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Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. How the hell do I get over my divorce 2. Can a "Never Quit" mindset be taken to far 3. Are former SEALs better suited to be politicians 4. Can I get over my skydiving anxiety and grow to love the sport Enjoy

Anthony Arismendi is a former FBI agent with a highly decorated and distinguished career spanning two decades of undercover and special operations against drug cartels, gangs, organized crime, violent criminals, and terrorist organizations. He has served as a member of the FBI's SWAT team, as a supervisory agent in two field offices and FBI Headquarters, and as a unit chief in the FBI's Criminal I...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. I have been lying to my future wife about the actual demands and time requirements of my desired Army career....Should I tell her the truth or just stick with what I have said 2. How should a woman train for the BUD/s pipeline 3. My best friend passed ten years ago shortly after we had an argument, how do I move on and forgive myself. 4. Why do people...

Mike Sarraille is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and a former enlisted Recon Marine and Scout-Sniper. A graduate of the University of Texas McCombs MBA Program, he is the founder and CEO of Talent War Group, a leading management consulting and executive search firm, which specializes in creating sustainable world-class leadership development programs within companies and sourcing executive talen...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. All I wanted to do was some "harmless window shopping," and now my girlfriend is pissed 2. How do I get my friend back on the "path" 3. I am struggling with motivation, should I stay at my current job or move on 4. Money, divorce, kids, and happiness Enjoy

Mike Glover spent 18 years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA (Other Government Agency). He served as a SGM (Sergeant Major) in Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters. He is an expert in Counter-Terrorism, security, and crisis management operations and is the host of the Fieldcraft Survival Podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud. Mike is an...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. Apprehension about enlisting in the military 2. Why bother upholding a standard when leadership above you will not support the decision 3. I was selected for a position of leadership amongst my peers, how do I explain to them why I was selected over them 4. Am I too old to pursue a career in SOF Enjoy

Mickey Schuch is the owner and an instructor at Carry Trainer, an organization designed to provide a holistic approach to self-defense and firearms training. Mickey is a firearm instructor for Pistol, Rifle, Shotguns, Personal Protection Inside the Home and Personal Protection Outside the Home, a Range Safety Officer, and a member of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association. Carry Trainer provid...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week:   1. A variety of questions about SEAL training, those that make it and those that don't   2. Parenting, and how to set healthy boundaries with grandparents   3. Is the military to blame for the "obsession" with the AR-15 platform   Enjoy

Thomas Nybo lives a double life. Half the year, he lives in the mountains of Utah, snowboarding most days, and homeschooling his kids. Half the year, as a photographer and filmmaker, he spends in some of the world's most dangerous places -- Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen. For the past three years, that place has been the Congo. Last year he reported on children miners, digging for the cobalt in o...

Full Auto Friday with a Jiu Jitsu focus.   Training, how to find a gym, when to start, how to train, and much more, with two high level practitioners.   Henry Akins is a Rickson Gracie blackbelt, and has been a blackbelt for 19 years.   Dan Hart is a Henry Akins blackbelt, and is the owner of Alpha BJJ in Woodstock, IL.   Enjoy

Fred Galvin served for over 26 years as an enlisted and Marine Corps officer including assignments in the infantry, reconnaissance, force reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC/Marine Raiders). He led hundreds of combat missions including raids, deep reconnaissance, ship seizures, and ambush operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Gulf of Ade...

Traditionally, Fridays are for rapid-fire Q and A... Today there are only two topics, both relatively heavy.... The school shooting in Texas... Alcoholism...

Lindsay Moran is a former clandestine officer for the Central Intelligence Agency. She is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today. In 2005, she published her memoir Blowing My Cover, My Life As A Spy, in which she wrote about her experiences as a case officer from 1998 to 2003. After graduating from Harvard and submitting an applica...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. Quitting, and performance-enhancing drugs at BUD/s 2. What have I learned in answering questions for 2 years on Full Auto Friday 3. A wild walk in the park with my girlfriend and cousin Enjoy

Mike Glover spent 18 years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA (Other Government Agency). He served as a SGM (Sergeant Major) in Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters. He is an expert in Counter-Terrorism, security, and crisis management operations and is the host of the Fieldcraft Survival Podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud. Mike is an...

Normally, Fridays are for rapid fire Q and A. Today I am joined by my good friend Nelson Grant, and we do in fact answer some Q and A, but we also discussed all things law enforcement (chasing naked people on meth) and life in general. 1. Divorce...Should I stay in it until my kids are grown, should I move on and prioritize my own health, how do I talk to my kids about this... 2. I want my husband...

Jack Carr led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations T...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. I'm 41 and living in my father's house, how can I find the motivation to get out of bed in the morning 2. Therapy and friends, how can you get one that you care about to seek help 3. I have been prescribed Adderall for weight loss, and now I am craving the energy it gives me. How do I get off of this shit 4. How do I talk to my father about wanting to...

Keelin Darby is an active law enforcement officer and the wife of Ben Darby. Officer Ben Darby responded to a suicide-by-cop scenario in 2018. After recognizing that his partners were not utilizing sound officer safety tactics by placing themselves in a potentially deadly situation without cover and concealment within a few feet of the armed subject, without their firearms drawn, Officer Darby pla...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. My mom and dad have cancer, affairs, girlfriends, a toxic environment growing up, how to spend the remaining time I have with my dad.... 2. I have all the money I need to live, but I feel like I have no purpose and don't know who I am, or how to become what I could be 3. Is competing necessary in BJJ Enjoy

When Green Beret Bryan Black was killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017, his wife Michelle saw her worst nightmare become a reality. She was left alone with her grief and with two young sons to raise. But what followed Bryan's death was an even more difficult journey for the young widow. After receiving very few details about the attack that took her husband's life, it was up to Michelle to find ans...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. I received a death threat based on something that I said 21 years ago 2. How can I shift gears more effectively between my work "world" and my home "world" 3. Advice for my teenage daughter who is the new girl in school/town 4. I'm struggling with the feeling I "have not done my part" Enjoy

Kegan Gill was a US Navy Fighter Pilot (F-18 Super Hornet) and was forced to eject into the sound barrier as his plane was going down during a training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean. In the process of ejecting, Kegan sustained catastrophic injuries that literally ripped his limbs apart along with a severe traumatic brain injury. His body landed in the ice-cold waters of the Atlantic with a prot...

Rapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. How do I write the vows for my upcoming wedding and not sound like a clown 2. Suicide, how do I move on 3. I am a giant of a man, can I still do jiu-jitsu 4. Why do I not feel afraid of death like other people 5. How do I keep my job from affecting my children Enjoy