Dino Mavrookas

It was crazy. I mean, the instructor's our first day. They pulled up the list of, here are the fastest runners and the fastest swimmers. And they go, who's number one? OK, don't take this personally. You're going to quit. Don't care. You're going to quit. Every class. And I was like, wow. Yeah, it was incredible to see. And then the other thing was just how important youth was.

It was crazy. I mean, the instructor's our first day. They pulled up the list of, here are the fastest runners and the fastest swimmers. And they go, who's number one? OK, don't take this personally. You're going to quit. Don't care. You're going to quit. Every class. And I was like, wow. Yeah, it was incredible to see. And then the other thing was just how important youth was.

We had this one person that was probably in the best shape out of anybody, but 33 years old. And his body just could not recover at the speed of a 22 or an 18-year-old. And I think at 18, I wouldn't have made it. I would have made it. I had to have those other life experiences. I had to really put work into basketball the way that I did in college. I had to fail at that.

We had this one person that was probably in the best shape out of anybody, but 33 years old. And his body just could not recover at the speed of a 22 or an 18-year-old. And I think at 18, I wouldn't have made it. I would have made it. I had to have those other life experiences. I had to really put work into basketball the way that I did in college. I had to fail at that.

We had this one person that was probably in the best shape out of anybody, but 33 years old. And his body just could not recover at the speed of a 22 or an 18-year-old. And I think at 18, I wouldn't have made it. I would have made it. I had to have those other life experiences. I had to really put work into basketball the way that I did in college. I had to fail at that.

I had to have the mental strength, the perspective of, I don't ever want to quit at anything again. If that wasn't in my brain, I wouldn't have made it. What did it feel like for you to graduate? It felt really good, obviously. You made something, but it's short-lived. It's, okay, you made it, now go to your team and you're a new guy, and now get ready to go combat, right?

I had to have the mental strength, the perspective of, I don't ever want to quit at anything again. If that wasn't in my brain, I wouldn't have made it. What did it feel like for you to graduate? It felt really good, obviously. You made something, but it's short-lived. It's, okay, you made it, now go to your team and you're a new guy, and now get ready to go combat, right?

I had to have the mental strength, the perspective of, I don't ever want to quit at anything again. If that wasn't in my brain, I wouldn't have made it. What did it feel like for you to graduate? It felt really good, obviously. You made something, but it's short-lived. It's, okay, you made it, now go to your team and you're a new guy, and now get ready to go combat, right?

So I left BUDZ and I went to an SDV team. So SDV Team 2, which is based in Virginia Beach, SEAL delivery vehicle. So we specialize in, it's like a miniature submarine. You have two SEALs in the front that are drivers, four in the back that are being transported. And you spend a lot of your time learning how to pilot and navigate and do this thing on this mini sub.

So I left BUDZ and I went to an SDV team. So SDV Team 2, which is based in Virginia Beach, SEAL delivery vehicle. So we specialize in, it's like a miniature submarine. You have two SEALs in the front that are drivers, four in the back that are being transported. And you spend a lot of your time learning how to pilot and navigate and do this thing on this mini sub.

So I left BUDZ and I went to an SDV team. So SDV Team 2, which is based in Virginia Beach, SEAL delivery vehicle. So we specialize in, it's like a miniature submarine. You have two SEALs in the front that are drivers, four in the back that are being transported. And you spend a lot of your time learning how to pilot and navigate and do this thing on this mini sub.

Why I chose Virginia Beach and not Hawaii and we were doing eight hour dives in the Chesapeake in the middle of February in a seven mil wetsuit was, I guess, beyond me, but that's where I was. And honestly, each step of my career was exactly where I needed to be. The team that I went to, even though we were working on Diving and look you could say okay.

Why I chose Virginia Beach and not Hawaii and we were doing eight hour dives in the Chesapeake in the middle of February in a seven mil wetsuit was, I guess, beyond me, but that's where I was. And honestly, each step of my career was exactly where I needed to be. The team that I went to, even though we were working on Diving and look you could say okay.

Why I chose Virginia Beach and not Hawaii and we were doing eight hour dives in the Chesapeake in the middle of February in a seven mil wetsuit was, I guess, beyond me, but that's where I was. And honestly, each step of my career was exactly where I needed to be. The team that I went to, even though we were working on Diving and look you could say okay.

We're in the middle of Iraq and Afghanistan. There's no water Like why do we have to work on this? So there was some sort of disconnect there on the mission but the team the individuals the platoon I was in was so strong. I think 50% of our team ended up going to team six. Wow. Which is incredible. And we all just trained together, worked together, like pushed each other for this next.

We're in the middle of Iraq and Afghanistan. There's no water Like why do we have to work on this? So there was some sort of disconnect there on the mission but the team the individuals the platoon I was in was so strong. I think 50% of our team ended up going to team six. Wow. Which is incredible. And we all just trained together, worked together, like pushed each other for this next.

We're in the middle of Iraq and Afghanistan. There's no water Like why do we have to work on this? So there was some sort of disconnect there on the mission but the team the individuals the platoon I was in was so strong. I think 50% of our team ended up going to team six. Wow. Which is incredible. And we all just trained together, worked together, like pushed each other for this next.

And I still didn't really even know what team six was. It was just as a new guy getting the SDV team, I'm like, man, it's just kind of this thing. And I thought when I went into the teams, Like again, I didn't know what military was. I was like, I'm gonna do four years, I'm gonna do my service, and I'm gonna get out. My very first deployment, So it was, I think, 18 months or two years in.

And I still didn't really even know what team six was. It was just as a new guy getting the SDV team, I'm like, man, it's just kind of this thing. And I thought when I went into the teams, Like again, I didn't know what military was. I was like, I'm gonna do four years, I'm gonna do my service, and I'm gonna get out. My very first deployment, So it was, I think, 18 months or two years in.

And I still didn't really even know what team six was. It was just as a new guy getting the SDV team, I'm like, man, it's just kind of this thing. And I thought when I went into the teams, Like again, I didn't know what military was. I was like, I'm gonna do four years, I'm gonna do my service, and I'm gonna get out. My very first deployment, So it was, I think, 18 months or two years in.