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Hello Sean, I've just finished reading it. Excellent book, very thought provoking. Will certainly help a lot of people. Hope to read more from you in the future
I see this joke being made all the time, but the host of this "Better Broken" podcast is a Green Beret who is writing a book about his experiences, has a youtube channel and talks about being a Green Beret, now has a podcast about it. Who exactly are you judging, mate?
As an Ex Army 82nd ABN guy and retired SEAL I can say the SEAL Team AARs and debriefs are brutal. I think a lot of the issues are guys don’t want their “dirty laundry” aired in a public forum. Because most civilians watching don’t understand. SEALS would have no problem discussing issues that went wrong with each other or other SOF guys, but are uncomfortable airing it to the public. You can’t have the same discussion with civilians like you can with other SOF guys. As for SEALS being all over media… I think it goes in waves. I joined the Army in the late 80’s, every movie and every book that came out back then was about Green Berets, Rambo, the Deer Hunter, Billy Jack…. Etc… then they went through brand fatigue and when the next big war happened they put the spot light on a new organization. I believe brand fatigue is setting in on the SEALs too…. Eventually they will spotlight another SOF unit, Maybe MARSOC, Rangers…. Whatever.
Or maybe it’s because Army leadership practice better opsec? All these media coverage on seals happen because the higher ups allow it to happen and I really feel they use that as a recruitment strategy.
Good morning Sir. I haven't watched this video yet, which I'm going to, but was checking the reactions and reading yours, I was wondering: don't you think that in the 80's the movies you mentioned were not exactly accurate nor revealing the exact purpose of the Green Berets S.F. in "Rambo" for instance ?... Therefore not really divulging any real tactics and methods which could be detrimental to people still on active duty, even though these tactics and methods tend to evolve and change fairly rapidly?
*These days, too many people are afraid to criticize Navy Seals. No should be above criticism. And being tough guys, Navy Seals should be big enough to take it like everyone else.*
A Monday quarterback knows the game that has already happened. All SOCOM teams plan for some level of ignorance/failure in the unknown. Never a fan of operations failure but, it must be studied to prevent mistakes in future missions. To realize your own deficiency is paramount to life long success.
Hard to sell books when people realize you’re just a human being and not a god of war. *Books written by SF dudes like buck*: talk about hardship, overcoming it, and growing from failure. *SEAL books*: i am the worlds best at everything, i am a lion and a god of war. Buy my merch! Telling the truth and having honest discussions hurts their PR.
@@andrabook8758There’s a cringy Jocko clip where calls himself a lion and plenty of others making absurd proclamations. I respect, and love SEALs - Goggins and Stew Smith are some of the people that inspired me to join the Army (family was the main inspiration). But SEALs are in a bad spot right now, the limelight seekers and trouble makers are poisoning the Teams. It reminds me of Army SF after the Vietnam War. SF responded by cleaning house, implemented an A&S, and standardized the Q-Course to weed out the bad apples. Currently, SEALs are burying their head in the sand.
Thank you for exemplifying the post-service quiet professional. My only encounter with USA SF was the 20th SF Group in Jacksonville, FL while I was stationed there. Even as Reserves, they continued, like you, to carry themselves in that context. Great, GREAT bunch of guys.
I’m a 22 year old woman and I’m training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. I’m a civilian and I want to go enlisted. I know five other women that are training for BUD/S, one of them is in BUD/S Prep right now. What advice would you give for women that want to be SEALs? How does the SEAL community feel about women joining them? Do you think women should be allowed to become Navy SEALs? Most female SEAL candidates struggle with carrying the boats and logs, doing pull ups, having grip strength and completing the “Dirty Name” on the obstacle course. Also, a lot of female SEAL candidates break their legs or develop stress fractures. Women have smaller and thinner bones than men.
@@Anonymous18817no ones cares about the gender going in, if you have what it takes, you have what it takes. That’s what it’s about, to break you, make you quit, as long as you don’t, you’re good. Although, you are right, woman’s physical attributes, bones density, etc are often weaker then men. Don’t let that hold you back though.
@@Anonymous18817honestly, save your time. Do something else in the military. Of all spec ops, Navy Seals really have the most physically intensive training. Might suck to hear but it’s the type of training that a woman simply cannot endure. There is a 0% chance your body can perform as well as they are expecting throughout training, let alone amidst intense combat. They give yall the opportunity only to appease feminists. Not because females are capable of becoming SEALs. The standard’s the standard. It only gets harder after bud/s.
Hey Buck! Jesus, the production value is spot on! Ya'll must have found you some good AV nerds to square your shit away. I am looking forward to some good conversations. The only thing I would suggest as your average TH-cam mid-wit is don't let the enemy dictate the pace. I get it you feel like you need to have flashy titles with words like "infuriate" in it, or some "youtube guru" tells you you need them. Don't do this shit. If it does help the views (which who knows really) it also cheapens the value of the content to me. I ain't passing along a video to a buddy of mine with the title "Former Elite Pew-pew Man Eviscerates Woke Hobo-clown!!". It might just be me, but if you present shit seriously, people will take it seriously. Yeah you might not get the traffic that a "prank" video from some youtube muppet would get, but you also ain't trying to sell eXtReMe k00Laid enErGys DrAnk! to children either. Anywho, rant over. Looking out for the show to be sure. :D
Honesty is refreshing and needed. Mistakes are made and learned from. If you hide them then those mistakes are forgotten and will be made again costing lives.
In Dan Schilling's words about Takur Ghar: - "The travesty at the end of the operation is the loss of the seven men on Takur Ghar. Those deaths- SEAL Neil Roberts, CCT John Chapman, PJ Jason Cunningham, air crewman Phil Svitak, and the three Rangers, Marc Anderson, Bradley Crose, and Matthew Commons - do not lie at the feet of Delta's Pete Blaber and AFO, but the leaders of SEAL Team Six, specifically Joe Kernan and Tim Szymanski, and their rush to push men into the battle and take over operations from Blaber." Hell, even after the battle was over. NAVY SPECWAR fought with AFSPECWAR in their research to find out if John Chapman was eligible to receive the Medal of Honor. Because if he was awarded, it would admit that SEAL TEAM 6 left a man behind. Ruining their image.
@@BTL0523 It's a good book and it's tough to read John Chapman's final moments. Because undoubtedly Chapman was heroic and looked out for his fellow soldiers, I can't help but feel anger towards ST6. The whole thing could have been avoided and John Chapman could've gone home to his daughters.
@Marteeen261. My wife listened to the ending with me on a long car ride and burst into tears hearing it. I've never served, but in my ignorant mind, I can't help but feel frustrated towards them. How can you watch someone commit a true act of heroism and not at least check for a pulse? But I've never been shot at and hopefully never will, so I try to have some sympathy for them in the situation they were put in.
This guy is great and I agree with him 100%. The Chapman/Brett Slabinski story at Takur Gar is described in detail and very critically in "Code over Country" by Matthew Cole. That might be why the SEALs were so touchy about it. Chapman's story is incredible and the Navy's desire to cover it up is disgusting.
Seriously. Even at the tip of the spear men can still be cowards and leave their brother behind. Unacceptable for our top shelf warriors. We must hold them accountable if they say they are the best
As a 20 year Recon Marine. I had the pleasure of being in a unit (VSW) as a Dive Team Leader, that was made up of Marine Recon, Navy Seal's, Navy EOD and SWICC. All knuckle dragging alpha dogs. It amazed me, how the SEAL's can go through some of the hardest training in the world and be so stupid. It took me a while to realize, it was lack of maturity. You have 18 and 22 your old (Charlie Sheen Want to be's) As I often called them. Who once getting the chicken and fork badge, thought they where the SHIT. You can say that the age factor is common among all Special Operations Groups. But I did not see that when working with other groups, as far as age/maturity and being responsible. In other communities, in most cases they have done sometime in active service and worked their way into the Special Ops community. And there prior active service is considered as part of the selection process. In the the SEAL's, in most case's, you go to your A school, Hell Week, BUD's and then TEAM probation. I am not saying any of that is easy. I know first hand because to become a LARV diver, I had to go through 2d phase, as a 30 year old Marine (did not compete, because of a injury). With my 4 years working with SEAL's I found that in most case's E-6 and above where good to go. And in a SEAL platoon, if the E-6 and Chief where good to go, the jr's where humble and knew there place in the pecking order. Guess that was a lil off topic, I just think that during my time with the SEAL's, maturity and the culture was a big issue, As for "No Man Left Behind" That should apply to all service branches. "You Go, I Go, We Go"
I can already tell you that if this was a team made up of Recon, SEALs, EOD, SWCC it was a non combat unit. This was some second rate training opportunity that the teams very well could have sent 2 guys they wanted to get rid of for a while. Please don't say you trained with the SEALs unless you actually trained with a SEAL unit. You can say you trained with a couple of SEALs not the TEAMs. To civilians they would not know the difference. But you should know better.
Lone Survivor has always really bugged me for this reason- the inserted team pitched a crappy CONOP with a ton of holes and then broke 1/3 of Rogers Rules for Ranging and a bunch of lessons learned from Vietnam (like don't insert directly on your RZ). But if you bring that up in any forum online, you get a mix of SEALs and their fan boys shouting you down and calling you stupid.
You are not wrong and I ask myself if we were as sloppy in 1983 too. Then I think about all the issues in Grenada, complex operations with poor Intel etc. 1batt Ranger 83-84.
@@BlyGuy not the book or movie version no, because in the captured video footage (insurgents had 2 cameras running through that fight), both of the "goat herders" are seen to have been scouts for the main body of pro-Taliban fighters. They followed the really obvious foot spore all the way up the mountain to the hide site from the air assault rope that was haphazardly ditched in a bush.
@@tmmccormick86 few questions. What is an air assault rope (like a fast rope?), why did they have this rope and most importantly, why did they have to stash it somewhere versus carrying it with them? I've long felt Murphy, Dietz, Luttrell and Axelson were simply spotted or discovered by the Taliban and never believed the goat herders story. I'm no operator, but had that been me in the Hindu Kush and goat herders stumbled on my position, I'm tying them up and having them come with me, not letting them f*ck off to do as they want. If they become belligerent and start endangering me and my men, I'm quietly putting them to sleep permanently In your opinion, was this just bad planning and leadership by Murphy? He was the team leader. I actually saw the Taliban video depicting the aftermath showing Murphy's, Dietz's and Axelson's bodies for the first time around a week ago. Really sad and completely avoidable, but that's war.
@BlyGuy yes, the fast rope is the one I was referring to. It's supposed to be campflaged when dropped from the helicopter; flying off with it dangling isn't ideal, and it's a super heavy 2 or 3 inch diameter rope, so carrying it on foot isn't practical. It's most commonly buried, but the key is that it has to be hidden and they failed at that. As for the "biggest sin," I think I could agree with a generally poor plan. They didn't coordinate with adjacent units, didn't have an adequate comms plan, didn't have an adequate number of team members, didn't inform the Special Operations Task Force of their mission, didn't request dedicated CAS.... the list of planning failures is extensive. I don't necessarily like Monday morning quarterbacking, but they were supposed to be SOF operators at the top of their game and they made an ungodly number of mistakes.
As someone who's a life long history student, I agree that it's important to talk about all aspects of an event. However mundane, boring, or heroic, the good, the bad, and the ugly, should be told.
I think everyone is entitled to their own story. The true story is on paper but there's nothing wrong with someone telling the good side the same as this guy is aloud to talk about the bad side. Everyone tells their story differently some people fucus on the positive some people focus on negative and then there is always the real story in the middle. Unless it's a documentary I don't see a problem with anybody trying to capitalize on something they themselves lived through. Some people see the glass as half-empty some see half-full neither one are wrong.
Chapman was one of my heroes. Those seals were about to come out with a book and then they found out that there was a CIA drone hovering above and the whole thing was caught on tape. Then all the sudden their story switched and no book came out
John McPhee (ex CAG) was in the JSOC TOC during Takur Ghar. He says when the initial grainy footage of Chapman was first released. The SEALs were walking around boasting that that lone figure had to be Neil Robert's and that he was gonna be the first GWOT MOH. When subsequent info pointed to Chapman the DEVGRU contingent grew quiet and tried to bury it.
@@vitigaymer1053 they have neil Roberts, bent up 240, hung up in sixes locker. Not trying to put Neil Roberts down. He had no control of what happened after he was killed and he didn't go out fast...... I just can't only imagine if that happened in 2010 to 2018. The team's would of made it into a HUGE recruiting tool or if that drone wasn't overhead. Those team guys would of lied about EVERYTHING. I'm glad it showed how much of a warrior Chapman is. Lost a good 1 that day. Even the Rangers that landed in that TIC as QRF..... That is a amazing story in itself
@@bestjobieverhad9584 if Neil Roberts had used his snaplink as instructed by the crew chief (and required by his Oath) then takur Ghar would not have happened and those soldiers would not have died ☝️
@@kxkxkxkx agreed, but the shit those terrorists did to him. He did not deserve. The Rangers and those pilots had balls landing were they did. Right in the middle of everything. The sickening part is the CIA was watching the whole time and did not say a word....... They could of at least landed outside the direct fire and walked.
The good, the bad, and the ugly…fix the bad and throw out the ugly and never try that again. Problem is 90% of people today are totally ok living with both the bad and ugly
I’m a 22 year old woman and I’m training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. I’m a civilian and I want to go enlisted. I know five other women that are training for BUD/S, one of them is in BUD/S Prep right now. What advice would you give for women that want to be SEALs? How does the SEAL community feel about women joining them? Do you think women should be allowed to become Navy SEALs? Most female SEAL candidates struggle with carrying the boats and logs, doing pull ups, having grip strength and completing the “Dirty Name” on the obstacle course. Also, a lot of female SEAL candidates break their legs or develop stress fractures. Women have smaller and thinner bones than men.
@@Anonymous18817I’m not being any type of racist or biased against women in fact I’m all for women to be able to join any regiment a male can but if they can’t compete with the men or not able to do the same training their given then I’m afraid they shouldn’t be unless they can compete the course, letting women join but only through doing lighter training or anything not mirroring the men then no, please don’t take this the wrong way as I have 3 daughters & if it came to them joining then I’d tell them the same, we can’t have rules for 1 & rules for another
@@Anonymous18817I think you should repost this as a comment instead of replying to IronMikeDyson1979’s comment; you’ll probably get more responses. From reading your post, I think you should concentrate on upper body strength. You can probably build up bone density through heavy weight training. Good luck with your endeavor; kick ass!
I know exactly what that guy means because I went through it myself. I posted a question in a Facebook military group asking about when did we start taking the Medal of Honor seriously in this country. I asked that because for the first 50 years of its existence, the MOH was given out like candy. During the Civil War, an entire regiment got one just for reenlisting. In the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, several people got one just for being there. So my question was when did we start having the reverence for the MOH that we do today. Well of course people completely missed the point. And I was bombarded with dozens and dozens of people asking me why I was shitting all over the memory of those that received it. I tried to explain the point that I was making but no one wanted to listen. So finally I just said screw this and deleted it. That's one thing out of many things that I hate about social media. You will make a post about your views on a subject. You'll explain your experiences and how you came to that conclusion. But the only thing people will respond to is one single sentence that they didn't like and they will go ballistic about it. This is how "outrage culture " has spread through the internet. It seems like people are more interested in finding something to be offended by rather than the content of the post.
The more effort you put into explaining your position, the more asshats will do a one-line drive by that completely misses the point. A lot of it is just trolling, I think.
Seems like some people really enjoy the inability to grasp nuance & context, during introspection. It’s genuinely frustrating how dense some individuals are.
I had no idea about that, I know it's not the point of your post but you've given me something to do some research on. I thought it always was an award that was rarely achieved, never really looked too much into that. But to your actual point, yeah... That's the Internet social media brain thing, I have found myself doing that as well but I try not to do it. Yeah you're right, it's actually very ignorant way of processing information... And if you aren't careful you'll find yourself thinking like that in everyday life, it's part of the reason people get so ridiculous when it comes to politics, it's narrow-minded thinking.
Good post. I think it is rooted in the tribalism that seems to have taken over our American/Western society. Social media has undoubtedly inflamed that tribalism to the point we're ready to come apart at the seams over the smallest perceived infractions.
I knew a retired CCT. He had some very strong opinions about SEALs in regards to MSGT Chapman. Glad you brought it up. There’s supposed to be a movie about MSGT Chapman and Battle of Robert’s Ridge coming out soon. I’m very interested to see how they depict what the SEALs did there.
Thanks for mentioning Chappy.... The SEALS didn't want to admit they left a man behind. I believe it was the fog of war and an innocent mistake. They should have checked but they didn't. Slabinski screwed up. You are right, the AAR is a teaching tool to better the warrior and improve future ops.The fact that the Navy tried to stop the MOH for Chappy tells you a lot about the issues at DEVGRU.
It’s the Officers of these organizations that are playing politics with the MOH. It’s not the NCOs or the operators themselves that would block a MOH. None of those guys care about a medal or even have the powers or authorized to block a medal. This had to do with promotions and branding that Officers benefit from when their organization win significant accolades. It doesn’t have anything to do with DEVGRU.
@@joesgotya9930 You are correct about the operators... But in this case the senior leadership in DevGru was involved. They didn't want the team to look bad. Shit happens inn war, they were worried about their reputation. I realize Slabinski and the rest of the team guys had nothing to do with the MOH blocking that occurred.
@@robertsettle2590 I am trying to give the benefit of doubt since I wasn't there. I think this was messed up from the word go. This mission should have been scrubbed before Roberts fell out of the helo. I met Chappy years ago before I got out. I am trying to be a better man then I was when I heard they left him sitting on top of the mountain without checking him and leaving him to die. I went through major stages of anger about it especially when the Navy made Slabinski a hero for that complete debacle. I could have chosen my words better but this is such an embarrassment to the SOF community it is hard to put into words. There have been many investigations into DEVGRU about questionable behavior and actions both on and off the battlefield. Sadly the investigations are internal so nothing is ever said/done. Hopefully they can right the ship now that the rotations have slowed down.
@@afsoccommandoslab lied and took credit for Chapmans actions. He never thought that the footage would get out, which is why the seal community/higher ups tried to stonewall the MOH for Chapman.
As a USN aircrewman who crossed paths with SEALs at SERE and Air Wing training in Fallon, Nevada, I can say the professionals I served with in the 1980s have succumbed to a "Gone Hollywood" mentality unbecoming a Spec Ops group. In my interactions with fellow aviators from the Cold War, they too acknowledge the disappointing and unfortunate Behavioral change in current/former members of the Teams.
I am in no way SOF, but I agree. Looking at our screw-ups and dissecting them is how we learn. Learning from our mistakes makes us better and stronger as both an individual and as a team.
In my humble opinion That cluster F known as Roberts ridge does such a disservice to John Chapman’s story. That man was a true warrior & embodiment of what it is to be an American. Such a tragic loss but also an amazing story of courage. I can’t imagine being mortally wounded and left to fight alone against a number of heavily armed combatants. That man sent a number mf’s to hell that day and died while fighting hand to hand combat after running out of ammunition.
The average age of SEALs is a lot younger than SF, and almost none of them have prior tactical experience before going into that career field. So, the issues they have with maturity and tactical blunders makes sense, but generally they are good dudes. I was a direct support guy that worked with SF, SEALs and the Rangers. The only negative experience I ever had was with SF... in combat, with them doing dumb shit tactically. Afterwards, they all thought they did a kick ass job and I only later realized that 8 of them were in combat for the first time when the CJSOTF commander flew in to give them their CIBs. It was a pretty minor TIC, but I felt like we could have taken more casualties because of the dumb decisions they were making, IMO. I found out YEARS later that one of the medics got a valor award. I was like WTF. I had a friend that was KIA on an SF op, that was pretty much entirely the det commander's fault, but none of that came out in public. SF is definitely a more tactically proficient organization when it comes to infantry type shit and land combat, mission planning... probably anything but swimming, but I think they are horrible at policing their own guys. Most of the crazy disciplinary stuff that happens in SF never sees the light of day in public. The SEAL fuckups were just way higher profile and well known. SF is a much bigger organization, and I'd guess that per capita they have less blunders, but they are probably a lot better at keeping it quiet. SEALs will want to write a fucking book. I'd also see SF getting just as butthurt, if not more, if any mistakes of theirs were publicized.
The simple fact is that Special Operations in general got way over glorified in the past past 20 years. The video games, movies, books, podcasts, tv shows etc.. it’s all commando porn and NSW was the leading PR stream for it. It’s time to start making the conventional joe cool and relevant again like tank crews, artillery, SIGINT, pilots, medics, Mechanics, Infantry, Doctors. Thats where the real quiet professionals were in the GWOT. None of those men and women got a tenth of the attention and publicity that SOCOM generated overbred the past 20 years.
Buck and Jay, good to see together and not via zoom interviews. We all know many operations have a bit of Hope & Luck, and when they dont stay together things can get gnarly or deadly. Ego drives a lot of missions to failure. Some missions just dont make sense even though we can say they must be done. Yeah but not with minimum people. Much love to all of the community. Respect All Fear None 💯
A SF guy was asked to explain the difference between Seals and SF, and he gave the best answer I have heard. He said that the difference is a SF guy comes from ab infantry background and progresses from there to Ranger/Airborne/etc. Seals do not come from that level of background experience and that is the biggest difference. When you look at the mistakes, they have made it is because of being experienced in all aspects of warfighting.
When you're young, it's way harder to take the bitter with the sweet. As you said Buck, success is good, but mistakes are growth. I think this is an important format. This can help summarize years of experience to those willing to listen and learn. Thanks for all you do guys! 🐭
Shoutout to both of you guys for making these videos and talking about the hard shit. You can't better and improve if you consistently focus just on what you did good. Okay great, we did great. What can we do better? Break everything down. If people can't handle basic constructive criticism, then there's something wrong with them.
We all served, we should always and i mean always be able to call eachother out if shits jacked up. As long as its coming from a place of love and not someone being high and mighty. Its pretty damn easy to tell the difference too. No matter how high a level you are, mistakes happen, accepting them is a challenge.
i think the issue is when they're saying they want to tell the raw truth and then totally undermine themselves in the next second by cherry picking the facts they want to portray and discuss. That's not useful to anyone for anything. Like what was happening with the whole Gallagher controversy thingy.
@@FRANK45CASTLE i'm so glad you do. Now tell me which magical phrase do I need to use so that military people and veterans understand that mind-altering substances + fog of war = MORE fog of war = BAD! ... bc my attempts at explaining this concept so far don't seem to be landing. (and yes this is a problem apparently for literally anyone in the military community and a lot of the vets in government too... somehow this equation is just not being understood)
@@FRANK45CASTLE i feel like I'm in a bizarre alternate reality, where everyone decide to 100% suspect logic and they're now officially their own "bad idea fairies"...
The reality is that most of us in the SF & SOF Communities know what's up, and what likely went wrong with certain Operations. We talk about it amongst ourselves so we can learn from the mistakes. Often I hear SEALs getting really defensive about any one of us pointing out issues with Ops that involve them. Makes you wonder how much they actually learn from their own mistakes if they can't even acknowledge them. Smart Operators and their Teams never stop learning. Shout out to 3rd Group, I have a good friend there who helped set up their Spec Warfare Planning Detachment, who's aim is to apply what they've learned from both good and bad ops. Seems the SEALs could use one of those.
Honestly no body outside of Navspec really has a foot to stand on if they chose to criticize a special operations unit individually or as a whole. Unless they were directly involved with them. Thus guys critique has more to do about the seal perception on social media rather than negative outcomes of an operation. So it's natural that seals would get defensive when someone is out here trying to clout chase on a new you tube channel like this dude is. Ironically it's funny that you shout out 3rd group given their recent issues with Drugs and trafficking minors. So if we are going to hold dudes in other units Accountable let's have that discussion then. I bet this guy won't even bring up that shit show that's going on at Bragg with his old unit. You know what they day about people who throw stones that live in glass houses.
Rest assured, the TEAMS are just fine. Learn from mistakes, just like you. There are just a lot fewer mistakes to learn from.... and usually the lessons learned dont get published to TH-cam. BZ
@@jonnieboyization a lot fewer mistakes.. Sure. Speaking of publications, do they teach personal publicity, book writing skills, and movie script writing at BUDS?
As an Em then Officer in SF this stuff, good and bad needs to be reviewed. Not necessarily in public but amongst our own units. Rarely does an operation go so smoothly that there is no negative in the after action review. Only by putting the screw-ups out there, do you get better. The complexities are so great that some screw up or incident is inevitable. We in SF have always been know as the Quiet Professionals because we don't publicize our many operations worldwide. We do need to analyze our actions, both good and bad, but we need to continue as always to keep them in our own house. Media may be good for the SEALs but never for our SF!!!
No, it needs to go public. The public needs to know that the military the worship more than God has weird male on male sexual hazing going on. If you operate in secret, you're probably a bad person.
Yeah man, good stuff. I commented on Jay’s channel regarding operation anaconda. We lost 3 Ranger brothers during that. We have it in our creed to never leave a fallen comrade to fall in to the hands of the enemy. The truth hurts sometimes. Nothing against the Seals…some bad mo-fos…especially the ones that don’t talk about everything having to do with them being Seals.
The man is right to a degree, 100%, as a ex Brit veteran you have to touch on subjects that are brutal and don't wanna be heard but that's how you get better. SEALS sometimes have a reputation that they are superhuman gods and in the community however they probably get behind that hype and that rubs up other units the wrong way and of course those units gonna say something like "oh remember that operation...that one you screwed up on?" It happens I've been there. However, airing it out in public probably isn't the best way to do it. Respect man
I think that there is a good point to also be taking an honest look at what could be improved on a mission. This conversation made me think of something Clint Romesha said in an interview where he discussed the actions that lead to him receiving the Medal of Honor. “They hand these out (Medal of Honor) when things go horribly wrong, not when everything went great.”
Stoked to have this pop up in my feed, best of luck to you guys with the new endeavor. Loved your book Rising Above ended up passing the copy along to a buddy, hope he will do the same. Big ups to you Buck!
That any of these things are publicized still rubs me wrong. As a former Army dude from the Cold War. Also understand that the times have changed. In how operational details are classified and disseminated. Too many glory hounds coming from all of the different SOF components. There are many views in this topic. That are generating constructive conversations such as this one. Thanks for the awesome content👍
Love this gentleman! Came across his content, and personally I like having as much information, differing perspectives, raw data, objectivity, etc, and appreciate anyone who offers new info as such. Thank you both
Thank you for having this conversation. I enjoy both your channels and have learned a lot from both of you. One issue that has bothered me for a long time involves what Chris Kyle wrote in his book, American Sniper, and how the SEAL community reacted to Jesse Ventura taking issue with what was written about him. I've listened to both sides of the story. I wasn't there, so I will never know for certain, but I do believe Jesse Ventura. It doesn't change the way I feel about Chris Kyle's service and his accomplishments, or the SEAL community. But when I heard Marcus Luttrell attack Jesse Ventura on a FOX news interview, that really bothered me. I like and respect Marcus, but I felt he was wrong. The entire community turned on Jesse, not because they cared about the truth, but because they liked Kyle more than they liked Ventura and they thought Kyle's reputation was being damaged. This kind of tribal behavior really bothers me because it is reflected in the American culture at large. People are willing to defend their own side 'no matter what', even when a member of their side was in the wrong. Again, thank you both for having these kinds of conversations and being so open about your experiences. Thank you for your service.
Hey fellas, thanks for talking about this. Our debriefs are brutal, as it should be, wear your armor! Jay nailed it, I don’t think seals know what an AAR is or how to conduct one. They left people on target, let them fall out of a helicopter, etc. The leaders failed, accountability is our first priority. Always. I witnessed war time atrocities conducted by st6 and there needs to be a congressional investigation on st6 actions starting in 2001. NSDQ!
The Navy will fight those calls for accountability all the way to the wire!! Australia disbanded an entire SASR Squadron because of rampant and callous culture of war crimes in their ranks. The details of that SAS Sqn sound eerily like what DEVGRU has been alleged to have been doing during GWOT as well. The Navy likely doesn't want their PR golden boys to get kicked to the curb in the court of Public opinion.
@FNGACADEMY credit where credit is due. Awesome new show as well. You guys are all great, but I like the idea of hearing stories from other (new) people as well :) Happy 4th everyone, stay safe!
I agree with the Team Sgt. With one difference. Just because a man is from a different branch or unit, at this point does not mean he cannot pull from the many mission’s in which some, partial or complete mission failure occurred. It how lessons learned are passed on in hopes our son’s do not make the same ones. It only requires maturity and desire to better out forces at all levels in preparedness. The maturity and professionalism needed in such men is still lacking in some men who have not grown past ego and pride and self awareness. This is about something bigger in my opinion. I appreciate such honest talks. I would add that if you read “Alone at Dawn” you can see exactly the point being made in this video. And also make up your own mind as to the relevance of such talks 🇺🇸
This man is a born leader. I have just retired after 33 years in the Reserves. I gave anesthesia for 6 deployments in as far forward units as they would let us be. I supported the GB and NS, both were full of great people and we all had a great relationship. I really feel good that soldiers like Him are in our Military or consulting/teaching. (He even said END STATE!)
This guy is on point, people need to realize that in all of these awesome spec ops stories, is that something went wrong or someone fucked up to lead to that particular situation. There need to be more cautionary tales, so people going into this profession don't have the wrong idea, and wind up finding out the hard way.
Sean this is awesome, production quality, set design and conversation were all top notch, quality stuff man. The only thing I'd say is you should link the socials for the guests you have on in the description or a comment. Keep up the great work!
I want to see those videos where he talks about stuff like that. Too bad he took it down. Humble guy. I appreciate it man. One of the reasons why I turned away from Spec op during my time was because there was a lot of underlying issues that they failed to see in themselves which has been laid out in the open today. Not to turn away anyone from being apart of that community I enjoyed my time there. I almost went CAG. But it is it what is. Gotta face facts. Great video looking forward to the rest of it.
After action critiques have been standard in the Marine Corps for years. And trust me they are hyper critical. Can’t believe our Seal brethren shy away from internal criticism.
Because they're like Marines in which you all are really soldiers and deep down know it but just don't want to admit it. Since the beginning of mankind, the ones who fought the wars were soldiers and at sea it was sailors so if you're fighting on ground, you're a soldier and that's just the utmost truth and Marines a just sailors who step out on ground and fight as soldiers with the moniker Marine and then return to their ship and should then turn back into a sailor. My point is Marines and SEALs need to know their roles and stop acting like they're not confused!
Thanks for extending your worth and starting This next chapter of your online path! Love your channels, it’s always nice seeing new content and watching people grow and think out of the box. Keep Living Free
Never having served though being former federal LE, where I spent 4 1/2+ years in deep undercover(Group I UCO for those familiar) in the human trafficking world, and a lot of our AAR's were the same bullsh!t that you spoke to. Basically we were getting atta boys, awards and accolades for actions that we SHOULD HAVE done successfully!! That is why we were chosen, trained and put in those situations & scenarios!! WTF??? Seriously, I was amazed when following my second "mash(what our AAR meetings were called)," in two meetings, almost 3 hours of talk, and not a single word about how our performance(s) could be improved!! I know that in my case, I had taken out a bad guy, received a "jacket jock(what a positive letter in our HR jacket was referred to as the letter had all the value of a used jock strap) for it, though I was the only individual in the room of 9 men to bring up that had I taken this guy alive, we would have been much better off, and actually saved two children and a LE officer down the road. Had I done two things differently, though there was no guarantee and it's all hypothetical now, I do believe that I could have subdued him without killing him, and we would have benefited more from the information that he would've given us, and he was very "soft," so turning him would have been very easy. Bottom line, I wanted to talk about this so that any future UCO operatives in a similar situation could benefit from my experience. I was told not only NOT to bring it up, I was told NOT to include it in a section of our AAR where we're were asked what could be done differently/better in the future. I'll never forget the senior individual's words to me: "Anytime you kill a bad guy, it's a good day." I found that egos & personal insecurities were the biggest obstacles to maximizing our professional performance, so I just shut my mouth, made the changes that I felt were necessary to make me a better UCO operative, and went forward. Ego is a motherfvcker Brotha!! Ya gotta have it in the right mix, though when it's a primary driver instead of an ancillary ingredient, bad sh!t happens!! Stay Well, Thanks for your Service & Sacrifice & Continued Success Bro👊 RP
One thing that Jay didn’t talk about was how Lt. Cmdr. Erik Kristensen who died in Operation Red Wings was the son of a rear admiral and graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, the same school both presidents Bush attended. The elder President Bush was also a Navy aviator during WW2. I suspect, without any proof, that the alma mater connection between Presidents Bush and Lt. Cmdr. and the service connection between the elder President Bush and Kristensen may potentially have played a role in the mythology around lone survivor. Kristensen also seemed to have a somewhat unusual career in that his first assignment in NSW was allegedly in 2001 as a platoon commander instead of as an AOC. Four years later he was the task force commander that approved the lone survivor mission.
Never heard of this SEAL guy nor have I watched the videos that they are referencing, but I think he’s doing something great, and touching territory that has yet to be explored in the Military community. I’m a former Marine grunt, and I deployed to Afghanistan in 2018 shortly after the green beret team was ambushed in Africa. Although tragic, and I vividly remember how much my stomach wrenched after seeing the video of them being killed, it still was pretty evident to us that they went out that day unprepared. I remember an article cam out as we landed in Bagram Air Field that stated that the ODA team failed to conduct proper planning before leaving the wire that day and they were operating on their own plans and not sticking to SOPs. Kinda like the whole deal with operation red wings. This was kinda of a talking point for us NCOs as we gave our speeches to our teams and squads, and it made all of our guys take everything serious that deployment. Everything from the rehearsals prior to stepping out the wire, to constantly making sure we didn’t miss the little things and paying attention to the small details. There was even one Army Sgt. Major that was killed by an insider threat that summer and once again, we looked at what went wrong and saw what we could do better. Needless to say we had a successful deployment and it was from learning from others mistakes.
That article you read in 2018 was senior army brass covering their asses. The truth come out later that the ODA commander told his superior they weren't equipped to carry out the mission and wanted to return to base. The senior officer ordered them to do the mission anyway.
I agree, young guys know we’re signing up to go to war. We might as well have more insight as to what’s gonna come with it. If the truth makes you change your decision then your just not cut out for it. Much love Buck I can’t wait to watch this full episode , maybe get a ranger on here too 🤝
I appreciate the sincerity and the honest way of being. It is obvious that sometimes the missions have bad moments. After all, even SF operators are human and humans make mistakes. RESPECT!
I find the Chapman and entire Roberts Ridge situation incredibly well suited for this conversation. Yes Chapman, the SEALs, and Rangers involved were all determined, skilled, and had the courage to see the job done, however, I had the opportunity to hang out with and play in a community with a Canadian officer who at the time of the Operation Anaconda was there with the Americans (iirc was involved with the artillery and other fires coordination for the operation) but he said that there were units nearby that could have moved up the mountain to help the SEAL team but the thinking at the time from seniors at least was (paraphrasing) "No, special operations will go and help special operations" which I would take away as ego getting in the way of first and foremost saving lives but also just operationally doesn't make sense and I believe it's a lesson the special operations community learned from and better utilized regular force units around them but at the same time people just look at the footage and read the report and focus on just how brave those boys were but totally ignore the greater context and how they got into that situation in the first place, or what else might have been done to rescue those guys.
That's not true - it took the second chalk of Rangers 2 hours to scale the mountain. The rest of the SEALs stayed at the base of Takur Ghar waiting for a helo pickup(that never came). The Rangers took the initiative to actually climb the mountain instead of hanging back. There was no unit close enough to assist the initial MAKO DEVGRU team. Aside from small recce patrols that assisted with CAS - but were on parallel ridges.
@@vitigaymer1053 I understand that the rangers that responded were standing by as QRF as well as the birds themselves having issues, but that has nothing to do with my point, the objective that the SEALs were supporting was at the bottom of the mountain, the reason I say that regular army forces were in a position to assist is that the officer I mentioned before, was able to observe the battle from his position. It's just that the SOF commanders were relying on the other SOF elements to assist them. At no point was I discrediting what anyone did during that fight, just that it was done is haste, a great example being the SEALs being there in the first place, they were brought in mid operation to replace the Delta guys a quoted reason as to why I couldn't find.
@VaultTecSalesman the account you're giving absolutely does not mesh with multiple accounts of Operation Anaconda covered by journalists, SOF vets and pilots involved. The non SOF regular forces were sweeping through the valleys. There were no conventional forces observing the battle from a vantage point. However, there were SASR Recce troops observing from an Observation point. Inserting regular grunts on high altitude peaks was a no no and would have been a logistical nightmare and incredibly high risk. Sending the Rangers was the right call. SEAL Team 3 was originally supposed to be QRF but were kicked off in favor of Rangers by JSOC.
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Hello Sean, I've just finished reading it. Excellent book, very thought provoking. Will certainly help a lot of people. Hope to read more from you in the future
A Navy SEAL walks into a bar.
Then he writes a book about it.
And drives everybody out
LoL
@@xys7536 Then brags about it to everyone and your mom.
Made me 😂😂😂😂😂
I see this joke being made all the time, but the host of this "Better Broken" podcast is a Green Beret who is writing a book about his experiences, has a youtube channel and talks about being a Green Beret, now has a podcast about it. Who exactly are you judging, mate?
As an Ex Army 82nd ABN guy and retired SEAL I can say the SEAL Team AARs and debriefs are brutal. I think a lot of the issues are guys don’t want their “dirty laundry” aired in a public forum. Because most civilians watching don’t understand. SEALS would have no problem discussing issues that went wrong with each other or other SOF guys, but are uncomfortable airing it to the public. You can’t have the same discussion with civilians like you can with other SOF guys.
As for SEALS being all over media… I think it goes in waves. I joined the Army in the late 80’s, every movie and every book that came out back then was about Green Berets, Rambo, the Deer Hunter, Billy Jack…. Etc… then they went through brand fatigue and when the next big war happened they put the spot light on a new organization. I believe brand fatigue is setting in on the SEALs too…. Eventually they will spotlight another SOF unit, Maybe MARSOC, Rangers…. Whatever.
Or maybe it’s because Army leadership practice better opsec? All these media coverage on seals happen because the higher ups allow it to happen and I really feel they use that as a recruitment strategy.
Good morning Sir. I haven't watched this video yet, which I'm going to, but was checking the reactions and reading yours, I was wondering: don't you think that in the 80's the movies you mentioned were not exactly accurate nor revealing the exact purpose of the Green Berets S.F. in "Rambo" for instance ?... Therefore not really divulging any real tactics and methods which could be detrimental to people still on active duty, even though these tactics and methods tend to evolve and change fairly rapidly?
Yo I was in 2/504...All the Way!
Airborne all the Way!
@@urik7793 Strike Hold! Lol I was in the 4/325 AIR
*These days, too many people are afraid to criticize Navy Seals. No should be above criticism. And being tough guys, Navy Seals should be big enough to take it like everyone else.*
even seals in an interview said theres a problem within the culture with some seals
People with unjustly high status are usually most sensitive about it ☝️
Not really discussed is that the majority of SEALs *are quiet professionals.
Why is it always seals? I never see any other groups in the SOF community criticize other groups. They always criticize the seals why is that
@@DaPizFondrenJealousy
A wise man learns more from his mistakes than his victories.
A Monday quarterback knows the game that has already happened. All SOCOM teams plan for some level of ignorance/failure in the unknown. Never a fan of operations failure but, it must be studied to prevent mistakes in future missions.
To realize your own deficiency is paramount to life long success.
An even wiser man learns from the mistakes of others
Hard to sell books when people realize you’re just a human being and not a god of war.
*Books written by SF dudes like buck*: talk about hardship, overcoming it, and growing from failure.
*SEAL books*: i am the worlds best at everything, i am a lion and a god of war. Buy my merch!
Telling the truth and having honest discussions hurts their PR.
....I am sorry, but why are you not a ''god of war"? can you like explain that part to me, please.... i'm struggling to understand it.
@@andrabook8758There’s a cringy Jocko clip where calls himself a lion and plenty of others making absurd proclamations. I respect, and love SEALs - Goggins and Stew Smith are some of the people that inspired me to join the Army (family was the main inspiration).
But SEALs are in a bad spot right now, the limelight seekers and trouble makers are poisoning the Teams. It reminds me of Army SF after the Vietnam War. SF responded by cleaning house, implemented an A&S, and standardized the Q-Course to weed out the bad apples.
Currently, SEALs are burying their head in the sand.
I mean they get to say that right
Awesome sit down with one of the most down to earth dude on social media. Thanks for the invite Buck..
Thank you for exemplifying the post-service quiet professional. My only encounter with USA SF was the 20th SF Group in Jacksonville, FL while I was stationed there. Even as Reserves, they continued, like you, to carry themselves in that context. Great, GREAT bunch of guys.
I’m a 22 year old woman and I’m training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. I’m a civilian and I want to go enlisted. I know five other women that are training for BUD/S, one of them is in BUD/S Prep right now.
What advice would you give for women that want to be SEALs? How does the SEAL community feel about women joining them? Do you think women should be allowed to become Navy SEALs?
Most female SEAL candidates struggle with carrying the boats and logs, doing pull ups, having grip strength and completing the “Dirty Name” on the obstacle course.
Also, a lot of female SEAL candidates break their legs or develop stress fractures. Women have smaller and thinner bones than men.
@@Anonymous18817no ones cares about the gender going in, if you have what it takes, you have what it takes. That’s what it’s about, to break you, make you quit, as long as you don’t, you’re good. Although, you are right, woman’s physical attributes, bones density, etc are often weaker then men. Don’t let that hold you back though.
@@Anonymous18817obviously of course, meet the standards, be able to carry heavy dude when he’s down, injured, to safety just like he would you.
@@Anonymous18817honestly, save your time. Do something else in the military. Of all spec ops, Navy Seals really have the most physically intensive training. Might suck to hear but it’s the type of training that a woman simply cannot endure. There is a 0% chance your body can perform as well as they are expecting throughout training, let alone amidst intense combat. They give yall the opportunity only to appease feminists. Not because females are capable of becoming SEALs. The standard’s the standard. It only gets harder after bud/s.
Guys this is a new show... every comment and like is a game changer! we can't get more guests without your support... Buck
Great content! Sure would be nice to have a link to the video under discussion tho 🙏
Why'd it just end?? Haha
Seriously, SEAL reveal or it didn’t happen
Hey Buck! Jesus, the production value is spot on! Ya'll must have found you some good AV nerds to square your shit away. I am looking forward to some good conversations. The only thing I would suggest as your average TH-cam mid-wit is don't let the enemy dictate the pace. I get it you feel like you need to have flashy titles with words like "infuriate" in it, or some "youtube guru" tells you you need them. Don't do this shit. If it does help the views (which who knows really) it also cheapens the value of the content to me. I ain't passing along a video to a buddy of mine with the title "Former Elite Pew-pew Man Eviscerates Woke Hobo-clown!!". It might just be me, but if you present shit seriously, people will take it seriously. Yeah you might not get the traffic that a "prank" video from some youtube muppet would get, but you also ain't trying to sell eXtReMe k00Laid enErGys DrAnk! to children either. Anywho, rant over. Looking out for the show to be sure. :D
hahahaha, I totally thought this would be you pi$$ing them off for not liking a certain movie! LMAO!
Honesty is refreshing and needed. Mistakes are made and learned from. If you hide them then those mistakes are forgotten and will be made again costing lives.
❤❤ Well said... Show the good with the bad💯
In Dan Schilling's words about Takur Ghar:
- "The travesty at the end of the operation is the loss of the seven men on Takur Ghar. Those deaths- SEAL Neil Roberts, CCT John Chapman, PJ Jason Cunningham, air crewman Phil Svitak, and the three Rangers, Marc Anderson, Bradley Crose, and Matthew Commons - do not lie at the feet of Delta's Pete Blaber and AFO, but the leaders of SEAL Team Six, specifically Joe Kernan and Tim Szymanski, and their rush to push men into the battle and take over operations from Blaber."
Hell, even after the battle was over. NAVY SPECWAR fought with AFSPECWAR in their research to find out if John Chapman was eligible to receive the Medal of Honor. Because if he was awarded, it would admit that SEAL TEAM 6 left a man behind. Ruining their image.
I just finished Alone at Dawn. Amazing but incredibly heart breaking book.
@@BTL0523that book is tough!
@@BTL0523 It's a good book and it's tough to read John Chapman's final moments. Because undoubtedly Chapman was heroic and looked out for his fellow soldiers, I can't help but feel anger towards ST6. The whole thing could have been avoided and John Chapman could've gone home to his daughters.
@Marteeen261. My wife listened to the ending with me on a long car ride and burst into tears hearing it. I've never served, but in my ignorant mind, I can't help but feel frustrated towards them. How can you watch someone commit a true act of heroism and not at least check for a pulse? But I've never been shot at and hopefully never will, so I try to have some sympathy for them in the situation they were put in.
Thanks for bringing this up, after reading Alone at Dawn, it really changed my opinion about Navy SEALS.
This guy is great and I agree with him 100%. The Chapman/Brett Slabinski story at Takur Gar is described in detail and very critically in "Code over Country" by Matthew Cole. That might be why the SEALs were so touchy about it. Chapman's story is incredible and the Navy's desire to cover it up is disgusting.
Damn, I just found out about the teams actions on this. Gross. The trident loves to devalue itself.
Well hopefully the Movie comes out soon enough and does Chappy justice!
Seriously. Even at the tip of the spear men can still be cowards and leave their brother behind. Unacceptable for our top shelf warriors. We must hold them accountable if they say they are the best
That book is eye opening and shoe tge cancer in the dam neck guys
Real question is why didnt he rise out of water when you introduced him? Seal reveal!!!
bro i was thinking about that for the thumb with Abel lmao
@@FNGACADEMYthat would have been funny as shit!
Lol
Yeah, you could've at least provided a bucket of water or something.
😂😂
As a 20 year Recon Marine. I had the pleasure of being in a unit (VSW) as a Dive Team Leader, that was made up of Marine Recon, Navy Seal's, Navy EOD and SWICC. All knuckle dragging alpha dogs. It amazed me, how the SEAL's can go through some of the hardest training in the world and be so stupid. It took me a while to realize, it was lack of maturity. You have 18 and 22 your old (Charlie Sheen Want to be's) As I often called them. Who once getting the chicken and fork badge, thought they where the SHIT. You can say that the age factor is common among all Special Operations Groups. But I did not see that when working with other groups, as far as age/maturity and being responsible. In other communities, in most cases they have done sometime in active service and worked their way into the Special Ops community. And there prior active service is considered as part of the selection process. In the the SEAL's, in most case's, you go to your A school, Hell Week, BUD's and then TEAM probation. I am not saying any of that is easy. I know first hand because to become a LARV diver, I had to go through 2d phase, as a 30 year old Marine (did not compete, because of a injury).
With my 4 years working with SEAL's I found that in most case's E-6 and above where good to go. And in a SEAL platoon, if the E-6 and Chief where good to go, the jr's where humble and knew there place in the pecking order.
Guess that was a lil off topic, I just think that during my time with the SEAL's, maturity and the culture was a big issue,
As for "No Man Left Behind" That should apply to all service branches. "You Go, I Go, We Go"
What is VSW and LARV?
I can already tell you that if this was a team made up of Recon, SEALs, EOD, SWCC it was a non combat unit. This was some second rate training opportunity that the teams very well could have sent 2 guys they wanted to get rid of for a while. Please don't say you trained with the SEALs unless you actually trained with a SEAL unit. You can say you trained with a couple of SEALs not the TEAMs. To civilians they would not know the difference. But you should know better.
I literally got pissed when it ended. Thought TH-cam stopped it.
Look forward to seeing the full discussion.
appreciate the support!
@@FNGACADEMY where is the rest of it? O_o?
@@andrabook8758 th-cam.com/video/J6ApcYVbAf4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=anwZq3HjjOJgtW_d
Lone Survivor has always really bugged me for this reason- the inserted team pitched a crappy CONOP with a ton of holes and then broke 1/3 of Rogers Rules for Ranging and a bunch of lessons learned from Vietnam (like don't insert directly on your RZ). But if you bring that up in any forum online, you get a mix of SEALs and their fan boys shouting you down and calling you stupid.
You are not wrong and I ask myself if we were as sloppy in 1983 too. Then I think about all the issues in Grenada, complex operations with poor Intel etc. 1batt Ranger 83-84.
Do you believe the goat herders part?
@@BlyGuy not the book or movie version no, because in the captured video footage (insurgents had 2 cameras running through that fight), both of the "goat herders" are seen to have been scouts for the main body of pro-Taliban fighters. They followed the really obvious foot spore all the way up the mountain to the hide site from the air assault rope that was haphazardly ditched in a bush.
@@tmmccormick86 few questions. What is an air assault rope (like a fast rope?), why did they have this rope and most importantly, why did they have to stash it somewhere versus carrying it with them?
I've long felt Murphy, Dietz, Luttrell and Axelson were simply spotted or discovered by the Taliban and never believed the goat herders story. I'm no operator, but had that been me in the Hindu Kush and goat herders stumbled on my position, I'm tying them up and having them come with me, not letting them f*ck off to do as they want. If they become belligerent and start endangering me and my men, I'm quietly putting them to sleep permanently
In your opinion, was this just bad planning and leadership by Murphy? He was the team leader.
I actually saw the Taliban video depicting the aftermath showing Murphy's, Dietz's and Axelson's bodies for the first time around a week ago. Really sad and completely avoidable, but that's war.
@BlyGuy yes, the fast rope is the one I was referring to. It's supposed to be campflaged when dropped from the helicopter; flying off with it dangling isn't ideal, and it's a super heavy 2 or 3 inch diameter rope, so carrying it on foot isn't practical. It's most commonly buried, but the key is that it has to be hidden and they failed at that.
As for the "biggest sin," I think I could agree with a generally poor plan. They didn't coordinate with adjacent units, didn't have an adequate comms plan, didn't have an adequate number of team members, didn't inform the Special Operations Task Force of their mission, didn't request dedicated CAS.... the list of planning failures is extensive.
I don't necessarily like Monday morning quarterbacking, but they were supposed to be SOF operators at the top of their game and they made an ungodly number of mistakes.
As someone who's a life long history student, I agree that it's important to talk about all aspects of an event. However mundane, boring, or heroic, the good, the bad, and the ugly, should be told.
great point
I'm a big believer in the Harry Truman quote, The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know.
I think everyone is entitled to their own story. The true story is on paper but there's nothing wrong with someone telling the good side the same as this guy is aloud to talk about the bad side.
Everyone tells their story differently some people fucus on the positive some people focus on negative and then there is always the real story in the middle. Unless it's a documentary I don't see a problem with anybody trying to capitalize on something they themselves lived through. Some people see the glass as half-empty some see half-full neither one are wrong.
That would make it a documentary and not a movie
Chapman was one of my heroes. Those seals were about to come out with a book and then they found out that there was a CIA drone hovering above and the whole thing was caught on tape. Then all the sudden their story switched and no book came out
John McPhee (ex CAG) was in the JSOC TOC during Takur Ghar. He says when the initial grainy footage of Chapman was first released.
The SEALs were walking around boasting that that lone figure had to be Neil Robert's and that he was gonna be the first GWOT MOH.
When subsequent info pointed to Chapman the DEVGRU contingent grew quiet and tried to bury it.
@@vitigaymer1053 they have neil Roberts, bent up 240, hung up in sixes locker. Not trying to put Neil Roberts down. He had no control of what happened after he was killed and he didn't go out fast...... I just can't only imagine if that happened in 2010 to 2018. The team's would of made it into a HUGE recruiting tool or if that drone wasn't overhead. Those team guys would of lied about EVERYTHING. I'm glad it showed how much of a warrior Chapman is. Lost a good 1 that day. Even the Rangers that landed in that TIC as QRF..... That is a amazing story in itself
@@bestjobieverhad9584 if Neil Roberts had used his snaplink as instructed by the crew chief (and required by his Oath) then takur Ghar would not have happened and those soldiers would not have died ☝️
@@kxkxkxkx agreed, but the shit those terrorists did to him. He did not deserve. The Rangers and those pilots had balls landing were they did. Right in the middle of everything. The sickening part is the CIA was watching the whole time and did not say a word....... They could of at least landed outside the direct fire and walked.
@@vitigaymer1053 did he? Was it on a podcast?
Shout out to Jay, too many people focus on the good results and make videos or movies while hiding not discussing serious issues.
The good, the bad, and the ugly…fix the bad and throw out the ugly and never try that again. Problem is 90% of people today are totally ok living with both the bad and ugly
I’m a 22 year old woman and I’m training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. I’m a civilian and I want to go enlisted. I know five other women that are training for BUD/S, one of them is in BUD/S Prep right now.
What advice would you give for women that want to be SEALs? How does the SEAL community feel about women joining them? Do you think women should be allowed to become Navy SEALs?
Most female SEAL candidates struggle with carrying the boats and logs, doing pull ups, having grip strength and completing the “Dirty Name” on the obstacle course.
Also, a lot of female SEAL candidates break their legs or develop stress fractures. Women have smaller and thinner bones than men.
@@Anonymous18817I’m not being any type of racist or biased against women in fact I’m all for women to be able to join any regiment a male can but if they can’t compete with the men or not able to do the same training their given then I’m afraid they shouldn’t be unless they can compete the course, letting women join but only through doing lighter training or anything not mirroring the men then no, please don’t take this the wrong way as I have 3 daughters & if it came to them joining then I’d tell them the same, we can’t have rules for 1 & rules for another
@@Anonymous18817sorry I meant to finish saying good luck & would love to hear you being the 1st one to complete it, all the best of luck 🤞
@@Anonymous18817I think you should repost this as a comment instead of replying to IronMikeDyson1979’s comment; you’ll probably get more responses.
From reading your post, I think you should concentrate on upper body strength. You can probably build up bone density through heavy weight training. Good luck with your endeavor; kick ass!
I am looking forward to seeing your whole interview with Jay. I appreciate all you both are doing to keep bringing quality candidates to the Regiment.
This is a collaboration that I’m glad to see. Thank you guys for working together for this project.
The Integrity and Honesty in this video is a rare find.💯
I know exactly what that guy means because I went through it myself. I posted a question in a Facebook military group asking about when did we start taking the Medal of Honor seriously in this country. I asked that because for the first 50 years of its existence, the MOH was given out like candy. During the Civil War, an entire regiment got one just for reenlisting. In the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, several people got one just for being there. So my question was when did we start having the reverence for the MOH that we do today.
Well of course people completely missed the point. And I was bombarded with dozens and dozens of people asking me why I was shitting all over the memory of those that received it. I tried to explain the point that I was making but no one wanted to listen. So finally I just said screw this and deleted it.
That's one thing out of many things that I hate about social media. You will make a post about your views on a subject. You'll explain your experiences and how you came to that conclusion. But the only thing people will respond to is one single sentence that they didn't like and they will go ballistic about it. This is how "outrage culture " has spread through the internet. It seems like people are more interested in finding something to be offended by rather than the content of the post.
The more effort you put into explaining your position, the more asshats will do a one-line drive by that completely misses the point. A lot of it is just trolling, I think.
Seems like some people really enjoy the inability to grasp nuance & context, during introspection. It’s genuinely frustrating how dense some individuals are.
I had no idea about that, I know it's not the point of your post but you've given me something to do some research on. I thought it always was an award that was rarely achieved, never really looked too much into that. But to your actual point, yeah... That's the Internet social media brain thing, I have found myself doing that as well but I try not to do it. Yeah you're right, it's actually very ignorant way of processing information... And if you aren't careful you'll find yourself thinking like that in everyday life, it's part of the reason people get so ridiculous when it comes to politics, it's narrow-minded thinking.
That is a very good question. People these days have no reading comprehension I suppose.
Good post. I think it is rooted in the tribalism that seems to have taken over our American/Western society. Social media has undoubtedly inflamed that tribalism to the point we're ready to come apart at the seams over the smallest perceived infractions.
I knew a retired CCT. He had some very strong opinions about SEALs in regards to MSGT Chapman. Glad you brought it up. There’s supposed to be a movie about MSGT Chapman and Battle of Robert’s Ridge coming out soon. I’m very interested to see how they depict what the SEALs did there.
There is a reason service guys are different and don’t always fit in. The world is a cruel Place to an honest man
Amen. There is a little or no place for honesty in the military.
Sadly @@johndeluna692
@@johndeluna692ain’t that the truth! Just look at what they did to Logan Melgar!
Outstanding.. It's good you are telling the whole story. It's ALL about accountability and doing the right thing..
Thanks for mentioning Chappy.... The SEALS didn't want to admit they left a man behind. I believe it was the fog of war and an innocent mistake. They should have checked but they didn't. Slabinski screwed up. You are right, the AAR is a teaching tool to better the warrior and improve future ops.The fact that the Navy tried to stop the MOH for Chappy tells you a lot about the issues at DEVGRU.
It’s the Officers of these organizations that are playing politics with the MOH. It’s not the NCOs or the operators themselves that would block a MOH. None of those guys care about a medal or even have the powers or authorized to block a medal. This had to do with promotions and branding that Officers benefit from when their organization win significant accolades. It doesn’t have anything to do with DEVGRU.
@@joesgotya9930 You are correct about the operators... But in this case the senior leadership in DevGru was involved. They didn't want the team to look bad. Shit happens inn war, they were worried about their reputation. I realize Slabinski and the rest of the team guys had nothing to do with the MOH blocking that occurred.
@@afsoccommandothere was absolutely nothing innocent about this major fuckup MATE!!!
@@robertsettle2590 I am trying to give the benefit of doubt since I wasn't there. I think this was messed up from the word go. This mission should have been scrubbed before Roberts fell out of the helo. I met Chappy years ago before I got out. I am trying to be a better man then I was when I heard they left him sitting on top of the mountain without checking him and leaving him to die. I went through major stages of anger about it especially when the Navy made Slabinski a hero for that complete debacle. I could have chosen my words better but this is such an embarrassment to the SOF community it is hard to put into words. There have been many investigations into DEVGRU about questionable behavior and actions both on and off the battlefield. Sadly the investigations are internal so nothing is ever said/done. Hopefully they can right the ship now that the rotations have slowed down.
@@afsoccommandoslab lied and took credit for Chapmans actions. He never thought that the footage would get out, which is why the seal community/higher ups tried to stonewall the MOH for Chapman.
As a USN aircrewman who crossed paths with SEALs at SERE and Air Wing training in Fallon, Nevada, I can say the professionals I served with in the 1980s have succumbed to a "Gone Hollywood" mentality unbecoming a Spec Ops group. In my interactions with fellow aviators from the Cold War, they too acknowledge the disappointing and unfortunate Behavioral change in current/former members of the Teams.
I’m a chief instructor here at Coronado. Trust me i see it everyday from these new young boys. Smh it’s annoying
@@bruhmanflightI blame Hollywood
Blame Hollywood and video games
I am in no way SOF, but I agree. Looking at our screw-ups and dissecting them is how we learn. Learning from our mistakes makes us better and stronger as both an individual and as a team.
In my humble opinion That cluster F known as Roberts ridge does such a disservice to John Chapman’s story. That man was a true warrior & embodiment of what it is to be an American. Such a tragic loss but also an amazing story of courage. I can’t imagine being mortally wounded and left to fight alone against a number of heavily armed combatants. That man sent a number mf’s to hell that day and died while fighting hand to hand combat after running out of ammunition.
The average age of SEALs is a lot younger than SF, and almost none of them have prior tactical experience before going into that career field. So, the issues they have with maturity and tactical blunders makes sense, but generally they are good dudes. I was a direct support guy that worked with SF, SEALs and the Rangers. The only negative experience I ever had was with SF... in combat, with them doing dumb shit tactically. Afterwards, they all thought they did a kick ass job and I only later realized that 8 of them were in combat for the first time when the CJSOTF commander flew in to give them their CIBs. It was a pretty minor TIC, but I felt like we could have taken more casualties because of the dumb decisions they were making, IMO. I found out YEARS later that one of the medics got a valor award. I was like WTF. I had a friend that was KIA on an SF op, that was pretty much entirely the det commander's fault, but none of that came out in public.
SF is definitely a more tactically proficient organization when it comes to infantry type shit and land combat, mission planning... probably anything but swimming, but I think they are horrible at policing their own guys. Most of the crazy disciplinary stuff that happens in SF never sees the light of day in public. The SEAL fuckups were just way higher profile and well known. SF is a much bigger organization, and I'd guess that per capita they have less blunders, but they are probably a lot better at keeping it quiet. SEALs will want to write a fucking book.
I'd also see SF getting just as butthurt, if not more, if any mistakes of theirs were publicized.
The simple fact is that Special Operations in general got way over glorified in the past past 20 years. The video games, movies, books, podcasts, tv shows etc.. it’s all commando porn and NSW was the leading PR stream for it. It’s time to start making the conventional joe cool and relevant again like tank crews, artillery, SIGINT, pilots, medics, Mechanics, Infantry, Doctors. Thats where the real quiet professionals were in the GWOT. None of those men and women got a tenth of the attention and publicity that SOCOM generated overbred the past 20 years.
Buck and Jay, good to see together and not via zoom interviews.
We all know many operations have a bit of Hope & Luck, and when they dont stay together things can get gnarly or deadly. Ego drives a lot of missions to failure. Some missions just dont make sense even though we can say they must be done. Yeah but not with minimum people.
Much love to all of the community.
Respect All Fear None 💯
A SF guy was asked to explain the difference between Seals and SF, and he gave the best answer I have heard. He said that the difference is a SF guy comes from ab infantry background and progresses from there to Ranger/Airborne/etc. Seals do not come from that level of background experience and that is the biggest difference. When you look at the mistakes, they have made it is because of being experienced in all aspects of warfighting.
When you're young, it's way harder to take the bitter with the sweet. As you said Buck, success is good, but mistakes are growth.
I think this is an important format. This can help summarize years of experience to those willing to listen and learn.
Thanks for all you do guys! 🐭
Shoutout to both of you guys for making these videos and talking about the hard shit. You can't better and improve if you consistently focus just on what you did good. Okay great, we did great. What can we do better? Break everything down. If people can't handle basic constructive criticism, then there's something wrong with them.
We all served, we should always and i mean always be able to call eachother out if shits jacked up. As long as its coming from a place of love and not someone being high and mighty. Its pretty damn easy to tell the difference too. No matter how high a level you are, mistakes happen, accepting them is a challenge.
i think the issue is when they're saying they want to tell the raw truth and then totally undermine themselves in the next second by cherry picking the facts they want to portray and discuss. That's not useful to anyone for anything. Like what was happening with the whole Gallagher controversy thingy.
@andrabook8758 I hear ya, it's a tricky situation.
@@FRANK45CASTLE i'm so glad you do. Now tell me which magical phrase do I need to use so that military people and veterans understand that mind-altering substances + fog of war = MORE fog of war = BAD! ... bc my attempts at explaining this concept so far don't seem to be landing.
(and yes this is a problem apparently for literally anyone in the military community and a lot of the vets in government too... somehow this equation is just not being understood)
@@FRANK45CASTLE i feel like I'm in a bizarre alternate reality, where everyone decide to 100% suspect logic and they're now officially their own "bad idea fairies"...
Keep telling the truth bro you are greatly needed!!!
The reality is that most of us in the SF & SOF Communities know what's up, and what likely went wrong with certain Operations. We talk about it amongst ourselves so we can learn from the mistakes. Often I hear SEALs getting really defensive about any one of us pointing out issues with Ops that involve them. Makes you wonder how much they actually learn from their own mistakes if they can't even acknowledge them. Smart Operators and their Teams never stop learning. Shout out to 3rd Group, I have a good friend there who helped set up their Spec Warfare Planning Detachment, who's aim is to apply what they've learned from both good and bad ops. Seems the SEALs could use one of those.
Honestly no body outside of Navspec really has a foot to stand on if they chose to criticize a special operations unit individually or as a whole. Unless they were directly involved with them. Thus guys critique has more to do about the seal perception on social media rather than negative outcomes of an operation. So it's natural that seals would get defensive when someone is out here trying to clout chase on a new you tube channel like this dude is. Ironically it's funny that you shout out 3rd group given their recent issues with Drugs and trafficking minors. So if we are going to hold dudes in other units Accountable let's have that discussion then. I bet this guy won't even bring up that shit show that's going on at Bragg with his old unit. You know what they day about people who throw stones that live in glass houses.
@@arighteousname5882 just imagine if all of Socom worked together 😆
Rest assured, the TEAMS are just fine. Learn from mistakes, just like you. There are just a lot fewer mistakes to learn from.... and usually the lessons learned dont get published to TH-cam. BZ
@@arighteousname5882 thanks for proving my point.
@@jonnieboyization a lot fewer mistakes.. Sure. Speaking of publications, do they teach personal publicity, book writing skills, and movie script writing at BUDS?
As an Em then Officer in SF this stuff, good and bad needs to be reviewed. Not necessarily in public but amongst our own units. Rarely does an operation go so smoothly that there is no negative in the after action review. Only by putting the screw-ups out there, do you get better. The complexities are so great that some screw up or incident is inevitable. We in SF have always been know as the Quiet Professionals because we don't publicize our many operations worldwide. We do need to analyze our actions, both good and bad, but we need to continue as always to keep them in our own house. Media may be good for the SEALs but never for our SF!!!
No, it needs to go public. The public needs to know that the military the worship more than God has weird male on male sexual hazing going on. If you operate in secret, you're probably a bad person.
Great conversation... it's not lost on us old timers 👍👍👍
Yeah man, good stuff. I commented on Jay’s channel regarding operation anaconda. We lost 3 Ranger brothers during that. We have it in our creed to never leave a fallen comrade to fall in to the hands of the enemy. The truth hurts sometimes. Nothing against the Seals…some bad mo-fos…especially the ones that don’t talk about everything having to do with them being Seals.
The man is right to a degree, 100%, as a ex Brit veteran you have to touch on subjects that are brutal and don't wanna be heard but that's how you get better. SEALS sometimes have a reputation that they are superhuman gods and in the community however they probably get behind that hype and that rubs up other units the wrong way and of course those units gonna say something like "oh remember that operation...that one you screwed up on?" It happens I've been there.
However, airing it out in public probably isn't the best way to do it. Respect man
Being held accountable in today's world barely exists anymore , everybody's so sensitive
As an ex navy seal I approve of his message. If you’re going to tell a story. Say the entire thing
Sweet, what is your buds class number and where did you train? You look like a perfect person for Don Shipley.
@@gametime2473😂😂 he’s just one of the sailors that stood up during boot camp when they asked who wants to be a seal but never finished
You are the first Navy Seal in history to ever refer to themselves as "EX" ...have a Buds class number bro ?
@@gametime2473Mr "Ex " is a liar lol
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LOVE THE FNG CONTENT MAN, im 17 and looking to be a seal next year, your channel helps encourage me to go down this path.
Hope u make it we need all the military power we can get
good luck kid
I think that there is a good point to also be taking an honest look at what could be improved on a mission. This conversation made me think of something Clint Romesha said in an interview where he discussed the actions that lead to him receiving the Medal of Honor. “They hand these out (Medal of Honor) when things go horribly wrong, not when everything went great.”
I love this guy. He speaks from the heart
" they want you to be open and honest, until you're open and honest. " yep.... that's exactly right, sir.
Accountability is key no matter how you choose to identify or not identify. The concept of 'professional' is relentlessly abused by hyper egoist.
Great video.. People fear the TRUTH!! THANK YOU BOTH 4 YOUR SERVICE!!🇺🇲🇺🇸 Happy 4th. And thank you all for your service as well !
Can't believe I've never knew about this guy. As a navy guy, army guy isn't wrong. Definitely a fan of the channel and now this cat! Good on yall
I’m Ukrainian SOF operator. Love your videos.
Stay safe, brother!
Stoked to have this pop up in my feed, best of luck to you guys with the new endeavor. Loved your book Rising Above ended up passing the copy along to a buddy, hope he will do the same. Big ups to you Buck!
This guy is doing the lords work, helping to take ppls blinders off. Good work!
That any of these things are publicized still rubs me wrong. As a former Army dude from the Cold War.
Also understand that the times have changed. In how operational details are classified and disseminated.
Too many glory hounds coming from all of the different SOF
components. There are many views in this topic. That are generating constructive conversations such as this one.
Thanks for the awesome content👍
The problem is some people just can't hack the truth.
I’m so glad to see jay on this podcast! Amazing work gentlemen.
Love this gentleman! Came across his content, and personally I like having as much information, differing perspectives, raw data, objectivity, etc, and appreciate anyone who offers new info as such. Thank you both
Thank you for having this conversation. I enjoy both your channels and have learned a lot from both of you. One issue that has bothered me for a long time involves what Chris Kyle wrote in his book, American Sniper, and how the SEAL community reacted to Jesse Ventura taking issue with what was written about him. I've listened to both sides of the story. I wasn't there, so I will never know for certain, but I do believe Jesse Ventura. It doesn't change the way I feel about Chris Kyle's service and his accomplishments, or the SEAL community. But when I heard Marcus Luttrell attack Jesse Ventura on a FOX news interview, that really bothered me. I like and respect Marcus, but I felt he was wrong. The entire community turned on Jesse, not because they cared about the truth, but because they liked Kyle more than they liked Ventura and they thought Kyle's reputation was being damaged. This kind of tribal behavior really bothers me because it is reflected in the American culture at large. People are willing to defend their own side 'no matter what', even when a member of their side was in the wrong. Again, thank you both for having these kinds of conversations and being so open about your experiences. Thank you for your service.
Hey fellas, thanks for talking about this. Our debriefs are brutal, as it should be, wear your armor! Jay nailed it, I don’t think seals know what an AAR is or how to conduct one. They left people on target, let them fall out of a helicopter, etc. The leaders failed, accountability is our first priority. Always. I witnessed war time atrocities conducted by st6 and there needs to be a congressional investigation on st6 actions starting in 2001.
NSDQ!
The Navy will fight those calls for accountability all the way to the wire!!
Australia disbanded an entire SASR Squadron because of rampant and callous culture of war crimes in their ranks. The details of that SAS Sqn sound eerily like what DEVGRU has been alleged to have been doing during GWOT as well.
The Navy likely doesn't want their PR golden boys to get kicked to the curb in the court of Public opinion.
Looking forward to your next book, the first one was killer!
Thank you! seriously appreciate that!
@FNGACADEMY credit where credit is due. Awesome new show as well. You guys are all great, but I like the idea of hearing stories from other (new) people as well :)
Happy 4th everyone, stay safe!
Appreciate your perspective! This was enlightening.
I agree with the Team Sgt. With one difference. Just because a man is from a different branch or unit, at this point does not mean he cannot pull from the many mission’s in which some, partial or complete mission failure occurred.
It how lessons learned are passed on in hopes our son’s do not make the same ones.
It only requires maturity and desire to better out forces at all levels in preparedness. The maturity and professionalism needed in such men is still lacking in some men who have not grown past ego and pride and self awareness. This is about something bigger in my opinion. I appreciate such honest talks.
I would add that if you read “Alone at Dawn” you can see exactly the point being made in this video. And also make up your own mind as to the relevance of such talks
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This man is a born leader. I have just retired after 33 years in the Reserves. I gave anesthesia for 6 deployments in as far forward units as they would let us be. I supported the GB and NS, both were full of great people and we all had a great relationship. I really feel good that soldiers like Him are in our Military or consulting/teaching. (He even said END STATE!)
This guy is on point, people need to realize that in all of these awesome spec ops stories, is that something went wrong or someone fucked up to lead to that particular situation. There need to be more cautionary tales, so people going into this profession don't have the wrong idea, and wind up finding out the hard way.
Bucky, both you dudes are awesome! I follow both you guys and love the way you break down SF stuff! Keep up the great work sir!
The way Sean wears a super formal shirt with short pants is bigger than life!!
i can only go half business... its the law
I appreciate the honesty and the intention behind the videos 💖
Great shit gents! A discussion that needs to be heard!
Sean this is awesome, production quality, set design and conversation were all top notch, quality stuff man. The only thing I'd say is you should link the socials for the guests you have on in the description or a comment. Keep up the great work!
I want to see those videos where he talks about stuff like that. Too bad he took it down. Humble guy. I appreciate it man. One of the reasons why I turned away from Spec op during my time was because there was a lot of underlying issues that they failed to see in themselves which has been laid out in the open today. Not to turn away anyone from being apart of that community I enjoyed my time there. I almost went CAG. But it is it what is. Gotta face facts. Great video looking forward to the rest of it.
After action critiques have been standard in the Marine Corps for years. And trust me they are hyper critical. Can’t believe our Seal brethren shy away from internal criticism.
Because they're like Marines in which you all are really soldiers and deep down know it but just don't want to admit it.
Since the beginning of mankind, the ones who fought the wars were soldiers and at sea it was sailors so if you're fighting on ground, you're a soldier and that's just the utmost truth and Marines a just sailors who step out on ground and fight as soldiers with the moniker Marine and then return to their ship and should then turn back into a sailor.
My point is Marines and SEALs need to know their roles and stop acting like they're not confused!
This is the content we need more of! ❤❤
I’m really sick of hearing about Rob O’Neill and his bs! Tim Kennedy too!
@SaintAnger-0351 👍.
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Thanks for extending your worth and starting This next chapter of your online path! Love your channels, it’s always nice seeing new content and watching people grow and think out of the box.
Keep Living Free
Hey Buck congratulations on the progress you have made watched you cleared hot pod cast and you can see that you are in a much better place.
Great video! Thankyou for your service!
The truth is never popular
not these days that is for sure
Last time I checked SF guys aren’t torturing the seals and killing them!
Because they can’t.😆
@@JohnDoe-rt2bzThe Rangers would bully the seals. Bit they don't because they respect military brothers. Seals wa5ch to many movies.
Great discussion fellas!
Never having served though being former federal LE, where I spent 4 1/2+ years in deep undercover(Group I UCO for those familiar) in the human trafficking world, and a lot of our AAR's were the same bullsh!t that you spoke to. Basically we were getting atta boys, awards and accolades for actions that we SHOULD HAVE done successfully!! That is why we were chosen, trained and put in those situations & scenarios!!
WTF???
Seriously, I was amazed when following my second "mash(what our AAR meetings were called)," in two meetings, almost 3 hours of talk, and not a single word about how our performance(s) could be improved!!
I know that in my case, I had taken out a bad guy, received a "jacket jock(what a positive letter in our HR jacket was referred to as the letter had all the value of a used jock strap) for it, though I was the only individual in the room of 9 men to bring up that had I taken this guy alive, we would have been much better off, and actually saved two children and a LE officer down the road. Had I done two things differently, though there was no guarantee and it's all hypothetical now, I do believe that I could have subdued him without killing him, and we would have benefited more from the information that he would've given us, and he was very "soft," so turning him would have been very easy.
Bottom line, I wanted to talk about this so that any future UCO operatives in a similar situation could benefit from my experience. I was told not only NOT to bring it up, I was told NOT to include it in a section of our AAR where we're were asked what could be done differently/better in the future.
I'll never forget the senior individual's words to me: "Anytime you kill a bad guy, it's a good day."
I found that egos & personal insecurities were the biggest obstacles to maximizing our professional performance, so I just shut my mouth, made the changes that I felt were necessary to make me a better UCO operative, and went forward.
Ego is a motherfvcker Brotha!!
Ya gotta have it in the right mix, though when it's a primary driver instead of an ancillary ingredient, bad sh!t happens!!
Stay Well, Thanks for your Service & Sacrifice & Continued Success Bro👊
RP
Served as a rookie your whole time lmaooooo
Appreciate the wish to have all sides discussed and out in the open.
Thank you all special forces members for serving our country, our country owes you a great debt for your services, thank you, Happy Fourth of July.
Now, now girls! Behave yourselves!
One thing that Jay didn’t talk about was how Lt. Cmdr. Erik Kristensen who died in Operation Red Wings was the son of a rear admiral and graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, the same school both presidents Bush attended. The elder President Bush was also a Navy aviator during WW2.
I suspect, without any proof, that the alma mater connection between Presidents Bush and Lt. Cmdr. and the service connection between the elder President Bush and Kristensen may potentially have played a role in the mythology around lone survivor.
Kristensen also seemed to have a somewhat unusual career in that his first assignment in NSW was allegedly in 2001 as a platoon commander instead of as an AOC.
Four years later he was the task force commander that approved the lone survivor mission.
Happy 4th of July to all my fellow Vets.
I'll wait for the Better Broken book 📖 😁
Thank you both, great interview
Never heard of this SEAL guy nor have I watched the videos that they are referencing, but I think he’s doing something great, and touching territory that has yet to be explored in the Military community.
I’m a former Marine grunt, and I deployed to Afghanistan in 2018 shortly after the green beret team was ambushed in Africa. Although tragic, and I vividly remember how much my stomach wrenched after seeing the video of them being killed, it still was pretty evident to us that they went out that day unprepared.
I remember an article cam out as we landed in Bagram Air Field that stated that the ODA team failed to conduct proper planning before leaving the wire that day and they were operating on their own plans and not sticking to SOPs. Kinda like the whole deal with operation red wings.
This was kinda of a talking point for us NCOs as we gave our speeches to our teams and squads, and it made all of our guys take everything serious that deployment. Everything from the rehearsals prior to stepping out the wire, to constantly making sure we didn’t miss the little things and paying attention to the small details.
There was even one Army Sgt. Major that was killed by an insider threat that summer and once again, we looked at what went wrong and saw what we could do better. Needless to say we had a successful deployment and it was from learning from others mistakes.
That article you read in 2018 was senior army brass covering their asses.
The truth come out later that the ODA commander told his superior they weren't equipped to carry out the mission and wanted to return to base.
The senior officer ordered them to do the mission anyway.
Great video subscribed enlisting into the marines soon love hearing this
Thank you for your service. I dream of becoming a green beret aswell
Please direct Jay Dorleus to the Shawn Ryan Show.
Shawn does a very good job of making sure the bad is told along with the good.
I agree, young guys know we’re signing up to go to war. We might as well have more insight as to what’s gonna come with it. If the truth makes you change your decision then your just not cut out for it. Much love Buck I can’t wait to watch this full episode , maybe get a ranger on here too 🤝
Glad to be here!!
Button down with shorts. It's like the mullet of fashion🤙🏽
exactly!! i cant be full serious.. its strange
I appreciate the sincerity and the honest way of being. It is obvious that sometimes the missions have bad moments. After all, even SF operators are human and humans make mistakes. RESPECT!
Special Operations Community are eating each other.
Our entire country is eating itself at this point .. impending collapse inevitable.
It has to get to this point before people wake up so we can fix it.
it's been a trend for a long time believe it or not, especially in this space
@@Rorschach_theghost The past was worse than it is now. We already had a civil war, and the country survived.
@@yashjoseph3544 The Civil war will look like a cake walk compared to what’s coming.. remember when and where you heard that.. stay tuned..
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Never let a failure go to waste.
I find the Chapman and entire Roberts Ridge situation incredibly well suited for this conversation. Yes Chapman, the SEALs, and Rangers involved were all determined, skilled, and had the courage to see the job done, however, I had the opportunity to hang out with and play in a community with a Canadian officer who at the time of the Operation Anaconda was there with the Americans (iirc was involved with the artillery and other fires coordination for the operation) but he said that there were units nearby that could have moved up the mountain to help the SEAL team but the thinking at the time from seniors at least was (paraphrasing) "No, special operations will go and help special operations" which I would take away as ego getting in the way of first and foremost saving lives but also just operationally doesn't make sense and I believe it's a lesson the special operations community learned from and better utilized regular force units around them but at the same time people just look at the footage and read the report and focus on just how brave those boys were but totally ignore the greater context and how they got into that situation in the first place, or what else might have been done to rescue those guys.
How does that explain the SEALs of Gold Squadron during Extortion 17?
@@Scout555 well that bird was the QRF, and I don’t know enough about the greater context to have any real opinion.
That's not true - it took the second chalk of Rangers 2 hours to scale the mountain. The rest of the SEALs stayed at the base of Takur Ghar waiting for a helo pickup(that never came).
The Rangers took the initiative to actually climb the mountain instead of hanging back.
There was no unit close enough to assist the initial MAKO DEVGRU team. Aside from small recce patrols that assisted with CAS - but were on parallel ridges.
@@vitigaymer1053 I understand that the rangers that responded were standing by as QRF as well as the birds themselves having issues, but that has nothing to do with my point, the objective that the SEALs were supporting was at the bottom of the mountain, the reason I say that regular army forces were in a position to assist is that the officer I mentioned before, was able to observe the battle from his position. It's just that the SOF commanders were relying on the other SOF elements to assist them. At no point was I discrediting what anyone did during that fight, just that it was done is haste, a great example being the SEALs being there in the first place, they were brought in mid operation to replace the Delta guys a quoted reason as to why I couldn't find.
@VaultTecSalesman the account you're giving absolutely does not mesh with multiple accounts of Operation Anaconda covered by journalists, SOF vets and pilots involved.
The non SOF regular forces were sweeping through the valleys. There were no conventional forces observing the battle from a vantage point. However, there were SASR Recce troops observing from an Observation point.
Inserting regular grunts on high altitude peaks was a no no and would have been a logistical nightmare and incredibly high risk.
Sending the Rangers was the right call. SEAL Team 3 was originally supposed to be QRF but were kicked off in favor of Rangers by JSOC.
Be open and honest until you're open and honest. My soul felt that.💯