Right this moment we’ve a singular episode the place I (Ryan Fugit) share my very own fight story as SOB Tactical founder and retired Delta Drive Sergeant Main John “Shrek” McPhee interviews yours really.
Don’t be fooled, nonetheless. Though John helps me inform my origin story rising up abroad, and occurring to be an Apache helicopter pilot and CIA officer, we hear extra wonderful insights from John’s profession as nicely.
On this episode, John and I discuss fight, dropping pals, rising up, and swapping tales about our experiences as a pilot and Delta operator that many exterior the career have by no means heard…comparable to ‘flying the bag’ and the ‘Mr. Goodbar’ check. John even takes a second to placed on a sweater that used to belong to Saddam Hussein.
I hope you get pleasure from this large ranging, actual, and whiskey-filled interview as a lot as we did.
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Present Notes
0:00 – Intro
1:21 – Episode preview
2:12 – Let the video games start
3:29 – Speaking about whiskey
6:25 – The rationale for beginning the Fight Story Podcast
9:46 – Ryan’s origin story
14:00 – The little man in southern Africa
15:44 – Residing in Pakistan in the course of the Gulf Struggle
16:41 – “These bodyguards pulled me out again and put a gun to my head.”
19:50 – Being again in the USA
22:55 – “I ended up going to varsity, however even after I was there, I used to be antsy to get out and go do stuff and simply be by myself slightly bit extra.”
24:30 – Ryan’s expertise with Channing Tatum aka Chan Tatum aka Magic Mike
26:10 – The issue with social media
25:06 – Individuals don’t perceive the premise of the American life.
29:30 – “Don’t even share with me. It’s not that I don’t wish to know. I do, however I do know something in my head may be gotten out.”
30:10 – Preserving in contact with others
32:21– “I’ve tried to be the higher pal, the higher dad, the higher buddy, the higher Ranger buddy, the higher Inexperienced Beret.”
34:57 – “How nice you had been at this time, tomorrow they don’t want you.”
37:17 – The unlucky fact
37:55 – The D-Day Bounce
41:56 – “I imagine we’re within the longest peace this planet has ever seen publish World Struggle Two.”
49:07 – What it’s like studying to hover
57:30 – Inherently harmful coaching. “Accidents and loss occur daily, it doesn’t matter what your stage is.”
1:12:35 – Air Medals for floor guys.
1:19:21 – Significance of flexibility. “Flexibility makes you a formidable enemy.”
1:23:05 – Flying the “Bag“ and instructing your self how one can fly with one eye.
1:27:37 – The “Mr. Goodbar” Take a look at at Delta the place “When you do what has been taught to you, folks gained’t battle you once you stroll out.“ John and one-on-one conditions.
1:34:30 – Efficiency-based unit and the way “No person cares so long as you’re doing all your job in fight.”
1:40:20 – Ryan’s worst near-death expertise story
1:47:50 – Defining failure, “acceptable failure,” and the way “Knowledge is figuring out higher.”
1:48:51 – “You need to be making errors. Errors educate you what works, what doesn’t. You bought to make errors.”
1:49:24 – Ryan leaving the army
1:55:27 – The Saddam Sweater
2:05:43 – John’s considered he was meant to do
2:10:34 – A bit of American Historical past
2:11:17 – “You’ll be able to’t remorse what you didn’t do in the event you strive every thing you wish to do.”
2:13:50 – Close to dying experiences. “You’re imagined to stay by means of this near-death expertise and really feel like daily is a present, however it’s not—it doesn’t really feel that means.”
2:16:43 – John’s close to dying expertise. “By no means do a shoot behind, besides when you must.”
2:22:43 – The one man John gained’t mess with. “I’m not going to face with you toe to toe. I’m going to catch you once you least anticipate it.”
2:24:03 – “The unit in coaching will at all times offer you eventualities that may’t be solved.”
2:32:34 – The distinction between guys who check nicely or battle nicely.
Take heed to Ryan’s different Fight Tales wherever you get your podcasts or at www.combatstory.com.
You could find Ryan on Instagram @combat_stories.
Discover John On-line:
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sobtactical/
SOB Tactical – https://sobtactical.com/
SOB TV – https://watch.sobtactical.com/
Booze N Views – https://watch.sobtactical.com/booze-n-views
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