Navy SEAL Blackwater Team McAfee CEO Jimmy Watson | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 183

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2024

⏱️ 245 minutes

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Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedrop Jimmy Watson has got one hell of a story to tell. He served 17 years on active duty, first with two deployments as a U.S. Marine before getting into private contracting at Blackwater, where he'd eventually rise to the rank of Team Leader and find himself squarely in the sights of the F.B.I. following the events of the Nisour Square Massacre. From there he'd join SEAL Teams over at SDV off the coast of Hawaii, before eventually pivoting into bodyguard work for one John McAfee - shortly before becoming Team McAfee's very own CEO. Throw in a scandalous dash of crypto trading, a sketchy stint doing in contract work in Columbia, and you've got yourself one hell of a story. Fortunately for us, when it comes to Jimmy Watson, nothing is off limits. ---------- Support Jimmy Watson - Join Jimmy's Warrior Tribe, Touchpoint Nation, at https://www.jimmywatson.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mightywarrior2023 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MightyWarrior2024 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mightywarrior2024 ---------- Sponsors: Beam Take advantage of Beam's biggest sale of the year and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to https://www.shopbeam.com/MIKEDROP and use promo code MIKEDROP at checkout! ---------- Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.pet ALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND: SHOP for Fueled By Team Dog Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel, Accessories, and Protection dogs - MikeRitlandCo.com - https://www.MikeRitlandCo.com Team Dog Online dog training - TeamDog.pet - https://www.TeamDog.pet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.0	You get the scrutiny. You get the pain train when it comes down to it. You don't get remembered for the touchdowns.
0:25.6	You don't get remembered for the teams you saved, the National Guard team you saved.
0:29.3	You only get remembered for being a monster, right? I was probably the sixth or seventh dude
0:38.0	as far as in the Marine Corps off that 53 in Afghanistan right after 9-11.
0:43.0	I was like, man, I don't know, he's like,
0:45.0	hey, listen, looked into Blackwater.
0:47.2	And at the time, it was the Wild Wild West, man.
0:50.3	You know, we would get in shoots all the time and then all hell breaks loose that
0:55.2	would change the course and direction of my life for many many years if I did
1:01.0	something so dishonorable and I have 10 days left to get on the Navy, why are you trying to give me all the bells and whistles?
1:07.0	I said no. So I flew to Lexington, Tennessee, started guarding John McPhee.
1:12.0	He says, right when you think you cannot take one more second.
1:15.8	He said that's when you're about halfway guns. And the Ladies and gentlemen as always is both an honor and a pleasure to welcome my next
1:40.5	guest to the podcast. He spent 17 years on active duty and reserve time both as a
1:46.0	marine and as a Navy SEAL. I'm going to delve into his career doing that and get right
1:51.5	into it. He did spend four years at Blackwater. He's the
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