Jocko Podcast 10: Police, Cussing, and STRESS–Deal with It, USE IT

Jocko Podcast

Jocko DEFCOR Network

Management, History, Business

4.8 • 31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2016

⏱️ 141 minutes

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0:00:00 - 1:02:02 - Book Review: "With the Old Breed," by Eugene Sledge 1:04:04 - How do you balance Extreme Ownership with holding others accountable? 1:15:41 - What are the best ways a Police Officer can mentally condition themselves for unpredictable violence and confrontation? 1:34:39 - What martial art should I put my kids in? 1:42:14 - How to overcome friction as the new leader in a new organization. 1:51:05 - How to learn/practice detachment in real time. 2:00:27 - Cussing and Foul Language? 2:14:35 - Dealing with situational stress in life. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	This is Jocco Podcast number 10 with Echo Charles and me, Jocco Willink.
0:11.7	Assaults into Hell.
0:16.1	We waited a seeming eternity for the signal to start towards the beach.
0:20.9	The suspense was almost more than I could bear.
0:24.3	Waiting is a major part of war, but I never experienced any more supremely agonizing
0:29.1	suspense than the excruciating torture of those moments before we received the signal
0:34.1	to begin the assault on Pellilu.
0:37.5	I broke out in a cold sweat as the tension mounted with the intensity of the bombardment.
0:42.7	My stomach was tied in knots.
0:45.3	I had a lump in my throat and swallowed only with great difficulty.
0:50.5	My knees nearly buckled, so I clung weakly to the side of the tractor.
0:55.8	I felt nauseated and feared that my bladder would surely empty itself and reveal me to
1:00.3	be the coward I was.
1:03.2	But the men around me looked just about the same way I felt.
1:07.3	Finally, with a sense of fatalistic relief, mixed with a flash of anger at the Navy officer
1:12.7	who was our wave commander, I saw him wave his flag toward the beach.
1:18.2	Our driver revved the engine.
1:21.0	The treads churned up the water and we started in, the second wave ashore.
1:26.9	We moved ahead, watching the frightful spectacle.
1:31.2	Huge geysers of water rose around the amtrak's, ahead of us as they approached the reef.
1:37.6	The beach was now marked along its length by a continuous sheet of flame backed by a thick
1:42.9	wall of smoke.
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