How Professional Are Special Forces Soldiers? "They Were Wizards Man"

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  • @ShawnRyanClips
    @ShawnRyanClips20 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching everyone. You can watch the full episode with Tom Spooner here kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHWss6Vqfs6pqLg.htmlsi=-A1pf2rij3VTWNQR Additionally if you want to support the Shawn Ryan Show you can join the community. www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite

  • @ernestbekoe7491

    @ernestbekoe7491

    19 күн бұрын

    Please invite Nicholas Irving

  • @Patriot66699

    @Patriot66699

    13 күн бұрын

    We are all still waiting on Instructor Terry Patstone….and his mustache….!!!

  • @C-24-Brandan
    @C-24-Brandan20 күн бұрын

    Should get John Shrek McPhee on, the sheriff of Baghdad... his interviews on the combat story with Ryan are great. How you interview people It'd be a good one.

  • @rhymetimeuk

    @rhymetimeuk

    19 күн бұрын

    totally agree!!

  • @jamesdawson1171

    @jamesdawson1171

    19 күн бұрын

    Spoiler alert ⚠!! He is coming on the show.

  • @bayramtounsi2982

    @bayramtounsi2982

    19 күн бұрын

    @@jamesdawson1171 FUUUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAH

  • @Drop_off_on_the_right

    @Drop_off_on_the_right

    14 күн бұрын

    @@jamesdawson1171that’s going to be epic

  • @flddoc2
    @flddoc212 күн бұрын

    I went through Sage with Tom and ran into him frequently in 7th. I liked him from the minute I met him and it’s good to see him alive. He talks about being arrogant but he never displayed that at all.

  • @jamesmccaughey7754
    @jamesmccaughey775420 күн бұрын

    Spent the first half of the 90s doing a regular rotation at a drug surveillance radar site in Colombia as an Air Guard technician. Really remote area. Got to know the Special Forces team guys pretty well. There were 4 assigned to the site for a few months at a time. A few guys were solitary guys who were cool but wouldn’t really interact but most of the guys were really good guys who would spend nights on the veranda with us swapping stories. This guy reminds me of them. Humble when they could’ve been otherwise. They are unique among men. Held in esteem by other military guys. And I’m father and brother to combat decorated Airborne Rangers who I personally hold in high esteem.

  • @flddoc2

    @flddoc2

    9 күн бұрын

    I did that mission in Puerto Maldonado Peru covering along the Amazon River in 99. A couple years later a plane with missionaries was shot down by Peru. I don’t know if that station gave clearance but It put a real sense of seriousness on what, to that point, was more or less a fuck-off mission on a fun trip. That was my last mission to South America. I did SWSC after Peru and rotated Bragg to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2010.

  • @jamesmccaughey7754

    @jamesmccaughey7754

    9 күн бұрын

    @@flddoc2 Yeah those were many fun trips. I was way north in Araracuara on the Caqueta river. One of the sites reported that plane. CIA plane followed and gave a halfhearted ok to the Peruvians to shoot it down. That was the end of that. I got out in 97. My brother was a 2nd Battalion Ranger rotating in and out of Afghanistan and Iraq those years. My son led an infantry platoon with the 101st for most of 2015 in Afghanistan. Now I don’t recommend any kid join. Patients running the asylum.

  • @flddoc2

    @flddoc2

    8 күн бұрын

    @@jamesmccaughey7754 My son deployed with a Cav unit at Knox and then 173rd to Afghanistan. It was an interesting feeling rotating out as my son was entering country. He did his time and got out and very sadly, I agree. I would be very hesitant to recommend a young man joining right now unless they had incredible focus, discipline and dedication to follow a specific path to upper echelon of Special Ops or to become an aviator or getting Med school out of the deal. The 7th Group dentist and I became good friends. He came in enlisted as 11B, went to dental school and eventually got into maxillofacial surgery all paid by the army. Good man with a plan.

  • @Patriot66699
    @Patriot6669919 күн бұрын

    We are all still waiting on Instructor Terry Patstone….and his mustache….!!!

  • @DAWGDigest

    @DAWGDigest

    19 күн бұрын

    That would be amazing

  • @treytheriot

    @treytheriot

    19 күн бұрын

    He’s got to come on here dude is hilarious

  • @Patriot66699

    @Patriot66699

    19 күн бұрын

    @@treytheriot i’ve been commenting for three years already to Shawn to have him on one time he gave me a thumbs up a few years ago, but I still haven’t never seen him as a guest… I think it would be a awesome lighthearted interview, and then they can dive into mission stuff.

  • @vlun1215

    @vlun1215

    14 күн бұрын

    I would love to see patstone

  • @EliteBuildersOK
    @EliteBuildersOK14 күн бұрын

    Sounds like The Unit takes care of their own above and beyond any possible expectations. Brotherhood for real. Great stuff

  • @bryonseilerXauBry0716
    @bryonseilerXauBry071620 күн бұрын

    All that I can say is Wow!!! I'm so happy that we have you guys on our side

  • @rhymetimeuk
    @rhymetimeuk19 күн бұрын

    Amazing guest, incredible people. Kevin Holland would be a great person to have on too, being Dev and the Unit, would be a great conversation I think!

  • @frankmorris2603
    @frankmorris260320 күн бұрын

    That's real pressure and top level accountability getting reviewed week to week. The way to have the highest standard. Very rare.

  • @uuzoo
    @uuzoo16 күн бұрын

    I love watching these videos on your show Shawn. The guys are so humble and down to earth. What's weird is that they don't need to be like that. They could be cocky and arrogant, but they've been through so much in their lives it makes them humble and appreciate life. They are full of gratitude. They are nothing like for example watching social media star Jake Paul shoot off his mouth saying he's bad and tough he is. These guys are mature and have my respect.

  • @MarcoPolo-zc6zo
    @MarcoPolo-zc6zo20 күн бұрын

    I'm loving this. Good stuff!

  • @brentclark5496
    @brentclark549615 күн бұрын

    Please keep doing these phenomenal interviews, they are very informative and quite interesting

  • @broberts1505
    @broberts150510 күн бұрын

    Still have that horrible jump cut from SF to Delta.

  • @user-jw6sr7nc5g
    @user-jw6sr7nc5g19 күн бұрын

    Can’t imagine getting that high of training and then you leave in the middle when you’re all pumped up and get sent home then lose all that motivation and have tordemotivate yourself and basically start in a different group possibly. At that level of training which I have no idea what it’s like. Ugh. That’s way different than being trained completely with no breaks. Wonder if the break makes you better at your job having to shift your responsibilities and then get back at it with different people. It’s like most the stories from these elite soldiers always have an unplanned break in their training. Jist wondering if that break boosted them to a different level.

  • @jaybirdflhss
    @jaybirdflhss9 күн бұрын

    Great interview! When he was told to throw chem lights and try to keep up, what was the meaning of throw chem lights?

  • @getoffmylawn8986
    @getoffmylawn898614 күн бұрын

    This is why I'm so glad I was single during my time in SF.

  • @lulumoon6942

    @lulumoon6942

    10 күн бұрын

    Glad you made it out the other side, thanks. 🙏🕊️

  • @getoffmylawn8986

    @getoffmylawn8986

    9 күн бұрын

    @@lulumoon6942 Thank you.

  • @lulumoon6942

    @lulumoon6942

    9 күн бұрын

    @@getoffmylawn8986 Thank YOU buddy. 👍

  • @burtonic2641
    @burtonic264111 күн бұрын

    like it- - you should have on more Cold War vets - keeping us safe back in the day

  • @SiriusDogStar369
    @SiriusDogStar36920 күн бұрын

    They were wizards. Their superiors, the technology & systems who gave them their orders? Not so much

  • @mitchellbroaddus9120
    @mitchellbroaddus912020 күн бұрын

    We took care of each man. Not difficult to understand.

  • @succulentP
    @succulentP20 күн бұрын

    Has he talked to Pat Mac yet? He'd be another good one. Former Delta

  • @totenfurwotan4478

    @totenfurwotan4478

    19 күн бұрын

    Second this. Love to hear about pat Mac operating jn cold war Berlin

  • @jirvine57
    @jirvine5720 күн бұрын

    Get the sheriff of Baghdad on

  • @rheppel

    @rheppel

    20 күн бұрын

    I believe he's been on already

  • @MasonGoodwin-es4cp

    @MasonGoodwin-es4cp

    20 күн бұрын

    @@rheppelhe hasn’t been on yet. I’m super ready for him to be on tho!

  • @brannonpardue1358

    @brannonpardue1358

    19 күн бұрын

    Nah

  • @langestamper

    @langestamper

    18 күн бұрын

    He's comming on soon, he gave spoiler alert on his insta 😁🥳

  • @Hayden53085

    @Hayden53085

    15 күн бұрын

    Shrek!!!!!

  • @calexander230
    @calexander23020 күн бұрын

    Your show is it

  • @lawrencemayer9557
    @lawrencemayer955715 күн бұрын

    Man I can't wait for each episode that comes out. Thanks for your service go Army

  • @TheRealRomansThirteen
    @TheRealRomansThirteen10 сағат бұрын

    It reminds me of Joe Teti's story of ground branch. Can you have him on?

  • @thebatman1988
    @thebatman198820 күн бұрын

    spooner they knew you were a certified bad ass they had no plan of firing you.

  • @viking8889
    @viking88898 күн бұрын

    It would seem these guys would know that families and special forces are not a good combination. There comes a time when a guy is too old to be in the teams, that’s the time to do the family thing, if that is what you want (confirmed batchelor here).

  • @rnyce4676
    @rnyce467616 күн бұрын

    PUT JAKE ZWEIG ON!!!!! HE’S A SAVAGE AND HILARIOUS!!!!💪💪💪🫡

  • @jbird4165

    @jbird4165

    14 күн бұрын

    Mmmkaaaaayyyyyyyy

  • @rnyce4676

    @rnyce4676

    14 күн бұрын

    @@jbird4165 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Drop_off_on_the_right

    @Drop_off_on_the_right

    14 күн бұрын

    @@jbird4165yuuup! 😂

  • @pizzaguy1898
    @pizzaguy189820 күн бұрын

    Love the channel!

  • @kaetheholcombe7134
    @kaetheholcombe713420 күн бұрын

    Love your shows

  • @CMOCDL
    @CMOCDL3 күн бұрын

    Patstone

  • @ModernTacticalShooting
    @ModernTacticalShooting18 күн бұрын

    War wizards? Of course we were.

  • @mikehawkswollen5819
    @mikehawkswollen581910 күн бұрын

    Get John "Shrek" McFee on.

  • @goldenrakelawncare6564
    @goldenrakelawncare65643 күн бұрын

    Also, I'm sure the women of South America helped...

  • @847global2
    @847global219 күн бұрын

    They are first cousins Eugenics is a real things No taesaçes disease or Ashkenazism so who may be wrong in the flower of life

  • @JohnRyan-gr8bs
    @JohnRyan-gr8bs9 күн бұрын

    Why did none of them step forward and say "We are never going to win in Afghanistan"

  • @klpittman1

    @klpittman1

    7 күн бұрын

    They know how it works. You can win every battle but you can't win the politics.

  • @dannywallace1210
    @dannywallace121020 күн бұрын

    Shawn, You're the Man. Wondering if Ukraine could use the Military age men coming into the US. THERE'S Million's

  • @l3joint

    @l3joint

    20 күн бұрын

    What would your guess be lol

  • @mikemiller551

    @mikemiller551

    20 күн бұрын

    They would not come back alive.

  • @SemperSalam

    @SemperSalam

    16 күн бұрын

    Operation human shield would be good for them.

  • @CosmicShiftChange
    @CosmicShiftChange20 күн бұрын

    Imagine this... Set aside everything else... All things are possible because you can think it... You can move at the speed of light from your astral body. That body jumps into a new one, like the movie avatar... immersion. You move in this space-time with a body in three directions... You move in time in three directions... Jump... From your highest point moving towards the ground layers of you unfold, until by the time you straightened up, an entire plethora can of whoop ass is opened... Are you one of us?

  • @chrisrobbie8675

    @chrisrobbie8675

    19 күн бұрын

    No, I'm not gamer.

  • @grahamfloyd3451
    @grahamfloyd34516 күн бұрын

    Honest answer: not very. But the point is to declare something so special that people being to believe it.

  • @heavensent777
    @heavensent77720 күн бұрын

    2:02

  • @userdukenukemballzzofsteel
    @userdukenukemballzzofsteel20 күн бұрын

    Yep most military bases are in the south😂 I believe the wizards thing generation kill

  • @Calhayhee714
    @Calhayhee71420 күн бұрын

    🎉🎉

  • @davidgrogan5449
    @davidgrogan544920 күн бұрын

    ☝️🐸✨

  • @OldZenMonk
    @OldZenMonk16 күн бұрын

    Sweat, Personal Motivation, Respect, Admiration and Brotherhood …… few will ever Truly Experience it…. Being part of it up close will Forever Effect your Life and your outlook on Life….🪂 ❤️ 🇺🇸

  • @montanadad2223
    @montanadad222311 күн бұрын

    Worked near SF in Afghanistan. I was not impressed. It was 2008, maybe the good ones were all in Iraq for the surge.....

  • @crazycdn8327

    @crazycdn8327

    2 күн бұрын

    Lol

  • @Invertmini1212

    @Invertmini1212

    21 сағат бұрын

    Maybe explain why? Anyone can say anything nowadays..

  • @tonydisibio4236
    @tonydisibio42364 күн бұрын

    Dumb Question, Special Forces go in and do the Job, Whatever is asked of them, and Leave. What the hell does Professional have to do with it ??????

  • @user-db2uk8iq9r
    @user-db2uk8iq9r15 күн бұрын

    First clip I've seen. Is Shawn always this poor a host?

  • @adida7485

    @adida7485

    15 күн бұрын

    He's an insanely good host, actually lets people talk instead of talking over them

  • @user-db2uk8iq9r

    @user-db2uk8iq9r

    15 күн бұрын

    Good to hear. The way he seemed to have a lot of trouble even forming a question to ask made me curious.

  • @Drop_off_on_the_right

    @Drop_off_on_the_right

    14 күн бұрын

    Dude just look at his numbers…but I caught him from like the very first guests and have been hooked ever since. He has grown a lot and spread into other areas but hey it is what it is…he does epic long interviews so lots of good material out there.

  • @magnusbrockman9623
    @magnusbrockman962310 күн бұрын

    How do you have 1.75 million followers and 68 comments in 10 days ? Just pointing it out - do you even bot “seal” bro ? #wanker