MrBallen seems to be a real stand up guy. Respect!

@The_King_Basi

8 ай бұрын

If this is a pun I love it

@shanemichael5356

8 ай бұрын

@@The_King_Basiexplain the pun?

@angryapricot4601

8 ай бұрын

Fr

@super_5402

8 ай бұрын

@@shanemichael5356he can’t stand

@memerlord2825

8 ай бұрын

​@@super_5402wait what he can't?

Politicians make war and soldiers suffer for it.

@SlowMenWorking

8 ай бұрын

I'm no warmonger or support war generally, but we don't have a draft. Just like he said in the video, if you join the infantry, you hope one day to go to battle. If you volunteer for the military, you have to understand the risks.

@matthewhawthorne8411

8 ай бұрын

@@SlowMenWorkingI think the point he was making is that people in dc make war happen just to get money aka Nikki Hailey who went from the un to sitting on the board of Boeing

@HJW101CAB

8 ай бұрын

War is old men talking and young men dying.

@Slow_mo_brain

8 ай бұрын

They signed up to get feed n pad and all they gotta do is kill ppl 🫠

@Mr.Paticles

8 ай бұрын

I hope you never reach a point where soldiers become politicians.

This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, "War is delightful to those who have not yet experienced it"

@sirbader1

7 ай бұрын

Dulce bellum inexpertis.

@mq-r3apz291

2 ай бұрын

Ive watched enough war movies to know war isnt like call of duty

@greencross2861

2 ай бұрын

Call of Duty quotes

@TheDreadPirateRoberts-jr2fk

Ай бұрын

@@mq-r3apz291Ironically, during his time that he is referring to was the only time in human history it was close to COD. The design of the games came from the gwot. In the beginning they were the only ones with goggles, and throughout they were the only ones with airpower. It was a turkey shoot. As he says, they had zero losses. Those days are over I think, but they probably have all kinds of stuff I don’t know about. It sure seems like contemporary conflicts are a whole new animal.

“People are pawns in a chess game played by the elites”

@ryanhojat-zadeh8468

19 күн бұрын

more like 80 year old politicians

@williamhensley8698

3 күн бұрын

Elites are on the board....elites get removed from the game all of the time.

"In peace sons bury fathers in war fathers bury sons"

@bebann

8 ай бұрын

❤

@bibekjung7404

3 ай бұрын

GOD. :-:. ALMIGHTY. :-:. KAVEER ::. ❤😊

@kevinbobb1031

3 ай бұрын

Free Palestine

@deltaalfa3521

3 ай бұрын

They’re not hearing what you wrote.. But I did

@Kyloo_Rocket

3 ай бұрын

Hacksaw Ridge?

You go there knowing someone’s going to perish gave me chills

@yaboi6346

8 ай бұрын

Is war a new concept to you?

@vincent2053

8 ай бұрын

@@yaboi6346What’s that

@Tommy-rr6vc

8 ай бұрын

​@@yaboi6346people in the west now dont really think about going to war so he probably just hadnt deeply thought about it before

@johngarcia2242

8 ай бұрын

@@yaboi6346is common sense a new concept to you?

@bajsapa3892

8 ай бұрын

@@johngarcia2242 bros onto nothing 🗣️🗣️

"The ones who died are the real heros The ones who came back are the survivors they shall all be remembered"

@redbluesome2829

8 ай бұрын

Why are they heroes because they died? Very few actually give their lives. Most who don’t come back simply made the gamble they all make, and lost. Nobody gets on that plane for a deployment thinking they won’t come home.

@the-orange-man

8 ай бұрын

@redbluesome2829 it's just something I typed without thinking about it no need to start a argument

@seegui1971

Ай бұрын

​@@redbluesome2829 Not everyone who dies in a war is a hero, but a lot of heroes die in a war.

John B. Allen is such a great all around guy. Story teller! Patriot! Family man! God bless him.

@petea2721

7 ай бұрын

God doesn't bless paid killers

As a regular basic soldier I agree we all do soooo much training in the art of combat it’s only natural you wanna test it out in a real life situation

@danielrodrick4318

8 ай бұрын

It sucks how some people demonize soldiers and make them out to be mindless killers that just want to fight. Thanks for your service brother.

@Rightmindset913

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service

@itsxercc

8 ай бұрын

Hua

@TheHaas123

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service

@ugs192

8 ай бұрын

They don’t want war, they just want to be there to help if one shows up

As a combat veteran leaving my family at the airport was really hard. Knowing I volunteered to go with a route clearance/EOD team I realized how selfish that was when I looked in my mother's eyes. I put her sons life on the line.

@Unrealenting

8 ай бұрын

Yes it can be seen as selfish in one eye most certainly, but in the other I see it as you choosing your path as an individual. That’s why we have have two eyes, keeps you alive longer.

@zazi5305

8 ай бұрын

Poetic, both of you. Very, very beautiful

@gagemungall685

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. You acted bravely for the benefit of every US citizen instead of just your family. You are allowed to be “selfish” when the subject of discussion is your literal life. It’s not your Grandmother’s-daughter’s-son’s life to live, it’s yours. Arguably appeasing to a selfishness of your mother as she was too concerned (shown by her gaze) with the well being of whats hers (you), opposed to the end goal of protecting America. Let’s face it, no parent is ever excited to watch their little propagated replica face danger.

@DankLeaf47

8 ай бұрын

Glad you made it back sir, I hope you're doing well 💪🏼

@AndreKing4

8 ай бұрын

@@gagemungall685no he didn’t was is bullshit he would of got blown up for absolutely nothing. He’s right go home to mama raise your family

His account on being wounded was very touching...He said he was bleeding out, and his thought was he regreted he and his wife had not had children. Cool dude with heart.

This guy could talk about anything and I would listen, such a good storyteller

Stand up dude right there

@4gerars500

8 ай бұрын

Most seals are

@DanielHernandez-tw6kc

8 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure he’s sitting down lol

@h2w25

8 ай бұрын

@@4gerars500clearly you’ve never actually been on target with Seals.

@karengaming6514

8 ай бұрын

@@DanielHernandez-tw6kchaha so funny

Had the same dilemma when I was on the search and rescue team, especially with my dog that specialized in human remains detection. Not that I want somebody to die in a lake, but if you happen to die in a lake, I have a dog that's really good at finding people. Underwater.

@yuvanbaldwinew9282

8 ай бұрын

Sweet dog man 😮 what is your dog's name?

@bencapps5509

8 ай бұрын

@@yuvanbaldwinew9282 Maggie

@LaserTractor

8 ай бұрын

What's the dilemma? Let's not make world healthy - just make our medicine better? "Let me put my skills to use" because I crave it, no matter how many will suffer Strange ain't it?

@jaimemiranda6520

8 ай бұрын

@@LaserTractoramazing perspective

@NathanTuftsPark

8 ай бұрын

What region? Would be interested to have him test his skills on some things...

👁️ FAROUT MAN!!! ZERO LOSSES!!🤛🏻

We “get” to go to Afghanistan is crazy

@dismemberedlamb9104

8 ай бұрын

Bro facts

@afterimvge

8 ай бұрын

vacation 🤩🤩

@Syn410

8 ай бұрын

This was right after 9/11, when the military wanted revenge on the Taliban. You'll never hear these veterans say they were happy or "got" to go to Iraq- no one wanted to go there

@Ovahlls

8 ай бұрын

Well yea they got to go to Afghanistan.

@Mobin2000

8 ай бұрын

@@afterimvge the hundred thousand people dead and you it vacation.

Love mrballen any story he tells whether it is personal or someone elses are wonderfully told. I reapect him as a person, thank him for his service and appreciate whwn he shares his personal experiences.

Yeah exactly war makes us look at things in a whole new light. I actually got choked up on this one MR. Ballen peace be with you brother RAH!

Without fear, there is no bravery.

I’ve watched like a hundred of his videos and had no idea he’d served as a seal. He’s awesome

@bobthebuilder1360

8 ай бұрын

Because he’s the only navy seal that won’t use it for clout and write 3 books about it and a documentary 😂

@Yahmuddacapiche

8 ай бұрын

@@bobthebuilder1360 that makes me like him so much more lol.

@Uhh875

8 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he was injured by a grenade if I remember right

@natecarlton

8 ай бұрын

@@bobthebuilder1360they earned that shit who are you to say what they can’t say?

@CadGuy619

8 ай бұрын

Maybe you didn't watch the same hundred videos I did because that is exactly how I knew he was a seal.

Fair winds and following seas John.

@P.H.888

2 ай бұрын

FF

This is well said. I still remember our CSM very short pre-deployment speech to the squadron. "Look around the room, remember those faces because not all of them are going to be in this room when we get back". Very humbling and makes ya want to be less stupid when ya actually get in country and have to make some less than desirable decisions... No matter how well you train, how much better your equipment may be, how big your head is, never underestimate someone who really wants you dead.

Bro thought being a navy seal is just a lovely adventure

@christianmoore7932

13 күн бұрын

Kind of what everyone who joins the military thinks of it. Watch all quiet on the western front. That movie does a good job showing how soilders go from excited to broken

That’s why y’all are the best of the best. Thank you for your service.

@user-mw3fq5wt8d

8 ай бұрын

Spend a couple days in Coronado on the amphibious base and your opinion will definitely change

@shadowman1466

8 ай бұрын

Meet some recon Marines, everyone thinks their the best

@moparman2384

8 ай бұрын

@@shadowman1466Recon Marines are below Rangers.

@remington_acr1651

8 ай бұрын

@@moparman2384isn’t Delta supposedly (I don’t mean this in a negative connotation) the best of the best?

@moparman2384

8 ай бұрын

@@remington_acr1651 Yes, the guy I was responding to brought up Recon Marines however.

Before I deployed I was told that it’s okay to be nervous, but it’s not okay to be scared.

@zaxx1857

8 ай бұрын

With adrenaline rush ? How you spot the difference in those?

@emilioguerra3339

8 ай бұрын

@@zaxx1857I’m assuming your skills and work will start showing up even with adrenaline rushing, giving you some confidence that you know what you’re doing.

@collinhasenstab252

8 ай бұрын

@@zaxx1857usually being nervous comes with the adrenaline rush, and is you being aware of what could possibly happen, then fades away when you’re really in it. Being scared is fearing the things around you and what could happen, and forces you to only care about yourself

@Fitzy25

29 күн бұрын

As someone with 3 deployments, I was mostly scared shitless for a lot of it. The difference is that you put that shit under lock and key and complete the mission anyways. You can have a mental breakdown with the adrenaline dump afterwards.

Deadly yet humble, the type of warrior every man should strive to be

Bro thought he was going to play counter strike and realised theres only one life no respawn

Yeah this goes for every soldier not just special forces. I remember being with my mom in 2009 when she got the phone call that my step dad’s MRAP had hit an IED in Iraq and he was on a flight to Germany. I remember not knowing if he was dead or alive for days. Then turning around and enlisting in 2012 and hugging my mom and step dad good bye at JBLM getting on a plane and leaving for Afghanistan in 2013 and being excited to go. My grandfather a Vietnam marine corps recon vet tried to drill it into me before I left but it didn’t sink in until that first IDF attack or that first medevac in and they’re calling for your blood type to donate. We were all young and excited to go serve and I’d still go back if they asked me to today

@ramismart1963

8 ай бұрын

Personally I dumbfounded how American troops just go fight a war where they just colonize a country to take its natural resources for the benefit of companies I mean you literally dont get anything except for basic salary, PTSD and a free trip to hell (if you believe in it) i really dont understand Americans i mean i know you know you wanna protect your country understandable but what are you doing in Iraq bro or afghanistan blowing up people houses and s**t taking their natural resources and when they fight you back you call them a terrori**ts what kind of a low iq person to believe that you have any grounds of morality in that discussion seriously dont get Americans

I love listening to MrBallen….great story teller!!!

Tom is such a legend. He doesn’t ham up the role he played, he’s so humble. Great story teller too.

Man MrBallen is the most genuine KZreadr imo. Love this dude

I love his MrBallens vids, always forget he was a seal

I went to Ranger school in the 80s. Retired after 24 years in the army. While you are in you have pride in what you do. Once you are out no one gives a sh!t about you or your past

@notme3184

8 ай бұрын

That's because going into the military is one of the biggest scams ever.l and a lot of people realize that.

@notme3184

8 ай бұрын

That's because going in the military is one of the biggest scams ever and most people realize that.

@dejavu666wampas9

8 ай бұрын

That may seem to be the case in your daily life, but this Vietnam era Marine is here to tell you someone out there DOES give a sh!T that you stood your watch for your country. Semper Fi, from an old Marine.

@Nasty_RS7

6 ай бұрын

​@@dejavu666wampas9no sir no one cares but us vets. Civilians dont care one bit.. maybe your family but i have no respect for civilians no more. Especially now with sleepy joe as the president... Lol

@christopherkimrosaros9827

3 ай бұрын

@@dejavu666wampas9 thank you for you service

Hearing what this man went through and how he overcame his obstacles is just something not many of these guys get to talk about. I have so much respect for these guys that come out with these stories even though it may affect them.

Thats the most practical, realistic and articulate way of how soldiers approach wars....good job

Respect brother and a good way to look at it helps me understand how it is

Me waiting patiently for the piano key to change notes...

@Yungmmm

8 ай бұрын

Its Runaway - Kanye, notes aren't changed..

@zachbozman5381

8 ай бұрын

Literally that’s the point. They do change in runaway lol

Ballen should do Shaun Ryan

@JamesThomas-kx5sj

8 ай бұрын

Not gonna happen. Former SEALs like Shawn Ryan who make it their entire personality don't like Mr Ballen because he moved on and doesn't talk about it much. He's pretty much been excommunicated from the SEAL community

@NegativeSpacePhoto

8 ай бұрын

@@JamesThomas-kx5sjDamn really? I've never heard anything like that. That's really shitty.

@Robert_H_Diver

8 ай бұрын

@@JamesThomas-kx5sj I guess you haven’t watched much SRS lately making an ignorant comment like this.

@ultragear207

8 ай бұрын

@@JamesThomas-kx5sjbro what

@etlarm5514

8 ай бұрын

​@@JamesThomas-kx5sji watch the podcast and yes Mr Ballen is outcast by his Seal breathen, but not all Seals are like that, Shawn Ryan has amazing people as well as veterans and is very open and welcoming. You shouldn't spread misinformation, nothing is certain and Mr Ballen had only speak vaguely about the certan people who dislike what he is doing.

Every soldier that saw war understand that, the worst part that there are some injuries that are hiding in our hearts for the rest of our lives and no one outside the army can understand that. One of the hardest things i ever did is to bury your friends, and the understanding that it could be me 😢.

He is one of if not the best story teller on KZread, he’s great

RIP charles keating the 4th aka "C4"

It‘s funny that you show the scenes of the series „SEAL-team“ in the background 😂

Thank you're service brother ❤

@gabriels6795

8 ай бұрын

Why are you thanking him? 😂 Oh wait... Do u actually believe that he is serving the interests of American people in Iraq? Afghanistan? Korea? Vietnam? Ukraine? Gaza? It's retarded mate. Don't thank him for chasing USD and easy qualifications

Senior knew the statistics

Peace is precious

I never understood how anybody can be excited to go to war.

@chrisj429

2 ай бұрын

its a mindset that you nor I are familiar with...but some dudes are just born to defend and kill

@lonelylama5222

Ай бұрын

Because when you’ve trained for years you wanna put your skills to the test lol. Doctors get excited to heal injured people.

@johntheknight3062

Ай бұрын

​@@lonelylama5222 I guess some people just lack any kind of empathy and basic intellect.

@pinkapollo5121

28 күн бұрын

@@johntheknight3062 "basic intellect" lmao. If you were half as smart as you think you are, you'd realize that war is BUILT INTO humans. If you dont understand that, or understand why so long as humans live there will always be wars, I encourage you to figure yourself out a little bit better. I get what you're trying to say, but unfortunately its just not realistic

@johntheknight3062

28 күн бұрын

@@pinkapollo5121 So most people do not have the basic intellect and are just bunch of screaming violent animals tamed by society. Nothing of that defeats my argument. They simply lack the abbility to understand why war and conflict is bad. That is why intelligent people suffer the most because stupid rules the world.

Infantry Marines do pray for war. Nothing like getting your first confirmed kill. You only think about who died afterwards in the squad, platoon, etc... If train people to be doorkickers, they will naturally want to kick in a few doors.

@MM-qt8gz

8 ай бұрын

Lol stfu marines are a joke

@John_33_-or8lk

8 ай бұрын

Okay kid. Your hotpockets in the microwave are ready

@namenotfound8747

8 ай бұрын

@@John_33_-or8lk so is your mom

@John_33_-or8lk

8 ай бұрын

@@namenotfound8747 so is your dad

@Scooch69420

8 ай бұрын

Gay

Being realistic is one of the best tools for survival

I'm glad you all returned safe.

Thank you for your service

Congrata fkr yiu and your Team. God bless yall Yall

Prayers thank you for your service

Bro realized war means people die 😂

Huh? How did he not figure out that waging war causes death? I figured that out in primary school!

@mattmayes7510

8 ай бұрын

You didn't learn to listen apparently

@christianmoore7932

8 ай бұрын

When your young you don't think anyone will die your not used to it. And especially after all that training you feel invincible

@J05TI

8 ай бұрын

@@mattmayes7510 What did I miss then? I realized soldiers and civilians die in war when I was a child. I've been against war because of this ever since. I realized war was horrible when I was a literal kid playing in the sand pit. He seemed to not realize that by going to war, you could die. I don't understand how you can enlist, finish your training, get the news that you'll be deployed, and not realize what I realized when I was a child.

@J05TI

8 ай бұрын

@@christianmoore7932 I don't understand how I, as a child, realized going to war meant potentially dying, yet he didn't even realize it when he got the news that he was going to be deployed.

@christianmoore7932

8 ай бұрын

@@J05TI it's something with being a teenage or slightly older guy

That's when the truth hits you in the head!

Love this dudes stories! Mr. Ballen!!!!

I let this guy a year ago at a water park. He’s such a nice guy. Very nice to fans.

Holy crap I didn’t expect mrballen to be here I love that guy he’s so interested in everything he talks about I binged his videos last year wish he had more

Badass men I respect y’all. Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

Mr. Ballen is one hell of a badass dude thank ya for your service

This guys was on the same team as Chuck Heavy, Hell ya brother

Thankyou my brother.love to meet you

I watch your stories every night, but i wish they got you there eacha nd every one of you. Hard feelings.

Mrballen in his uniform looked like a mix of warden and Blackbeard from r6

I have nothing but respect for you guys. Man I might be in the engine room all of the time or working on the mast high up . But if I follow my safe protocols and training our causalities on the ship can be controlled. You guys no matter what have casualties. May God bless you and your brothers who are the top of the spear . The men who do bad things to bad people with good intentions and sometimes you get no accolades for it. Thank you man.

Pure humility Mrballen❤❤❤

He put fear in the enemies now he puts fear in us

'You fight for what you love behind you, not cause of what you hate infront of you'

Thank you for your service Brother.

my grandpa said to respect the moments you are given. your past is forgotten, your present is a present. but your future can be taken away in an instant.

I’m just imagining this guy getting the ghost stare.

I'm glad you all made it back. Injuries are hard, but you can recover from that.

This is the only "Podcast Seal" that anyone should listen to. He is very real, and very wellspoken. A lot of these other guys make you question if they were actually a seal of not. (Most of them arent)

MrBallen is great. I love his stories and they way he tells them on his podcast he does an amazing job

I like these stories the best!

Motivation comes in many forms don't let that stop you from anything

I respect Mr.Ballen..hes a good man, seems to be a great husband and dad. Thanks for your service. God bless Mr Ballen and his family.

mrballen the goat I used to watch his story times all the time

These guys deserve a special thank you! As a veteran myself being deployed is never easy. Thank you! 👍🏾👏🏾👊🏾

Hearing you say this brings me a seriousness I forgot I knew

Puts a picture of C4 who passed in combat***

you hear a MrBallen tell a lot of stories but its nice to hear to his personal stories

Best story teller ever

Mrballen ain't just scaring evryone before sleep❤

I love mrballen so glad everyone came back safe

A true soldier hope and pray for peace because he knows what war could bring

He is an amazing story teller!!

So true. Former Eod soldier and loved when we got called out. Diffrent now when i think about it.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen mrballen not delivering the strange dark and mysterious in story format

Thank you for your service.

Thank you for your service sir 🙏

I keep forgetting that Mr Ballen is not just an incredible storyteller on KZread.. what an awesome dude!!

Well TOLD

I love Mr.Ballen. I've been watching his videos even back when he first started.

Come back to this video a few years from now and i will come back and tell you about my journey in the navy

"We get to go... " to War is wild.

Hes like “so we don’t respawn”

In my class in high school, a kid is wanting to enlist for ParaTroops, i want to be an engineer in the navy, i mentioned to him at 18 if im unsuccessful im joining to, few weeks after he says "I say the royal marines is better for you" i rejected and still want to go through hell for the SAS -wish me luck

God bless you JOHN!❤❤❤

Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸