Chris Fettes

you know, and having to figure my way out of it, get back, try to sleep at all, usually not, and then going to do work all day, right? But what that did for me was it kicked me into gear, kicked me into something like, dude, I got to perform. I got to do twice as much as anybody else. And so I did. I started waking up early. I just wouldn't go to sleep, getting stuff ready,

you know, and having to figure my way out of it, get back, try to sleep at all, usually not, and then going to do work all day, right? But what that did for me was it kicked me into gear, kicked me into something like, dude, I got to perform. I got to do twice as much as anybody else. And so I did. I started waking up early. I just wouldn't go to sleep, getting stuff ready,

helping everybody in every department out with anything I could, doing the training, just fucking everything I could think of, you know? And, you know, that 13 months went by. Over time, guys started to trust me again. I would go out with them and stuff, but I wasn't messing around, you know. They started to accept me back into the circle. How long did that take? It took 13 months.

helping everybody in every department out with anything I could, doing the training, just fucking everything I could think of, you know? And, you know, that 13 months went by. Over time, guys started to trust me again. I would go out with them and stuff, but I wasn't messing around, you know. They started to accept me back into the circle. How long did that take? It took 13 months.

helping everybody in every department out with anything I could, doing the training, just fucking everything I could think of, you know? And, you know, that 13 months went by. Over time, guys started to trust me again. I would go out with them and stuff, but I wasn't messing around, you know. They started to accept me back into the circle. How long did that take? It took 13 months.

It took 13 months. Yeah, just all the trips you go on through workups. That's a long fucking time for a team to be hating your guts. Yeah. Yeah, it was a long time to be trying my best to do twice as much effort, you know. than other guys, but that's not to say that I outperformed anybody.

It took 13 months. Yeah, just all the trips you go on through workups. That's a long fucking time for a team to be hating your guts. Yeah. Yeah, it was a long time to be trying my best to do twice as much effort, you know. than other guys, but that's not to say that I outperformed anybody.

It took 13 months. Yeah, just all the trips you go on through workups. That's a long fucking time for a team to be hating your guts. Yeah. Yeah, it was a long time to be trying my best to do twice as much effort, you know. than other guys, but that's not to say that I outperformed anybody.

We had some really good dudes, like other new guys I was with or just amazing guys, still best friends with a couple of them. Um, so we go on deployment and that's where I really make up for it. What do you think that they saw in you? I don't know. Um, my wife's told me this before. I have a way of connecting with people. Sometimes I don't even realize it.

We had some really good dudes, like other new guys I was with or just amazing guys, still best friends with a couple of them. Um, so we go on deployment and that's where I really make up for it. What do you think that they saw in you? I don't know. Um, my wife's told me this before. I have a way of connecting with people. Sometimes I don't even realize it.

We had some really good dudes, like other new guys I was with or just amazing guys, still best friends with a couple of them. Um, so we go on deployment and that's where I really make up for it. What do you think that they saw in you? I don't know. Um, my wife's told me this before. I have a way of connecting with people. Sometimes I don't even realize it.

And maybe those guys felt how important, uh, they were to me, or at least their validation. Well, for me, it was the validation I needed from them. Right. And maybe they felt something. I don't know. You never asked them. No, I don't think I ever, I never asked them. Um, We had never asked him. Maybe something I need to go do.

And maybe those guys felt how important, uh, they were to me, or at least their validation. Well, for me, it was the validation I needed from them. Right. And maybe they felt something. I don't know. You never asked them. No, I don't think I ever, I never asked them. Um, We had never asked him. Maybe something I need to go do.

And maybe those guys felt how important, uh, they were to me, or at least their validation. Well, for me, it was the validation I needed from them. Right. And maybe they felt something. I don't know. You never asked them. No, I don't think I ever, I never asked them. Um, We had never asked him. Maybe something I need to go do.

But, you know, we went on deployment and I really, I was a JTAC and we had a lot of really hairy operations. A lot of couple of times I went, you know, we Winchestered an AC-130 and, you know, lots of different.

But, you know, we went on deployment and I really, I was a JTAC and we had a lot of really hairy operations. A lot of couple of times I went, you know, we Winchestered an AC-130 and, you know, lots of different.

But, you know, we went on deployment and I really, I was a JTAC and we had a lot of really hairy operations. A lot of couple of times I went, you know, we Winchestered an AC-130 and, you know, lots of different.

Joint Terminal Air Control. So you're essentially, we don't have Air Force guys and CCTs, combat controllers in the teams, right? So we are the JTACs organically. So on missions, we control the aircraft, right? To include the surveillance, like everything they can see with their pods. And then you got to know...

Joint Terminal Air Control. So you're essentially, we don't have Air Force guys and CCTs, combat controllers in the teams, right? So we are the JTACs organically. So on missions, we control the aircraft, right? To include the surveillance, like everything they can see with their pods. And then you got to know...

Joint Terminal Air Control. So you're essentially, we don't have Air Force guys and CCTs, combat controllers in the teams, right? So we are the JTACs organically. So on missions, we control the aircraft, right? To include the surveillance, like everything they can see with their pods. And then you got to know...