At this time we have now spherical one in every of an interesting Fight Story interview with John Dailey, a former Marine Power Recon operator who was one of many only a few chosen to assist get up what was often called ”Detachment One,” which might result in the creation of the Marine Forces Particular Operations Command (MARSOC) that we all know right this moment.
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The eighty-six-man “Detachment One” was shaped with a two-year constitution to coach and deploy as a “proof-of-concept” to evaluate the viability of a bigger Marine Particular Operations contribution in assist of the World Struggle on Terror. The Commanding Officer—Colonel Robert J. Coates, a Marine Power Recon legend—was given his choose of personnel and one of many 4 workforce leaders he chosen was Gunnery Sergeant John Dailey. Their sole stipulation to find the fitting recruits was that they be: “Powerful, rugged bastards with sturdy backs and laborious toes.” We all know they bought it proper as a result of we’ve interviewed a few of these early warriors on this present, like Elliot Ackerman and Jason Lilley, to call a couple of.
John has written a guide that will probably be launched in August 2024, aptly titled ‘Powerful Rugged Bastards: A Memoir of a Life in Marine Particular Operations’ that describes each John’s experiences and the start of MARSOC from his perspective on the bottom. I hope you take pleasure in this expertise of fight and the load of the Marine Corps on the shoulders of a small group of males like John, as a lot as I did.
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Present Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Meet Your Host: Ryan Fugit
00:52 Introducing John Daly: Marine Power Recon Operator
01:45 John Daly’s Guide: Powerful Rugged Bastards
04:16 A Marine’s Perspective on Writing
05:29 Colonel Robert Coates: A Marine Legend
09:32 The Formation of MARSOC
14:39 John Daly’s Path to the Marine Corps
20:44 Early Days within the Marine Corps
28:45 Sniper Faculty Challenges
35:30 Reflecting on the Simplicity of the Previous
36:24 Becoming a member of the Sniper Platoon
37:30 Marine Safety Guard Obligation
38:34 Life on the Embassy
42:38 Assembly My Future Spouse
46:41 Returning to the Infantry
47:13 First Power Recon Firm
51:01 Deployment Throughout 9/11
55:32 First Engagement in Afghanistan
01:05:11 Analyzing Fight Experiences
01:10:29 Listener Feedback and Evaluations
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