Episode 62: Angel Cortes - Gang Signs & Ranger Tabs

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

News, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Politics

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🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 184 minutes

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Summary

I talk a lot about maximizing opportunity as I believe there is no shortage of it in this country. This episode is a prime example of it. I sat down with Angel Cortes - former L.A. gang banger turned Army Ranger, and now studying to be a registered dietician to help the type of communities from which he came from. Lots of great insight into immigration policy as well as rising up in the face of abject poverty and adversity. Sponsored by @jockofuel, @originusa, and @resiliencecbd----------Table of Timestamps:Breaking the Ice - 2:15Trouble at Home - 11:00Morning Routine - 19:45Illegal Immigration - 30:00How to Cross the Border - 39:00Gang Signs - 49:45Cops and Robbers - 1:00:30Idols and Superheroes - 1:08:00Joining the Military - 1:16:30Boots on the Ground - 1:31:30How I Got Out - 1:41:00An Army Story - 1:48:15Florida Ranger School - 2:04:15Coming Home - 2:20:20Diet and Exercise - 2:30:15A Question for Mike - 2:49:15----------To find out more about Angel or to purchase any of Angel's apparel, visit www.r (https://rangercortes.com/)angercortes.com or follow him on Instagram @angelgcortes175.----------Support our sponsors:Origin Labs | www.originmaine.com/origin-labs | @ORIGIN USAResilience CBD | www.resiliencecbd.com/militaryandfirstresponderdiscount | @resiliencecbdApparel, accessories, protection dogs, and online training at www.trikos.comOnline dog training | https://teamdog.petTeam Dog Facebook | @TeamDogTraining Books, Blog, Media and more from Mike Ritland at www.mikeritland.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5531509/advertisement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You love America, you love the truth. Do you know what that immigrant's fight for this
0:10.1	country? And they're like, what? I remember crossing legally. I remember us only traveling
0:17.5	a night because it's too hot. I remember them passing the baloney packet saying, take
0:23.0	one, pass it down, take one, pass it down.
0:26.1	One of the things you mentioned, you said your parents were here illegally.
0:31.1	Was that correct? Yeah. Are they still?
0:35.1	One of my friends was like, what, you thought Mexicans were the only illegal
0:40.4	share? And I'm like, yeah, motherfucker.
0:43.1	My uncle called me like, hey, they took your aunt and they want 10 now. No,
0:49.1	no, we don't give them 10. We're not going to get her back. Me being poor and
0:58.1	the other gang members have money and cars and stuff like this. Like, well, I want that.
1:04.1	Can you say what the gang was or what? So, yeah, I mean, I'm not even sure if it's still
1:10.4	around, but it was called Pomo Vista. I started selling weed and then by, last 15,
1:18.1	or 16, I got my first gun. I got my first blick, I mean, I've been stabbed. I've been
1:25.8	stabbed in my head and I wear a more in the hat now, but if I take it off and if I cut
1:29.5	it, my hair will be a short, you see, it's not in ball spots. So as time came on, instead
1:35.2	of me having beef with those, you know, kids in junior high, now I got beef with grown
1:40.7	men. Yeah. God forgave me. And that's all I need. And I remember just thinking that's
1:49.1	not how that works. Welcome to Mike Drop, the podcast where relevancy is irrelevant and
2:02.8	we don't give a shit about your feelings. Ladies and gentlemen, as always, it's both
2:17.6	the honor and a pleasure to welcome my next guest to the podcast. He was a Southern California
2:23.6	gang banger turned eight year active due to US Army veteran several years of which as
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