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21-Year Green Beret Johnny MF Glenn | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 209

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.96.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 174 minutes

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Summary

Johnny MF Glenn is a former Green Beret with over a dozen combat deployments - more than 21 years of back-to-back, nonstop, kinetic action in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and parts unknown. He's seen gunfights, IED's, combat dressings, and human shields - he's been blown up five times, shot once, and had two cracks in his frontal lobe, all over the course of a career that's dotted with wild tales of 'organized' chaos that only a veteran operator could know. But for Johnny, organized chaos isn't just a way of life - it's a mantra; a fundamental belief that when good people do good things, good things happen regardless of the circumstances. So how's a farm kid in southwest Georgia go on to become a Green Beret? What keeps someone coming back, deployment after deployment, returning to the combat zone? And when you've served as long as Johnny has, what does the cost of human life really mean? Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedrop ---------- Support Johnny MF Glenn - Check Out Johnny's Podcast, The JMFG Podcast at open.spotify.com/show/3WYn4jc7g4D3SfmmNbP3sm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmfg0598 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JohnnyGlenn-3112 ---------- TEAM DOG FOOD, TREATS & SUPPLEMENTS Be Your Dog’s Hero: Veteran-owned by a former Navy SEAL and Special Operations K9 Trainer, Team Dog provides a complete diet of science-backed premium dog food, treats, and supplements to optimize your dog’s health, forged from rigorous standards and real-world expertise. https://www.teamdog.shop TEAM DOG ONLINE TRAINING Mike Ritland – a former Navy SEAL & Special Operations K9 trainer – shares his simple and effective dog training program to build trust and control with your dog. Based on Mike’s bestselling book “Team Dog, Train the Navy SEAL Way”, join tens of thousands of families that successfully trained their way to a better dog. https://www.teamdog.pet SHOP ALL THE MIKE RITLAND BRANDS Get all your Mike Ritland branded gear - Mike Drop | Trikos | Team Dog https://shop.mikeritland.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.

0:03.0

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0:07.0

you've got to wonder, will anything ever be the same?

0:10.0

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0:14.8

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0:18.2

never before. Pepsi Max, thirsty for more.

0:27.7

It just worked, like, it's like, God, man, it worked out perfect. If bad people do good things, then what happens?

0:30.0

Then we got them out and we'll get rid of them, you know?

0:37.0

And I'll witness election. Then we got them out of no get rid of them, you know? When I went to selection back in 97, they had a poster. It was just a greenberry, a phone number, and it said, do you have what it takes?

0:41.0

Weapons guy.

0:42.0

So I was in charge of all the weapons and taxes.

0:43.8

I'm already in.

0:44.7

Two cracks in the front of a little bit,

0:46.3

shot moments, five IDs.

0:48.0

It was a lot, you know, it was a big appeal to swallow.

0:50.2

We were training on Afghan, though of course we got from it.

0:52.6

We were getting on every day all day.

0:54.9

Once the ID started hitting, that was a whole not TTP for us.

0:57.6

So it was like, we're back to square zero.

0:59.4

Your kids, kids, and my kids kids,

1:00.8

they'll be back in Afghanistan 40, 50 years from now,

1:03.4

because I think God build that place to fight.

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