Chris Fettes

guys started to get frustrated over time and go like man this is bullshit and you know the ROEs over time got so restricted you know because of the political climate around the war that they were like hey it's win hearts and minds time and officers actually you know pretending to believe all of that and even over there and convince us yeah everybody I think experienced that I did not I didn't know that yeah um

guys started to get frustrated over time and go like man this is bullshit and you know the ROEs over time got so restricted you know because of the political climate around the war that they were like hey it's win hearts and minds time and officers actually you know pretending to believe all of that and even over there and convince us yeah everybody I think experienced that I did not I didn't know that yeah um

So over time, it just became that. I knew quite a few guys that got out because they were like, I just don't want to operate like that. And then other guys, you stay more positive. You just do the best you can. I want to say that from that second deployment or so for me around 2012, every deployment after that was partner force. You got to bring them. You got to...

So over time, it just became that. I knew quite a few guys that got out because they were like, I just don't want to operate like that. And then other guys, you stay more positive. You just do the best you can. I want to say that from that second deployment or so for me around 2012, every deployment after that was partner force. You got to bring them. You got to...

So over time, it just became that. I knew quite a few guys that got out because they were like, I just don't want to operate like that. And then other guys, you stay more positive. You just do the best you can. I want to say that from that second deployment or so for me around 2012, every deployment after that was partner force. You got to bring them. You got to...

You know, and it's not easy to operate like that. Not because we didn't want to. We want to, you know, do our best. But you're like, God, it's hard to do your job when you got to bring these other guys that are just not even close, you know, and also kind of sort of report on it to go, hey, we want to make ourselves look good, you know, to everybody that's looking at us.

You know, and it's not easy to operate like that. Not because we didn't want to. We want to, you know, do our best. But you're like, God, it's hard to do your job when you got to bring these other guys that are just not even close, you know, and also kind of sort of report on it to go, hey, we want to make ourselves look good, you know, to everybody that's looking at us.

You know, and it's not easy to operate like that. Not because we didn't want to. We want to, you know, do our best. But you're like, God, it's hard to do your job when you got to bring these other guys that are just not even close, you know, and also kind of sort of report on it to go, hey, we want to make ourselves look good, you know, to everybody that's looking at us.

And so we go, hey, how are the guys doing? They're great. They're, you know, they're close to being SEALs. They're not close. They don't even use their night vision goggles because they're uncomfortable. They don't understand. And just drilling with them and spending all this time, it distracts you from training yourself. And yeah, it helps to go be a cadre in selection.

And so we go, hey, how are the guys doing? They're great. They're, you know, they're close to being SEALs. They're not close. They don't even use their night vision goggles because they're uncomfortable. They don't understand. And just drilling with them and spending all this time, it distracts you from training yourself. And yeah, it helps to go be a cadre in selection.

And so we go, hey, how are the guys doing? They're great. They're, you know, they're close to being SEALs. They're not close. They don't even use their night vision goggles because they're uncomfortable. They don't understand. And just drilling with them and spending all this time, it distracts you from training yourself. And yeah, it helps to go be a cadre in selection.

You actually become better probably from instructing other high-level guys. But now you go down levels and you're you're going to lose you're losing something from just sort of bringing your level down to go train these guys on on basics that we're actually going to go operate with it's like it's like being on a fucking ducati and then going back to training wheels on a

You actually become better probably from instructing other high-level guys. But now you go down levels and you're you're going to lose you're losing something from just sort of bringing your level down to go train these guys on on basics that we're actually going to go operate with it's like it's like being on a fucking ducati and then going back to training wheels on a

You actually become better probably from instructing other high-level guys. But now you go down levels and you're you're going to lose you're losing something from just sort of bringing your level down to go train these guys on on basics that we're actually going to go operate with it's like it's like being on a fucking ducati and then going back to training wheels on a

Yeah, not like, I don't mean it in an ego, arrogant kind of way, but yeah, it feels like that. It's like, man, gotta go, you know, teach him how to ride a bicycle when we're on Ducatis, yeah.

Yeah, not like, I don't mean it in an ego, arrogant kind of way, but yeah, it feels like that. It's like, man, gotta go, you know, teach him how to ride a bicycle when we're on Ducatis, yeah.

Yeah, not like, I don't mean it in an ego, arrogant kind of way, but yeah, it feels like that. It's like, man, gotta go, you know, teach him how to ride a bicycle when we're on Ducatis, yeah.

Yeah, and it's tough to go back and think about that, too, and not hold resentment for how the whole thing with Afghanistan evolved. And then we saw what happened with everything and the whole exfil of Afghanistan shit show. And then just going like, man, how long were their intentions long?

Yeah, and it's tough to go back and think about that, too, and not hold resentment for how the whole thing with Afghanistan evolved. And then we saw what happened with everything and the whole exfil of Afghanistan shit show. And then just going like, man, how long were their intentions long?

Yeah, and it's tough to go back and think about that, too, and not hold resentment for how the whole thing with Afghanistan evolved. And then we saw what happened with everything and the whole exfil of Afghanistan shit show. And then just going like, man, how long were their intentions long?