Dino Mavrookas

Come back, go to green team. And green team's sort of the tryouts for CLT. It's another six month selection process. I did not know that there was such a high attrition rate where you have experienced seals that are selected as top performers that are going through the selection course and you still have another 80% attrition rate.

And I just kind of went in and said, I took a very, I think down to earth perspective. And I think this is why I was successful because I went in and said, I actually don't know if I belong here. I don't know if I can operate at this level. But I want to find out at a training center in Virginia Beach.

And I just kind of went in and said, I took a very, I think down to earth perspective. And I think this is why I was successful because I went in and said, I actually don't know if I belong here. I don't know if I can operate at this level. But I want to find out at a training center in Virginia Beach.

And I just kind of went in and said, I took a very, I think down to earth perspective. And I think this is why I was successful because I went in and said, I actually don't know if I belong here. I don't know if I can operate at this level. But I want to find out at a training center in Virginia Beach.

I don't want to find out on the middle of a hilltop in Afghanistan when it's too late and I get everybody killed. So I just came into Green Team and said, I'm going to leave it all out there. I am going to make every single decision I can. I am going to make the hard calls. I'm going to be in the front of the line. I'm going to do all the things. And I actually just want the instructors to see me.

I don't want to find out on the middle of a hilltop in Afghanistan when it's too late and I get everybody killed. So I just came into Green Team and said, I'm going to leave it all out there. I am going to make every single decision I can. I am going to make the hard calls. I'm going to be in the front of the line. I'm going to do all the things. And I actually just want the instructors to see me.

I don't want to find out on the middle of a hilltop in Afghanistan when it's too late and I get everybody killed. So I just came into Green Team and said, I'm going to leave it all out there. I am going to make every single decision I can. I am going to make the hard calls. I'm going to be in the front of the line. I'm going to do all the things. And I actually just want the instructors to see me.

I want them to see everything I'm doing. And I want them to tell me if it's good or bad. And then if it's bad, send me home so I don't get anybody killed.

I want them to see everything I'm doing. And I want them to tell me if it's good or bad. And then if it's bad, send me home so I don't get anybody killed.

I want them to see everything I'm doing. And I want them to tell me if it's good or bad. And then if it's bad, send me home so I don't get anybody killed.

Well, I think by doing that, I was the gray man because I was never the most excellent at anything, nor was I the worst at anything. But it was more of just putting your decision-making out there, right? And I'll give you a story that kind of illustrates it.

Well, I think by doing that, I was the gray man because I was never the most excellent at anything, nor was I the worst at anything. But it was more of just putting your decision-making out there, right? And I'll give you a story that kind of illustrates it.

Well, I think by doing that, I was the gray man because I was never the most excellent at anything, nor was I the worst at anything. But it was more of just putting your decision-making out there, right? And I'll give you a story that kind of illustrates it.

obviously CQC or close quarters combat like how you go through a house or a training building or anything as a group it's a big part of that training and there was this one scenario where coming through a hallway the whole team's behind me they have the paper Target set up and I kind of peek around this corner

obviously CQC or close quarters combat like how you go through a house or a training building or anything as a group it's a big part of that training and there was this one scenario where coming through a hallway the whole team's behind me they have the paper Target set up and I kind of peek around this corner

obviously CQC or close quarters combat like how you go through a house or a training building or anything as a group it's a big part of that training and there was this one scenario where coming through a hallway the whole team's behind me they have the paper Target set up and I kind of peek around this corner

And I see a target and it's got a hostage, you know, the paper targets with the hostage in front of it and the bad guy behind them. And I look and it's like way down the hallway. And I'm like, and I take the shots. And all I hear from the rafters is Mavrucus. Wow. And in my brain, I'm like, and I'm going home.

And I see a target and it's got a hostage, you know, the paper targets with the hostage in front of it and the bad guy behind them. And I look and it's like way down the hallway. And I'm like, and I take the shots. And all I hear from the rafters is Mavrucus. Wow. And in my brain, I'm like, and I'm going home.

And I see a target and it's got a hostage, you know, the paper targets with the hostage in front of it and the bad guy behind them. And I look and it's like way down the hallway. And I'm like, and I take the shots. And all I hear from the rafters is Mavrucus. Wow. And in my brain, I'm like, and I'm going home.

So we finished the run, we come out and they're like, and I'm expecting to get like lit up. They're yell, scream or do all these things. And then they're just going to send me home. They're like, Hey, so one of the rules that we have during training is don't shoot through open doors. It was a hallway, it was a really long hallway with an opening at the end.