Veterans Day Throwback: EP 066 with Jimmy Settle

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4.9 • 152 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 107 minutes

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In this episode, Cody has a conversation with retired pararescueman Jimmy Settle. Jimmy details his arduous journey to becoming a pararescueman, or PJ, in his book “Never Quit.” He talks about the endless hours of training and everything it took to become a PJ. All of that training ultimately led him to a heavy firefight in the Watapur Valley in Afghanistan in 2010. He was part of a military operation called “Bulldog Bite 2 Charlie,” and while on his way to provide medical aid he was shot in the head. Fortunately, the bullet didn’t penetrate his skull. And after he received medical attention, he got back out there and continued his duties as a PJ. When Jimmy got back home from war, he felt broken. His career as a PJ had ended long before he had planned. On top of that, he was experiencing serious physical pain and PTSD. And he couldn’t find any help. As a result, he went through a period of suicidal depression and homelessness. Since then, Jimmy has found help in therapy, family and college. He says that “Life’s funny like that. You don’t always see the spot you’re gonna land when you let go of the thing you’re holding onto.”

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0:00.0	Welcome to this week's episode. In this one, I have a conversation with retired pararescueman Jimmy Settle.
0:17.0	Jimmy details his arduous journey to becoming a pararescueman or PJ in his book never quit.
0:25.2	He talks about the endless hours of training and everything it took to become a PJ.
0:30.6	All of that training ultimately led him to a heavy firefight in the Water
0:34.6	Valley in Afghanistan in 2010. He was part of a military operation called Bulldog Bite to Charlie and while on his way to provide medical aid, he was shot in the head.
0:47.0	Fortunately, the bullet didn't penetrate his skull.
0:51.0	After he received medical attention, he got back out there and continued his duties as a PJ.
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2:01.0	Okay, back to Jimmy Settle. When Jimmy got back from war, he felt broken. His career
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