SEAL Team Eight Sniper Sam Mackey | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 178

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2024

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Sam Mackey retired from the U.S. Navy with over 20 years of service in SEAL Teams, having served first as a Sniper at SEAL Team Eight before pivoting to SEAL Team Four. During his tenure he deployed to the likes of Iraq, Afghanistan, Uganda, Cameroon, and more. He's also nearly a record-holder, having taken a shot at the title (literally) with a particularly long-distance engagement during his time in Afghanistan. Today, he's the CEO and Co-Owner of Outsider, a high-quality outdoor lifestyle brand that's encouraing people to get outside, be bold, and live free. Serving on a SEAL Team is tough enough, so how does somebody end up deploying twith two of them? What's the story behind that nearly-a-world-record sniper shot? And most importantly - what kind of stories do you get when you serve 20 years at SEAL Teams? Let's ask Sam. ---------- Support Sam Mackey & Outsider - Website - https://www.outsider.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/outsiderig ---------- 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! ---------- Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedrop 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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0:00.0	If you could get rid of everything bad about banks and build one from scratch,
0:04.4	you'd build a different kind of bank.
0:06.5	One that has actual people you can talk to 24-7, not robots,
0:11.5	doesn't invest in fossil fuels, charges no extra fees for spending abroad,
0:16.1	and definitely doesn't close before you finish work.
0:18.6	You'd build tools to help manage bills, teach kids good money habits, and give interest on personal and joint accounts.
0:25.9	So what would that look like?
0:27.8	Starling Bank, the bank built for you.
0:30.8	Ten meters shy, like ten meters to the, or five meters to the right or something of that nature.
0:35.3	So I just send another one.
0:36.6	He's 5 meters right in front of him.
0:38.8	Send another one and he looks at me and he goes I think you got it.
0:44.0	You know, they say your first platoon, you know,
0:46.0	dictates how the rest of your career is going to go
0:48.0	or your lens on the rest of your career
0:50.0	and I had a hell of a first platoon.
0:52.0	Yeah, I went back to the team eight, did an appointment there,
0:55.0	and then went to team four.
0:58.0	Then he popped up and he was about 400 yards away
1:00.0	from another hide, and I looked right at him and dropped him.
1:03.4	Oh yeah.
1:04.4	Damn.
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