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Chris Fettes

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The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

We're responsible for the hostage rescues if anything comes about. So I leave those. I just take them home instead of my locker. I turn everything in except for my primary guns and my night vision, my favorite night vision goggles out of all the ones that we get. And that was it. And I was like, cool.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

We're responsible for the hostage rescues if anything comes about. So I leave those. I just take them home instead of my locker. I turn everything in except for my primary guns and my night vision, my favorite night vision goggles out of all the ones that we get. And that was it. And I was like, cool.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

We're responsible for the hostage rescues if anything comes about. So I leave those. I just take them home instead of my locker. I turn everything in except for my primary guns and my night vision, my favorite night vision goggles out of all the ones that we get. And that was it. And I was like, cool.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

Just in the team room doing emails and wrapping my shit up, you know, trying to get a resume together or trying to like – I had a job opportunity, so I was going to go for that. I was in contracting with my buddy's company I mentioned earlier. And just chilling now. And one day, I'm in there. They spin up. And I'm like, fuck, of course.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

Just in the team room doing emails and wrapping my shit up, you know, trying to get a resume together or trying to like – I had a job opportunity, so I was going to go for that. I was in contracting with my buddy's company I mentioned earlier. And just chilling now. And one day, I'm in there. They spin up. And I'm like, fuck, of course.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

Just in the team room doing emails and wrapping my shit up, you know, trying to get a resume together or trying to like – I had a job opportunity, so I was going to go for that. I was in contracting with my buddy's company I mentioned earlier. And just chilling now. And one day, I'm in there. They spin up. And I'm like, fuck, of course.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

The day I decided to get out, and I missed the hostage rescue. So I'm in there, but because of... Some different circumstances, you know, there was no clue that there was going to be anything, and we had guys doing some different kind of cool training stuff they had to get done.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

The day I decided to get out, and I missed the hostage rescue. So I'm in there, but because of... Some different circumstances, you know, there was no clue that there was going to be anything, and we had guys doing some different kind of cool training stuff they had to get done.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

The day I decided to get out, and I missed the hostage rescue. So I'm in there, but because of... Some different circumstances, you know, there was no clue that there was going to be anything, and we had guys doing some different kind of cool training stuff they had to get done.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

A lot of the recce guys and planners for, you know, when we have that, we're typically the guys that plan, you know, routes and jumps and different things like that, right? So... I had a platoon chief that not everybody liked, but I had some kind of connection with him. I thought he was a really intelligent dude. I think his intelligence was underrated.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

A lot of the recce guys and planners for, you know, when we have that, we're typically the guys that plan, you know, routes and jumps and different things like that, right? So... I had a platoon chief that not everybody liked, but I had some kind of connection with him. I thought he was a really intelligent dude. I think his intelligence was underrated.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

A lot of the recce guys and planners for, you know, when we have that, we're typically the guys that plan, you know, routes and jumps and different things like that, right? So... I had a platoon chief that not everybody liked, but I had some kind of connection with him. I thought he was a really intelligent dude. I think his intelligence was underrated.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

And so I was like, hey, I'm going to head out and go for a run around my neighborhood. I'm kind of also depressed because I don't get to go do this thing. He's like, okay. So I go running, get done running, get back to my house. Look at my phone, there's a bunch of texts from him. I'm like, oh shit. So I call him, hey, what's going on? He's like, hey.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

And so I was like, hey, I'm going to head out and go for a run around my neighborhood. I'm kind of also depressed because I don't get to go do this thing. He's like, okay. So I go running, get done running, get back to my house. Look at my phone, there's a bunch of texts from him. I'm like, oh shit. So I call him, hey, what's going on? He's like, hey.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

And so I was like, hey, I'm going to head out and go for a run around my neighborhood. I'm kind of also depressed because I don't get to go do this thing. He's like, okay. So I go running, get done running, get back to my house. Look at my phone, there's a bunch of texts from him. I'm like, oh shit. So I call him, hey, what's going on? He's like, hey.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

We got some guys in different places trying to get back, but we could really use, you know, some planning help if you want to help plan this thing. I was like, yeah. And then just kind of joking around, you know, I'm like, hey, if I plan it, do I get to go? I'm on term leave. Of course I don't get to go, you know? But he goes, hey, yeah, hold on a second.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

We got some guys in different places trying to get back, but we could really use, you know, some planning help if you want to help plan this thing. I was like, yeah. And then just kind of joking around, you know, I'm like, hey, if I plan it, do I get to go? I'm on term leave. Of course I don't get to go, you know? But he goes, hey, yeah, hold on a second.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

We got some guys in different places trying to get back, but we could really use, you know, some planning help if you want to help plan this thing. I was like, yeah. And then just kind of joking around, you know, I'm like, hey, if I plan it, do I get to go? I'm on term leave. Of course I don't get to go, you know? But he goes, hey, yeah, hold on a second.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

So he puts the phone down for a second, a couple minutes, comes back. He's like, yeah, you can go. I'm like, holy shit. all right, how long do I have to get there? You got all your shit ready? Yeah. You probably better get here in like 45 minutes. You know, if you're going to make this bird. So I'm like, oh shit.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#156 Chris Fettes - A SEAL Team 6 Sniper’s Worst Nightmare

So he puts the phone down for a second, a couple minutes, comes back. He's like, yeah, you can go. I'm like, holy shit. all right, how long do I have to get there? You got all your shit ready? Yeah. You probably better get here in like 45 minutes. You know, if you're going to make this bird. So I'm like, oh shit.