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A Navy SEAL walks into a bar. Then he writes a book about it.

*These days, too many people are afraid to criticize Navy Seals. No should be above criticism. And being tough guys, Navy Seals should be big enough to take it like everyone else.*

As an Ex Army 82nd ABN guy and retired SEAL I can say the SEAL Team AARs and debriefs are brutal. I think a lot of the issues are guys don’t want their “dirty laundry” aired in a public forum. Because most civilians watching don’t understand. SEALS would have no problem discussing issues that went wrong with each other or other SOF guys, but are uncomfortable airing it to the public. You can’t have the same discussion with civilians like you can with other SOF guys. As for SEALS being all over media… I think it goes in waves. I joined the Army in the late 80’s, every movie and every book that came out back then was about Green Berets, Rambo, the Deer Hunter, Billy Jack…. Etc… then they went through brand fatigue and when the next big war happened they put the spot light on a new organization. I believe brand fatigue is setting in on the SEALs too…. Eventually they will spotlight another SOF unit, Maybe MARSOC, Rangers…. Whatever.

Chapman was one of my heroes. Those seals were about to come out with a book and then they found out that there was a CIA drone hovering above and the whole thing was caught on tape. Then all the sudden their story switched and no book came out

A wise man learns more from his mistakes than his victories.

Awesome sit down with one of the most down to earth dude on social media. Thanks for the invite Buck..

In Dan Schilling's words about Takur Ghar: - "The travesty at the end of the operation is the loss of the seven men on Takur Ghar. Those deaths- SEAL Neil Roberts, CCT John Chapman, PJ Jason Cunningham, air crewman Phil Svitak, and the three Rangers, Marc Anderson, Bradley Crose, and Matthew Commons - do not lie at the feet of Delta's Pete Blaber and AFO, but the leaders of SEAL Team Six, specifically Joe Kernan and Tim Szymanski, and their rush to push men into the battle and take over operations from Blaber." Hell, even after the battle was over. NAVY SPECWAR fought with AFSPECWAR in their research to find out if John Chapman was eligible to receive the Medal of Honor. Because if he was awarded, it would admit that SEAL TEAM 6 left a man behind. Ruining their image.

Honesty is refreshing and needed. Mistakes are made and learned from. If you hide them then those mistakes are forgotten and will be made again costing lives.

Guys this is a new show... every comment and like is a game changer! we can't get more guests without your support... Buck

Shout out to Jay, too many people focus on the good results and make videos or movies while hiding not discussing serious issues.

This guy is great and I agree with him 100%. The Chapman/Brett Slabinski story at Takur Gar is described in detail and very critically in "Code over Country" by Matthew Cole. That might be why the SEALs were so touchy about it. Chapman's story is incredible and the Navy's desire to cover it up is disgusting.

As a 20 year Recon Marine. I had the pleasure of being in a unit (VSW) as a Dive Team Leader, that was made up of Marine Recon, Navy Seal's, Navy EOD and SWICC. All knuckle dragging alpha dogs. It amazed me, how the SEAL's can go through some of the hardest training in the world and be so stupid. It took me a while to realize, it was lack of maturity. You have 18 and 22 your old (Charlie Sheen Want to be's) As I often called them. Who once getting the chicken and fork badge, thought they where the SHIT. You can say that the age factor is common among all Special Operations Groups. But I did not see that when working with other groups, as far as age/maturity and being responsible. In other communities, in most cases they have done sometime in active service and worked their way into the Special Ops community. And there prior active service is considered as part of the selection process. In the the SEAL's, in most case's, you go to your A school, Hell Week, BUD's and then TEAM probation. I am not saying any of that is easy. I know first hand because to become a LARV diver, I had to go through 2d phase, as a 30 year old Marine (did not compete, because of a injury). With my 4 years working with SEAL's I found that in most case's E-6 and above where good to go. And in a SEAL platoon, if the E-6 and Chief where good to go, the jr's where humble and knew there place in the pecking order. Guess that was a lil off topic, I just think that during my time with the SEAL's, maturity and the culture was a big issue, As for "No Man Left Behind" That should apply to all service branches. "You Go, I Go, We Go"

Real question is why didnt he rise out of water when you introduced him? Seal reveal!!!

I literally got pissed when it ended. Thought KZfaq stopped it. Look forward to seeing the full discussion.

I am looking forward to seeing your whole interview with Jay. I appreciate all you both are doing to keep bringing quality candidates to the Regiment.

As someone who's a life long history student, I agree that it's important to talk about all aspects of an event. However mundane, boring, or heroic, the good, the bad, and the ugly, should be told.

Hard to sell books when people realize you’re just a human being and not a god of war. *Books written by SF dudes like buck*: talk about hardship, overcoming it, and growing from failure. *SEAL books*: i am the worlds best at everything, i am a lion and a god of war. Buy my merch! Telling the truth and having honest discussions hurts their PR.

Being held accountable in today's world barely exists anymore , everybody's so sensitive

" they want you to be open and honest, until you're open and honest. " yep.... that's exactly right, sir.

The average age of SEALs is a lot younger than SF, and almost none of them have prior tactical experience before going into that career field. So, the issues they have with maturity and tactical blunders makes sense, but generally they are good dudes. I was a direct support guy that worked with SF, SEALs and the Rangers. The only negative experience I ever had was with SF... in combat, with them doing dumb shit tactically. Afterwards, they all thought they did a kick ass job and I only later realized that 8 of them were in combat for the first time when the CJSOTF commander flew in to give them their CIBs. It was a pretty minor TIC, but I felt like we could have taken more casualties because of the dumb decisions they were making, IMO. I found out YEARS later that one of the medics got a valor award. I was like WTF. I had a friend that was KIA on an SF op, that was pretty much entirely the det commander's fault, but none of that came out in public. SF is definitely a more tactically proficient organization when it comes to infantry type shit and land combat, mission planning... probably anything but swimming, but I think they are horrible at policing their own guys. Most of the crazy disciplinary stuff that happens in SF never sees the light of day in public. The SEAL fuckups were just way higher profile and well known. SF is a much bigger organization, and I'd guess that per capita they have less blunders, but they are probably a lot better at keeping it quiet. SEALs will want to write a fucking book. I'd also see SF getting just as butthurt, if not more, if any mistakes of theirs were publicized.

Thank you both for your service. The courage each of you has shown in creating a KZfaq channel and sharing your experiences is what has inspired me to purse a similar career path. God bless.

The Integrity and Honesty in this video is a rare find.💯

Outstanding.. It's good you are telling the whole story. It's ALL about accountability and doing the right thing..

This is a collaboration that I’m glad to see. Thank you guys for working together for this project.

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Love this gentleman! Came across his content, and personally I like having as much information, differing perspectives, raw data, objectivity, etc, and appreciate anyone who offers new info as such. Thank you both

Lone Survivor has always really bugged me for this reason- the inserted team pitched a crappy CONOP with a ton of holes and then broke 1/3 of Rogers Rules for Ranging and a bunch of lessons learned from Vietnam (like don't insert directly on your RZ). But if you bring that up in any forum online, you get a mix of SEALs and their fan boys shouting you down and calling you stupid.

I knew a retired CCT. He had some very strong opinions about SEALs in regards to MSGT Chapman. Glad you brought it up. There’s supposed to be a movie about MSGT Chapman and Battle of Robert’s Ridge coming out soon. I’m very interested to see how they depict what the SEALs did there.

I’m so glad to see jay on this podcast! Amazing work gentlemen.

Thanks for extending your worth and starting This next chapter of your online path! Love your channels, it’s always nice seeing new content and watching people grow and think out of the box. Keep Living Free

I appreciate the honesty and the intention behind the videos 💖

Shoutout to both of you guys for making these videos and talking about the hard shit. You can't better and improve if you consistently focus just on what you did good. Okay great, we did great. What can we do better? Break everything down. If people can't handle basic constructive criticism, then there's something wrong with them.

There is a reason service guys are different and don’t always fit in. The world is a cruel Place to an honest man

Looking forward to the whole interview! Looks good my man! 💪💪

Keep telling the truth bro you are greatly needed!!!

Buck and Jay, good to see together and not via zoom interviews. We all know many operations have a bit of Hope & Luck, and when they dont stay together things can get gnarly or deadly. Ego drives a lot of missions to failure. Some missions just dont make sense even though we can say they must be done. Yeah but not with minimum people. Much love to all of the community. Respect All Fear None 💯

Hey Buck!!!!! It’s been a minute since I’ve peeped your channel but when I saw and heard you speak in this interview I couldn’t help but notice how much you have evolved 🤠. Great stuff!!

Appreciate your perspective! This was enlightening.

Great shit gents! A discussion that needs to be heard!

I’m Ukrainian SOF operator. Love your videos.

Great video. Love the new show. Can’t wait to see what’s next

Stoked to have this pop up in my feed, best of luck to you guys with the new endeavor. Loved your book Rising Above ended up passing the copy along to a buddy, hope he will do the same. Big ups to you Buck!

I appreciate the sincerity and the honest way of being. It is obvious that sometimes the missions have bad moments. After all, even SF operators are human and humans make mistakes. RESPECT!

In my humble opinion That cluster F known as Roberts ridge does such a disservice to John Chapman’s story. That man was a true warrior & embodiment of what it is to be an American. Such a tragic loss but also an amazing story of courage. I can’t imagine being mortally wounded and left to fight alone against a number of heavily armed combatants. That man sent a number mf’s to hell that day and died while fighting hand to hand combat after running out of ammunition.

Great video.. People fear the TRUTH!! THANK YOU BOTH 4 YOUR SERVICE!!🇺🇲🇺🇸 Happy 4th. And thank you all for your service as well !

Thank you both, great interview

Good points all. Thanks for talking about the dirtiness of the job. Keep going!

Hey Buck congratulations on the progress you have made watched you cleared hot pod cast and you can see that you are in a much better place.

I love this guy. He speaks from the heart

Great video! Thankyou for your service!

This is the content we need more of! ❤❤

I am in no way SOF, but I agree. Looking at our screw-ups and dissecting them is how we learn. Learning from our mistakes makes us better and stronger as both an individual and as a team.

The way Sean wears a super formal shirt with short pants is bigger than life!!

Bucky, both you dudes are awesome! I follow both you guys and love the way you break down SF stuff! Keep up the great work sir!

Hey Buck glad you are talking about SOF, SF and operators community as well small tactical teams.

I think that there is a good point to also be taking an honest look at what could be improved on a mission. This conversation made me think of something Clint Romesha said in an interview where he discussed the actions that lead to him receiving the Medal of Honor. “They hand these out (Medal of Honor) when things go horribly wrong, not when everything went great.”

As a USN aircrewman who crossed paths with SEALs at SERE and Air Wing training in Fallon, Nevada, I can say the professionals I served with in the 1980s have succumbed to a "Gone Hollywood" mentality unbecoming a Spec Ops group. In my interactions with fellow aviators from the Cold War, they too acknowledge the disappointing and unfortunate Behavioral change in current/former members of the Teams.

Great discussion fellas!

Appreciate the wish to have all sides discussed and out in the open.

When you're young, it's way harder to take the bitter with the sweet. As you said Buck, success is good, but mistakes are growth. I think this is an important format. This can help summarize years of experience to those willing to listen and learn. Thanks for all you do guys! 🐭

Love your prospective thanks for keeping it 100 sgt

This guy is doing the lords work, helping to take ppls blinders off. Good work!

LOVE THE FNG CONTENT MAN, im 17 and looking to be a seal next year, your channel helps encourage me to go down this path.

Thanks for mentioning Chappy.... The SEALS didn't want to admit they left a man behind. I believe it was the fog of war and an innocent mistake. They should have checked but they didn't. Slabinski screwed up. You are right, the AAR is a teaching tool to better the warrior and improve future ops.The fact that the Navy tried to stop the MOH for Chappy tells you a lot about the issues at DEVGRU.

Respect for keeping it real

Great video subscribed enlisting into the marines soon love hearing this

Sean this is awesome, production quality, set design and conversation were all top notch, quality stuff man. The only thing I'd say is you should link the socials for the guests you have on in the description or a comment. Keep up the great work!

As an Em then Officer in SF this stuff, good and bad needs to be reviewed. Not necessarily in public but amongst our own units. Rarely does an operation go so smoothly that there is no negative in the after action review. Only by putting the screw-ups out there, do you get better. The complexities are so great that some screw up or incident is inevitable. We in SF have always been know as the Quiet Professionals because we don't publicize our many operations worldwide. We do need to analyze our actions, both good and bad, but we need to continue as always to keep them in our own house. Media may be good for the SEALs but never for our SF!!!

Love it dude. Publish the full show so I can listen to it during the suck 🤙🏼

great show concept!! well played!

Looking forward to your next book, the first one was killer!

I know exactly what that guy means because I went through it myself. I posted a question in a Facebook military group asking about when did we start taking the Medal of Honor seriously in this country. I asked that because for the first 50 years of its existence, the MOH was given out like candy. During the Civil War, an entire regiment got one just for reenlisting. In the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, several people got one just for being there. So my question was when did we start having the reverence for the MOH that we do today. Well of course people completely missed the point. And I was bombarded with dozens and dozens of people asking me why I was shitting all over the memory of those that received it. I tried to explain the point that I was making but no one wanted to listen. So finally I just said screw this and deleted it. That's one thing out of many things that I hate about social media. You will make a post about your views on a subject. You'll explain your experiences and how you came to that conclusion. But the only thing people will respond to is one single sentence that they didn't like and they will go ballistic about it. This is how "outrage culture " has spread through the internet. It seems like people are more interested in finding something to be offended by rather than the content of the post.

Glad to be here!!

I want to see those videos where he talks about stuff like that. Too bad he took it down. Humble guy. I appreciate it man. One of the reasons why I turned away from Spec op during my time was because there was a lot of underlying issues that they failed to see in themselves which has been laid out in the open today. Not to turn away anyone from being apart of that community I enjoyed my time there. I almost went CAG. But it is it what is. Gotta face facts. Great video looking forward to the rest of it.

We all served, we should always and i mean always be able to call eachother out if shits jacked up. As long as its coming from a place of love and not someone being high and mighty. Its pretty damn easy to tell the difference too. No matter how high a level you are, mistakes happen, accepting them is a challenge.

Love this 🔥🔥🔥

This concept pertains to such a larger picture in general. Excellent points.

Can't believe I've never knew about this guy. As a navy guy, army guy isn't wrong. Definitely a fan of the channel and now this cat! Good on yall

I'll wait for the Better Broken book 📖 😁

Thank you buck! Thank you

Thanks guys! Tell us everything!! All the classified and secrets..

Yeah man, good stuff. I commented on Jay’s channel regarding operation anaconda. We lost 3 Ranger brothers during that. We have it in our creed to never leave a fallen comrade to fall in to the hands of the enemy. The truth hurts sometimes. Nothing against the Seals…some bad mo-fos…especially the ones that don’t talk about everything having to do with them being Seals.

The simple fact is that Special Operations in general got way over glorified in the past past 20 years. The video games, movies, books, podcasts, tv shows etc.. it’s all commando porn and NSW was the leading PR stream for it. It’s time to start making the conventional joe cool and relevant again like tank crews, artillery, SIGINT, pilots, medics, Mechanics, Infantry, Doctors. Thats where the real quiet professionals were in the GWOT. None of those men and women got a tenth of the attention and publicity that SOCOM generated overbred the past 20 years.

Be open and honest until you're open and honest. My soul felt that.💯

Very true sir!!!! The Truth is sometimes painful, but it is better to hear it for sure!

Thank you for your service. I dream of becoming a green beret aswell

That any of these things are publicized still rubs me wrong. As a former Army dude from the Cold War. Also understand that the times have changed. In how operational details are classified and disseminated. Too many glory hounds coming from all of the different SOF components. There are many views in this topic. That are generating constructive conversations such as this one. Thanks for the awesome content👍

Solid work buck!! Lets get it

Great convo great content

Accountability is key no matter how you choose to identify or not identify. The concept of 'professional' is relentlessly abused by hyper egoist.

The reality is that most of us in the SF & SOF Communities know what's up, and what likely went wrong with certain Operations. We talk about it amongst ourselves so we can learn from the mistakes. Often I hear SEALs getting really defensive about any one of us pointing out issues with Ops that involve them. Makes you wonder how much they actually learn from their own mistakes if they can't even acknowledge them. Smart Operators and their Teams never stop learning. Shout out to 3rd Group, I have a good friend there who helped set up their Spec Warfare Planning Detachment, who's aim is to apply what they've learned from both good and bad ops. Seems the SEALs could use one of those.

This man is a born leader. I have just retired after 33 years in the Reserves. I gave anesthesia for 6 deployments in as far forward units as they would let us be. I supported the GB and NS, both were full of great people and we all had a great relationship. I really feel good that soldiers like Him are in our Military or consulting/teaching. (He even said END STATE!)

Rock-On. It's refreshing to see someone painting an accurate picture of events rather then an "Individual Hero", on in some cases an individual that cost a mission. Please keep doing what you're doing just be 100% sure of your facts.

Thank you for having this conversation. I enjoy both your channels and have learned a lot from both of you. One issue that has bothered me for a long time involves what Chris Kyle wrote in his book, American Sniper, and how the SEAL community reacted to Jesse Ventura taking issue with what was written about him. I've listened to both sides of the story. I wasn't there, so I will never know for certain, but I do believe Jesse Ventura. It doesn't change the way I feel about Chris Kyle's service and his accomplishments, or the SEAL community. But when I heard Marcus Luttrell attack Jesse Ventura on a FOX news interview, that really bothered me. I like and respect Marcus, but I felt he was wrong. The entire community turned on Jesse, not because they cared about the truth, but because they liked Kyle more than they liked Ventura and they thought Kyle's reputation was being damaged. This kind of tribal behavior really bothers me because it is reflected in the American culture at large. People are willing to defend their own side 'no matter what', even when a member of their side was in the wrong. Again, thank you both for having these kinds of conversations and being so open about your experiences. Thank you for your service.

I agree with the Team Sgt. With one difference. Just because a man is from a different branch or unit, at this point does not mean he cannot pull from the many mission’s in which some, partial or complete mission failure occurred. It how lessons learned are passed on in hopes our son’s do not make the same ones. It only requires maturity and desire to better out forces at all levels in preparedness. The maturity and professionalism needed in such men is still lacking in some men who have not grown past ego and pride and self awareness. This is about something bigger in my opinion. I appreciate such honest talks. I would add that if you read “Alone at Dawn” you can see exactly the point being made in this video. And also make up your own mind as to the relevance of such talks 🇺🇸

I appreciate the idea of accountability and honesty; so, this retired SF operator is spot on with regard to having a FULL after-action report. Don't blow sunshine up anyone's backside. Tell the whole truth.

“Quiet professionals “. Well said

Thank you all special forces members for serving our country, our country owes you a great debt for your services, thank you, Happy Fourth of July.

After action critiques have been standard in the Marine Corps for years. And trust me they are hyper critical. Can’t believe our Seal brethren shy away from internal criticism.