Mike Ritland

It's unfiltered. That was the most horrible screaming I'd ever heard. Taking a hit on the chin, you want to pay it back. It's tough talk from the top minds in their field.

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Mic Drop, hosted by former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland. It's raw.

Mic Drop, hosted by former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland. It's raw.

Mic Drop, hosted by former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland. It's raw.

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We immediately deployed to Afghanistan. So I was in charge of all of them. As a new guy. And they didn't want to be the guy that failed their mission and got an American killed. Had a catastrophic failure and crashed a $100 million helicopter, MH-47. Our guys didn't even have uniforms. What did you think of working with the SEALs? It was a good run of killing a whole bunch of bad guys.

We immediately deployed to Afghanistan. So I was in charge of all of them. As a new guy. And they didn't want to be the guy that failed their mission and got an American killed. Had a catastrophic failure and crashed a $100 million helicopter, MH-47. Our guys didn't even have uniforms. What did you think of working with the SEALs? It was a good run of killing a whole bunch of bad guys.

We immediately deployed to Afghanistan. So I was in charge of all of them. As a new guy. And they didn't want to be the guy that failed their mission and got an American killed. Had a catastrophic failure and crashed a $100 million helicopter, MH-47. Our guys didn't even have uniforms. What did you think of working with the SEALs? It was a good run of killing a whole bunch of bad guys.

A week later, Benghazi happens.

A week later, Benghazi happens.

A week later, Benghazi happens.

The biggest kick in the balls that I've ever had, because, I mean, backing up a little bit, I had the option to reenlist. Obviously, I was on retention's radar for like, hey, this guy's an airborne ranger qualified dude. He's an E-5. I made sergeant when I was 20 years old. And so I was a team leader in the infantry, had good NCOERs.

The biggest kick in the balls that I've ever had, because, I mean, backing up a little bit, I had the option to reenlist. Obviously, I was on retention's radar for like, hey, this guy's an airborne ranger qualified dude. He's an E-5. I made sergeant when I was 20 years old. And so I was a team leader in the infantry, had good NCOERs.

The biggest kick in the balls that I've ever had, because, I mean, backing up a little bit, I had the option to reenlist. Obviously, I was on retention's radar for like, hey, this guy's an airborne ranger qualified dude. He's an E-5. I made sergeant when I was 20 years old. And so I was a team leader in the infantry, had good NCOERs.

And so it's like, hey, man, this guy's a good guy we want to keep in the military. But I told them that I want sniper school and I want halo school. in route to 18th Airborne Corps LURS, or Long Range Reconnaissance, or Ranger Battalion. And I was adamant about that. I actually went into a Sergeant Major's office who was the Military District of Washington, so he's a Command Sergeant Major.