Jocko Willink
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Did you look at any of the other branches or you were just like, I'm going to do that?
You know, of course, the Marine Corps is always tempting for a young kid because the Marine Corps presents such an awesome image and they're such an awesome unit.
But I saw the SEAL teams as, again, it just fit with everything that I thought about being a military personnel would be, would be that.
What age did you enlist?
18.
18?
Yeah.
What did your parents think?
I think they were pretty happy.
Were they really?
Yeah, yeah, because I was, you know, it's like you have a plan.
I love the military.
The military gave me everything.
The Navy gave me everything.
But initially what they gave me was a plan.
This is what you have to do.
If you do these things, you're going to be successful.
And you get a blank slate when you go in there.
No one cares what your background is.
No one cares who your parents are.