service, or serving and not talking about it.
I myself served 5years in the army. Grew up a country Arkansas kid knowing I wanted to be in the military outside all that. My mom served in DS before I was born, NEVER talked about it ptsd etc. only my pops told me why she ultimately didn’t want me to join the army.
There are a bunch of reasons ...
Great info. I'm prepping for PJ
damn he got a PJ background, awesome
he is a PJ
This was me in the fire dpt when I first made it on. Had a horrible officer and no mentorship on how to deal with the foolishness...long story short, he got his Karma but I wa gone. Kept it moving....couldn't see myself potentially risking my life for the guy or him doing the same for me
yes sir happens to a lot of us we have to break the cycle
Your life, freedom, and dignity are more important than any ignorant loser ✌️♥️
@@John-mf6ky 💯...I'm in a much better place now. New department, better environment and much better pay! The journey continues!
Thats real bro!!!!
Anti-black racism is in nearly every area of activity in this country. Politics, medical, law enforcement, education, military, housing, economics and more. As far as the military and policing, if you are black, there are hostiles right beside you.
What are you saying in this comment
It’s in every corner of there earth it’s not an America thing I’m in Canada and it’s the same here, I’ve been in multiple countries in Africa and Europe they all discriminate and have stereotypes. They do it to other tribes and there own people over the world what do you expect in America when black people came here in such a fucked up way
@@jakezweig He's speaking the reality of the situation.
Talking nonsense
Sound like me when I left the Corp..lol
Yah brother
I wanna be a Navy SEAL and so would this program help me prep for BUDs and that way I can pass BUDs and I really wanna be a Navy SEAL and so would this program help me prep for BUDs and pass it and become a Navy SEAL so Jason that’s my question for you and I’m in Hawaii
How can one keep a straight head space and control the bs that’s thrown?! Would really appreciate a response. Thank you
It is easy if you think the training is easy that is why you have to show up READY. I find it harder to play the game the older I get
I hear what you are saying, Brother. About laying low and being "quiet". But I have to disagree. I wound up with that "bad guy" tag. in the USMC And it cost me.
Lost rank.
Transferred from a Mar-Det to a "Grunt" company.
UCMJ
A little brig time.
And some "coins" too.
But...I kicked the shit out of a couple of "chucks" from Georgia and Texas. And I would gladly do it
again. I could have. Maybe I should have. But I didn't go quietly. And to be fair and truthful "they"
gave me the opportunity to do that. but I just couldn't ....Brah. Those "chucks" got on my left nerve.
And I thought...I just had to have that "Pay Back". For me...the price was just the price.
But I will tell you what I learned and what I noticed. Its hard being the only fly in all that buttermilk.
Because no matter where you turn, the whole system is buttermilk. But when you get some "numbers"
That all changes. For example In the unit I went to I was part of the PHILLY SQUAD. A group of dudes
from...PHILLY. And we could all bang. One of our guys was the heavyweight champ. And you know what?? A whole lot of that "chuck chatter" was null and void.
..with the QUICKNESS.
Yes sir believe me I sent my dude to the dentist as an O3 pounding .....trashed an E8 so don't let what I said get it wrong. We just have stronger Jedi skills
@@jakezweig Much respect to you, Sir. You have been down range.
You have fought, and continue, to fight the good fight.
@@zutrue no fighting for me just to be clear
@@jakezweig if you ask me, you're fighting for the next generation. I'd say that's even more honorable in a lot of ways.
good stuff. but Jake, be honest. if the navy can overlook the problem, they can overlook the dental work.
No questions man
Sua. Operation m19. All blk guys. Higher than special forces and even said to use their minds to find ppl locations etc. The men who stare at goats was a movie about them but made funny and w joke. The biggest issue is it was said that they dont want blk ppl finding out what they can use their DNA for.
Elaborate on that last part !!! Im interested. Hope you still see this a year later
They are allowed to call officers the N word in the Seals?
LOL they are allowed to do what you allow them to do
Ignore this buffoon. He has a bad attitude because he was proven to be an incompetent leader.
It's like that in EVERY branch of the SOCOM community, it's very prevalent. There's a reason why very few Blacks make it in Special Operations & it's not because we're incapable of doing it.
@@wolf7el356
Y'all can't swim. It's very simple. Maybe if they put a blunt or a White woman at the bottom of the pool you'd do better.
@@wolf7el356we’re not incapable of doing it. It’s just a sensitive situation.
It's a damn shame that these ignorant attitudes still exist in our military. If anything, the SF community should be using our nations diversity as an asset when working with our allies. That ignorance can get people killed.. My Grandpa was in Vietnam (SF qualified) he talked about about the racial tension while there with line infantry. My grandfather has always been accepting of different cultures, he has a masters in theoretical linguistics and has taught all over the world (mainly iran and saudi). He even taught at the DLI for a little while.
Jake, I'm glad there's someone out here like you speaking the truth with no BS and helping guide these young dudes though. Hopefully the SF community can diversify a little more with your work. I never served, but can respect the hell out of it.
This is the WAY .... thank you