Comrades: In times of war or uncertainty there is a special breed of warrior ready to answer our Nation’s call. Common citizens with uncommon desire to succeed. Forged by adversity, they stand alongside America’s finest special operations forces to serve their country, the American people, and protect their way of life.
Why Sam decided to join the Navy SEALs
How Stoicism and mental strength separates the wheat from the chaff during the brutal selection process known as BUD/S
The highs and lows of his service in the SEALs
How much of a danger DEI demoralization mind virus is to the military
How he transitioned to civilian life by writing, investing, and building a company and writing
The best ways we can support veterans like him
My favorite passages from his writing:
There is a certain irony here: your fear of death becomes the means by which you die. Said another way, your inability to control the thoughts within your own head is what kills you. Neither the grenade, nor the sailor who lobs it into the deeps, nor even the officer who orders him to lob it, is the cause of your death. You and you alone are to blame for your early departure from this life. But not just your departure – your brother as well as he floats beside you, eyes wide behind his mask, patiently waiting for your move. He too will die. And how many more besides, now that this warship can wreak havoc across the seas? How many more due to your ungoverned mind?
If you duck boat right now, will you duck when your house burns down? If you duck boat right now, will you duck when your loved one is assaulted or when your country is invaded? If you duck boat right now, will you bear up under 100+ pounds of gear, or will you leave behind ammunition to lighten your load and place your team at risk? Will you bear up under rockets and bullets and remain calm as you inch closer and closer to the exact line at which life ceases and death begins, or will you fold?
