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War is psychologically traumatic. Talking about it in any manner will surely trigger bad memories for some. For some, seeing others profit from talking about it will trigger mixed feelings. My father was a Vietnam vet; as a kid, we had a neighbor that was also. Many times, he would come over and my father had to 'talk him down'...
@MrBallen There’s a lot of us that look forward to your videos and appreciate you! We all know you’re a humble guy. Keep doing what you do and don’t let the haters ruin it for us and more importantly, you and your family. Thank you for your service!
My son is serving now and I'm a former VA nurse...just keep on doing you. As long as you aren't talking about anything classified, what's the problem? Thank you for your service, may we (civilians) be worthy of the actions of those who sacrificed for our freedom. Have a happy Veterans Day.
Anybody who watches him regularly knows that 99.9% of the stories that he tells have nothing at all to do with being a Navy seal. He’s just a damn good storyteller.!
Completely agree with you! He’s a damn good storyteller and Who cares what he talks about, he didn’t steal stories from someone or pretend to be a seal, he was one, it’s is HIS story to tell but the jealous crybabies can’t handle that 🥴
Mr.Ballen was severally wounded serving his country and that is more than enough to earn respect. His success on YT is because he tells interesting stories, which take a lot of research to put together and put into production and he is a very good storyteller. He deserves his success.
Love his stories. Just watched the weekly yt video this morning. Props to anyone who does something proactive/positive while dealing with the trauma that comes with active duty
Mr Ballen has built one of the friendliest, most supportive, positive and safe communities on any social media platform. We admire him for being a SEAL, but more importantly because he has built a safe haven for people all around the world who, for numerous reasons, do better just because of what Mr Ballen does and for himself. This is his community, the one he built all by himself, and he should be so proud of that. Never let the b*st*rods bring you down John.
As the daughter of a SEAL, I've always had major respect for Mr. Ballen. He's never disrespectful, grandiose, or talks about things he shouldn't be. Also, he's doing big things with charities and supporting his family! There is NOTHING wrong with that!! The "community" rejecting him needs to take a long, hard look at their own hearts. Love you, Mr. Ballen!
Anyone not caught up in the behind the scenes bs knows this and is happy for him. You ever get a raise or have a blessing and a family member get upset about it????? Same sht!!
Mr ballen is a solid guy, doesn’t get into anything controversial, served his country at the highest level and can tell a great story. People should leave the man alone and let him be
Mr. Ballen is hands down, in my humble opinion, the best storyteller on TH-cam. He's magnetic and hypnotic. He doesn't take himself too seriously, but he always shows the utmost respect for the victims who's story he's telling. He's also got a foundation that helps families of victims of violent crime. So not only did he serve his country in the SEALS, he is continuing to serve the people of this country that truly need it. He does it out of the kindness of his heart. He's a great dude as far as I'm concerned. Screw the active duty guys that gave him grief for telling his story. Jealousy is ugly no matter the form it takes, or the person harboring it.
He has a great way of telling the story to make it as if your actually there in the story he's telling. Not just hearing it but visualizing it, feeling it. He's phenomenal. And he honestly tries to respond to every single personal DM he gets, he has with myself a few times. Who else with his following can say that?
You need to watch the hour plus long interview Ballen did. He got grief from his teammates b/c of things he was posting online about the Seal teams and his combat experience before his YT/social media profile blew up. It has nothing to do with his MrBallen channel
@@sodorflubbs5000 huh? Not sure why my explanation to OP for why John got grief from his teammates got that response, but agreed on the jealousy aspect
@@BlyGuy "He got grief from his teammates b/c of things he was posting online" commenter was basically saying it shouldn't matter whether or not he shares his experiences online or to people irl because they're his
my grandfather was a seal and served in vietnam. while he was dying from cancer his only comfort was Mrballen's videos. we would watch them all together as a family. god bless him and his family.
You know you are successful when other's start to hate you and downplay your history by shaming you with slanderous words and actions. Keep doing what you're doing. Nobody can change your history, selfless service, sacrifices, and honorable service to the U.S.A. and your fellow brothers and sisters in arms. *Rendering a salute to you* @MrBallen
Mr Ballen is an amazing story teller who in my opinion, would be an amazing teacher…. Whether you are taking about your seal days or some crazy story!! Don’t listen to the haters! Keep on doing what you’re doing…. Cause it makes for great pod casts!!
Mr ballen has done more for other vets than most other seals. He’s a good guy, he served his country, he spreads awareness, and that makes him a hero in my book.
Nothing but respect for Mr Ballen. Never lets his ego play up or has a bad thing to say about anyone, very humble guy with a good heart. Great researcher and story teller. He served his country, end of! ❤💪🙏🇬🇧
Jealousy is ugly. Mr Ballen actually has a foundation and he's doing great things with his success. My husband is a veteran of the Army with 3 combat deployments in less than 7 years active service. And he watches other vets channels and is always happy for their successes. Bitterness will always exist, sadly.
Trees are Judged by the Fruits they Bear. Good Trees can not put forth Bad Fruit and Bad Trees cannot put forth Good Fruit. This is the Generation of the Fig Tree. Good Figs and Bad Figs will be separated by our Works, and Harvested by our Lord. Until then, keep your powder dry and remain ever vigilant against the betrayals of your Enemy, uniformed to appear as your Friend.
He walked the walk, and has earned the right to talk the talk… He’s established a worth-while charity and does not take a penny for it. He’s living an honorable life doing something he is exceptionally good at. Kudos Mr. Ballen.
Like he said, it’s not like he was faking it up, pretending to be the leader that brought them all home safely. How sad and disheartening. The disillusionment that came from being disenfranchised, really it’s like losing a part of his identity bc he likely doesn’t even mention his SEAL team background, fearing the backlash wave of hatred. All bc of what, really?
For those that haven't seen his channel, maybe 2% of his stories are actually Navy Seals related or tie back to his service. He is a great story teller about the "strange, dark and mysterious". He used to release like 5 videos a week and worked his ass off to get where he is.
Mr.Ballen has an excellent YT channel and great podcasts, he would have been a preferred Guest on the long gone Art Bell CoasttoCoasttocoast AM radio broadcast, still around but George Noory destroyed it, he dyes his hair and his beard, just cheezy!
MrBallen is awesome. Ive been in for 15 years and respect the hell out of you and love your stories. Keep going strong and dont let the haters drag you down
He is an honorable man who presents the stories on his channel in a respectful way. I’m not sure why he’s being ejected/rejected by the SEAL community, but he has my respect
I've been watching his stories for quite a while and never did he even once tells his audience about how the Navy SEAL train and operate. He shares stories like how beautiful yet how 'quiet and eerie' it was looking out in the open country back in Afghanistan when he was retelling the infamous OP Rock incident. Or how his training mates would reproach him for being a bit hubristic at selection at San Diego and that's about it. He shares harmless stuff that even remotely compromise SEAL's tactical effectiveness in any way. As for his combat experience he never shares it besides how he got depressed after he retired. The amount of hate he is getting from SEALs is beyond me.
@@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin you make a great point. He’s self assure and doesn’t have to put in energy to be a fake macho guy. Insecure men can’t keep up with someone who is calm and confident
As a fellow veteran, why is it bad to be proud to have served your country? Mr Ballen rocks and he doesn't need to explain himself to anyone. Thanks for this video 👍
He served with the top teir elite....he isnt just a veteran. They dont want their culture shared with men and women that didnt earn the right to know what goes on behind the scenes in a SEALS daily life is my guess...and JBA probably didnt realize they would take offense and when he did he stopped....so why are people making a big deal about it? Its none of our business really. If a SEAL says its bad juju....thats exactly what it is.
He pulls back on it now. He started out going very "my SEAL war stories" at the beginning. I've watched, and enjoyed, a lot of his stuff. But the very reason he's much quieter about his service today is because he caught a bunch of flak from other members of the teams
Absolutely agree! He is one of the best story tellers on YT! His success was due to his own ability to make something out of his life experiences and turn it into something profitable, no matter how successful you get you will always have haters, and unfortunately even some one as compassionate and as humble as MrBallen is no exception to this.
We visit MrBallen channel frequently and we have NEVER saw his storytelling as ego driven on the contrary he has struck us as humble and compassionate.
The amount of lives Mr. Ballen touched and helped during the pandemic just by telling strange, dark, and mysterious stories is almost countless at this point. The dude doesn't seem to have a bad bone in his body. If you can't appreciate what he's done with his life and the joy he brings to millions of people, you need to look inwards at that point. Keep doing your thing JB!
Mr. Ballen is the the most humble person I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. It is ridiculous…. Like you said, people want to tear you down when you are successful.
The only story I've heard Mr. Ballin tell about his time as a seal is when he pretty much got blown up by a grenade and his life was saved by his team members. He made them out to be the heroes, not himself. He acknowledges that he was in the SEALs because non-mil people find that kind of stuff interesting, and his job is literally telling interesting stories, but he's not aggrandizing himself by it.
Exactly I've only heard the less than five minute story about the grenade and how his squad saved him, so he wasn't talking himself up, otherwise all his other stories are about real life events which his channel is all about.
Man they have all kinds of SOF guys on the Shawn Ryan podcast telling all kinds of stuff they probably shouldn’t. This guys content hardly has anything to do with his war stories
Others above already beat me to it, but he rarely ever talks about his service time. He tells spooky and strange stories and he's great at it. He needs his own TV channel or radio minute like Paul Harvey had back in the day.
This guy’s a phenomenal story teller. You two were a big part of me surviving the Pandemic. 99.99999 percent of people could never even become a Seal, so people should stop hating.
Seals are a very strange group. They are the "Jock`s" from high school. The thing is, they never stop that way of thinking and acting. Btw, becoming a Seal is not as hard as you think. If you have a strong will and you are in good shape, you will make the cut. Tell me this. How many guys who are retired Delta Operators write books or name names. Answer is not many and names are never mentioned, and no mission intel. is ever spoken of.
MrBallen must be protected at all costs. Military bravado can be a cult in certain circles. John, you'll never please everyone. Your duty is now to your family. You did your time. My husband served and active duty never busts him for saying he served. Happy belated veterans Day to you, JT and MrBallen
You aren’t allowed to talk about what you did in the military. Because everyone thinks they are better than other veterans because they did XYZ and the other guy didn’t. Absolutely ridiculous
@@JoeRogansForeheadhe used to. Not any more. What’s the issue? Should people you know hold your mistakes infront of you every time you talk or try to make a point? What do you want from him?
Navy SEAL's and the Green Beret's as well as many others in the US military go through very tough training to join the service. It's more than just few weeks in boot camp. He deserves to do whatever he wants now that he's a civilian again. God bless him and his family.
Ballen in my eyes is one of the best examples of what a seal is suppose to be He is extremely humble and made a connection with millions of people in his community WITHOUT glorifying his military career He healed himself and has healed many more with his selfless actions making youtube videos and making foundations to help others
MrBallen is a fucking legend. He served his country and now he continues to serve this world with his story telling ability and he is absolutely incredible at it! We have your back MrBallen
I’m blown away, this man has been nothing but humble and talks so highly about the seal community. It blows my mind that anyone can not like this guy! He’s a hero, humble, a great story teller and funny.
And you wonder why some Vets have such a hard time after serving. Civilians turn their back the government turns their back and their own “community “ turn their backs. Breaks my heart
@@rickyricardo3551 exactly.. there was a time when they put a man that dressed as a woman in the state hospital and when those hospitals were in full swing you didn’t have all that madness on display
If all Mr. Ballen did was tell stories in his videos and make a great living I'd still love the guy because he's so genuine and interesting. However, he runs foundations and charities to help people with the money he makes, as well as employs people to run his business. Guy is a legend
I've always felt that Mr. Ballen is incredibly humble about having been a SEAL. Even when he talks about something objectively amazing that he did, he always frames it in the most low-key way possible. And usually makes someone else the center of the story.
Mr. Ballen is legit. What you see is what you get. He's not pretentious like so many egocentrics out there. He's down to earth and has integrity. He handles hard situations like this with grace.
@@MrBallen there's a ton more love than hate for you out there! You probably gotta be like Stumpf and Ryan and not care what the old job thinks of you. Y'all are good folks. ( My wife is a Masshole BTW. Our date nights are spent watching your videos. Great stuff) :)
I'm a big MrBallen fan, and I've never heard him tell any stories about being a SEAL. His actual schtick is telling horror stories that actually happened, and he's great at it. That's why he's so popular.
On his story channel he manly stick to his own content but he tells seal stories on other interviews and podcasts. Sometimes he tell seals on his channel due to fan requests.
He talked more about being a seal when he was just starting out. You know, to help get the ball moving. So yeah, he definitely traded on the navy seal name early on. Still does a bit. As far as I'm concerned though, he *EARNED* it. He's not doing something to bring shame to the club or anything like that, so who the hell cares. Guy's just trying to make his way in the world and earn an honest living.
He hardly talks about his time in the service. He did tell how he was wounded and medically retired from the service. He talks about all kinds of other topics and strange events. He is a very good storyteller and works very hard to make his content. MrBallen Rocks!!!
51 years old and watch Mr. Ballen all the time. He does say he was a seal and told some stories, he doesn't make a big deal about it but he has a right to be proud. However it isn't the basis of his success. He is a great story teller and people like him end of story.
MrBallen’s a good dude, and really doesn’t deserve the hate he’s been getting. Thank you so much for your approach on this situation, and calling a spade a spade.
Mr. Ballen is an outstanding young man. I've watched about 98% of stuff and he's done absolutely nothing wrong. He's come home and made a life for himself and his family. What the hell is wrong with that? Nothing!!! I/we just love him and he just needs to hold his head up and keep on keeping on. God Bless Mr. Ballen and God Bless America!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@ece282 you are joking, right??!! You must be barely an adult to poke fun of someone's age. Forty-five is not old!!😂😂 Maybe, prior to the 1920's (before penicillin was developed) 45 was old. Mr Ballen is 34 or 35ish.
I'm ex forces and I'm a fan of Mr Ballan. His personal journey from military to civilian life and the personal battles with depression once leaving the service is a very familiar one to me and most ex military personnel.
Thank you for standing up for “MrBallen”. Unless he is giving out military secrets, let him talk. He is extremely entertaining and he deserves every penny he is making.
Ballen and you, sir have a gift…. Many gifts, but ur most noticeable gift is that people feel like they know u… like ur speaking to each one… yall are authentic and authenticity is a huge blessing and attribute. Jealousy and envy are a bitch
Jealousy in the teams is craaazy. Even Goggins found out that another seal created fake accounts trying to spread false stories or discredit him. The toxicity within that community is at par with high school mean girls.
@@chadhaire1711Ryan and Shipley are kinda hard targets for the jealous ones. Shipley was DevGru and Ryan went to the CIA after the seals. Trying to criticize their records doesn't really work. The jealous ones are going after targets like Goggins and Ballen because their seal records aren't very long or eventful so they're easier targets.
Mr Ballen, you should be proud of what you have accomplished. F the ones who are jealous. So much for the brotherhood supporting each other through thick and thin.
Cancel culture appears to have invaded the seal teams. From everything I’ve heard and seen about our current military standing, it doesn’t surprise me.
John rocks entertaining others, and he deeply deserves every bit of success. If you listen carefully, an utterly positive, loving and transforming narrative exhudes from the humble core of his hard scrabble benevolent spirit.
I've actually watched Mr.Ballen tell self depreciative stories about how he got his but kicked in high school,and how hard it was to be a navy seal.what dishonor for his community to f this to him...He made me more aware of the military and how brave and he was to push to succeed.We need to hear his stories ..He deserves every success ,he left because his wife's face when she saw him in hospital after getting hurt.
Mr Ballen seems like a really humble guy and its sad that these members of the "community" have tried to drag him down. He's a great storyteller and he's doing great things with his platform.
You just can’t dislike mr. ballen. Such a genuine guy. Like he says as well - he is very active in his DM’s and on his discord and I’ve interacted with him before. He is a great role model for young people as well as aspiring content creators.
He didn't get out. He was discharged after having a couple grenades literally dropped on his head. He's lucky to be alive and has every right to talk about his time on the teams or whatever else he wants to.
The irony is he didn’t get successful off his military career, his channel took off once he started talking about paranormal and weird stories from himself and others.
The guy is just a great storyteller of spooky/crime stories. He got me through many long days at work. He very rarely mentions the military, if not at all.
He used to. But he got called out by his own community. Those were the things he mentioned here. So he didn't want fight his own 'friend' and take his YT to another path.
One thing no one talks about is that John is the only one in his family NOT to have won a Pulitzer prize...yet. Also, no one talks about the veteran transition program he started (Elite Meet) that has helped dozens/hundreds of SOF find meaningful jobs in the private sector. Happy to see him doing well.
Hes not even making money off the fact that he was a seal. His God given talent of being able to tell a story is what is making him millions. And he deserves it... he's super entertaining.
He's an absolutely amazing person and story teller. He is genuine, empathetic, and just an all around relatable person. Those giving him a hard time are pathetic.
It's ashame to see the Navy Seal community do this. MrBallen earned his trident and deployed, and he never lost his trident in a review board. He has every right to wear that badge of honor because not many people achieve that. Hell, even making it into the military alone is more of an accomplishment than most people, and to succeed within and outside of the military is even smaller of a number. Also from one vet to another, happy veterans day, hope you guys aren't hit too hard with overtime on everyone else's day off.
Mr Ballen is one of the most talented people on TH-cam. He does not need any fancy graphics or gimmics, the man has mastered the art of telling stories.
Mr Ballen is one of the most wholesome dudes on the internet. The vast majority of all this drama is stupid and unnecessary but this one is beyond ridiculous. Keep up the awesome content, John. Don’t let all this get you down, you are legitimately better than that.
Hate has to always raise it;s ugly head. MrBallen needs to concentrate on all the people who love his stories and ignore the hate they're not worth the energy.
I'm a former tank mechanic from Fort Irwin N.T.C. I never deployed but help train those who went to deploy. And had the honor of serving on funeral detail. I'm proud of my service.
I’m a Army Infantry combat veteran who invaded Iraq and came back for another tour and I’m proud of my conduct - not my mission. Listening to this guy is like sitting at a bar while some random vet rambles about other people’s stories in an attempt to get free drinks. ‘Heroism is like a river, the deeper it is, the quieter it runs…’
@@JamesonsTravels You hit the nail on the head. Instead of pushing themselves to be better, jealously or envy seems to have taken hold to try to tear others down to their level rather than raise their own standards and grow. This only benefits our enemies.
Ballen is a really good dude. He rarely talks about being a SEAL and when he does theres a specific reason to aid the story hes telling. If you like horror or true crime definitely check him out
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John B Allen is a good man.
He deserves a hell of a lot better from the SEAL community.
@@stephenbrown3963 Roger that!!
It's a shame that some vets attack each other, when in reality they should support each other... truely disheartening
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War is psychologically traumatic.
Talking about it in any manner will surely trigger bad memories for some.
For some, seeing others profit from talking about it will trigger mixed feelings.
My father was a Vietnam vet; as a kid, we had a neighbor that was also. Many times, he would come over and my father had to 'talk him down'...
Appreciate you having my back 🤘
@MrBallen There’s a lot of us that look forward to your videos and appreciate you! We all know you’re a humble guy. Keep doing what you do and don’t let the haters ruin it for us and more importantly, you and your family. Thank you for your service!
love you @MrBallen
My son is serving now and I'm a former VA nurse...just keep on doing you. As long as you aren't talking about anything classified, what's the problem? Thank you for your service, may we (civilians) be worthy of the actions of those who sacrificed for our freedom. Have a happy Veterans Day.
You’re awesome dude. Ignore the haters. Love your channel.
How did Katt Williams put it? "Men; if it's 7PM and you got 29 haters, you better figure out how to get to fifty by midnight!"
If you serve the country you have the right to be proud of your service.
Nothing but respect for MrBallen.
He's my fricken hero!!!!
They hate him because he wears the hat backwards....Trust Me!
@@BlueBARv5 😂🤣😂🤣😂 probably right.
Above and beyond like the Air Force😂
This yes!!!
Anybody who watches him regularly knows that 99.9% of the stories that he tells have nothing at all to do with being a Navy seal. He’s just a damn good storyteller.!
When he first started creating content it was navy seal stuff. He stopped when he received all the hate now he does the scary mysterious stories
@@gilbertotorres8657it wasnt just navybseal stories he had a few but also scary stuff
Completely agree with you! He’s a damn good storyteller and Who cares what he talks about, he didn’t steal stories from someone or pretend to be a seal, he was one, it’s is HIS story to tell but the jealous crybabies can’t handle that 🥴
@@gilbertotorres8657I wanna hear navy seal stories
@@gilbertotorres8657by Mr ballen
Mr.Ballen was severally wounded serving his country and that is more than enough to earn respect. His success on YT is because he tells interesting stories, which take a lot of research to put together and put into production and he is a very good storyteller. He deserves his success.
Love his stories. Just watched the weekly yt video this morning. Props to anyone who does something proactive/positive while dealing with the trauma that comes with active duty
Couldn't have said it better! Just a bunch of jealous veterans that didn't find success like him
Lobe the service but his story sucks lol. They always are riddled with errors
@@letsssgooo4618like what? You sure your not just too remedial to pay attention 🤔
Thank you for reminding me of his extreme service. He definitely deserves his success. He's an amazing storyteller.
Mr Ballen has built one of the friendliest, most supportive, positive and safe communities on any social media platform. We admire him for being a SEAL, but more importantly because he has built a safe haven for people all around the world who, for numerous reasons, do better just because of what Mr Ballen does and for himself. This is his community, the one he built all by himself, and he should be so proud of that. Never let the b*st*rods bring you down John.
I'm not so sure it's the friendliest just because of what he asks us to do to the "like button" at the beginning of every video lol
exactly💯🙏
Did he come through your phone and force you to watch or push the like button. No, so don't watch if you're so sensitive. Gersh. GOY!!!!
Great point Virginia.
Mr Ballen is so creative on how he
goes about asking to smack the bell.
It doesn't get boring by any means!!
The interweb is a single stream of Information
*NOOB*
As the daughter of a SEAL, I've always had major respect for Mr. Ballen. He's never disrespectful, grandiose, or talks about things he shouldn't be. Also, he's doing big things with charities and supporting his family! There is NOTHING wrong with that!! The "community" rejecting him needs to take a long, hard look at their own hearts.
Love you, Mr. Ballen!
❤
Well Said!
Anyone not caught up in the behind the scenes bs knows this and is happy for him. You ever get a raise or have a blessing and a family member get upset about it????? Same sht!!
Dream wife
Who cares if you're the daughter of a seal lmao
Mr ballen is a solid guy, doesn’t get into anything controversial, served his country at the highest level and can tell a great story. People should leave the man alone and let him be
Very well said. 👍
do you know him?@@darkfarfetch3664
Mr. B.Allen
It amazes me how even the most innocuous people get hated just because they’re successful online.
@@darkfarfetch3664ya still sit there and listen to the “non-factual,” well-crafted stories for 30 mins regardless, so does it matter?
Mr. Ballen is hands down, in my humble opinion, the best storyteller on TH-cam. He's magnetic and hypnotic. He doesn't take himself too seriously, but he always shows the utmost respect for the victims who's story he's telling. He's also got a foundation that helps families of victims of violent crime. So not only did he serve his country in the SEALS, he is continuing to serve the people of this country that truly need it. He does it out of the kindness of his heart. He's a great dude as far as I'm concerned. Screw the active duty guys that gave him grief for telling his story. Jealousy is ugly no matter the form it takes, or the person harboring it.
8,600,000 subscribers can’t be wrong!!!
Nah. Mr Nightmare does it better
Agreed
He has a great way of telling the story to make it as if your actually there in the story he's telling. Not just hearing it but visualizing it, feeling it. He's phenomenal. And he honestly tries to respond to every single personal DM he gets, he has with myself a few times. Who else with his following can say that?
As a combat vet we have to stick together and look out for each other not tear each other down this is beyond stupid!
Roger that! Damn right we do
Thank you for your service and comment Soldier 🪖🙏
Tell that to the Republican party.
@@michaelb.42112 it’s the totality of the gov period we have so many vets homeless and dropping like flies and no one cares! It’s disgusting
that is not what happens most of the time unfortunately
I've watched alot of Mr. Ballen. He's a unique story teller.
Always respectful to detail.
Doesn't use foul language.
Sad to hear he got grief for it.
You need to watch the hour plus long interview Ballen did. He got grief from his teammates b/c of things he was posting online about the Seal teams and his combat experience before his YT/social media profile blew up. It has nothing to do with his MrBallen channel
@@BlyGuyso what did he say or do that was so egregious?
@@BlyGuywhat difference dies it make wether he did it on line or in person? It’s his story to tell. Strike me people are jealous. LOVE YOU MR BALLEN
@@sodorflubbs5000 huh? Not sure why my explanation to OP for why John got grief from his teammates got that response, but agreed on the jealousy aspect
@@BlyGuy "He got grief from his teammates b/c of things he was posting online" commenter was basically saying it shouldn't matter whether or not he shares his experiences online or to people irl because they're his
Mr B is a really good guy. He actually started a charity for the families of victims where 100% goes to the people it was designed to help.
So has Jamesons travels done anything like Mr B. Helping victims?
Friend or Foe
Behind every successful person lies a pack of Haters
Go, Mr. Ballen
I'm a veteran and follow this guy because he has some great stories. He makes long road trips go by fast.
"He makes long road trips go by fast"...love your poetic command of language & am thankful to yourself, Ballen, and all your comrades.
Great story telling not stories lol.
@@KS-bl11111he gets me through the night shifts,love the channel
MrBallen seems like a very stand up guy unfortunate to see hate coming his way
it pays for clicks for people to dog him. his viewers love him. he is good. never read the rando message at any level of social media
He is anti Left..
The Agencies are doing this.
@@JamesonsTravelswe practice this in our band, don’t read the comments by most recent! Lol
@@JamesonsTravelsI find his stories entertaining and fun to listen to.
Haters gonna hate. F’ em!
my grandfather was a seal and served in vietnam. while he was dying from cancer his only comfort was Mrballen's videos. we would watch them all together as a family. god bless him and his family.
I’m glad he found some comfort.
Grim stories for going through a grim time...condolences.
Amen!
This is so endearing and precious. May he rest well. Much love to you my friend ♥️
Damn your family must have kids at like 15. My dad was in vietnam and you look older than me
You know you are successful when other's start to hate you and downplay your history by shaming you with slanderous words and actions. Keep doing what you're doing. Nobody can change your history, selfless service, sacrifices, and honorable service to the U.S.A. and your fellow brothers and sisters in arms. *Rendering a salute to you* @MrBallen
Been following Mr Ballen for years. He's a good guy.
great story teller
Love his channel
Thanks!
@@MrBallen Love you man
@MrBallen didn't expect to see you here man🙏
Mr. Ballen deserves all the success he has achieved. He's a magnificent story teller. And a very down to earth human being .
Mr Ballen is an amazing story teller who in my opinion, would be an amazing teacher…. Whether you are taking about your seal days or some crazy story!! Don’t listen to the haters! Keep on doing what you’re doing…. Cause it makes for great pod casts!!
Totally
He is a fantastic storyteller.
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I’m a former.
This guy tells no lies.
God bless him and his family.
A former what?
@@jeffs6081 It's top secret.
@@jeffs6081 navy seal
@@jeffs6081I'm guessing a former seal? Idunno
@jeffs6081 former mail delivery operator. Ive known him many years now, and highly recommend him to anyone
Havent lost a parcel in 15 years.
Jealousy always brings out the worst in people, ive seen it first hand. Thanks for the video.
Fortunately he found another huge community that respects him and appreciates him.❤
Yeah porn hub. Jk he seems nice.
Aye aye!
Coming here from Dive Talk he's legitimately awesome
John was a Seal, no one can take that away from him. He served this country with honor
And he actually got wounded to a point where he was extremely close to dying in Afghanistan
@@donaldskunk8579I have a hard time believing that being he's lied in the past. He's is a social engineering shill.
@wakenow1
Mr Ballen has a great channel. People not listening to his channel coukd easily get the wrong idea
@@gcoffey223 lol okay pal
@wakenow1
How many stories on his channel have you listened too??
Mr ballen has done more for other vets than most other seals. He’s a good guy, he served his country, he spreads awareness, and that makes him a hero in my book.
Without being a gifter
@@erismana2105he earn a living and provides. Jealous? Is your life that empty? Go volunteer somewhere.
@@ddz1375 You misread my comment
WITHOUT being a GRIFTER…Bro was being positive dude.
@@reynajs2412lol people are so eager to pounce on each other
Nothing but respect for Mr Ballen. Never lets his ego play up or has a bad thing to say about anyone, very humble guy with a good heart. Great researcher and story teller.
He served his country, end of! ❤💪🙏🇬🇧
Jealousy is ugly. Mr Ballen actually has a foundation and he's doing great things with his success. My husband is a veteran of the Army with 3 combat deployments in less than 7 years active service. And he watches other vets channels and is always happy for their successes. Bitterness will always exist, sadly.
What would you do if you looked at Medusa?
No one asked
Trees are Judged by the Fruits they Bear. Good Trees can not put forth Bad Fruit and Bad Trees cannot put forth Good Fruit.
This is the Generation of the Fig Tree. Good Figs and Bad Figs will be separated by our Works, and Harvested by our Lord.
Until then, keep your powder dry and remain ever vigilant against the betrayals of your Enemy, uniformed to appear as your Friend.
@@PapaEnclave.You kinda did ask since you are on social media discussing the topic genius.🤣
Thank you and him for your service.
He walked the walk, and has earned the right to talk the talk… He’s established a worth-while charity and does not take a penny for it. He’s living an honorable life doing something he is exceptionally good at. Kudos Mr. Ballen.
You summed it up better than me. Well stated.
Like he said, it’s not like he was faking it up, pretending to be the leader that brought them all home safely. How sad and disheartening. The disillusionment that came from being disenfranchised, really it’s like losing a part of his identity bc he likely doesn’t even mention his SEAL team background, fearing the backlash wave of hatred. All bc of what, really?
Mr Ballen thank you for your service 🙏
That's why he's hated most likely. A lot of ppl are trash
For those that haven't seen his channel, maybe 2% of his stories are actually Navy Seals related or tie back to his service. He is a great story teller about the "strange, dark and mysterious". He used to release like 5 videos a week and worked his ass off to get where he is.
More like one video out of hundreds
No doubt, and those few he does have up arent about him. They're about another soldier doing something outstanding.
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Mr.Ballen has an excellent YT channel and great podcasts, he would have been a preferred Guest on the long gone Art Bell CoasttoCoasttocoast AM radio broadcast, still around but George Noory destroyed it, he dyes his hair and his beard, just cheezy!
It took me weeks of binging his content to even learn he was in the Seals. He talks about it rarely.
MrBallen is awesome. Ive been in for 15 years and respect the hell out of you and love your stories. Keep going strong and dont let the haters drag you down
He is an honorable man who presents the stories on his channel in a respectful way. I’m not sure why he’s being ejected/rejected by the SEAL community, but he has my respect
...and the respect of many of us old Frogs, too...
I've been watching his stories for quite a while and never did he even once tells his audience about how the Navy SEAL train and operate. He shares stories like how beautiful yet how 'quiet and eerie' it was looking out in the open country back in Afghanistan when he was retelling the infamous OP Rock incident. Or how his training mates would reproach him for being a bit hubristic at selection at San Diego and that's about it. He shares harmless stuff that even remotely compromise SEAL's tactical effectiveness in any way. As for his combat experience he never shares it besides how he got depressed after he retired. The amount of hate he is getting from SEALs is beyond me.
Probably because he isn't trying to act tough all the time
By those marketed as part of a community? Communities are fictional.
@@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin you make a great point. He’s self assure and doesn’t have to put in energy to be a fake macho guy. Insecure men can’t keep up with someone who is calm and confident
As a fellow veteran, why is it bad to be proud to have served your country? Mr Ballen rocks and he doesn't need to explain himself to anyone. Thanks for this video 👍
Served the clowns on top*
@@anthonygarcia3922either way he did something you don’t have the balls to do, but Mr Ballen has those balls
@@anthonygarcia3922and you, if you live in the states lol.
@@anthonygarcia3922 If you pay taxes you fund the same wars they fight. Your hands aren't clean either.
He served with the top teir elite....he isnt just a veteran. They dont want their culture shared with men and women that didnt earn the right to know what goes on behind the scenes in a SEALS daily life is my guess...and JBA probably didnt realize they would take offense and when he did he stopped....so why are people making a big deal about it? Its none of our business really. If a SEAL says its bad juju....thats exactly what it is.
I’m an Army vet and have been watching him since practically day one. Sad to see how their community is so tough.
It’s not tough, it’s stupid. I’ll never understand how people will eject and insult someone who was discharged after impacting an ied
Luckily, he has a much BIGGER community to support and back him now. Congrats John… you deserve all the success you get brother!
He doesn't go hard as a navy seal on youtube. He occasionally mentions it.
i agree. seems like a good dude who moved on from it. guess him talking about it way back was an issue or the bitter ones
Agreed. Didn’t even know he was until this video 😂
He pulls back on it now. He started out going very "my SEAL war stories" at the beginning.
I've watched, and enjoyed, a lot of his stuff. But the very reason he's much quieter about his service today is because he caught a bunch of flak from other members of the teams
Exactly, he hardly ever mentioned it
Back in my day... XD
Army vet here, absolutely love his story telling ability. Really makes you feel like your in the story
you’re*
Absolutely agree! He is one of the best story tellers on YT! His success was due to his own ability to make something out of his life experiences and turn it into something profitable, no matter how successful you get you will always have haters, and unfortunately even some one as compassionate and as humble as MrBallen is no exception to this.
All Navy seals have proved is that they are willing to obey orders like a sheep.
The immersion from his storytelling is crazy! I’m almost always hooked.
@@FutureAbe Look like you are a officer in the Spelling Police.
We visit MrBallen channel frequently and we have NEVER saw his storytelling as ego driven on the contrary he has struck us as humble and compassionate.
The amount of lives Mr. Ballen touched and helped during the pandemic just by telling strange, dark, and mysterious stories is almost countless at this point. The dude doesn't seem to have a bad bone in his body. If you can't appreciate what he's done with his life and the joy he brings to millions of people, you need to look inwards at that point. Keep doing your thing JB!
Mr. Ballen is the the most humble person I’ve ever seen on TH-cam.
It is ridiculous….
Like you said, people want to tear you down when you are successful.
Well… you’ve obviously never watched Roberto vs the world
The only story I've heard Mr. Ballin tell about his time as a seal is when he pretty much got blown up by a grenade and his life was saved by his team members. He made them out to be the heroes, not himself. He acknowledges that he was in the SEALs because non-mil people find that kind of stuff interesting, and his job is literally telling interesting stories, but he's not aggrandizing himself by it.
Exactly I've only heard the less than five minute story about the grenade and how his squad saved him, so he wasn't talking himself up, otherwise all his other stories are about real life events which his channel is all about.
Completely agree.
This 100%
Hell yeah man, thank you for talking about this. Mr ballen is a great man, raises awareness about PTSD and other issues vets face and everything.
Nothing wrong with this guy telling his war stories and if he makes a living off it, good for him.
i agree. there is no seal community if that is how it behaves.
Man they have all kinds of SOF guys on the Shawn Ryan podcast telling all kinds of stuff they probably shouldn’t. This guys content hardly has anything to do with his war stories
He barely mentions his military service.
MrBallen tells tales of the strange, dark, and mysterious.
He already got paid for it
Others above already beat me to it, but he rarely ever talks about his service time. He tells spooky and strange stories and he's great at it. He needs his own TV channel or radio minute like Paul Harvey had back in the day.
This guy’s a phenomenal story teller. You two were a big part of me surviving the Pandemic.
99.99999 percent of people could never even become a Seal, so people should stop hating.
its not some randos hating on him but active SEAL team members.
Its the 99.99999 percent doing the most hating....
This guy talks a lottttttt 🤦🏻♀️
Seals are a very strange group. They are the "Jock`s" from high school. The thing is, they never stop that way of thinking and acting. Btw, becoming a Seal is not as hard as you think. If you have a strong will and you are in good shape, you will make the cut. Tell me this. How many guys who are retired Delta Operators write books or name names. Answer is not many and names are never mentioned, and no mission intel. is ever spoken of.
@@texasforever7887
Yes, shame on them.
This guy doesn’t focus on the Seal part of his life. He tells very good stories that are engaging. Good for him.
100%, he tells great stories about the unusual. Almost horror stories. If he ever talked about his Seal days, it must have been in the past.
Bro he’s talking about when he first started getting traction. U missed the part where he says he had around 50k subs when this happen
He was promoting a charity for vets when he started catching hell.
@@mikes121 That makes it even more crazy.
I’m assuming you didn’t watch the video since he said he talked about his time in the seals online
Mr. B is A great story teller, it's hardly ever about the military.
MrBallen must be protected at all costs. Military bravado can be a cult in certain circles. John, you'll never please everyone. Your duty is now to your family. You did your time. My husband served and active duty never busts him for saying he served.
Happy belated veterans Day to you, JT and MrBallen
This guy doesn’t traffic on his being SEAL. He tells stories he collects from the internet. He’s a good guy. He’s the real deal
He used to before his TH-cam channel , that’s what he’s talking about . That’s why he stopped cause all the other seals hate him
That makes sense. Probably the reason I've very rarely seen him bring up his service.
Very true!!! Mr. Ballen puts out that he's a seal, BUT it's not his whole personality.
You aren’t allowed to talk about what you did in the military. Because everyone thinks they are better than other veterans because they did XYZ and the other guy didn’t.
Absolutely ridiculous
@@JoeRogansForeheadhe used to. Not any more. What’s the issue? Should people you know hold your mistakes infront of you every time you talk or try to make a point? What do you want from him?
So very sad... so hurtful & how disgusting from the Vet/SEAL
Community to be so hateful to a Brother. Shame on them!
Brothers argue over nothing . It will be ok 👌
Navy SEAL's and the Green Beret's as well as many others in the US military go through very tough training to join the service. It's more than just few weeks in boot camp. He deserves to do whatever he wants now that he's a civilian again. God bless him and his family.
MrBallen actually made me want to join the SEALS. He promotes them in a much better light than majority of the others do
Hey good luck man if you end up going through with it!
It's only if you're good enough.
@@suhtangwongeh it's more about being focused than being good.. without focus and drive there is no getting good
All Navy seals have proved is that they are willing to obey orders like a sheep.
Yeah...
Ballen in my eyes is one of the best examples of what a seal is suppose to be
He is extremely humble and made a connection with millions of people in his community WITHOUT glorifying his military career
He healed himself and has healed many more with his selfless actions making youtube videos and making foundations to help others
❤❤
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We love ya, brother.@@MrBallen
Well said.
MrBallen is a fucking legend. He served his country and now he continues to serve this world with his story telling ability and he is absolutely incredible at it! We have your back MrBallen
I’m blown away, this man has been nothing but humble and talks so highly about the seal community. It blows my mind that anyone can not like this guy! He’s a hero, humble, a great story teller and funny.
Thank you for sticking up for him he's such a genuinely good humble guy
And you wonder why some Vets have such a hard time after serving. Civilians turn their back the government turns their back and their own “community “ turn their backs. Breaks my heart
try being a transgender veteran who honorably served and did a 6 month deployment during Desert Storm/Shield, as an 11M, and watch the HATRED pour in.
@@patriciareid437for good reason those that are as mentally ill as you described should have never been in uniform.
@@rickyricardo3551facts!
@@patriciareid437yeah mental illness shouldn’t be holding a gun at any point.
@@rickyricardo3551 exactly.. there was a time when they put a man that dressed as a woman in the state hospital and when those hospitals were in full swing you didn’t have all that madness on display
If all Mr. Ballen did was tell stories in his videos and make a great living I'd still love the guy because he's so genuine and interesting. However, he runs foundations and charities to help people with the money he makes, as well as employs people to run his business. Guy is a legend
He certainly is. Love him for who he is~
A clique disowned him, the community welcomes him wholeheartedly.
Are you in the community?
Mr Ballen is a class act. IDGAF who says what about him. He is an incredible human that has accomplished things most people could never dream of.
I've always felt that Mr. Ballen is incredibly humble about having been a SEAL. Even when he talks about something objectively amazing that he did, he always frames it in the most low-key way possible. And usually makes someone else the center of the story.
Agree 100%
Mr. Ballen is legit. What you see is what you get. He's not pretentious like so many egocentrics out there. He's down to earth and has integrity. He handles hard situations like this with grace.
❤
@@MrBallen there's a ton more love than hate for you out there! You probably gotta be like Stumpf and Ryan and not care what the old job thinks of you. Y'all are good folks. ( My wife is a Masshole BTW. Our date nights are spent watching your videos. Great stuff) :)
@@MrBallenRMC got your back mate, donuts too. 😂😂😂😂😂
MrBallen is about the most pure, well intentioned creator on TikTok and it pisses me off the way some people treat him.
Ive subscribed purely from this video. Your healthy attitude is refreshing.
I'm a big MrBallen fan, and I've never heard him tell any stories about being a SEAL. His actual schtick is telling horror stories that actually happened, and he's great at it. That's why he's so popular.
Dude will legit sit there and tell a story staring at the camera and have you in a trance for hours just listening to him.
He's had at least one war story in his video. It's like when he started, maybe the 3rd month in
On his story channel he manly stick to his own content but he tells seal stories on other interviews and podcasts. Sometimes he tell seals on his channel due to fan requests.
Yeah. That was my take away. He almost never brings up his service. Of all the sealtubers, he leans on it the least.
He talked more about being a seal when he was just starting out. You know, to help get the ball moving.
So yeah, he definitely traded on the navy seal name early on. Still does a bit. As far as I'm concerned though, he *EARNED* it. He's not doing something to bring shame to the club or anything like that, so who the hell cares.
Guy's just trying to make his way in the world and earn an honest living.
He hardly talks about his time in the service. He did tell how he was wounded and medically retired from the service. He talks about all kinds of other topics and strange events. He is a very good storyteller and works very hard to make his content. MrBallen Rocks!!!
exactly and when he does bring it up, he keeps it brief and only brings it up If it connects to the story he's telling.
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2 mi?h hand talkin
MrBallen does so much charity work, and so many people love his story telling. He served our country with honor. 🤘🏼
Mr Ballen is fucking one of the best! Hats off to him and all vets that keep and have kept this country safe. Thank all of you.
51 years old and watch Mr. Ballen all the time. He does say he was a seal and told some stories, he doesn't make a big deal about it but he has a right to be proud. However it isn't the basis of his success. He is a great story teller and people like him end of story.
MrBallen’s a good dude, and really doesn’t deserve the hate he’s been getting. Thank you so much for your approach on this situation, and calling a spade a spade.
Mr. Ballen is an outstanding young man. I've watched about 98% of stuff and he's done absolutely nothing wrong. He's come home and made a life for himself and his family. What the hell is wrong with that? Nothing!!! I/we just love him and he just needs to hold his head up and keep on keeping on. God Bless Mr. Ballen and God Bless America!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
he’s not young he’s like 45 yrs old, grandpa 👴🏻 age …🤡
@@ece282 you are joking, right??!! You must be barely an adult to poke fun of someone's age. Forty-five is not old!!😂😂
Maybe, prior to the 1920's (before penicillin was developed) 45 was old. Mr Ballen is 34 or 35ish.
Unbelievable. Mr Ballen is a brilliant story teller, and the way they have treated him is shocking to say the least.
Watched him and his stories for about a year+ before he even mentioned he was a SEAL…what he does thru his foundation is amazing. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you!
You got a message from THE Mr Ballen! 🎉
Fan of the strange, dark and mysterious here!!😅
I'm ex forces and I'm a fan of Mr Ballan. His personal journey from military to civilian life and the personal battles with depression once leaving the service is a very familiar one to me and most ex military personnel.
Indeed. Still keeps me up some nights and ive been out for almost 30 years.
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@@VargreJust know you’re not alone.
@apollo180 thanks mate. Nice to just hear someone say it every now and again.
You battle fiction with depression in it? Think and act like it exists outside of fiction?
Thank you for standing up for “MrBallen”. Unless he is giving out military secrets, let him talk. He is extremely entertaining and he deserves every penny he is making.
Ballen and you, sir have a gift…. Many gifts, but ur most noticeable gift is that people feel like they know u… like ur speaking to each one… yall are authentic and authenticity is a huge blessing and attribute. Jealousy and envy are a bitch
Mr Ballen took care of his mental health after serving which may be sadly lacking with the current "community".
Jealousy in the teams is craaazy. Even Goggins found out that another seal created fake accounts trying to spread false stories or discredit him. The toxicity within that community is at par with high school mean girls.
The problem with Goggins was that he sold his extreme brand as a SEAL brand and many of the community thought his service was not enough to be using.
@@Art-is-craft So what did Shawn Ryan and Don Shipley Jr. do that was so great?
@@chadhaire1711Ryan and Shipley are kinda hard targets for the jealous ones. Shipley was DevGru and Ryan went to the CIA after the seals. Trying to criticize their records doesn't really work. The jealous ones are going after targets like Goggins and Ballen because their seal records aren't very long or eventful so they're easier targets.
Goggins had that and Eddie Gallagher did as well. The teams seem to be full of jealous people.
Well said
Mr Ballen, you should be proud of what you have accomplished. F the ones who are jealous. So much for the brotherhood supporting each other through thick and thin.
This guy took a grenade in battle, lived to see home, and became a successful storyteller on youtube. What's the problem here?
Cancel culture appears to have invaded the seal teams. From everything I’ve heard and seen about our current military standing, it doesn’t surprise me.
he didn't duck fast enough?
@@thac0twenty377 Horseshoes and Hand Grenades? 😂
John rocks entertaining others, and he deeply deserves every bit of success. If you listen carefully, an utterly positive, loving and transforming narrative exhudes from the humble core of his hard scrabble benevolent spirit.
I've actually watched Mr.Ballen tell self depreciative stories about how he got his but kicked in high school,and how hard it was to be a navy seal.what dishonor for his community to f this to him...He made me more aware of the military and how brave and he was to push to succeed.We need to hear his stories ..He deserves every success ,he left because his wife's face when she saw him in hospital after getting hurt.
That story he told about fighting the kid in high school was HILARIOUS 😂
Mr Ballen seems like a really humble guy and its sad that these members of the "community" have tried to drag him down. He's a great storyteller and he's doing great things with his platform.
You just can’t dislike mr. ballen. Such a genuine guy. Like he says as well - he is very active in his DM’s and on his discord and I’ve interacted with him before. He is a great role model for young people as well as aspiring content creators.
Thank you so much!!
Yes!!!! Agreed 100%!!!!!
He didn't get out. He was discharged after having a couple grenades literally dropped on his head. He's lucky to be alive and has every right to talk about his time on the teams or whatever else he wants to.
He’s an incredible story teller, he deserves his success he’s worked hard for it.
The irony is he didn’t get successful off his military career, his channel took off once he started talking about paranormal and weird stories from himself and others.
Ikr, that’s all I’ve ever watched of his and didn’t even know he was a vet until yesterday
The guy is just a great storyteller of spooky/crime stories. He got me through many long days at work. He very rarely mentions the military, if not at all.
Exactly.
My dads been watching him for a long time, had no idea.
This is the first time finding out for me
He used to. But he got called out by his own community. Those were the things he mentioned here. So he didn't want fight his own 'friend' and take his YT to another path.
Mr. Ballen is an amazing guy, not just through story telling but even the way he carries himself out!
One thing no one talks about is that John is the only one in his family NOT to have won a Pulitzer prize...yet. Also, no one talks about the veteran transition program he started (Elite Meet) that has helped dozens/hundreds of SOF find meaningful jobs in the private sector. Happy to see him doing well.
Can you elaborate on the pulitzer prize thing? Families are very large...
@@Mike-hn4uuagreed
@@Mike-hn4uuone of his parents and his sister both won pulitzers
His sister won two. John is not a journalist so he wouldn't be able to win one.
@@JoshJones-xd5mw He said his mother writes his stories. Very well written, and delivered.
It’s his authenticity that those with inflated egos despise. Keep doing your thing Mr. Ballen, we enjoy listening to all your stories.
No matter what you do, people are going to hate. Those haters will never amount to anything. Nothing wrong with sharing his experience.
i can see it. he thought they were buddies. they turned on him. its happened to all of us just when (not seal related but the boys thing)
They're jealous. Pretty simple. They don't want to see people succeed.
Well the haters did amount to being seals, but you are right
Jameson has Ballen's back. Enough said. God, or whatever, bless both of you!
We love John B. Allen, his stories, his humor and his modesty. He deserves every bit of the success he has now.
MrBallen is one of my favorite channels! He seems like a really down to earth and nice guy.
Hes not even making money off the fact that he was a seal. His God given talent of being able to tell a story is what is making him millions. And he deserves it... he's super entertaining.
He's an absolutely amazing person and story teller. He is genuine, empathetic, and just an all around relatable person. Those giving him a hard time are pathetic.
It's ashame to see the Navy Seal community do this. MrBallen earned his trident and deployed, and he never lost his trident in a review board. He has every right to wear that badge of honor because not many people achieve that. Hell, even making it into the military alone is more of an accomplishment than most people, and to succeed within and outside of the military is even smaller of a number. Also from one vet to another, happy veterans day, hope you guys aren't hit too hard with overtime on everyone else's day off.
man is solid. got medically retired. seal community seems to have a habit of dong this to successful past seals.
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@JamesonsTravels if he gets the sex change they'll welcome him back
Jealousy is a mfr.✌🏻😎
@@JewShadyGMAFB
Mr Ballen is one of the most talented people on TH-cam. He does not need any fancy graphics or gimmics, the man has mastered the art of telling stories.
Mr Ballen is one of the most wholesome dudes on the internet. The vast majority of all this drama is stupid and unnecessary but this one is beyond ridiculous.
Keep up the awesome content, John. Don’t let all this get you down, you are legitimately better than that.
Hate has to always raise it;s ugly head. MrBallen needs to concentrate on all the people who love his stories and ignore the hate they're not worth the energy.
I'm a infantry combat veteran of two tours in Iraq and I'm really proud of that. No reason Mr Ballen shouldn't be talking about his life.
the enemy of veterans is not other vets. its deeper. there is no seal community if that act that way
I'm a former tank mechanic from Fort Irwin N.T.C. I never deployed but help train those who went to deploy. And had the honor of serving on funeral detail. I'm proud of my service.
I’m a Army Infantry combat veteran who invaded Iraq and came back for another tour and I’m proud of my conduct - not my mission.
Listening to this guy is like sitting at a bar while some random vet rambles about other people’s stories in an attempt to get free drinks.
‘Heroism is like a river, the deeper it is, the quieter it runs…’
Same but only one tour. Numbers dont mean anything. 15 months in Sadr city from 07-09 with 2 1/2 years at ft polk after that was enough.
@@JamesonsTravels You hit the nail on the head. Instead of pushing themselves to be better, jealously or envy seems to have taken hold to try to tear others down to their level rather than raise their own standards and grow. This only benefits our enemies.
B.Allen a certified legend. Also almost lost his life as a S.E.A.L, glad he made it home and blew up as a badass story teller.
Ballen is a really good dude. He rarely talks about being a SEAL and when he does theres a specific reason to aid the story hes telling.
If you like horror or true crime definitely check him out