C130 Loadmaster On Completing Missions, Making Drops & Overcoming Adversity | Josh Salgado

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Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Josh Salgado shares thrilling stories of jumping out of planes, traveling the world as air crew, and overcoming adversity. Discover how he navigated challenges like teasing and negative comments, found purpose during deployment, and maintained strong relationships. Packed with adventure, personal growth, and valuable life lessons, this episode is not to be missed. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Josh Sagado: IG: https://www.instagram.com/cosmic_absolute?igsh=dGNjcXFxdmRwMXhp&utm_source=qr YT: https://youtube.com/@cosmicabsolute?si=mL8E6N38iPRRCZw5 Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Deployment to the Horn of Africa 00:03:18 - Usage of VPNs for accessing restricted content 00:06:51 - Overcoming Adversity to Join the Air National Guard 00:10:15 - Overcoming Teasing and Negative Comments 00:13:33 - Childhood Inspiration to Join the Service 00:16:59 - Support from Parents 00:20:23 - Traveling the World as Air Crew 00:24:04 - Jumping Out of Planes and Mission Work 00:27:38 - Loading and Unloading the Plane 00:30:59 - Flexible Schedules and Training Opportunities 00:34:20 - Requirements for Becoming a Pilot 00:37:53 - Creative Pursuits During Deployment 00:41:45 - Finding Purpose and Getting Help 00:45:26 - Readjusting to Life After Deployment 00:48:44 - Exploring Italy and Meeting his Girlfriend 00:52:00 - Open Communication and Persistence in Relationships 00:55:23 - Invitation to the Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This was our first time getting to go to the Horn of Africa.
0:02.0	You have a brief, right?
0:03.1	They tell you what's going on in the region.
0:04.9	They tell you what you're supposed to be loading.
0:06.8	It doesn't always happen when you land at the airfields.
0:09.9	And then you go pre-flight the plane.
0:12.5	And usually they're already pre-flighted.
0:13.9	So you just do with the, you know, minimal abbreviated pre-flights.
0:18.2	And then you start loading the plane you know start up engines and you get
0:21.4	the hell out of there and start moving target welcome back to the locked in with the
0:31.9	endic podcast on today's episode we have connecticut resident joshua Salgado to share his journey of becoming a
0:40.2	C-130 loadmaster. This is a little bit of a different perspective on today's episode, but you know,
0:46.7	I have to switch it up for you guys here and there. I had Josh on the show a few weeks ago,
0:50.6	and he's just an all-around humble, nice and caring dude. He hooked me up with some
0:55.2	awesome merch from his clothing company and I'm really glad I got to do this interview with him.
1:00.2	So without further ado, sit back, relax and get ready to lock in with Joshua Salgado.
1:05.9	Josh, welcome to Locked In, man. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. Yeah, you said you're a
1:09.9	fan of the show. You've been listening and watching.
1:11.8	Yeah.
1:12.5	On my deployment, it actually, so that's when, like, YouTube shorts was, like, popping off. And we had a lot of time. And I saw you a whole bunch. So when I started my podcast, I was like looking at, is there anybody in Connecticut that's, like, a podcast or content creator? and then you popped up and I was like what?
1:27.4	I was like, no way.
1:29.0	That's awesome.
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