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
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
EP-317 | Marine, TBI & Fitness - Semper Stronger
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Joel Del Rosario was on a combat mission when his vehicle was hit by an IED and he suffered a TBI. He has used healthy eating and fitness as a way to help him maintain his mental and physical abilities while remaining on active duty. Rebecca Rouse is Joel's wife and she joins us on the show. Rebecca is a personal fitness trainer who specializes in strength training and kettlebell training, and she was the 16th woman in the world to earn the Iron Maiden title through StrongFirst. She has an athletic background in competitive gymnastics and Olympic weightlifting, and she and Joel created Semper Stronger - an online and home fitness company - to help members maintain and improve their individual fitness strategy. Visit SemperStronger.com to learn more. This episode was taped at 15 Perry Street.
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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
EP-316 | Trapped by Terrorists - Meyli Chapin
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
On January of 2019, Meyli Chapin was trapped in a hotel room in the DusitD2 in Nairobi for seventeen long hours while Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked the property. She was completely alone, and certain she was going to die. However, thanks to the incomprehensibly brave men who fought to get us out, led by now-retired UK SAS (Special Air Service) operator Christian Craighead, hundreds were extracted to safety. After the attack, though, PTSD made Meyli so miserable that she started to wish she had died after all. Aside from the terrorist attack itself, PTSD is the hardest thing she have ever dealt with in her life.
In this episode, we'll discuss her book which covers the in-depth retelling of the attack, combined with her personal journal entries about PTSD afterward. It's a true story about trauma. About how dark and ugly it can be. Because the unfortunate truth is: the vast majority of us will experience a traumatic event in our lives. "But when I was lying on the floor sobbing, unable to leave my apartment but also unable to sleep, wishing that I had died in that terrorist attack, I didn’t know that. I thought that I was uniquely traumatized, and uniquely weak. I could think of so many stories of incredible, resilient, practically superhuman people who had overcome all manner of horrible things. Why couldn’t I?"
Taped at 15 Perry Street. Buy Terrorist Attack Girl: How I Survived Terrorism and Reconstructed My Shattered Mind by Meyli Chapin on Amazon. https://www.mentorsformilitary.com
Monday Jul 25, 2022
EP-315 | Alan C. Mack - 160th SOAR
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
The call to adventure was persuasive, drawing Alan into the special operations community as an MH-47 pilot with the prestigious 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). Hard work and relentless training vaulted him to the top of his peer group as a Flight Lead and standardization instructor pilot. His experience and leadership traits put him at the forefront of several clandestine special operations, some still too classified to discuss in an open forum. The attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the creation of a robust and deadly special operations force: Task Force Dagger. Alan C. Mack, Callsign Razor 03, led a team of MH-47E helicopters and armed MH-60s. We touch on this mission about the Horse Soldiers of 5th Special Forces Group Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA) 595 where he provided aviation support, and a few other operations. Support the show on patreon and follow Alan at alancmack.com. Taped at 15 Perry Street
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
EP-314 | John Szoka
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
John Szoka is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Infantry officer with twenty years of active service who went on to be a successful business owner and political leader. Ranger and Airborne qualified, Szoka served in a variety of command and staff positions during his career. In this episode, he and Robert cover a number of topics, including: 1) leadership Cold War and Today; 2) Russia and China Threats - Past and Today; 3) Making Change in our Country Using our Political System; 4) America, Social Media, and Military Leadership; 5) Leadership and Driving Results.Taped at 15 Perry Street.
Monday Jun 13, 2022
EP-313 | Special Operations Medics
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Special Operations Medics attend some of the hardest military training and work tirelessly on their craft, often times selflessly sacrificing personal and professional goals to bring our heroes home. Brian G. is an active duty special operations medic who sat down with Robert to not only talk about his journey to where he's at in his career today, but to also discuss how the Special Operations Medic Coalition (SOM+C) is out there serving as a resource to the special ops medic community. This episode was taped at 15 Perry Street. Learn more about SOM+C at https://www.som-c.org.
Tuesday May 24, 2022
EP-312 | Larry Freeland - Chariots in the Sky
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Larry Freehand joined the U.S. Army and served one tour in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division as an Infantry Officer and a CH-47 helicopter pilot. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal, with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star, and various other military service medals.
Tuesday May 10, 2022
EP-311 | Cardia Summers - A DUI Launched a Company
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Cardia Summers joined the U.S. Army under an option 40 contract (Ranger), but experienced a setback. He didn't let that setback stop his goals and instead finally passed the Ranger assessment to join 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a paralegal. After transitioning to a unit in Vicenza Italy, he was partying with buddies a little too hard and received a DUI. After separation from the Army, he took his experiences to create a company that he hopes will help others from obtaining a DUI.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
EP-310 | Ron O’Ferrall
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Ron O'Ferrall is one of the most laid back guys you'll ever meet. Until you strike up a conversation about his past, you'd never know that he grew up in a rough neighborhood while in his youth, where family members and friends were joining gangs and death and fear were always close by. His father was a Vietnam Vet who served in a long range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) and he was typically inserted well behind enemy lines. Ron's situation at that time could have taken several turns, and he knew that he needed to find a better future or else he would share the same fate as those around him. He shares his story of joining the U.S. Army, with time in 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, as well as his successes and failures in and out of service.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
EP-309 | Kelsie Sheren - Canadian Artillery/CST
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Kelsie Sheren served four years in the Canadian Forces as an Artillery Gunner and in a role similar to the U.S. Cultural Support Team (CST). During her deployment she began struggling with PTSD and was discharged. We discuss her time in service and the rTMS (Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) treatments that she's recently undergone to help her traumatic brain injury.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
EP-308 | Marshall Plumlee - From the NBA to Ranger Regiment
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Marshall Plumlee stands out in a crowd at 7-ft. tall, but he also stands out because not many players from professional sports decide to put that aside to join the U.S. military. Marshall is an active-duty U.S. Army Ranger-Qualified infantry officer serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He joins Robert, Jason, and Dave Elder in studio for this episode. Taped at 15 Perry Street.
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
EP-307 | Brian Marx - Age Doesn’t Matter
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Never let anyone say that your age should stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Brian Marx joined the U.S. Army at forty years old and completed the U.S. Army's Ranger Assessment and Selection Program at forty-one. He's been in the elite 75th Ranger Regiment over 10 years and is still going strong. You'll want to tune in and hear his amazing story.
Support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/mentors4milTaped at 15 Perry Street
Monday Mar 07, 2022
EP-306 | Dave Elder - Service Dog Saves A Life
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
A special story of how Dave Elder felt the need to provide Jason, an active duty Army Ranger, a service dog to help him with his post traumatic stress. That event changed Jason's life and we talk about how it all came about. This story will tug at your heart strings and something you don't want to miss.
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