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Will Cain Country

What It Takes To Be A U.S. Army Delta Force Operator ft. Jim Erwin

Will Cain Country

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4.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Will releases the third installment of his “Elite Warrior Series” where he will speak to former members of the most elite units within the U.S. military to find out what motivates them, what makes them tick, and what drives them to the highest levels of human performance. Today, Will speaks with former U.S. Special Operations Forces Operator Jim Erwin. Representing Delta Force, the top tier of JSOC (U.S. Joint Special Operations Command), Erwin discusses Delta Force’s main objective of counter-terrorism, his journey through the Army Rangers to Delta Force, and the meticulous standards that Delta Force is held to. Plus, they discuss how Erwin got the nickname "Kraken," as well as revealing as much as he possibly could about Tier-One teams that he publicly is able to. Tell Will what you thought about this conversation by emailing willcainpodcast@fox.com Follow Will on Twitter: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.5

Hey what's up it's Will Kane today we have I think a unique

0:32.4

a very special addition to our series focusing on America's most

0:38.4

elite warriors. Today we talk to a Tier 1 operator, a Delta Force operator, Jim the Cracken Erwin.

0:50.2

It may be worthwhile to point out in terms of terminology and structure exactly what I'm talking about.

0:56.8

Most of what we think of when it becomes a conversation about special operators are Tier 1 warriors or rather I'm sorry tier 2

1:07.0

warriors that's Navy SEALs that's Army Special Forces better known as

1:12.0

Green Berets.

1:14.0

Tier 1 warriors, report not to Special Operations Command, but to Joint Special Operations Command, which is outside of the military hierarchy and reports directly to the Pentagon.

1:28.0

There is one SEAL team, SEAL Team 6, that is considered a Tier 1 asset.

1:35.0

And from the Army, there is Delta Force that is considered a Tier 1 asset.

1:42.0

Now here's why I find that fascinating and why considered a tier one asset.

1:42.8

Now here's why I find that fascinating and why I think it's going to be

1:46.7

enlightening when it comes to my conversation with Jim Irwin.

1:50.0

For many of our conversations with special forces and special operators, you hear a lot of guys talk

1:55.8

about the Brotherhood, the camaraderie, the identity, the accomplishment of becoming a Navy SEAL or a Green Beret or a Marine Rader.

2:07.0

It's interesting when I talked to Jim Irwin that when you talk about a Tier 1 Delta guy, you're talking about an environment that is like making the NFL.

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