Mentors for Military Podcast
Imagine a bunch of veterans sitting around a living room with their favorite adult beverage and someone brings up a topic that takes the conversation down a rabbit hole. That’s our show. Grab a chair and your favorite beverage and join in on an awesome topic. Our hosts are military veterans and our guests are real people with a message to share. Real Talk. Real People. (aka Mentors4Mil)
Episodes

Monday Feb 03, 2020
EP-218 | Max Martini
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Max Martini joined us on this episode and we cover a lot of different topics: PTS, TBI, Hollywood's portrayal of veterans, his role in helping find solutions for veteran issues, etc.
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
EP-217 | Kicking it with Marty Skovlund of BRC Coffee or Die
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
In this episode we kick back and shoot the shit with former US Army Ranger Marty Skovlund Jr. Marty is the executive editor of Black Rifle Company's Coffee or Die Magazine, a publication that covers a variety of topics that generally focus on the people, places, or things that are interesting, entertaining, or informative to America’s coffee drinkers — often going to dangerous or austere locations to report those stories.Our conversation gets into combat stories, Chief Shannon Kent who was a member of an elite special missions unit on the ground hunting ISIS, and other topics.
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
EP-216 | The Next Hardest Challenge - Robert Killian
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Robert Killian is an Army Ranger and Special Forces (Green Beret) officer who started his career out as enlisted. He is one of the greatest OCR athletes in the young sport’s history. At the young age of 37, he's a US Army Best Ranger Competition winner, US biathlon champion, Spartan World Champion, Armed Forces World Champion at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, and a top competitor in the World Military Orienteering Championships.
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
EP-215 | US Army Ranger & Delta Force, Jeff Tiegs
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Jeff Tiegs spent over 25 years in the US Army and much of that in the US Army's special operations. He was an enlisted US Army Ranger who went to college and became an officer and then served his remaining time in Special Forces (Green Beret) and The Unit (CAG, Delta Force) before retiring as a lieutenant colonel (LTC/O-5).
Jeff has commanded units during operations around the globe including Panama, Iraq and Afghanistan. During his time in service he received numerous awards, including five bronze stars for distinguished service during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and a silver star awarded for valor during combat in Iraq.
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Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
EP-214 | US Army Ranger, Sergeant Major JB Spisso
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
JB Spisso is a retired Sergeant Major (SGM/E9) with 26 years of service, including ten years in Special Operations with the elite 75th Ranger Regiment.
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Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
EP-213 | Living the American Dream - Tim Jensen, President of Grunt Style
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tim Jensen is a former U.S. Marine who not long after deploying to combat in Iraq started work at Grunt Style folding t-shirts. He's now the President of the largest veteran apparel company with annual revenues topping $100 million per year.
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Monday Dec 23, 2019
EP-212 | MARSOC Raider
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
The pipeline of a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Raider as told by a former Raider, Dan M.
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Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Don Fox is a former senior Infantry NCO, Ranger Instructor (4th RTB) and 82nd Airborne, who became an officer and retired after nearly 30 years of active service with multiple combat deployments.
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
EP-211 | A Vietnam Special Forces Medic's Story
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Phil Gonzales completed two tours with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Vietnam, from 1969 to 1971, was assigned to the 3rd Mobile Strike Force (similar to today’s quick reaction forces), and was on various “A teams” scattered from the Northern Highlands to the Mekong Delta.
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Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Scott Johnson is a former Royal Engineer, SAPPER, and EOD technician.
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Monday Dec 02, 2019
EP-210 | My Scars Tell A Story
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
“My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.”― Steve Maraboli
Blake Cook is an airborne infantryman who served in a unit of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division during the Global War on Terror (GWOT). While out on a combat mission, his vehicle hit a massive 500 lb. IED. He shares his story and how he nearly took his life one evening. He has now made it his mission to save others from heading down the same path.
_________Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Paul Martinez is a retired US Army Ranger and sniper who served with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and author of "When the Killing Man Comes".
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Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
EP-209 | First Impresssions Matter
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
You get one shot to make a good first impression. Make it your best shot.
_____Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Don Fox is a former senior Infantry NCO, Ranger Instructor (4th RTB) and 82nd Airborne, who became an officer and retired after nearly 30 years of active service with multiple combat deployments; Michael Rutledge is a retired 160th SOAR pilot and former US Navy SEAL with over 25 years of active service and multiple combat deployments.
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Thursday Nov 21, 2019
EP-208 | Adapt or Fall Behind, But Live in Your Time
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Whether you're in the military or not, how well you adapt to the fast-paced changing environment around you will determine your ability to thrive and have success.
_____Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Don Fox is a former senior Infantry NCO, Ranger Instructor (4th RTB) and 82nd Airborne, who became an officer and retired after nearly 30 years of active service with multiple combat deployments; Paul Martinez is a retired SSG sniper with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and with multiple combat deployments.
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Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
EP-207 | US Army Special Operations Forces
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Don Fox and Robert Gowin sit down with Matt (Special Forces) and Eric (Civil Affairs) at Fort Benning, GA to talk about the training pipeline to Special Forces (Green Berets), Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations (PSYOPS). Matt is an active duty Green Beret NCO who served with 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) with multiple combat deployments and Eric is an active duty Civil Affairs NCO who served with the 82nd Airborne and other units at Fort Bragg, NC with several combat deployments. Both are currently working for the US Army Special Operations Recruiting Battalion to enlist active duty soldiers into SOF.
_____Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Don Fox is a former senior Infantry NCO, Ranger Instructor (4th RTB) and 82nd Airborne, who became an officer and retired after nearly 30 years of active service with multiple combat deployments.
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