Episode 395 - Taylor Cavanaugh - Navy SEAL and the French Foreign Legion

Cleared Hot

Society & Culture

4.9 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 174 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Cavanaugh is a former Navy SEAL turned French Foreign Legionnaire.

Taylor is the only person to hold this unique distinction. His journey has taken him from jail cells to homelessness and even suicidal thoughts, only to find salvation through discipline and a clear sense of purpose.

To say that Taylor had a turbulent path would be an understatement. After earning his Trident and becoming a Navy SEAL to being kicked out of the U.S. military; How a spiral of pleasure-chasing and lack of purpose led to hitting rock bottom; The life-changing moment of clarity that led him to France and the French Foreign Legion; The rigorous discipline and mental fortification that helped him rebuild his life, and practical insights on how to unlearn self-sabotaging behaviors, cultivate inner peace, and align daily habits with your long-term vision.

Taylor's Website: https://www.taylorcavanaugh.com/

Taylor's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tcavofficial

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0:00.0	Okay, got the red smoke.
0:02.5	Gun runs.
0:04.6	North and south.
0:05.8	West of the smoke.
0:06.9	West of the smoke.
0:08.6	Okay, copy.
0:09.5	West of the smoke.
0:10.7	I'm looking at danger close now.
0:13.1	Come on winter, baby.
0:14.0	Give it to me.
0:14.5	I need it.
0:15.5	You're clear it hot.
0:16.7	Copy, cleared hot.
0:18.6	First kid you just had?
0:20.1	Yeah.
0:20.3	I knew where we're going to start.
0:21.4	Yeah.
0:21.9	How does that change your perspective on life?
0:24.1	Dude, it made, well, it was crazy because, dude, I mean, I got back from the Legion fucking 18 months ago.
0:29.3	So I got back in the country.
0:31.0	Yeah.
0:31.3	Fucking December.
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