Chef Andre Rush

It wasn't a big deal. How could I compete against three people that's there for 30 days? And long story short was about a month or so later, they called me back up and said, hey, you ready to come? And I remember this because my commander was really upset. He didn't want me to leave. And he said, forget about that part of the world. This is nothing. You need to be on here.

And the whole story was he gave me a reprimand. And I was like, He gave me a reprimand, and I'll be honest with you, at this point in time, I was an E4, and I was just kind of very hardcore. And I remember sitting off with him and the first sergeant, and he gave me this reprimand because he hated that I was leaving, because he wanted me to stay.

And the whole story was he gave me a reprimand. And I was like, He gave me a reprimand, and I'll be honest with you, at this point in time, I was an E4, and I was just kind of very hardcore. And I remember sitting off with him and the first sergeant, and he gave me this reprimand because he hated that I was leaving, because he wanted me to stay.

And the whole story was he gave me a reprimand. And I was like, He gave me a reprimand, and I'll be honest with you, at this point in time, I was an E4, and I was just kind of very hardcore. And I remember sitting off with him and the first sergeant, and he gave me this reprimand because he hated that I was leaving, because he wanted me to stay.

And then I said to him, when he gave it to me, I said, hey, sir, do you want me to tear this up now or later? Because once I leave the office, it's avoided. So it was just a stroke of his own ego. At first, I'm like, private rush. I'm like, OK, I'll wait till later. So I left. And the funny thing was the general, I'm sorry, the colonel that was there who gave orders to let me go, I met him.

And then I said to him, when he gave it to me, I said, hey, sir, do you want me to tear this up now or later? Because once I leave the office, it's avoided. So it was just a stroke of his own ego. At first, I'm like, private rush. I'm like, OK, I'll wait till later. So I left. And the funny thing was the general, I'm sorry, the colonel that was there who gave orders to let me go, I met him.

And then I said to him, when he gave it to me, I said, hey, sir, do you want me to tear this up now or later? Because once I leave the office, it's avoided. So it was just a stroke of his own ego. At first, I'm like, private rush. I'm like, OK, I'll wait till later. So I left. And the funny thing was the general, I'm sorry, the colonel that was there who gave orders to let me go, I met him.

Oh, my God. 15 years later, he was a general, three or four star, three star. And he remembered me and Bagby, General Bagby. And he was like, Chef, I'm so proud of you, so proud of you. And I said to him, why did you let me go all those years ago? He said, because I needed you to go out and do something that a lot of people can't do. And he said, I knew you would.

Oh, my God. 15 years later, he was a general, three or four star, three star. And he remembered me and Bagby, General Bagby. And he was like, Chef, I'm so proud of you, so proud of you. And I said to him, why did you let me go all those years ago? He said, because I needed you to go out and do something that a lot of people can't do. And he said, I knew you would.

Oh, my God. 15 years later, he was a general, three or four star, three star. And he remembered me and Bagby, General Bagby. And he was like, Chef, I'm so proud of you, so proud of you. And I said to him, why did you let me go all those years ago? He said, because I needed you to go out and do something that a lot of people can't do. And he said, I knew you would.

And it was crazy because if you knew the whole story, just how it kind of transformed. And I was very humbled and grateful for it. And he said, you're doing us proud. And I appreciate that. And I continue to do him and and everybody else that gave me an opportunity, gave me a little sliver of opportunity to do things just like with you, sir.

And it was crazy because if you knew the whole story, just how it kind of transformed. And I was very humbled and grateful for it. And he said, you're doing us proud. And I appreciate that. And I continue to do him and and everybody else that gave me an opportunity, gave me a little sliver of opportunity to do things just like with you, sir.

And it was crazy because if you knew the whole story, just how it kind of transformed. And I was very humbled and grateful for it. And he said, you're doing us proud. And I appreciate that. And I continue to do him and and everybody else that gave me an opportunity, gave me a little sliver of opportunity to do things just like with you, sir.

You know, we take a little crack and we just open it up into a mountain.

You know, we take a little crack and we just open it up into a mountain.

You know, we take a little crack and we just open it up into a mountain.

Mind blowing. I mean, humbling. I mean, it's something You know, I'll be honest with you that when I first went in there, you know, I kind of went in a mindset of failure, not meaning failure that I'm going to fail. I went in there as though somebody's not going to want me there.

Mind blowing. I mean, humbling. I mean, it's something You know, I'll be honest with you that when I first went in there, you know, I kind of went in a mindset of failure, not meaning failure that I'm going to fail. I went in there as though somebody's not going to want me there.

Mind blowing. I mean, humbling. I mean, it's something You know, I'll be honest with you that when I first went in there, you know, I kind of went in a mindset of failure, not meaning failure that I'm going to fail. I went in there as though somebody's not going to want me there.

that was kind of my mindset about everything i did so i had to overly achieve and overly prove each and everything that i did because i found out through my tenure throughout my whole military career that everywhere i did go it happened a lot right for no reason being the hardest worker in the room the reason why i'm saying call me chef damon because my mentor who i love now to death never called me that he didn't want me there you know even when i went to the white house i mean when i went to the pentagon he was the one that said don't bring him here