Blake Cook

You're a civilian or you're in the military and you're not giving people the answers that they need because you don't care. Something's wrong with me. What is wrong with me? If the army fucked up, that's fine. I'm not going to blame the army. But nobody ever told me what was wrong. So I got released from the pipeline. I had this little ceremony, whatever. They're like, oh, this is successful.

I'm like, cool. They send me back to my unit. Send me back. I can leave Warrior Transition Battalion and go back to the 82nd. Get in the 82nd, everybody's like, rigging up, getting all their stuff. They're like, hey, Cook, hey, man, glad you're back. Go get your ruck. Needs to be this weight, blah, blah, blah. We got a combat jump tonight.

I'm like, cool. They send me back to my unit. Send me back. I can leave Warrior Transition Battalion and go back to the 82nd. Get in the 82nd, everybody's like, rigging up, getting all their stuff. They're like, hey, Cook, hey, man, glad you're back. Go get your ruck. Needs to be this weight, blah, blah, blah. We got a combat jump tonight.

I'm like, cool. They send me back to my unit. Send me back. I can leave Warrior Transition Battalion and go back to the 82nd. Get in the 82nd, everybody's like, rigging up, getting all their stuff. They're like, hey, Cook, hey, man, glad you're back. Go get your ruck. Needs to be this weight, blah, blah, blah. We got a combat jump tonight.

And we're gonna walk back to the company and you're gonna jump at 240. I'm like, I just got back. I just walked in the company. I'm like, what do you mean? I'm not jumping. I just did this for a year and a half. This was like the end of The end of 2013, so about December of 2013, I'm like, I only have like six more months left on my contract. I'm like, I'm not jumping.

And we're gonna walk back to the company and you're gonna jump at 240. I'm like, I just got back. I just walked in the company. I'm like, what do you mean? I'm not jumping. I just did this for a year and a half. This was like the end of The end of 2013, so about December of 2013, I'm like, I only have like six more months left on my contract. I'm like, I'm not jumping.

And we're gonna walk back to the company and you're gonna jump at 240. I'm like, I just got back. I just walked in the company. I'm like, what do you mean? I'm not jumping. I just did this for a year and a half. This was like the end of The end of 2013, so about December of 2013, I'm like, I only have like six more months left on my contract. I'm like, I'm not jumping.

They're like, oh, you're going to jump. You're not with the Warrior Transition Entire anymore. You're going to jump. I'm like, man, this is bullshit. This ain't right. First Sergeant was mad. They're all mad because I went to the War and Transition Battalion and got help that I needed. Whether I got told what was wrong or not, whatever they did worked. I felt better.

They're like, oh, you're going to jump. You're not with the Warrior Transition Entire anymore. You're going to jump. I'm like, man, this is bullshit. This ain't right. First Sergeant was mad. They're all mad because I went to the War and Transition Battalion and got help that I needed. Whether I got told what was wrong or not, whatever they did worked. I felt better.

They're like, oh, you're going to jump. You're not with the Warrior Transition Entire anymore. You're going to jump. I'm like, man, this is bullshit. This ain't right. First Sergeant was mad. They're all mad because I went to the War and Transition Battalion and got help that I needed. Whether I got told what was wrong or not, whatever they did worked. I felt better.

I still have some stuttering when I get excited. If you watch any of our videos on Instagram when I'm trying to teach, sometimes I'll stutter. But whatever they did, it was great. And I'm grateful for those people. But to this day, I'd still like to know. But So I get rigged up. I got no option. I'm an E4. You know, like, you can't argue.

I still have some stuttering when I get excited. If you watch any of our videos on Instagram when I'm trying to teach, sometimes I'll stutter. But whatever they did, it was great. And I'm grateful for those people. But to this day, I'd still like to know. But So I get rigged up. I got no option. I'm an E4. You know, like, you can't argue.

I still have some stuttering when I get excited. If you watch any of our videos on Instagram when I'm trying to teach, sometimes I'll stutter. But whatever they did, it was great. And I'm grateful for those people. But to this day, I'd still like to know. But So I get rigged up. I got no option. I'm an E4. You know, like, you can't argue.

They're either gonna give me an Article 15 for disobeying orders six months before I get out, or I can just suck it up and jump. So I'm like, cool, whatever. I'll jump the 240. At this point, whatever. We jump, jump out. Parachute opens. Everything's fine and dandy. Bam. Head bust right off the windshield of a Humvee. Smacked a Humvee on the ground. I woke up, man.

They're either gonna give me an Article 15 for disobeying orders six months before I get out, or I can just suck it up and jump. So I'm like, cool, whatever. I'll jump the 240. At this point, whatever. We jump, jump out. Parachute opens. Everything's fine and dandy. Bam. Head bust right off the windshield of a Humvee. Smacked a Humvee on the ground. I woke up, man.

They're either gonna give me an Article 15 for disobeying orders six months before I get out, or I can just suck it up and jump. So I'm like, cool, whatever. I'll jump the 240. At this point, whatever. We jump, jump out. Parachute opens. Everything's fine and dandy. Bam. Head bust right off the windshield of a Humvee. Smacked a Humvee on the ground. I woke up, man.

I don't know, maybe, I mean, it could have been long. 30 seconds later, I'm like, damn, I got a headache. I'm like, dude, suck it up. Suck it up. Put my parachute up. Met up at the meetup point, the rally point. And I'm laying on the ground and Sergeant Bochez is right there and I'm just throwing up. I am just yakking. He goes, Cook, what's wrong? I said, hey man, I hit my head off the Humvee.

I don't know, maybe, I mean, it could have been long. 30 seconds later, I'm like, damn, I got a headache. I'm like, dude, suck it up. Suck it up. Put my parachute up. Met up at the meetup point, the rally point. And I'm laying on the ground and Sergeant Bochez is right there and I'm just throwing up. I am just yakking. He goes, Cook, what's wrong? I said, hey man, I hit my head off the Humvee.

I don't know, maybe, I mean, it could have been long. 30 seconds later, I'm like, damn, I got a headache. I'm like, dude, suck it up. Suck it up. Put my parachute up. Met up at the meetup point, the rally point. And I'm laying on the ground and Sergeant Bochez is right there and I'm just throwing up. I am just yakking. He goes, Cook, what's wrong? I said, hey man, I hit my head off the Humvee.

He shined a light and I was bleeding down there on my face. He's like, are you sure you hit your head? I'm like, yeah, I'm throwing up. He's like, hey, he goes, go to the medical tent right now. He goes, you only got six months left. Go to the medical tent right now. Went to the medical tent. Took me to the hospital, same doctor in the ER. Super cool.