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Ep 264: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman - SEAC Ramon Colon-Lopez

Ones Ready

Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

Education, Special Reconnaissance, Special Operations, Air Force, Pj, Combat Control, Tactical Air Control Party, Self-improvement, Fitness, Selection, Health & Fitness, Pararescue, Special Warfare, Tacp, Government, Assessment And Selection, Cct

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) is a highly respected military position and rank in the US Department of Defense. The SEAC is the most senior enlisted service member by position in the US Armed Forces. They are appointed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) to advise on joint and combined total force integration, utilization, and health of the force. Additionally, they serve as a spokesperson on issues affecting all enlisted personnel. The SE...

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0:00.0

What's up, everybody? Welcome back to the ones ready podcast. I don't want to overtalk

0:10.9

this intro. It's taken me 10 take so far to get it right. It's just because I care. And

0:14.8

you're going to see why the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs

0:18.8

of Staff or CAC is the highest ranking senior non-commission officer position inside

0:24.0

of the DOD. There has never been an airman to hold that position until December of 2019

0:29.9

when Para Rescue Chief Master Sergeant Ramon Kallon Lopez took on the title of CAC. CZ,

0:36.2

as he's better known inside of the Para Rescue and the joint community, has a lifetime of

0:40.6

leadership lessons, silver bullets for leadership, and his overall approach to being a carnivore

0:46.2

leader. And through these past four years, he has led and given counsel to the joint

0:51.1

chiefs through some of the most tumultuous times that we've seen inside of this country.

0:55.2

I do want to apologize for a little bit of the audio on this one. We had a bit of a connection

0:59.9

issue with CZ. So hopefully that doesn't annoy you too much. He drops some truth bombs

1:04.6

on this one. And as always, gave plenty of mentorship to myself and chief peaches. So

1:10.1

quick shout out. Thank you CAC CZ. Thank you for coming on. We appreciate you always pouring

1:15.5

into this community in the larger DOD enterprise. We hope you enjoy this episode of The One's

1:20.0

Ready Podcast.

1:21.0

Hey, everybody. Welcome back to The One's Ready Podcast. You're in the team room. Right

1:25.2

now you have me and we have CAC. So CAC, I got to be honest, I am, I'm not going to

1:35.4

fanboy on you because that would just be weird. But CAC CZ, you're a legend. I really appreciate

1:44.0

you joining us. Maybe Aaron will hop on after and jump into the mix with us. But for right

1:49.3

now, everyone is stuck with two of us. So I really appreciate you joining.

1:54.2

Thanks guys. And I know that this has been a long time in the making. I'm glad that

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