John Allen

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2,188 appearances 4 recordings 3 series first heard Nov 2013 last heard 31 Aug

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impressed, just so completely impressed with these guys and the fact that they all had sort of earned their reputation in a sense.

I I really didn't know what they actually did.

I I my understanding of what Navy SEALs do is the same as anybody else who, you know, was broadly aware of special operations.

Was it wrong?

Is it wrong?

Uh no, actually it was pretty pretty close.

Right.

Yeah.

And so I I kinda I flipped a switch for myself.

I I continued telling my family I'm gonna go be a lawyer, uh, but secretly began really training hard to as if I'm gonna go to SEAL training.

And then as soon as I graduated college, I immediately, like within a month, was in the recruiter's office enlisting to sign up to go to BUDS.

Yeah.

SEAL training.

Yeah, and it worked out, but

Yeah, it was a calling, I would say.

Did

like you breeze through all the trials?

Not even close.

It was tough.

Oh, fuck no.

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