Mentors for Military Podcast

EP-62 Jason Fox | Royal Marines | British Special Boat Service | SAS: Who Dares Wins

Jason Carl Fox aka "Foxy" joined us. Foxy joined the Royal Marines at the age of 16 and after spending ten years with them, he joined the British Special Boat Service (Special Forces) and spent the next ten years on missions that took him across the globe. He separated from the military due to post traumatic stress (PTSD) in Apr 2012 and after working for a time in several positions, he and a friend found their passion to create a company at the same time Foxy received a call to join the crew at the new BBC television show "SAS: Who Dares Wins." We talk about all of this and his support of military with PTSD through a charity he cofounded (Rock 2 Recovery) as well as how was talked into crossing the Atlantic in a row boat!
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EP-60 Larry Moores | Army Ranger | PLT LDR in Mogadishu - "Black Hawk Down" | Three Rangers Fdn

Larry Moores was former US Army enlisted and began his career in 1982 with 1/75 Rangers in Savannah where he was deployed to Grenada. He then chose to go to officer candidate school (OCS) and following training was assigned to 3/24 ID at Fort Benning. In Feb 1992 he transferred into 3/75 RGR and found himself 8 months later leading a convoy in Mogadishu into an event that is now known as "Black Hawk Down" - based off the book and movie. He finished a 20-year career with the Army and now is the executive director of the Three Rangers Foundation, aiding transitioning service members.
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EP-59 Bryan "Bam Bam" Marshall | Wishes 4 Warriors | USMC | Still Able To Live Out Your Passions

Bryan "Bam Bam" Marshall is the founder of Wishes for Warriors Foundation who has a mission of showing heroes that whether wounded of body and mind, they are still able to live out their passions; whether it is through the love of hunting, fishing, skydiving or anything that makes them feel alive again. Bryan is a U.S. Marine. He created the foundation after reflecting on the loss of a good friend by an IED in Afghanistan and how his friend was unable to live his purpose. Robert and Kristian talk with Bryan about his foundation and the support they are providing the veteran community.

EP-58 Prep for USMC Basic Recon Course & Army Special Forces Assessment Selection (SFAS)

Kristian Ritter (aka seastate21) joins Robert and Mike P. to talk about preparing for attendance at the USMC Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC), the differences between Marine Reconnaissance Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and Force Recon, as well as preparing for US Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) Course at Fort Bragg, NC.
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EP-57 Do You Know What To Do In An Active Shooter Situation?

We talk about the actions required by anyone who is placed in an active shooter situation. Mike Glover shares the steps a person should take that may save their life and those around them. We discuss an easy to use acronym of OFF and what that means. Learn how to take the appropriate steps in these types of stressful situations.
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EP-56 Jared Bullock | Special Forces | Double Amputee | Fitness | Enjoying Life

Jared Bullock served with the U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as a SFC/E7 18E (communications) Non-commissioned Officer while on active duty and he recently retired. He's a double amputee from an IED in Afghanistan that occurred in Nov 2013. He doesn't let his disability or anything stand in his way once he sets a goal. His current goal is to compete at a National Physique Committee (NPC) competition and place 10th or higher and he's modified his workouts and equipment in order to get fit. He also talks about how he is now mentoring youth who are dealing with the same physical impairments and sharing with them a vision of hope.
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EP-55 Kristian (aka seastate21) | Force Recon, Airborne, Combat Diver, Freefall - Explicit

Kristian Ritter is also known as "seastate21" on Instagram. We talk to him about what it's like to go from enlisting into the USMC and becoming a Force Recon Marine. He shares stories with us about going through the training, including Army airborne school, SERE training, the combat diver course, and Marine Corps free fall school. He also shares his own experience of going through military to civilian transition and offers some great advice.
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EP-54 Rob Principato | Military Muscle | Veteran Fellowship | Role Models | Fitness | Explicit

Rob Principato is one of the founding members of Military Muscle, an apparel company that includes a non-profit foundation supporting PTSD and veteran suicide awareness. Bob Cicherillo joined as a guest host and we talk about veteran fellowship, role models, fitness after separation, and how fitness ties all branches together - especially after separation.
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EP-53 Joining the Army | Ranger & Special Forces | Training | What to Expect

After receiving several requests and questions about military enlistment, the podcast team talks about the steps of enlisting into the Army and the Army Ranger contract. They also discuss Special Forces, the training, and how that differs from Rangers - including sniper school. Mike Glover of FieldCraft joins the team during this podcast and he will join on occasion going forward as a guest host.
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EP-52 Colin MacLachlan | British Special Forces Experience | His Involvement in Amateur Boxing

Colin is a British SAS soldier. A current author and actor. We caught up with him to talk about his involvement with the SF Experience, where a small cadre of ex UK Special Forces (SF) soldiers are Directing Staff (DS) who challenge you to a series of 4 events which form part of the UKSF Selection process. Colin is also training to participate in amateur boxing matches between UK and US Special Forces. He talks about these events and his recent television appearances regarding the war in Iraq and the UK involvement.
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EP-51 Bob Cicherillo | Voice of BodyBuilding | IFBB Pro | Vets in Fitness | Competitive Bodybuilding

Bob earned his pro card at the 2000 USA's after 13 hard years of competing in amateur contests. He started training when he was 12 and competed in his first contest when was 13 years old. He's been in several movies, but now spends his time emceeing professional bodybuilding events across the country and is known as "The voice of bodybuilding." We talk about how military fitness has crossed over into competitive bodybuilding.

EP-50 Karl Monger | Army Officer & Ranger| Gallant Few | Transition, PTSD Counseling, & Gallant Few

Karl Monger served in the Army as an officer and for a period of time with the 75th Ranger Regiment. He describes the genesis of what later became the non-profit, Gallant Few, and how it's mission is to prevent veteran isolation by connecting new veterans with hometown veteran mentors, thereby facilitating a peaceful, successful transition from military service to a civilian life filled with hope and purpose. GallantFew was founded by Veterans for Veterans.