Captain Brad Geary

There's like a one-week course that's just very surfacy. Well, ironically, from this article, that is precisely when we should be doubling down on our leadership development and making sure we have checks and balances as these people are continuing in positions of authority, climbing that chain of command. So right when we should do more, When we know from science, we're actually doing less.

There's like a one-week course that's just very surfacy. Well, ironically, from this article, that is precisely when we should be doubling down on our leadership development and making sure we have checks and balances as these people are continuing in positions of authority, climbing that chain of command. So right when we should do more, When we know from science, we're actually doing less.

There's like a one-week course that's just very surfacy. Well, ironically, from this article, that is precisely when we should be doubling down on our leadership development and making sure we have checks and balances as these people are continuing in positions of authority, climbing that chain of command. So right when we should do more, When we know from science, we're actually doing less.

So we're mixing this up, and we're putting it backwards. And I think there's some problems I've seen, certainly within Naval Special Warfare with some of my peers, as I've watched this take place in real time.

So we're mixing this up, and we're putting it backwards. And I think there's some problems I've seen, certainly within Naval Special Warfare with some of my peers, as I've watched this take place in real time.

So we're mixing this up, and we're putting it backwards. And I think there's some problems I've seen, certainly within Naval Special Warfare with some of my peers, as I've watched this take place in real time.

So there were three, potentially four, three that were willing to write me letters of recommendation for any kind of board of inquiry thing I had. So a total change of heart. Well, so, but a lot of them went the other way, too. But here's the funny thing, Sean. Even though, and so one of them, two of them said this, but I'll tell you the story about one.

So there were three, potentially four, three that were willing to write me letters of recommendation for any kind of board of inquiry thing I had. So a total change of heart. Well, so, but a lot of them went the other way, too. But here's the funny thing, Sean. Even though, and so one of them, two of them said this, but I'll tell you the story about one.

So there were three, potentially four, three that were willing to write me letters of recommendation for any kind of board of inquiry thing I had. So a total change of heart. Well, so, but a lot of them went the other way, too. But here's the funny thing, Sean. Even though, and so one of them, two of them said this, but I'll tell you the story about one.

After we won, called me up, old friend of mine, mentor of mine, phenomenal SEAL officer. Brad, I'm so proud of you. Like you just, you crushed this. You did all the right things. You handled it the right way. You didn't let it turn into an angry, bitter man. I'm just so proud of how you handled this whole thing. Congratulations on the win. This is huge.

After we won, called me up, old friend of mine, mentor of mine, phenomenal SEAL officer. Brad, I'm so proud of you. Like you just, you crushed this. You did all the right things. You handled it the right way. You didn't let it turn into an angry, bitter man. I'm just so proud of how you handled this whole thing. Congratulations on the win. This is huge.

After we won, called me up, old friend of mine, mentor of mine, phenomenal SEAL officer. Brad, I'm so proud of you. Like you just, you crushed this. You did all the right things. You handled it the right way. You didn't let it turn into an angry, bitter man. I'm just so proud of how you handled this whole thing. Congratulations on the win. This is huge.

And then he paused and he says, but I've got to, I've got to say, I've just got to say it. The process worked. You got to be fucking kidding me. No. The process worked. And I love this dude. I know, I know. And I love this dude. So I said, hey, no, sir, no. Like, we won because I subverted the process. We won because the process showed itself to be untrustworthy.

And then he paused and he says, but I've got to, I've got to say, I've just got to say it. The process worked. You got to be fucking kidding me. No. The process worked. And I love this dude. I know, I know. And I love this dude. So I said, hey, no, sir, no. Like, we won because I subverted the process. We won because the process showed itself to be untrustworthy.

And then he paused and he says, but I've got to, I've got to say, I've just got to say it. The process worked. You got to be fucking kidding me. No. The process worked. And I love this dude. I know, I know. And I love this dude. So I said, hey, no, sir, no. Like, we won because I subverted the process. We won because the process showed itself to be untrustworthy.

And so I raised this issue and then finally went around and obliterated the process. And he was quiet for a second. He goes, you're right.

And so I raised this issue and then finally went around and obliterated the process. And he was quiet for a second. He goes, you're right.

And so I raised this issue and then finally went around and obliterated the process. And he was quiet for a second. He goes, you're right.

And here's the thing that's interesting about that to me, and this is one of the things we learned in this three-year process, is even the great admirals out there, which there's some great ones, and the great generals out there, have become so institutionalized that they're in many ways incapable of even criticizing the process when they see it acting unjustly. They just can't do it.

And here's the thing that's interesting about that to me, and this is one of the things we learned in this three-year process, is even the great admirals out there, which there's some great ones, and the great generals out there, have become so institutionalized that they're in many ways incapable of even criticizing the process when they see it acting unjustly. They just can't do it.