Sheriff of Baghdad John 'Shrek' McPhee
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John McPhee, widely known as “The Sheriff of Baghdad” or “SHREK,” is a retired U.S. Army Special Operations Sergeant Major with over 20 years of distinguished service. A retired DELTA Force Operator, John was responsible for countless solo missions in country across a number of combat theaters all through out the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. After retiring from active duty, John founded the S.O.B. Tactical brand to extend his expertise to civilians, law enforcement, and militaries worldwide.
Talking to John, one thing's for sure - he's not one to apologize about anything. In fact, he's more down to earth than you might expect, and he's more than happy to answer any questions anybody dares to throw at him. So how does a homegrown Chicago man go on to run solo missions of the highest order? How does one develop the skills necessary to pass their skillset onto the next generation? And most importantly - why the hell do people call him 'Shrek' anyway? Let's meet John.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
11:15 - 30 Grams of Protein, 30 Minutes of Cardio
13:31 - Growing Up in Southside Chicago
17:37 - I Seen Rambo
21:54 - Then I Broke My Leg in a Minefield in Iraq
33:53 - Ranger School
38:12 - From Ranger Battalion to Delta
43:12 - 10 Months in El Salvador
50:36 - Special Operations Unit Selection Process
01:03:50 - Leadership Opportunities
01:11:23 - Getting Selected (Fanfare Not Included)
01:23:07 - Welcome to Delta Force
01:31:16 - Personalities at A Squadron
01:36:31 - Jumping at Fort Bragg on 9/11
01:40:08 - The Battle of Tora Bora
01:45:24 - Running Solo Missions in Iraq
02:09:25 - Canine Encounters
02:20:20 - Uday Hussein, Qusay Hussein, and Deck of Card Targets
02:29:37 - Vehicles, Helos, and Preferred Carry
02:39:13 - Foreign Threats, Domestic Relations
02:45:50 - Looking for Exit (Struggles Included)
02:51:41 - A Coyote of Bucket Lists
03:03:35 - Sheriff of Baghdad Tactical Training
03:13:36 - Acclimating to Civilian Life
03:26:16 - Leaving a Legacy
03:30:06 - Becoming Shrek: The Sheriff of Baghdad
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This guy doesn’t give af what you think about him
That’s cuz he knows he’s had many many men try to kill him over the years and not one has succeeded…
Why would he give a f#€k? Lol…
Absolute Best Life Philosophy.....
Who does? I only care what God thinks about me.
Why would anyone care!? Your own prison living like that
When you got a hog like that, he don’t care what you think because he already knows what your wife thinks lol.
What’d you eat for breakfast? John: idk man, we came and ate.
How many people in the restaurant?
John: idk man, you know what I mean? We had like 200 or maybe even 10. We either walked through the parking lot in or went around, it sucked.
@@evanborba5869 , yeah, that's the gist of most of his answers.
😂 it sucked lol
😂
What kind of detergent...were the dishwashers using in the back?
If he ever was questioned by a cop he would drive the cop insane.
Only Shrek could get away with calling SEAL’s meth heads to a SEAL. Love the energy.
That part had me cracking up like omg he really said that lmaoo
Only a sensitive little beta would get upset
I've been a student of Shrek for years, and he is not "trashed" in this interview 😄. He's just a hard dude that's done awesome shit and enjoys maintaining a sense of humor towards life.
accurate.
100 percent
The way his Body Movements like a Meth Head, But Obviously He Isn’t He is Just Different.
@@Diddley-js6lfjust a quirky dude, probably his way of adapting to civilian life and not being a super serious master Sergeant type
He doesn’t come across as trashed at all to me. He sounds like those Californians who always come across as laidback , but it turns out they seem that way when they are punching you in the head or relaxing in the sun or whatever. I call it the Californian demeanor. It doesn’t necessarily require you to be from California. I have no idea where this guy hails from.
The sign of a great interviewer is when the interviewer separates his ego from the interview. Mike Ritland is a great interviewer, you can tell Shrek DNGAF and called it like he saw it.
big balls ritland hanging in the pocket
Mike has a lot of patience and good tact. This must have made him grit his teeth a lot.
@@adg5456the "stupid question" part was the only part I saw that would've urked Mike a little.
Tip of the hat to Ritland for his interview skill and patience McPhee def doesnt make your job easy as an interviewer but he is one of the most interesting humans in modern history. Great episode!
This is the goofy guy someone would try to fuck with thinking hes a clown and get absolutely folded
Book 📕 Cover !!
Well put, 😂 damn that made me spit my coffee out. Hilarious
yeah this was really well put, totally right!
Or even worse, catch him with a good one on a bad day a think you won the war and in his mind it was the beginning of the war in his mind
@@josephsmith6777 it would be a very short war
McPhee knows damn well he is a pain in the ass to interview lol
@xxjoeyt07xx and he loves it and lemme tell u...in real life (took his courses and attended a weekend event with him) he's a funny, bust ur balls, live life to the fullest kind of guy! Honestly, a treat to be around!
@@SemperFi_EDC_Guy yeah I don’t even get what people are complaining about this dude was the realest non-company man! I enjoyed the crap out of it!
I was thinking he would be a cop's worst nightmare if he ever was questioned.
@@xxjoeyt07xx not sure what they expect- he’s delta- he’s not gonna talk much lol
@@SemperFi_EDC_Guy I’m soooooooooooooooooo jealous. I really want to
Probably the funniest arrangement of words I heard this interview: "We aint seen a hard enemy in a long time, so like, ok for example I'll pick on navy seals, a navy seal takes a house, naked, with a wheel gun and he walks in backwards....that mofo gona be out there on the instagram teaching that shit next week."
@@dbm212 I was crying
What is the timestamp for this? Didn’t catch it.
What is the timestamp for this? Didn’t catch it.
😂😂😂😂
02:38:20
Mike: "Can you give us more detail about that?"
John: "yeah! Iwas fuckin crazy! You know what I mean?"
Mike: "sure"
Ehe ehe
😂😂😂
Man this guy seems high and drunk at the same time, what a legend
@thewizard7798 Shrek is flying high,high 😂😂
No no high drunk and sober at the same time.
Hes just been in countless scenarios where your asshole would pucker so tight that it creates a black hole, so now he is just living a chill life
A legend on the battlefield no doubt but a horrible guy to interview. I kept wondering if he was buzzed
@@edwardtyson4746This is a natural down to earth discussion. I rather John’s style than some ultra stoic badass Agent 47 sounding guy 😂
Took Shreks pistol training course a couple years ago, this man is the most down to earth, chill badass you’ll ever meet. His knowledge of combat is absolutely staggering. Hope to see more podcasts of him.
Same and same!
The Shawn Ryan show needs tj get him and pat macnamara on the
@@ciscojames104Shrek already made one with Shawn Ryan a couple of weeks ago, should be out any day now.
literally the worst story teller ever
“Hey John what got you interested in joining the military?”
“Well I was getting drunk with this dude Scott…” 😂😂😂
Best answer ever
“Ogres are like onions, ogres have layers, onions have layers.”
The sheriff has layers too!
this gives me hope
Ritland was not expecting some of the pushback answers..including Navy Seals are fluid and telling him that he was asking stupid questions…😂😂😂 Never seen Ritland get semi flustered before😂😂😂
Fair point for sure
@MikeRitland , handled it like a great interviewer. I was impressed.
It's just the way John is he doesn't mean anything by it he's like that in every interview
Watching this interview, while it is so great, he's giving me so much anxiety. Mike is an example of class and humility.
@@MikeRitland I thought u handled it with class and like always showed what a great human being you are, thank u for all your hard work and all of your interviews!! I always learn so much being a Woman and a civilian there's always lessons that can be brought to my life in them. So thank u!
John is cut from a different cloth. Love this guy. 🇺🇸
This has got to be the most interesting interview I have watched Mike conduct, not because the topics are extraordinary, but because getting Shrek to stay on topic and answer the questions is like herding cats. Mike had to have been exhausted at the end.
Shrek tells great stories and has knowledge but he doesn't actually talk much about what he did with Delta. I still always watch his interviews though. Legend.
The way Shrek is about the Seal vs Delta thing is always awesome, but Mike just taking everything in stride is amazing because Shrek doesn’t give a shit to tell Seals that Devgru is as good as a mid range SF group lol Mikes a great interviewer.
“Fuck idk man , you know what I’m saying 😂” this is who I want to be when I’m 50+
just say i dont know... this is not twitterlimits
Dude he tears apart the SEALs every chance he gets and its so entertaining 😂
Mike - I've been watching your videos a while. You've never been bad at it. Your interviewing skills have gotten so good. You can tell you pay the guests the proper respect by doing research into some of these questions.
Most entertaining guest to date Mike!
Not much research needed for Shrek
Drinking game: Take a shot every time the sheriff says "you know what I mean"
I did it!! St. Peter says "Hello".
you‘d get your stomach pumped and hour in 😂
….lets go! Lol #1
Yeah I mean he's a funny guy I like his personality, but come on man let's hear the juicy stuff, he blows most of these questions off like nobody wants to hear them. I wish he would go into detail more about the things he did at the beginning of the war.
I've heard other interviews with some of the other horse soldiers and those guys are awesome storytellers
I can't play I'm not ukranian
Epic that he brought up SEALs and morality 😂
Why?
Because all SEALs are bad guys, right?
I'll bet you're a choir boy, huh?
Maybe a fkn saint, too?
My jaw dropped lol
It's 2024 and its all coming out😂
was about to pass out and felt the damn tension in the room
@@GruntProof Problems with morality are present in every military unit. The Navy SEALs just do a horrible job covering it up.
What a super interesting and impressive guy. He has to have the most peaceful, friendly, and scariest vibes of any of Mike’s guests. In my opinion one of Mike’s most skilled interviews!!!
This guy is awesome. Most real dude you'll ever listen to. No ego. Humility. But straight up killer. Funny as hell
Plenty of ego 🎉
No EGO?? huh, ??
@Swordofmichael333 seems pretty down to earth especially considering his accomplishments. Not the typical s.f guy bragging. He downplayed how much of a badass he is.
I love listening to this guy. Fantastic stuff! ❤
This dude is orbiting jupiter and I love it
ahaha yea he was on some type of drug. LOL
@@Thebluesky0311 you have no idea who the fuck you are talking about.
You have no idea who this man really is, you dont have the slightest clue what you even witnessing in this interview
@@Thebluesky0311 how many times are you going to comment the same thing? What do you have against this dude?
@MatthewSomethingOrOther hes gonna say it till the cows come home because he's a dumbass. Listen, "bluesky0311", go take a pistol or rifle course with John & you'll understand that's just how he is and frankly, he's awesome af!
The Sheriff has arrived!!
I know what you mean John.
You are absolutely getting the best interview guests. What a gem.
Tell me this is 2 days long.....
He's nuts 😂
Sir, I am thinking your brainwave and my brainwave are very similar. What an awesome comment. May God bless America. May God bless you and your family.
Felt like it
this is 2 days long ;
God Bless you my brother from another. God Bless America and the ones choosen!@@xprettylightsx
Enjoyed the hell out of this one. So nice to have Shrek in-studio for a long-form podcast interview..
You did awesome Mike! Seemed like a tough guy to interview but entertaining none the less. Thank you for all of your hard work to bring us fantastic content!
Dudes a fuckin badass
John seems like a guy you’d drink at the bar with trading stories for 4 hours and never ask each others names
Only 13 minutes in and im impressed with how fucking cool this guy is.
1 hour gang sign in and btw “fuck it man it’s going in evidence and I’m walking away to get another one for $250” goes hard asf from shrek
that line touched me..
Been following John since 2014 I can honestly say he’s cool as fuck lol. Glad everyone else gets to meet him.
“Chaos is my jam “ no one better on a podcast then Shrek, SOB’
He’s the by far the gnarliest of gnarly…. Love to hear this legend
LMAO totally not what I was expecting him to sound like 😅 awesome
Maybe he's had a few 🍺
Yea he's on something or drunk
@@roofer3608he's always like that. I served with him for 3 years and what you see now is a toned down version
Holy fuck balls! That was a great interview. Shrek is an intense dude. I’m hoping to get to train with his company soon. I was locked in for the entire thing. He tells it like it is. No sugar coat. Great job Mike!
This episode is gonna be big
Shrek is the ultimate guy to “encase in glass” with a sign that says “Break glass in case of war.” What a legend. Thanks John and Mike!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
You stole that from some guy i heard say that about him
@@1stidvet553 I did! Tim Kennedy said it on Shawn Ryan. It’s true!
I met him in Ft. Pierce, Florida once. Cool guy, really humble and laid back.
You met Shrek there? That’s where I live!!
This is clearly a top 10 episode in my opinion.
Many thanks Mike and John!
Patiently waiting for you to drop this
You can tell Mike did not like when he said “people ask that stupid question” Mikes reaction was funny lol I would’ve been bothered too
There no stupid questions…except that one..that one is stupid lol😂
Time stamp?
@@ser8213that wasn’t a stupid question
@@Diogo93time stamp?!
Judging by the look on his face, I think Mike would start to think about previous life decisions if he ever had to share a hide-site with the Sergeant Major, lol. I enlisted in '96 also and actually 'met' the sergeant back pre-9/11, he had been in a platoon with one of our sergeants previously. I wasn't even 21 so yeah, he was a very intimidating and imposing figure to a young Ranger and even then I was glad to know that he was on our side.
Carpe Noctem Brothers
RLTW
Shriek is a fucking animal, love this guy I could listen to him all day!
John is a beast. Thank goodness he's on our team! - Mike Ritland is one of the best interviewers EVER! Nice work!
my favorite interview I have seen on Mike Drop. Have been watching from the beginning and seen how Mike has evolved. These two met at the perfect time, and enjoyed this from beginning to end. Thank you.
Someone who actually did shit vs someone who did shit
Let’s get the numbers up on the 👍 to show Ritland our appreciation.
Always my favorite interview. Ive watched them all and still laugh at all the same stories because he's so genuine
johnathan the sheriff of swagdad
This is a legend ! About time you had him on !!! Best of the best !
been a fan of John for years. thanks for having him on, was a great listen.
This guy won't be crying on Shawn Ryan show anytime soon 😂
clash of personalities with shawn lol
@@spudbeans22 😂
He’s already been on. Not posted yet.
@@alexashleigh8787 should be fun
@@alexashleigh8787really?
This guy is definitely Gen X. Hilarious as crap. Maybe a bit of a sociopath lol
just a bit…
absolutely.. but in a good way
been chomping at the bit for this interview
Never get tired of John!! A true American Badass but you missed out on the story of Mr Goodbar
Love it. Taken several classes with college Shrek over the years. He’s always this chill and down to earth.
My favorite commando. I have to say this is the best interview I’ve seen with John. Congratulations Mike!
Has Mike met his ball bustin match 😮
"A lot of money!" - Shrek
I’ve wanted this for so long it kills me.
I'm halfway through and Shrek is really a giant dickhead when Mike is just trying to have something more than "yeah man, let's go get on a plane and get after it". He wants the history, clearly, and this dude is just giving the most vague, short, non answers ever. I get op sec and all that but give the pod a LITTLE taste even if it's fucking made up wtf.
@jonathanbell8887 he literally has things he can't answer. Period. John has been on tons of smaller podcasts and never gave as Many details as he did here. He's also got the Shawn Ryan interview he was headed to after this so maybe he was trying to save a lil tea and not waste it all.
Can't wait for this one
“I’ll try not to ask anymore stupid f’ing questions”… checked him, then right back to the interview. Ol Mikey Big Balls is a professional
One of the best Mike! Super good stuff!
Pat McAfee’s dad is cool as shit!!
Is he actually his father?!
His uncle John McAfee isn't doing too well
@@burnssy112that’s the bad half of the family,they don’t get invited to the block parties
It's McPhee not McAfee
@@Shoes_Gone NO...and also Pat Mcafee wouldnt even make a pimple on this guy's ass
Seeing Mike completely fan Man him says it all.
The Unit
You’re “fan manning” him 😂
Gah leee! I was super stoked for this one and it did NOT disappoint! Thanks Mike! Great questions and funny as hell.
Saw this early on your patreon. IT WAS AWESOME!!!
One of the fuckin BEST
Dude goes to get snacks and ends up on the first successful solo mission in Afghanistan 😂😂 i love this entire interview, dude is the most humble down to earth Absolute unit of a man ❤ and so damn funny
This guy is a genius of simplicity
Thanks, Mike I've been hoping and waiting for S.O.B to be on your show. My wish came true.
Shrek is a unique animal 😂
This was a different pace for Mike I'm sure. Great interview.
I've seen Shrek on other interviews and this was the best for both.
Thank you both.
Fuckin Booze and News gawd dammit
Mike great job pulling info out of the sheriff! Shrek has so much info in that brain and pulling it out is so important seeing as we have very little from our last deadly warriors in Vietnam.
I’ve been waiting for this my whole life!!!!!
Great job with the interview man, this is a special sort of dude and you just kept the hammer going. Good shit.
These keep getting better!
You don’t have to be a veteran to realize that civilian life- for the most part- is underwhelming, full of disappointment, and tedious- I can’t imagine what it must be like for guys who operated in a tier 1 unit for their whole career.
100%
Enjoying this podcast with a cigar after work .. thank you fellas, I learned alot and appreciate you both
Probably my favorite Interview Mike. This guy is dropping alot of wisdom. I'll playing this one again.
So McPhee is basically doing a mission that Dalton Fury wrote about! That’s crazy
Dalton Fury sent him on that mission 😮
I couldn’t figure out why Dalton Fury hadn’t written anymore books till I figured out he’d died
@@user-cn6ne9xr2yyeah his books are great.
Well shrek is literally in the book lol he was on team jackal
I cant imagine mike was too pleased with this roller coaster😂
One brilliant bad ass! Dude is a legend.
One of the best warfighters of all time yet extremely grounded. Legend for the legends.
Shrek is the man & an absolute legend!! This will easily be one of the best episodes to date on MicDrop!
Can you imagine Shawn Ryan trying to interview this guy
PTSD is afraid of Shrek
Fun fact. In Coming to America and Eddie Murphy fucked the guy up with the broomstick. That guy with the shotgun was Samuel L. Jackson, and it was his first major acting role.
🤣🤣🤣
Yup
Been waiting on McPhee to make huge public appearances on Podcast for a long time.
He's been on Combat Story more than once.
@@hk45c62 “Huge”
@@hk45c62 I’ve watched all of them.
@@3tvet me too, and over and over, so thankful for this new interview, Shrek is The Man!
Dude can time travel and he wants to go drop in on D Day. 😂
Man I been waiting for your or Shawn to put this guy on man greatest interview ever
Awesome episode Mike, thanks!
Never miss an SOB interview. Thank you for sharing.
I think dudes like him can endure so much because they're just naturally high on life, they are happy, humorous, and care free in any situation you could imagine.
Mental fortitude. If the mind gives up the body will too. Special gift.
YESSSSS!!!! Been waiting for this - Shrek is a legend!!
Much love, appreciation and respect to you both! Thank you BOTH for all your service, sacrifices and continued service between your speaking engagements, shooting and training as well as educating your fellow Americans, Godbless & cheers!🇺🇸🍻
I love this SOB. Such a good interview.