Mentors for Military Podcast

EP-184 | Former SEAL & CIA Contractor Shawn Ryan - Vigilance Elite

Shawn Ryan is a former US Navy SEAL who served with SEAL Teams 2 and 8 deploying to multiple conflict zones and fighting in both OIF (Iraq) and OEF (Afghanistan). After leaving the US Navy and Navy Special Warfare Community, Shawn continued to serve his country as a CIA Contractor involved in US intelligence clandestine operations.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Erich Martin is a recently retired US Army Special Forces MSG/E8 from 10th SFG(A); Mike Rutledge is an active duty Chinook Pilot who is a former US Navy SEAL and 160th SOAR Chief Warrant Officer (CW4).
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EP-183 | The Human Element to Combat Fatigue - A Nightstalkers Journey

Regarding the last chapter of his book Making a Nightstalker: "Helping someone else who was in your same position, is worth it." --David Burnett
David Burnett is a former U.S. Army chinook crew chief who served with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) with multiple deployments. We originally talked with David about how he became a Nightstalker in Episode 129. In this episode, David sits down with Robert, Paul, and Matt to talk about the 160th SOAR and also about the human element to combat fatigue and how important it is for us to establish a culture of healing.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Paul Martinez is a medically retired U.S. Army sniper who served with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; Matt Schollard is a former AFSOC Pararescueman (PJ) and co-founder of Beneath the Surface Foundation (www.beneaththesurfacefoundation.org).
Discussed on the podcast: All Secure Foundation
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EP-182 | Be A Cat, Bark Like A Dog; A Pipe-hitting Woman in Special Ops & The Army

“Your mind is exponentially stronger than your body and if there is something you want to do; your mind will enable your body to find a way” -- Patty Collins, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Many of us would probably never think of amputating a portion of our leg in order to remain on active duty and continue being an athlete, but that is exactly the decision Patty made when faced with a decision following a freak accident. A remarkable story of grit and determination that you won't want to miss.
Patty Collins retired from the U.S. Army after 24 years of active duty, having spent over 7 years assigned to Special Mission units within JSOC. A pioneer in her field, she was one of a small number of women to serve in Special Operations and was the first woman in the Department of Defense to complete the Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Course.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Tom Satterly is a highly decorated retired CSM with Delta Force/CAG; Mike Rutledge is a former US Navy SEAL and US Army 160th SOAR chinook pilot who is currently on active duty.
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EP-181 | Green Berets - Rangers - Delta Force - SEALs

Have you ever wondered what happens when you get a Green Beret, a Delta Force operator, a Ranger, and a Navy SEAL in a room to talk about their training pipeline and background? You'll want to tune in to find out.
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Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Mike Pritts is a retired Special Forces CSM with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Tom Satterly is a highly decorated retired CSM with Delta Force/CAG; Mike Rutledge is a former US Navy SEAL and US Army 160th SOAR chinook pilot who is currently on active duty; Ryan Normandin is a former 75th Ranger Regiment NCO.
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EP-180 | Former Ranger, Special Forces, & Delta Operator Uses Skills of Hunting ISIS Post Military

Jeff Tiegs spent 28 years in the U.S. Army starting out as a Ranger in 1st Bn, 75th Ranger Regiment and 2nd Bn, 75th Ranger Regiment before attending selection and becoming a Special Forces officer with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He then attended selection and became an operator of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly referred to as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), "The Unit", Army Compartmented Element (ACE), or within JSOC as Task Force Green.
He spent many years hunting down high value targets within Al-Qaeda and ISIS. He and former military special operations veterans of The Guardian Group now use those same skills to hunt down sex traffickers. The mission of The Guardian Group is to prevent and disrupt the sex trafficking of women and children while enabling partners to identify victims and predators in the United States.
Learn more about The Guardian Group at https://www.theguardiangroup.org
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Tom Satterly is a retired US Army CSM within the Tier One unit, Delta Force, and has been involved in and led some of our nations most important campaigns.
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EP-179 | Two Former U.S. Navy SEAL Teammates Talk Leadership & Transition

Mike Wisecup is a retired U.S. Navy Commander and SEAL with multiple combat deployments. He served as the aide to camp to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey. He was on the ground during the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and then returned in 2010 to help rebuild. Wisecup was the new guy on SEAL Team 1 when our cadre host Michael Rutledge was already a seasoned SEAL with that team -- along with Jocko Willink and others. These two go down memory lane and we touch on topics of leadership, mentoring, and Wisecup's interesting career choice post military transition.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Mike Rutledge is a former US Navy SEAL and US Army 160th SOAR chinook pilot who is currently on active duty.
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EP-178 | Under Pressure

In the words of Freddie Mercury and Queen: "Pressure pushing down on me, Pressing down on you, no man ask for, Under pressure that burns a building down, Splits a family in two, Puts people on streets
Chipping around, kick my brains around the floor, These are the days it never rains but it pours".
Sometimes the pressure around us is too much, or at least that is how it seems to us. In this episode, Robert, Paul, AJ, and Erich talk about pressure in training, in combat, in the workplace, and in life in general. They share personal stories of their own stressful situations on the battlefield and in other areas of their lives, along with techniques they use to help them deal with these situations.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Erich Martin is an active duty U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant; Paul Martinez is a retired U.S. Army Ranger sniper who served with 3/75th Ranger Regiment; Alejandra Avila (AJ) is an active duty Security Forces NCO with the U.S. Air Force.
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EP-177 | A Former Delta Force Operator Finds Solace in Silence and Light

Before Brad was kicking in doors and hunting down bad guys with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and later as a Tier 1 operator in “The Unit” (aka CAG or Delta Force) over the span of his 20-year U.S. Army career, he was shredding the frets on his guitar. He deployed 8 total times in support of combat operations in Mogadishu Somalia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Now he’s formed a band comprised of U.S. veterans known as Silence and Light and they are donating all of their proceeds to veteran supporting organizations.
Fellow members of the band Silence and Light are Fred on vocals who served in the Air Force, Brandon on drums who served as a Marine crew chief on Marine One, the presidents helicopter, Tyson on bass, a former MARSOC raider, and Jason Everman on guitar, who many know from his time with Nirvana and Soundgarden who then joined the Army with 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment and then 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) before leaving the military and becoming a Pat Tillman Scholar.
In this episode, Brad joins Tom, Robert, and Scott to talk about his military career, a song that he wrote immediately following him witnessing a reunion between Tom and another Tier 1 operator, how he redefined himself post transition and some tips that he used that may help you, and why he and fellow band mates feel so strongly about the band Silence and Light.
Learn more about Silence and Light at http://www.silenceandlightmusic.com. Follow Silence and Light on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/silence_and_light_official
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Tom Satterly is a highly decorated U.S. Army Tier 1 retired command sergeant major (CSM) and cofounder of All Secure Foundation, a nonprofit for SOF veterans; Scott Johnson is a former British Army EOD and Sapper.
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EP-176 | From U.S. Navy Logistics to Netflix Stranger Things & Hawaii Five-O

The odds are pretty good that you've watched Netflix's series Stranger Things before. In the recent series, Jennifer Marshall played the mother of the character "Max". She's also been on hit television shows Hawaii Five-O, Timeless, Game Shakers, and others.
She joined the U.S. Navy directly after high school and spent five years serving as an aircraft handler, forklift operator, logistics specialist before separating as a second class petty officer (E-5). While serving in the U.S. Navy, her most important collateral duties was working for the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI) program, teaching policies and procedures to new sailors checking in onboard and being available to advocate for victims of sexual assault.
In this episode she talks about how she became an actor, the portrayal of veterans in Hollywood, military sexual trauma and her own experience, military transition, and the importance of maintaining a sense of service post military.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Paul Martinez is a medically retired U.S. Army Ranger Sniper NCO who served with 3/75th Ranger Regiment; Scott Johnson is a former British Army EOD and Sapper.
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EP-175 | From U.S. Navy SEAL Team One to U.S. Army 160th SOAR Pilot

It's not often that we run across someone who goes from being a U.S. Navy SEAL and who then switch branches to the U.S. Army and become a 160th SOAR pilot! Meet Michael Rutledge and listen to his amazing story of how he was able to live a life of no regret.
CW4 Michael G. Rutledge is the current Commander, 2nd Aviation Detachment, USMA as well as an MX400 instructor and mentor for the West Point Football, Swimming, Parachute Team, and Aviation Club. He enlisted in the U.S Navy in 1990 from Davenport, IA as a Naval Aircrewman and Helicopter Rescue Swimmer. In 1993, Rutledge was selected for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training. After graduation, he was assigned to SEAL Team ONE and an assignment at the Naval Special Warfare Center at Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, CA as an Advanced Training Instructor. He completed three overseas deployments to include several contingency operations and was deployed during Sept 11th, 2001. In addition, he served as an M-60 gunner, explosive breacher, team leader, and air operations department head. Upon return from deployment in 2002, Rutledge was accepted to Army Warrant Officer Candidate School and follow-on training as an Army Aviator.
In this episode, Michael joins Robert Gowin, Erich Martin, and Scott Johnson as he talks about not only his amazing military service, but about topics that focus on the importance of finding your tribe post military service, not living a life of regret, and how it's okay to fail greatly.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Erich Martin is an active duty U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant; Scott Johnson is a former British Army EOD and Sapper.
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EP-173 | A Former Green Beret Shares Why A Leader Should C.A.R.E.

As a leader, building team cohesion and trust is a must. Trust is the foundation on which a leader can build on. In this episode, we are joined by Blayne Smith. In January 2009, Smith, then a Detachment Commander for the 3rd Special Forces Group, headed to Afghanistan. It was during this deployment that Smith lost several teammates, with one really hitting him hard. He shares this story and how difficult it was to deal with the aftermath. Blayne learned so much from his time serving with the men on his team and the importance of trust. He uses his experiences to talk about how every leader should C.A.R.E. for their people.
Blayne is a West Point graduate and former Special Forces officer, Smith served combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He was the distinguished honor graduate of the Army’s Ranger School and has earned numerous military awards including three Bronze Stars, one with “V” device for valor.
Robert is a retired US Army Armor and Recruiter/Retention MSG turned Fortune 50 executive; Erich Martin is an active duty U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant
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EP-172 | Perception Is The New Reality

Perception is reality. In today's society and the jury of the public opinion, once people create a perception about you, it becomes reality. It then becomes harder to sway their first impression or opinion. Our daily lives are flooded with "influencers" who attempt to use their opinions as facts and try to share why you should take their opinion as the only truth.
In this episode we are joined by Marty Skovlund Jr. of Black Rifle Company's "Coffee or Die" magazine and Patrick Baker of Task & Purpose.
Marty is a veteran of the 1st Ranger Battalion. He's the author of Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror (Blackside Publishing) as well as Ranger Knowledge: The Complete Study Guide (St. Martins Press). Patrick Baker is a former Marine.
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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 NCO; Erich Martin is an active duty U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant
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