Choices Not Chances Podcast

Jo Munisteri has been on the show 2 times before and joins us today to talk about the world of good versus evil. A world that was seemingly so dark, I wouldn't believe most of it. But, with the revelations of the E. files, many of the conspiracies are not conspiracies at all. Jo spent time working around the world on behalf of different NGOs. Some of this work was dangerous, and some of the ke...

In this episode, we sit down with Matthew St Pierre. A retired Marine Gunner who has been around the block. He has been through the fire and brought the lessons out of the other side. Featured in the book "On Combat" by Dave Grossman (Episode 40), as he gathered his teams and squads for a debrief after the gunfights. He is/was a leader of men. In this episode, we talk about Medal of Hono...

Kaedy Molley serves as the Warrior-Scholar Project’s manager of individual philanthropy. Kaedy served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as an Arabic cryptologic linguist and Aircrewman, deploying to Afghanistan and the Mediterranean before becoming a training instructor at Great Lakes Naval Station. She attended the WSP humanities boot camp at Syracuse University in 2017, returned as a Warrior-Scholar Pro...

Aubrey Wrenn is a retired Marine Corps First Sergeant from Danville, Virginia, and was the owner ofProven Valor Professionals, a coaching, consulting, and training and development company thatalso provided digital marketing solutions through Google Business Profile and Google Adsservices. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on January 1, 2001, and retired in November of 2022. Prior to being a First Se...

Jon Williams is a retired Marine Sergeant who hales from the Third Battalion Fifth Marines. A veteran of Fallujah 2 and Sangin following that. He tells stories in this episode that can shake grown men. Those who have been in the fray can understand, but most cannot. After his service, he has done several things, including being high in the video gaming industry, specifically Halo league play. He a...

Retired Marine Gunner Mike Carr is back for his Part 2 as we pick up in the early 2000's and cover the rest of his time in service. After which, we discuss the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy treatment that has been helping vets across the nation. HBOT for Heroes is a non-profit organization that pays for veterans to receive HBOT therapy at no cost. HBOT treatments are proven to speed up the healing...

Mike Carr is a retired Marine Gunner who spent time in multiple areas that have not been covered on the show yet. He discusses the Marine Corps before 9/11 and covers some of the different deployments from that era. One of which was Somalia in the early 1990s. This is a great episode, and we hope you enjoy it.

Chris walks us through his early life briefly and then dives deep into his coaching business and the Entrepreneurial Operating System used for coaching elite-level companies and teams. Getting his foundation and early structure in the National Guard as a Military Police officer, and then later in civilian law enforcement, Chris can blend the business world and the blunt style of the military and c...

I started watching Daniel's show and listening to his Intel report a year or so ago. I find his topics well researched and reported on neutrally. I enjoy spending my mornings listening to the bigger wave tops of issues taking place around the world. HM Intelligence provides that to me. I reached out to Daniel, and he has been more than willing to answer all my questions and share his business...

https://www.amazon.com/Mailman-Went-UA-Vietnam-Memoir/dp/1479168653 - copy and paste to get the book. David Mulldune was a Weapons Company Marine in 1968 in Vietnam. His very first big mission was the bloody Operation Allen Brook. He operated in the Liberty Bridge area and operated in and out of Go Noi Island as well. David talks about the difficulties of Vietnam, including torturing enemy combata...

In this episode, Jason walks us through his early life in Indonesia, growing up as the child of American Missionaries. He attended boarding school after the age of 6 and eventually was fully immersed in the local culture. His family stayed for 16 years to bring Christianity to new cultures. Jason went on to join the Marine Corps and worked as a Force Recon Marine with 2nd Force Recon. We discuss l...

Jeffrey A. Sabins is a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, a Purple Heart recipient, and the author of five books, including "You Just Survived" and "We Are The Storm". With five combat deployments across Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia, his writing is raw, unfiltered, and grounded in the truth most war stories leave out. He is an inspiration to many, he...

To the men of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Names like William Bodette and JC Knight stay with the Marines they led into harm's way. These two Marines are the epitome of what it means to be a Marine. Both seasoned war veterans have impacted many Marines with their leadership. The ripple effect a good leader has will ripple forever in the hearts and actions...

JK Weston is more than just a man. More than a patriot, more than an author. He is a storyteller who has been in the belly of the beast and stared the devil in the eye. He worked in both Iraq and Afghanistan in an official capacity with the U.S. State Department. He was a semi-direct link to Washington, D.C., on all matters of big strategy concerning the Iraqi elections. JK was tasked with buildin...

Riley Tejcek is an active duty Captain in the United States Marine Corps, a top-ranked bobsled pilot, and the 2021 female Marine athlete of the year. Riley just published a children's book, "If You Can Dream It, Be It". Be sure to support her and her work after watching this episode.

Adam Walker is more than a retired Marine; he is more than a patriot and friend. Adam continues to transition his experiences in the Middle East to written works. From his columns to his own poetry and short stories, Adam gives the reader a glimpse into the world of a grunt. Adam takes us from his 1996 Super Squad to the battles that wounded him and others in Iraq. He appears in the Documentary "T...

In this Episode, Jo speaks about her experience with projects overseas working for in different capacities. State Department, Peace Corps Response, and others. For her credentials and life story go back to episode 83. Tonight will focus on USAID Afghanistan And USAID Ukraine, as she worked to deliver and vet different projects with our tax dollars. Jo has several first-hand experiences with USAID...

In this Part 1 episode of a two-part story, Doron speaks about his upbringing in the land of the Bible. He lived in the place where David killed Goliath, and the spirit of the living God was abundant. In these times, the Jewish state is more under attack than ever in my lifetime. The West has continued to support Israel through the years, but even some in the West are bucking the open-ended suppor...

JC Knight was born on September 4, 1976, in Charleston WV. He joined the Marine Corps on 1 September 1995 aboard Parris Island SC and graduated from recruit training on November 17, 1995. Following recruit training, He attended the School of Infantry East (SOI), graduated with the MOS of 0331 Machine Gunner, and was assigned to 1st Bn 2d Marines (1/2). During his time in 1/2, he served as a Team,...

Ron Holmes retired from Marine Special Operations Command after serving over 20 years in the U.S. Marines. During his time at MARSOC as the Communications Operations Chief he was the senior enlisted responsible for creating the first Marine Special Operations Communications School called MNOC (Marine Network Operators Course). Before this, he served with Force Reconnaissance commands for much of h...

Accomplished Special Operations leader for 26 years with a passion for coaching and mentoring others and developing new ideas and initiatives while always maintaining the highest ethics. Brad is a highly analytical problem solver, adapt at arranging the individuals on the team for optimal success and creating opportunities for emerging leaders to develop and grow. With over 80 months of combat exp...

Intrepid Explorer of inner and outer worlds. Jo is an educator, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, was a Sundancer, a certified combat analyst,a student of martial arts, and an avid hiker, choreographer/dancer and swimmer.   Jo is a mother of a son and a daughter- Denali and Sequoia Schmidt, and former wife of the late USAF PJ, mountain guide and climber Martin W. Schmidt. Jo's non...

In this episode, our returning guest Rick Green walks us through the Georgian Civil War from the eyes of the first American on deck in an official capacity. Rick was a Specialist in the Russian Language and Culture. He was selected to be a U.N. Observer to keep the peace between Abkhazia and Georgia as the nation started to split. Rick was in the conflict zone in a small safehouse in Gali, a town...

Ron joined the Marine Corps Reserves as an Infantryman in 2002 and deployed as force protection to Djibouti, Africa in January 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2006 he was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. There, he served as infantry squad leader in a variety of counter-insurgency missions. Some of Ron and his unit’s experiences are recounted in th...

David Pouleris grew up in Richmond Virginia and attended Midlothian High School. His interests during this time included skateboarding, flying, collegiate-style wrestling, hunting, fishing, and being an active member of the volunteer fire department and rescue squad. He attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated in 1998. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve as a Motor T...