Thank you for sharing your experience. Seems like a tough topic to talk about and i appreciate you sharing it with us curious civilians.

Hey brother love the way you explained that to everyone. I'm an old guy here (62) and that's the way I remember a lot of things, in black and white. Lol The worst I got hit was when I took a round in the chest. Everything plays kind of like a slow motion movie and there's a lot of pieces missing. I only remember parts of it. It's also interesting to compare notes with the other guys because they remember stuff I don't. Lol I retired in '96. DOL!

Facts. It gets to the point where you're so comfortable in a gun fight u can actually fall asleep while rounds are pinging off everything around u and it doesnt phase u at all. Just another day at the office.

This just came across my feed. First and foremost, Nate, there will never be enough gratitude for your service and the service of all soldiers. Thank you for sharing these accounts. The pain in your voice is palpable. Your channel has given me tremendous insight. At the end of October 1999, I was nearly killed in an MVA and the damage to my lower body ended my ability to continue with the enlistment process. The Air Force (I know, Haha!) was my calling . I make sure that I give back to guys like you that voluntarily put your lives on the line so that we all live in freedom and morality. Freedom is not free.

1- never trust anyone/anything in the air to put you on the right LZ, let alone give an accurate asessment of what is happening on the ground. 2- assume the indig forces will not do their job, and at best will be in the way, at worst a threat to themselves and your team 3- make good decisions and if you have time, think before you act 4- accept that the only thing you can do in the moment regarding the team's casualties is try not to be one yourself, and return the favor to the enemy vigorously with precise but overwhelming aggression

One thing I've noticed about most SF guys, y'all are very cool and down to earth. Baddest guys on the planet and the conern you hear is always for others, helping others. I love selflessness and having friends who are tough but can show amazing restraint. I want to thank every service member reading this comment. It doesn't matter which branch or what rank, thank you.

Thanks for making this video. I know from my experiences that the more often that I explained what I went through, the traumatic effects lessened for me.

I was in a really bad head on wreck one time. It was odd. I could see it coming and could still make decisions, time slowed down a bit, but there wasn’t any fear. It’s like you don’t have time to be afraid you just start working on autopilot. Don’t know if everyone else is like that but I felt the same way when I lost traction on an icy highway. No fear just auto pilot. It was like having 8 arms and legs and they’re all working on auto pilot. That being said it’s like a one track mind. You don’t have a lot of mental bandwidth. Now I don’t really worry about what I’ll do in extreme situations. I most likely won’t freeze so there’s no point agonizing over it. Not combat related I know but it felt similar to the processes you described going through.

Great explanation man

Lots of people think of themselves a super commandos. No matter how much training you get and money that you put in your gear- all it takes is one bullet to all come to an end. There's also a level of uncertainty: you can do everything right, but you still get dropped, because others may be more right than you.

Nate, glad to hear that you still play video games!

Amazing story to listen to while drinking a coffee. Would love to run some ground branch with you, we can get a few guys to join

Considering that taliban don’t have nvg in your experience how effective are they in night fighting ? ? And how the heck can they see anyway?

Yes. In Iraq ,a daisy-chained 155mm kicked off everything. Then RPG, small arms. 2004🇺🇸

Can you please talk about CRF/CTAC/HTD companies?, thank you.

First, thank you for making this video and for your service. Second, did training ever make that fight or flight response easier? Or was it always the same or somewhat the same feeling every gunfight?

What are the days like after a gun fight? like, does it stay with you for a while that experience?

Kind of unrelated but did you ever struggle with motivating during your selections/trainings? If so what kind of tricks did you use?

Great vid! I’m a law enforcement officer in Wisconsin. Do you know any firearm training in Wisconsin?

Hello, I have a question that is probably dumb, but you said that you saw things in black and white in this situation, but isn’t night vision monochromatic anyway? I don’t want to be condescending but it was the first thing that I thought when you said it.

Do you see a lot of individuals attending & getting selected that have around 9-10 years in service before going to selection.

Hey Nate have you ever listened to music in a gunfight?

From every story I've heard about the ANA I really struggle to understand how the Taliban could take back control of Afghanistan...