#372 Wylie McGraw - Patriotism & The Military Industrial Complex

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Wylie is an American combat veteran and high-performance coach who recently chose to re-enlist in the military at age 45. We discuss the reality of service, sacrifice, and patriotism, as well as the evolving role of masculinity and how cultural shifts challenge traditional ideals.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:49) Wylie McGraw's background

(01:32) Wiley's Military Journey

(02:46) Patriotism and Service

(04:59) Confronting Misconceptions

(11:17) The Essence of Patriotism

(20:04) The Role of Masculinity

(26:14) Modern Society's Challenges

(32:02) The Illusion of More Equals Freedom

(33:09) Core Components of Long-Term Happiness

(33:59) The Decline of Faith, Family, and Health

(35:21) The Importance of Community and Connection

(36:18) Confronting Uncomfortable Truths

(40:33) The Impact on Military Morale

(52:12) A Divine Calling to Reenlist

(58:23) Outro

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0:00.0	I think that's the biggest thing now that the veil has been pulled back. So we're seeing a lot of the truth behind some of the motives with the military industrial complex, not even in the United States, but just around the world, how militaries are used sometimes for certain purposes. But I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that is that they see us as these puppets for politicians and their agendas. We join to serve the flag, the country we love so much that we
0:21.5	are blessed to be born in that we don't take for granted. We join to protect those that we love
0:26.0	behind us. We join to make this country right.
0:31.4	I am the man, sick with the slang, sick and I'm destined for fame. Do for the fam, not for the
0:36.3	grand, stunting me and destined for pain. I do not fr not front, I do not scam Put some respect on my name Sick like a pain Clicking a bang, y'all don't remember the name Y'all going to remember the name. Wiley McRaw, welcome to the Real Talk With Zubi podcast. For my listeners who are not familiar with you, please introduce yourself to my audience. Thank you.
0:54.5	Thanks for having me on the show, brother.
0:55.7	I appreciate it.
0:56.7	My name is Wiley McGrath.
0:58.3	I was born and raised in Southern California, an Orange County area, played competitive
1:02.3	sports all my life.
1:04.0	I grew up in a big Irish, Scottish Catholic family, two brothers, mom and dad, obviously.
1:09.9	And yeah, I've just raised around sports my whole life.
1:13.5	I grew up around guys like Rod Karoo, Bo Jackson, because of my family's contacts
1:17.2	through the game.
1:18.7	And I became a star pitcher.
1:20.6	I played baseball for about 13 years, a little bit of football growing up into high
1:23.4	school.
1:24.6	But I also decided at some point through that journey as I started to get older
1:29.4	that I wanted to follow in the footsteps of many of the men in my family and I joined the military
1:32.8	instead of going to college right out of high school. I spent five and a half years serving
1:38.2	active duty of U.S. Army as an infantryman. I went overseas during the global war on terrorism.
1:43.0	Kosovo was my first deployment.
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