0:00:00 – Opening & Random Talk
0:14:51 – Mental Exercises for Stressful situations (Jody and Jocko)
0:22:47 – Opinions of “Soldier First” Principle.
0:33:30 – Silencing Distractions to achieve goals
0:54:40 – Mental prep, and routines in and out of battle.
1:11:26 – About Jody’s wife, who was the medic who saved him when he was wounded.
1:20:53 – Dealing w/ being away from Family.
1:28:01 – Jody’s workout methods.
1:48:04 – Handling doubts in life.
Jocko,
Thank you for your service and great job with the podcast. I am in my late forties and preparing to enter the law enforcement profession within the next few months. Given that my background does not contain military service, collegiate athletics or self-defense instruction such as jiu jitsu, I am concerned about my readiness. I get after it on runs and pump out tons of pull-ups, push-ups, and sit-ups each day. Aside from these activities, what specifically would you suggest I do to prepare for the police academy and the law enforcement profession as a whole?
Thank you for your time and God bless.
Steve Provencher
I did route clearance in Baghdad on route Pluto in 2004. You’re right, IED’s were nerve racking. I’m glad to hear from someone that it helped. We lost a young soldier to IED early on, later one to sniper fire. 5 of us had severe injuries due to IED blasts (including myself), and several minor injuries that were RTD. We were hit regularly by IED’s. My truck was hit 3 times before my injury. Their timing wasn’t perfect so they would detonate in front or behind us. They were buried, so there was no way of knowing where they would be. That was one of the factors that you talk about that we had little control over. You just go, and if you’re hit, you’re hit. I knew, every time we were hit, any convoy that passed there was safe from that one IED. It was like our job was to get blown up to protect others.
You guys are an inspiration. Thanks for what you’re doing here. I listen every day. You’re bringing me out of my cave. Thank you.