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Ep 304: New Boot Goofin' with TSgt Mark "Funky" Bunkley!

Ones Ready

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

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

51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

What's up to all the NorCal Bad Boys out here for this episode with the man, the myth, the legend, TSgt Mark "Funky" Bunkley.

In this conversation, Mark Bunkley discusses his transition from being an operator to a special operations recruiter. He highlights the challenges and misconceptions of recruiting for special warfare and emphasizes the importance of educating the public about the benefits and skills gained in these career fields. Mark shares his strategies for selling special warfare to potential recruits, particularly athletes, and emphasizes the need for consistency and proper training. He also expresses his job satisfaction in mentoring and seeing recruits succeed in their training and careers.

Mark shares his experiences in Air Force Special Warfare and the impact he has had on recruits' lives. He emphasizes the importance of progress and taking responsibility for one's actions. Mark discusses the challenges he faced and the character traits that contribute to success in training. He also highlights the opportunities for advancement and personal growth in special warfare. Mark addresses the role of parents in the decision-making process and offers advice on overcoming doubts.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Best Recruiting Event
01:34 Transition to Recruiting and Challenges
03:03 Misconceptions and Benefits of Special Warfare
04:26 Lack of Knowledge and Awareness
06:29 Transitioning from Operator to Recruiter
08:25 Skills Gained in Special Warfare
09:23 Intrinsic Motivation and Expectations
10:59 Selling Special Warfare and Personal Experiences
14:38 Recruiting Strategies and Target Audience
19:08 Importance of Baseline Athleticism
23:57 Common Mistakes in Physical Training
26:45 Preparing for Special Warfare at a Young Age
29:08 Importance of Consistency and Avoiding Overtraining
33:06 Job Satisfaction and Impact of Mentoring
34:14 Changing Lives and Progress
35:00 Mark literally doxxes some dudes and we all laugh about it
36:12 Taking Responsibility and Building Confidence
37:31 Character and Success
39:19 Advancement and Personal Growth
44:37 Overcoming Challenges and Learning Life Skills
46:11 Dealing with Mistakes and Accountability
48:28 Interacting with Parents and Overcoming Doubts
55:14 Future

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0:00.0

You're not an operator anymore. I have team gear that I don't use because I was never an operator.

0:10.8

Welcome to the team room. Okay.

0:13.0

You're sitting here with Mark Buckley, Buckley, Trent, myself, what's up?

0:16.6

We're actually just BSing the name of this episode, New Boot Goofin, because we're talking about,

0:21.0

you know, we wanted to bring Mark on, you know, we've been, we'll tell you the story of the story of the world.

0:27.4

Trent and I just happened to be there, so, and Trent and I are a narcissist and that's why it's the best one but you know we were talking before we came

0:33.6

on we just we just want a new boot goof a little bit we want to talk and see

0:36.7

what's up with you so Mark how you doing brother what is up what is up guys yeah that was an

0:40.9

awesome session that was actually the first thing I was going to say

0:44.9

yeah the Monterrey Beach session was awesome thanks for coming out and yeah we had people come from a long way it was the biggest

0:51.2

session we had in Northern California they have a really good video in around along the

0:53.3

long way, it was the biggest session we had in Northern California. They have really good video interaction.

0:55.6

So yeah, it was good all around.

0:58.1

The bad boys really showed up for that one.

0:59.6

The NorCal bad boys were rolling in there hot.

1:01.6

We had people from St. Louis Obispo in there hot. We had people from San Louis

1:02.8

Obispo in there, people just out there from all over. Yeah, one guy

1:06.6

came from Vegas. Yeah, it was crazy. It was a good one. That's indicative of

1:11.9

the culture though, Mark.

1:12.8

I will give you a pat on the back up there.

1:14.4

You guys have it going on to where you guys have built a good drive

1:17.2

and that's important for a development program.

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