How a SEAL Team 6/DEVGRU Operator joined DELTA Force
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Get this guy on the Shawn Ryan show
YES BRO
Has to for sure man
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I would love to see Sal guinta on the SRS.
Legit. Shawn has to get this dude
This guy served in both Delta Force and Seal Team Six is a true legit badass Special Forces warrior showing no fear of the enemies of freedom and America
That buys some serious bragging rights, but he couldn't be more humble and self-deprecating.
I take my hat off to you sir.
Becuz killing people under the banner of âmericaâ automatically means one is fighting for freedom. Sure guy
Lol, "enemies of freedom and America". You sound like a high school senior on his way to boot camp with no knowledge of geopolitics.
@@HC-wo2tz what unit were you with, and when?
@@markbeames7852 I have extensive combat experience in the Middle East, Europe, and the Pacific. Mostly in the online/virtual world. I was in a variety of units, but I swear to you, not once did I use the N-word on any online comrade slowing us down, or enemy players.
In all seriousness though, if you're going to take the path of military service as some gotcha, try again. JIngoism isn't a good look.
Heâs a stud, right before he retired he got to run a mission with his own son whoâs in the 75th Ranger Regiment
Thatâs incredible! Any videos with this story?
That's kind of sad that fathers and sons are fighting in the same war.
@@stephen3762 it was a common thing in the past
@@flatsurfaces1913 in what past? Unless your referring to maybe the draft or something but deff wasnât common
â@@lilslicknick93 I think he's referring to the Civil War. Lmao
Kevin is one of the most humble and down to earth guys you will ever meet! When he introduced himself to our group he just said he was in the Army. Quite the understatement.
Note to Self: Never underestimate a game warden.
Most of them have the hardest training of any police force. Think about it. Remote. Practically no backup. Everyone they encounter is armed. Even a fisherman has a knife... At minimum.
And then there's the wild animals and terrain to contend with.
Game wardens are usually a different breed. I've never seen an overweight one. Most of the guys I've ran into were country cowboys and all military vets.
He was in SEAL team 6 before he was a game warden. he was trying to get back in after 911. they said he would have to do a deployment with a regular SEAL team. He wanted to go back to tier 1 operations, so he apllied for Delta.
@@TheHypernaught well they told him he could go back to team 6 but first he had to do two deployments with a regular team first. Then he could go back to team 6. Then his friend told him about Delta Force. And he changed his mind and wanted to try out for them. Since ethry we're the only team higher then team 6. If he disnt make selection there he would have gone back to team 6. But he made Delta Force. What a cool career
Or a navy cook ?
This guy is like an unrealistic character created for an Expendables movie. This is so incredible - I don't know how a movie hasn't been made about him.
We have super heros who walk amongst us. I could have done so much more in the Army other than being a Recon Scout. I allowed my own mind to defeat me and talk myself out of Ranger school and special forces. Now that life is over and all I have in my head is regret and what ifs. If you are young reading this in your early 20s. Never leave the military with what ifs in your life. You will live to regret it. These men are truly super heros
i was also a recon scout at first, was gonna get out but signed another contract and decided to go sof and rs. no regrets
@@goldguard2k proud of you brother. I'm 34 and got out at 28. Spent 7 years as a scout. Prepared myself for Ranger School after leaving fort Campbell and into Fort Irwin. Fort Irwin sucked the life out of me. Lost the drive I once had. I fell victim of a weak mind. Godspeed brother
@@goldguard2k congratulations bro that has to be awesome. And stuff you should be very proud of. That is sooo cool.amd I bet it was fun. And going that far ya you would have no regrets at all. Thanks for serving the nation and for being soft/sf. What a cool job I bet that was. Hey I have a question and your the perfect gentleman to ask. Are SF and SOF the same thing basically or different?
And one more thing I wanted to add. None of you men have anythig to regret. You all served your country bravely. And all of us Americans are Greatfull for all of you that did. Thank you gentlemen...
Iâm turning 26 is it too late
Seal team 6 and Delta Force, thatâs impressive.
And here I am still trying to push doors open while I should be pulling.
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He's got a super fascinating story & it's super impressive what he's been through & able to achieve/over come. The country needs more men like him!
Kevin used to come into a GNC I managed in wilkesboro. One of the nicest and down to earth people Iâve met. His son came in a few times too and is just like his dad. Kevin if you read this it was 2014, good memories!
Once he gets on the SRS, I cannot wait to hear Shawn ask a similar question but with his "how about the long version?" because that was breezing over a ton of stories. lol
Who is this guy thanks bro
@@zico1583 This is MSG Kevin Holland, of CAG (aka Delta Force) formerly of DEVGRU (aka Seal Team Six), one of the very few operators known to the public to have served on both of these two "Tier 1" JSOC Special Missions Units as an operational member.
"Well let's back up."
It just makes my jaw drop when I hear stories of guys from all Military branches go and give 100% and find themselves in the Unit. That is such a huge step to take, yet they go for it because they want to be among some of the very best warriors that we have. It blows me away. Damn man!! It shows what one highly motivated person can do when he goes all out for it. No excuses, no shame , just a warriors heart. Thank all of you people in our Military for who they are, and what they do on a daily basis. Y`all Rock!
Never think a man with a southern accent is dumb....
Some of the best & brightest "operators" are from the south đ»
Thank you for your service, gentlemen.
Big shout-out to Billy Waugh
Charlie Beckwith and my cousin fought together at Plei Mei SF Vietnam in 65'. Beckwith was a southern gentlemen and the founder of U.S. Special Forces.
Humble, soft spoken. That is what the Real Deal looks like.
I try not to fanboy or be impressed by these guys very often, but I firmly believe the only word to describe this guy is legendary lol what a monster
Delta force what an amazing life that must be. I joined the army infantry. But didnât have what it took. Will cherish my moments serving my country in Iraq and meeting all these heros from SF 5th group and the guests they brought with them
Most people don't have what it takes, and no shame in that.
ay' you had what it took to raise your hand and swear an oath that's more than what most do i quit college to enlist in the corps and do things that most only read about you got salad( ribbons ) on your chest that means that you've been places and done things that most people fear to dream of and you came back from places where your spiritual brothers did not come back from you army bros say follow me we in the corps say semper fi bro
How the hell do you serve your country in another country? Anyone that went to Iraq did the opposite of serve their country. Y'all served for these oil companies over a lie.
#Bluecordmafia
U may have. Did u even try? Don't sell urself short.
That stadium where he took his physical fitness test was Towle stadium. It was my brigade task force run that got shot up. I got back from Jungle Warfare School the day before the shooting. We did most of our school PT tests there. It is the same place I took my Pre-Ranger PT test.
Absolutely awesome.
That is a badass, hard body right there. Team Six, to Game Warden, to Delta. HOT DAMN!
Some dude have legendary careers âïžđ± served at both tips of the spears. #JakeHunter88
Kevin's humility and folksy demeanor is even more impressive/refeshing when you consider, what must be, his incredible competence and drive. What a warrior.
I suspect he is cunning (in a good way) using his "folksy demeanor". He knows what he's doing.
The dude is very charming. I'm sure that folksy demeanor serves him extremely well in many situations. "I'm sorry officer my foot slipped on the pedal when one of the chickens broke out of the cage."
I was an STG1 and went straight into the Army and was a civilian for as long as it takes to say the oath of enlistment. Had to do basic in the Army. Even with a break in service of about 30 seconds, I had to do basic and lost a pay grade. Sucked!
I recall that news story when a army soldier took a rifle from arms room and set up a position were his unit does PT. He shot down his chain of command.
Met a Delta guy playing golf (retired) he was definitely a badass! He told me he joined
the marines to fight in Vietnam and then the marines were pulling out, so he joined the army and did 3 more tours in Vietnam! Dude was a legit bad ass! This was in 1986 and we started playing a lot of golf together, I didn't know much about delta at the time, I was 16. The guy was a great golfer to boot and was always trying to teach me!
If someone you donât know tells you, during a round of golf, that he was in CAG, then he definitely wasnât in CAG.
Delta was formed in 1977 with a limited crew. Vietnam was over in 1975. Marines were the first and last out of Vietnam since they secure the U.S. Embassy. Lots of things don't make sense.
This is easy to verify - Do you recall the gentlemanâs name?
Everyone saying the times donât line upâŠIâd like someone to name one person who took part in standing up SFOD-D who had not previously seen combat in Vietnam.
NowâŠas far as SELECTION in that time frame, unless he went SF, Ranger, or was a combat engineer or a standout medic at the time, the likelihood of his version of events is more questionable.
This story is so amazing and surreal.
I used to go to church with him in Montgomery county. Great guy and was always so humble. Pretty decent with a shotgun during opening day of dove season too. ;)
The definition of a salt of the earth type of guy
That's an impressive uniform right there. Respect đ«Ą
Talking to a CAG recruiter when you're not even in the military anymore lol...wild that it worked
At that time that he is referring too, CAG needed more personnel like most of the military anyways
This is so great! I got to met a Development Group guy once on a elevator, and he would of giving me his challenge coin if it wasn't for being the last one he had! Their all incredible people! He'd been testing radios and parachute equipment, doing jumps with stuff, and when I mentioned how great it was all the weapons testing he's done, he said "I don't know how great it is... My clothes are so full of gun power residue in his washing machine that he sets off the Airport security detectors every time he goes through them! lol
He wasnât giving you a coin even if he had 100 more on him, bro đ
Sounds like he may have been telling you a sea story.
Dont you find it odd that special forces let alone Tier one units make up about 1/10000th of the population and yet, weve all met at least one or 10 of them?đ
@@brandonjordan2516 silence
He lied to your face
When I was going through RIP back in '03 (right before Tilman), we had a guy who had gotten brought back for being AWOL. When they brought him in, he said he had been living in the woods of Maine for 4 years and started explaining how his tent site had gotten flooded and had to move several times and was making root cellars in the woods. The cadre were all enamored. They brought that dude inside the fence and we never heard anything else about it.
There isnât much with this guy on the interwebs. Which makes him even more awesome. Iâve been looking for content for years lol so glad we have more than 2 videos now!
Hey I have seen a video of him telling his story at his church. And what it is , is him on stage and only him . Speaking to everyone telling his story m I just looked it up again. And I don't know how to save the link to my phone to be able to post here. But I know the name of the channel. You can look that up and watch it.
Channel name is
Songen
Look up that channel and you will find that video. A great watch
@@jermf35 yeah exactly! But itâs an amazing story thatâs for sure!
Because of the amount of classified missions and materials guys like him were involved in
Wow. He was at Towle Stadium at Bragg. The shooting he is talking about was in 95. My barracks were across the street. Crazy for sure. Badass story.
Yup on Ardennes street
I was in 2/505 at the time, I remember that day. We switched our run to area j after the shots started popping off.
Wow. He literally typed out his resume on a typewriter for entry intoThe Unit in the 21 Century? Bravo Sir. This guy is made of solid stuff.
How is it even possible to be such a humble, nice guy, (the kind of guy you want to date your sister) and at the same time, be so badass?
God bless you Kevin, I hope you live to be 120 years old, and be happy every day.
He took a step up.
He is why I am proud to be an American. Well done, sir.
The true quiet professionals are the best.
4 week selection=little compass course, absolutely hilarious.
I havenât heard CAPEX in years! I was in the 82nd Airborne and participated in those back in 81and 82! Those things are awesome!
Capex, roach coach, and DRB1, terms near and dear to my heart.
@@papatom5780 Havenât heard those terms in years lol!
Field problem
Love this guy, I o ow we are just seeing the surface of his personality, but Iâll bet he is a riot to have fun with, makes me smile, reminds me of my old Army buddies and doing fun shit on the weekends, besides drinking, I dont miss the military, but I sure do miss the people
God bless America and every man and women that serve. Never judge a book by its cover!
awesome story
That shooting wasnât in Reilly Road, it was in Ardennes.
Was it Towles Stadium? I have ran a many a mile on that track, but names escape me now.
I drank a lot of beer on victory drive at ft. Benning. Does that count for something?
You can't make a story like this up. OUTSTANDING!!!!!!
When they got his resume back and saw SEALS and DEVGRU on there, that must have shat themselves.
Some folk have fidget spinners, other folk just sit and hold an axe ^^
His story his so usual and unlikely, it must seem like a stolen valor situation when he wore that uniform with both Special Forces insignia and a SEAL trident. Amazing.
That's a hell of a story.
I feel like the delta guy in the black hawk down movie was trying to sound like him
"CAG, what's that" ? How did this guy not know of the existence of CAG considering that both units cross train together and deploy into GWOT ?
Shows you that ST6 is more than enough training to go to CAG.
These guys are on another planet. I served in Angola fighting Russians/Cubans/all sorts. We were very effective as Bush soldiers but simply were not trained to these guys advanced levels. We were very good at killing the enemy. At Cueto Carnevale ( a 6 month battle) we killed over 4000 and lost 36.
Once you have been into Hell there is no need to loiter.
uh yeah.. ok
Riiight. You lost that battle last time I checked so save the fairytales for someone stupid. My dad got me some boers in that battle though! Also, it's spelled "Cuito Cuanavale".
You also lost 3000 unita allies killed in that same battle. Don't flatter yourself.
Where can we find the whole interview?
Good shit man
That is one high level operator.
A Legend
Pardon my ignorance, I'd like to know more about him...who is he?
@@freethinkingamerican80 glad you asked. I know of a video where he is at his church telling his story in detail. And it's only him speaking no one else. So he drops a lot of info on his career. Here is the name of the channel where that video is
Songen
That's the name of the channel. It's a great watch
You back? How was it?
18x and rep 63 are the best programs ever for civilians wanting to skip all the bs and go straight to the top. Wish they had it when i was growing up. Jealous
That's insane he could have went right back to the seals and got some real good trigger time right away but he went through all that selection again to do the same thing in the army instead of navy...If u think about it.
Where can I find the full video?
put him on the shawn ryan show!!
Agreed
A Country Boy , will survive.
I think it's that Delta selects from personal with combat MOS's , and in a grade of E5 or higher. Not just army or a nother branch so they are not just picking up just anybody in the military. So if you do not have a combat job you don't get recruited. VS seals are open to all personnel in the navy and marines who may not have combat skill set already. So by the time Delta guy may have had many combat tours before he even reached being qualified to even being eligible for recruitment. And yes its not just rangers and SOF they pull from its combat MOS.
Not true. Coast Guard or National Guard have NO combat deployment and Delta will take them. Devgru only takes the top senior Seals from the teams with years of combat deployments. Devgru only takes from the Seal community making the teams real tight together. They all know each other and had training and combat deployment together. To be consider for Devgru you need to be a senior SEAL E-5 or above active with the Seals with plenty of combat deployments. Devgru is also tier 1 and are very demanding.
@mike boyer Combat MOS doesn't mean you have combat deployments. You have a job training and preparing for combat and if you are an E5 you've been doing it fr sometime most likely and when you've been recruited you've more than likely shown them something. Like the 18 Airbrne has an additional required 4 mile run and 12 k road March in addition to the army's bi annul fitness test requirements. Versus the seals takes volunteers newly in the navy and marines with zero combat training and leadership training.
@@anthonymckay9404 Seals are tier 1 and tier 2. There is a 2 year pipeline to get to the Seal teams and once you make it you are the new guy in the team deploying with veteran Seals to be deployment ready. Devgru Green team is another level in the Seals. You need to be top 1% in the teams with years of combat deployments just to be consider for Green team. Most Seals selected for Green Team are E-5 and above. Both tiers in the Seals is about deployments with the teams. The reason the Seal teams are tighter because they stay within the community. Seals have their own leadership training in the community. You think Seals make E-5, E-6, Chief and Master Chiefs with no leadership training in the pipeline? đ
Not accurate.
What a great and funny story.
"You know" x 100
How old was Kevin hollands when he joined DELTA ?
Hes like the smarter version of forest gump lmao. Just, "oh okay sure why not" annnd off he went.
I was there at Bragg in 95 when the shooting happened. Was a 2nd brigade run for 325 and supply guy shot up the formation. 7 guys from 1/325 were hit. But he thought he was shooting up 4/325 but it was 1/325. I was Bco 1/325 back from Haiti from reenlisting to get a RIP contract. Cco 1/325 had 3 shot I believe. Steve Greer, major Tom Greer twin brother was one of the guys who tackled the dude and beat the shit outta him.
What. A. Legend.
Would love to see a movie about his story.
I once heard a Delta guy say that they donât always take the best operator for their teams. He said they do always get the right guy for the team. Theyâre looking for a very specific type of person and operator. All of them are bad asses!
That's true. That's what Delta says. It's not the best guy. It's the right guy. Cuz they can train them. So they get the right guy and train them up to be Delta
ALL Tier 1 selections are the same. They are looking for candidates that can blend in the unit and work as a team. The difference here is that Devgru only takes from Seals because they have worked together years in combat deployments and they are a tighter crew. Delta takes from all branches but the negative about that is that doesn't guarantee that they all will work tight together once they hit combat deployment.
Maybe the right guy is the best guy.
@@deathfire096 actually not really - Just look at each units selection process. CAG is looking for more of the loner type who is comfortable being alone and working out problems alone but can work with the team. "Eagles are not a flocking bird" as one of the operators put
@@tyronetrump1612 and Green Team is looking for a football team? Are you familiar with Green Team? it's nothing like BUDS or SEAL Qualification Training (SQT). Devgru is the same as CAG just add the ocean. Seal Team 6 was formed 3 years later than CAG because of their failures in the beginning. There is a reason both are TIER 1 under JSOC. If you are comparing CAG selection to BUDS it explains your confusion.
1992 Towel court shooting, Ardenes rd
10/27/95 at Towle Field
Where can I watch the rest of this interview?
Jack carr - Kevin Holland
This guy is a LEGEND. Real BAMF. But when his buddy described Delta selection and OTC as 'a little compass course in the woods' I said 'JESUS!!' and my eyes popped out of my head. I don't get why Dev didn't immediately take him back.
Because thatâs JUST the selection course. thatâs to weed out the bulk of the applicants.
I wondered the same about why he didn't just get back to the teams, i haven't watched that Danger Close pod episode yet, maybe the explanation is in it.
Edit: The explanation is definitely in the pod episode.
I can't imagine they'd just let anyone back in after being out of the military almost decade, no matter what you did prior. I bet getting into Dev in 2002 wasn't the same as it was in 92.
David Goggins who holds the world record of one armed pull-ups was also a Navy SEAL, an Army Ranger, and Air Force Commando, a Moab Triathlon runner etc. And has his own CZcams Channel.
"Sometimes I spend 30 fucking minutes staring down my running shoes before I Put Those Bitches On!!" -David Goggins
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He was a SEAL, did not pass PJ school because of injury, and he never went back to try and finish it. He went to the Ranger leadership school, which is Ranger School, but not a Ranger from the 75th Ranger Regiment. He is badass, but he is not known in the SEAL community as a badass.
@svdclvlnd ah, correct TACP thank you for the correction.
Goggins is a pt freak but his issue was he was hurt several times and couldnât deploy for years after his heart surgery but he was doing a lot of running and marathons and pt outside of the Seals and rubbed off the teams the wrong away. They didnât give him orders to re-enlist with the Seals and was rejected for Devgru and he was approved to tryout for Rangers. Long story but they wanted him gone. Great pt guy but not so much for the teams. He even admits that after work he didnât want to be part of the teams and wanted to do his thing solo. The fact is the Seals are a tight fraternity. If you are not tight with the teams and canât think teams first before you they will push you out.
@@deathfire096 )) I'll let him know you're input. Respectfully where are You Posting From in a General Vicinity?
I'm from the Omaha âšđœâš Nebraska Area.
@@friedmac7146 đ is not my input but from his own mouth. Iâm in Utah.
Kevin Holland is an American Hero
Crazy story!đ
what podcast is this ?
He did the PT test at range 325đ
I missed where he was a SEAL
E5 dev gru is crazy
Anyone else find it strange that as a former SEAL Team 6 guy, he says he didn't know what Delta/CaR was when his friend suggested he try for that unit?
He obviously heard of Delta...they cross trained and his friend was attached to them in Mogadishu. He had been out of the military and probably never heard of the cover name "CAG" (Combat Applications Group)
Am I following heâs timeline correctly? He went from DEVGRU to Game Warren to CAG?
@@praductjunior1519 yes
@@ydb6564 thanks buddy.
He was Devgru and left to be a civilian for 5 years. We donât know the circumstances why he left but he left. Then after 9/11 he got the urge to go Commando and went to Devgru for his job back. They said No, he could deploy 2 times with the regular Seal and see if he is invited back for the selection. He said NO. He heard that the Army had a quick path to tryout for Delta and he took it. It took him a year. Like I said, We donât know how he left Devgru the first time. How he left will say a lot why he went the Army route. Normally if you are tier 1 in either Delta or Devgru and quit and you have been out for 5 years they are not going to hold the slot for you. Why would they take you again and then you quit again.
Kevin what's up buddy
Some people feel the need to ask the internet should they enlist and some people tell the internet how they enlisted and it's about the only thing they can tell you about their service.
Great story
He made that sound way too simple
Lol he did
He needs to be on the Shawn Ryan show
He needs to be in the Oval Office instead of President Joseph Biden, and likely instead of any other American! Hey There, Kevin! Duty is calling! The 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses will be held on January 15, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. If you get with Ryan "Bird Man" Parrot, perhaps he can talk his friend Mr. Musk into throwing you three billion dollars (before you get the show on the road, so that is legal). Iowa native and 12 years a SEAL Mike Ritland (having interviewed that former SEAL Mr. Ryan Parrot on his Mike Drop podcast, who was so brave he gave out his phone number for people who might be hurting and need his help!) would love to see you win with most other Americans also! Thanks for your service for our Land of the Free and Home of the Brave with the red in our flag representing the Americans who gave their blood and lives for our United States to be a free country under God and Americans, whose rights were given from God, not from leaders; for instances: whose foundation for existence had required violence and deceptions of man evolving man from less complex animals, almost like Islamic the terrorists' foundation for existence requiring violence and deceptions of man today for Jihad.
Well, had to do sumthinđI miss North Carolina.
Genuinly asking, i take it everyone on bragg knows where the delta compound is?? As in, they know where it is and see it regularly, but obviously stay away from it??
He's typical of the real been-there-done-that guys.
i DoNt kNoW, dElTa iS mOrE pRoEsSiOnAL
All tier 1 are super professionals. Devgru is a longer pipeline. No direct shortcut from other branches. You need to pass Buds and get to the teams and have years of combat deployment just to be consider for Devgru.
@@deathfire096 you missed the joke dude r/woosh
@@MrSwccguy LOL
@@deathfire096 r/woosh
Imagine being trained as a SEAL and a SFOD-D trained. The last person an enemy of the US wants to tangle with.
a bullet can't tell the difference. The enemy only has to be lucky 1 time.
@@deathfire096 I means in term of their skills. Yes bullets and bombs donât discriminate.
Damn, that man is a badass.
Whereâs the whole interview please?
Put in Kevin Holland and scroll down a little bit. I found it that way. Idk his last name but finally found it in the comments
czcams.com/video/i64bMjUIdO8/video.html
That's the link. I was hoping I could copy it without losing where this comment was đ€Ł
Surely only a very few people ever passed selection to these two units??
Moral of the story.... don't fk around with a game warden, never know his background.
To be a member of not 1 but both of the most elite groups in the Military, not just the US, but these two groups are pretty much the Gold Standard worldwide! I mean Delta (CAG) are legendary
cant even speak english
I wish I had the mental strength and maturity to have had made it there, I ruined my sfas slot for getting in a fight two nights before I was supposed to leave for brag
Everything happens for a reason
Come to the Shawn Ryan show Kevin. Please it would be awesome. Would love to hear some stories from you and I heard you were in Ukraine recently too. đŠ
That is so army.
How tf can anything get so big?? Wow