Jocko Willink On BUDS

[@stevecook413]

Best advice I was ever given
"Just don't quit"
"Just get to the next step"
"Just get to the next meal"
"Help your team"

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@MrJackWorse]

I finished every Call of Duty on hard mode. Frankly, there is no way I could fail any Spec Ops selection process.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@arlav]

Sure thing

[@defer114]

Not even on veteran difficulty. You don't stand a chance bud.

[@alanjackson4344]

Then do it, put your money where your mouth is. De Oppresso Liber

[@AllGasNoBrakes124]

You’ll be getting your trident in the mail bro 😂

[@Sidney1WG]

As an ex-British soldier, I found that the best way to get through almost ANYTHING, is to approach things with a serious sense of humour. No matter how tough something may be, find a way to laugh about it.

[@neytonmakarony2535]

Brilliant advice

[@stmichael1691]

Whats gotten me through alot is the mindset of "embrace the suck" cause things can always get worse. And when you think things can't get any worse they usually do.

[@rojoloco3911]

The problem with taking cold showers or doing hard things is the fact that you know when it’s going to end .

[@alanjackson4344]

We need more Americans like Jocko. Thank you for your service..

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@vercingetorix444]

Am I the only one who feels like these guys just all go on each other's podcasts over and over?

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@Vercingetorix4 same, Verci, same.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@kennethcurtis1856]

Did you ever think you listen to these guys podcast over and over.

[@Rashers-]

Anything with jocko gets my approval new subscription watching listening in Ireland cheers ✅ 🇮🇪 🇺🇸

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Welcome aboard

[@lukebelvin4900]

My BUDS was being broke in my 20's and stuck between a rock and a hard place clawing my way into being successful.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Nice

[@salmannanful]

2 minute monologue disguised as a question haha guy loves his own voice 😂

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@potlife777]

Jocko really puts training and real life scenarios into perfect perspective for the average person. War is true pressure when death is always right around the corner. That’s pressure.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

True

[@Reizermo]

Jocko dislikes being asked about buds. It's obvious in every interview he gets asked in.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@deathfire096]

because BUDS is not the hardest part of SEALS. You are not even a SEAL after BUDS. He says the hardest part of SEAL is real life combat deployment because is not a training environment that you can take a timeout or repeat an evolution but real life.

[@alexkerr8770]

Great explanation about the wrecked vehicles

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@ph5915]

It's a very interesting thought, which I've wondered about as well. I tend to watch a lot of videos from SEALS and other Special Ops. It seems to me that the driving focus is shear grit and never-give-up determination, where it comes from is probably deep within, they just will not quit. Some world class athletes have failed BUDS, some not particularly note-worthy (at 1st glance) average guys that weren't stand out athletes or with grades, made it through and excelled. What breaks my heart is the stories of the BUDS candidates that are dropped due to some freak accident/injury that is just so severe they cannot continue. These folks all have that 'extra' that most of us don't.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

BUDS seems more about survival than anything else

[@robcook4500]

You hit the nail on the head. I currently work for the Army on a couple different fronts. Spend a lot of time around elite level warriors. It’s not something you can necessarily train for, but it is a mindset you can develop over time….if you’re born with the capacity to exponentially continue to push yourself and care more about your buddies’ live than your own.

[@CB-dl1vg]

I think there are probably two types of ‘never quit’ guys. There are the tough, rugged guys who in absolutely anything they do they just won’t quit, like a pit bull. But then there are guys who have made a decision, a decision that that is absolutely, no question what they want to do with their life, they know with every fibre that they want to be in special operations. A man who knows himself and knows what he wants down to a cellular level will do absolutely anything to get it

[@jenniferdana1610]

@@The_Podcast_Shack BUDS, Hell Week in Navy SEALS is about finding out who the team players are and are not⅕ the

[@jenniferdana1610]

@@The_Podcast_Shack Excuse me. Navy SEAL BUDS, Hell Week, Srmy Q Course, Pararescue Jumper Training USMC Force Rexon all have training that is designed to weed out, get rid of those who aren't fit for a Ream lifestyle, a fitness lifestyle.

[@johnkorth8599]

I wanted to join the military and go into special operations because of the challenge along with serving my country, not because I wanted to be a "badass" and thought being a special operator would bring me fame. But upon my initial attempt into Joining the Marines I was found to be mostly deaf in one ear due to congenital ear problems

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

That is how the cookie crumbles sometimes

[@kalvine8353]

Grew up in Latin America,Always gets me when people talk about cold showers being a challenge after doing it 27 years straight since I was 11.

[@igot5onit423]

That's because your bodies used to it after so long..
people in Alaska don't complain about the cold but if someone comes to visit its unbearable

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Cold showers are hard when you normally take hot showers

[@barrymccokiner2779]

I was hoping this conversation was about hanging with the buds, Yunno grabbing a beer with the boys

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Nope

[@Wonderkid44]

@@The_Podcast_Shack too bad that’s what everyone wanted to see. Not this lame shit you uploaded

[@kennethcurtis1856]

Yea, let me see your poor attempt at humor face to face with Jocko. The street light isn't even on and your mama is calling you.

[@abe1091]

Holy frameskip Batman! Jokes aside its a nice clip, keep it up.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Thanks, will do!

[@AroundSun]

You can practice getting kicked in the balls every day, for weeks. And then when it happens in BUD/S, its still going to hurt...

[@AndJusticeForMe]

I have a Call of Duty K/D ratio of 1.17. Just wanted to put that out there.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@aa-up4sf]

If Jocko doesn't like talking about BUDS maybe he should just say it instead of the passive aggressive responses.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Jocko talks about BUDS like it was a no factor

[@flastatenole]

Interesting. My experience is that the hard things in life or situations are never as bad as I made them to be in my mind. Not only mental toughness but also having the willingness to adapt to the situation, and being mentally flexible. In my younger years, being mentally flexible would've been my crux. . .

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Some things are harder than you think they will be

[@dwrabauke]

Great interview!
I have a suggestion: Is is technically possible to move the microphone to another angle so it is out of the guest's face from the viewer's perspective?
I found it a bit irritating not to be able to see the whole face while he was telling his stories.
Apart from that, super interesting podcast, thanks for interviewing Jocko.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the podcast.

[@MrTommyoates]

Dam...God bless the American soldiers!!!

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@MYZTICTRAVLER]

There is an aspect that draws young men, and increasingly young women, to the armed forces, not often talked about: "Rights of passage." They want to take part in something that they feel made them into a real "Man" or a real "Woman." And becoming a warrior fills that need for them.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@nokiot9]

If you ever hear someone from the armed forces describe any aspect of one of their fallen brothers, LISTEN. It’s our duty as the ones who benefit from their sacrifices and as Americans to immortalize them in our hearts.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@handthing9709]

Should you listen to the families of the people they killed over seas?

[@treeherder2201]

These former SEALs on YT. I don't believe half of what they say now after all the drama amongst them. Leave it to millennials and Gen z Operators to destroy the SEALs reputation.

[@jackburton9731]

2:07 in and he finally finished his first question

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@AbstractionIncarnate]

Thank you, soldier. Thank you, U.S.A.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@bigsky3072]

There is too much swimming involved in being a Seal. I guess I'm more of a Delta guy.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@jenniferdana1610]

Special Operations selections in the military are definitely a weeding out process.
It has to do with if someone is right for and to be in the Special Operations, they'll make it.
People all have different opinions.
Genetics play a part.
So do choices.
It makes sense to me how John Jocko Willink explains things about Special Operations.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Yes

[@andyfarry4899]

It Don Shipley, bro.

[@maxcorder2211]

There are a lot of examples of “BUDS” type men in other real life situations. Some examples: The mountain men in the early west; the first men who went ashore on D-day into the teeth of German machine guns; the men who fought at the Chosin reservoir in Korea in 40 below temperatures; tunnel rats in Vietnam who went into VC tunnels armed with a pistol and a flashlight; and the SEALS, Marines and Army who fought the insurgents in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

100% true

[@victorlussier5477]

It all comes down to how bad you want it and caring for the guy next to you. That's why psychatrist can't define the typical person that will make it trough BUDS because whatever shape you're in, it's mind over matter.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@kilcoykilcoy3410]

Heart over mind

[@jamestiburon443]

Fascinating. Thank you

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Eduardo-cz9gz]

The most difficult part of enduring BUD/S is knowing you won’t be “fighting for freedom” if you make it into a team. The war in Iraq has done nothing for Americans. How anyone is motivated to be a SEAL to fight against a country that never attacked the US is beyond me

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Agree

[@julianpenfold1638]

Speaking personally, my life is comfortable enough but if I am looking for challenges there are plenty of areas of my life where I could be a lot more disciplined than I am. Perhaps this applies to many of us. Might it not be better to start there?

[@letstalkcrypto532]

Well said Jocko. Very well said bro.

[@serbiansauvage]

This guy takes over 2 minutes to ask a single question…

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

His podcast his rules

[@drew8979]

This is why I do 90 minutes of hot yoga in a sauna suit because it builds mental toughness.

[@bayramtounsi2982]

Don't cook yourself accidentally

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@MortonGoldthwait]

I know for certain I could never make it, or any military service for that matter. It's not for everyone.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Know your limits

[@katiel1979]

Jocko do you remember Mike Koch ? You trained him sadly he died in combat in 2008 but That was such a tough group of guys

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Sad to hear

[@Jinouga502]

What if I told you that to eat this delicious chocolate cake, you had to eat 10 slugs and everyone had to do it even if you didn't want to? People who have had a lot of cake would quit beacuse they don't want the chocolate cake bad enough. But I bet almost every severely poor homeless person would eat the slugs to have some of that delicious cake. Why? Beacuse they WANT IT bad enough. Buds is like the chocolate cake. You can say you want the chocolate cake but the moment you're forced to eat the 10 slugs, you're going to probably realize it isn't worth it. Of course you could if you had to, but the option to just leave the cake alone exists, and most everyone is going to take the route of just leaving the chocolate cake alone, even if they originially wanted it. Going into buds, you don't know if its gonna be slugs or snails that you've gotta eat. The point is, the people who quit were capable of making it, they just didnt give a fuck about being a seal when shit got hard. They didn't want the cake when it came time to eat the slugs, even though they signed up to eat the cake. We can all make it, it's just not all of us would be convinced during once training commenced that it would be worth it.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

That is a great way to put it

[@Mikey-gp5xc]

I painted in the Navy 😂😂😂

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Nice

[@themtube9455]

I would guess that people that make it through can accept their current reality and do only that. They don't fantasize about it being over or anything like that. I guess they are masters of being "in the moment". Also they are total chads.

[@klmorg63]

Started by asking a 2 minute question that could have been asked in 30 seconds lol.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

His podcast his rules

[@ralphnewman2479]

The only thing they cannot study or figure out is DRIVE! All the think tanks in the wold can apply all the mathematical statistics to BUD/S or the Q course or any kind of special ops training they want...Unless you figure out a way to assess each and every particular individuals motivation, who shows up to training......you cannot predict who will make it and who will not. BUD/S is a particularly good example of this...as is the training for the FFL (French Foreign Legion)....no differemce at all...

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Someone could have all the drive in the world but if there body can't take the training they will not make it

[@johhnyytwotime510]

If I could re do this life cus I’m 33 years old now I would 100% try for buds after high school..

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

We all live with regrets

[@kennethcurtis1856]

Dad was 33 yrs old when drafted in WW2. They wanted him for the Rangers till they found out his age.

[@talon-il7xk]

Enough talk about ducking Buds ong milking this shit into oblivion

[@jenniferdana1610]

Why hadn't or didn't Jocko Willink give his Ford Bronco Jeep to his wife, kids or something like that, for.them to use?

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

I don't know

[@planes3333]

I think I could have made buds when I was younger, I have bipolar and for a while in a summer when I was sober I ran marathons and half marathons bi weekly in a manic phase.......now I can barely do anything with my asthma.

[@planes3333]

actually now thinking about it I have only been able to do 13 chinups (full drop) at my best.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

The are some people that are in manic phase 24/7

[@planes3333]

@@The_Podcast_Shack I get manic and write long letters

[@katiel1979]

Why does it take you 20 minutes to ask a question then you constantly interrupt the guy? Let Jocko talk

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

His podcast his rules

[@TruthfullySpeaking500]

Glorifying BUDS and bragging about how well you did is like someone asking you about your job and you only tell them about the interview.

[@planes3333]

Hey I dont know if this is true or not and this is just my opinion .......its seems like the right wing or right wing ish has the best commentators and apologists. Meaning they seem to have heavy hitters like Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro......who are the left wings speakers or apologists. I see lots of videos of "ben shapiro rips apart woke buffalo" and I dont ever see stuff contrary. I myself am a mixed bag of both parties! I was just wondering is that its easier to defend truth or are they just super intillects who have taken a side? can anyone help me. The only one seemingly left is noam chomsky. I am also more thinking about this day and age too.Thanks I look forward to learning if you guys can help

[@lewisgann280]

I mean the obvious deduction would be that the left has no standpoints or principles grounded in logic, so there are zero people able to logically defend their stance. They are corporatists behind closed doors and cheerleaders for “insert current issue” in public.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

It is easer to defend the truth.

[@LC-in5or]

Sending our young folk to fight isreal's wars.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

It is not right

[@rebekahwhite2939]

I get tired of discussing domestic violence because in rural Upstate New York they don't have that much counseling programs and they don't do a lot of economic development to get museums and cultural centers for people of all ages
In larger cities, there are lots of single females who don't have children. In larger cities, there are lots of single males gender who don't have children.
Nothing is going to last here in rural Upstate New York because of the environment that I am in. I rarely date because it can cause emotional pain. Date who and for what purpose? Most men want too much sex.
Some men have three baby mamas and that is their choice and these men are very kind-hearted people but I don't want to be the fifth baby mama. HE already has children with three different women. He already has children with four different women. I never gave birth to children. I don't have children. Some women have three baby daddies and that is their choice and those women are very kind-hearted people. I prefer monogamous relationships that will last for the long term. I don't want a one-night stand. I want a lifetime. Now, where will I find a man that wants to live together and have a long-term relationship for the rest of his life? Search the whole world over and see where this man is. Preferably a man that was born in the United States. Preferably a man who can read and write well. Preferably a man who is closer to my age. Preferably a man that is not married because if he leaves his wife for you then he will leave you to be with someone else.
In rural Upstate New York, they don't ask for Hispanic or Latino musicians
There are very few cultural events in rural Upstate New York
There are very few museums in rural Upstate New York. When there are very few museums or cultural activities then they tend to focus on food and their reproductive organs for recreational purposes. In larger cities, they have a lot more museums and cultural events to go to for recreational purposes. In New York City they have huge gigantic YMCAs for recreational purposes for adults and teenagers and children. Money from the government pays to build the buildings that the museums are located in. Money from the government pays to build the buildings that the YMCAS are located in. In larger cities, they tend to get more grant money from the government to have museums and theaters and arts and cultural events and dance events. It is very expensive to live in New York City though and most people are on SSI and public assistance and live in housing projects in New York City and eat rice and beans.
There also tends to be more domestic violence when they don't have museums and arts and cultural events. Not always. But usually, there is less domestic violence when they have dance and theater and arts and museums and cultural events and sports too.
Read and write a lot, especially in rural geographic areas. There is nothing here in rural Upstate New York. Trees, grass, no cows in the fields. Very few farms in rural Upstate New York.
Some people did not learn how to read or write.
Lots of verbal oral is what some people have to have because they did not learn how to read or write that well

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

What does this have to do with BUDS

[@handthing9709]

I only care about marijuana buds

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Yes

[@handthing9709]

@@The_Podcast_Shack no

[@nokiot9]

Also “jocko” sounds like a rash you get playing football/baseball.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@MB724evergreeniterraceismine]

Jockheads.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

???

[@phil6715]

All ur videos lag bro

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

And?

[@patrciaclemons8183]

Know why there's Americans dead on foreign soil? Because they sign up.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

No, because war mongers sent them

[@EngineerfifeninerO]

@Patricia Clemons
As someone who went overseas; it was always about the guy on my left and right. Almost never about warmongers; you discover new reasons why you are there.

[@codyvandal2860]

Yes, I'm sure Americans would be much safer if no one signed up and they just disbanded their military 🙄

[@EngineerfifeninerO]

@@codyvandal2860 doesn’t feel like a pertinent statement. She clearly hasn’t served or understand what it means. Which is okay.
You’re making the extreme case. Which isn’t important. There is a medium that exists. Being irrational or going to the other extreme isn’t the way.

[@CallsignTomcat]

Will jocko ever really open his eyes

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

He is being tactical

[@UnmitigatedDiscipline]

The whites of your eyes give you away to the enemy

[@Btknows75]

It's a wrestling room but ya sign a contract for it. Think that sums it up

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

That is one way to put it

[@Ricky_Spanishh]

Jocko sometimes says a whole lot of nothing. I like the guy but Jesus

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Yes

[@toddferguson6369]

It is a lot easier when you have no emotions. Most are psychopaths. If I didn't feel fear I could just keep going too. It has nothing to do with being tough

[@notricky1680]

Hard disagree.
For one, lack of emotion also means inability to form social bonds and genuine friendships. Time and time again retired spec op guys talk about the camaraderie and brotherhood in their teams. Hell, a lot of PTSD and trauma that comes for veterans comes from the sudden disconnect from a community where they truly feel like they belong in (the definition of depression).
BUDS doesn't test for fear of combat or death, as it's essentially PT on steroids. Again, a big part of it is that "individuals don't make it, teams do", referring to being able to maintain composure and focus on the overall team mission during times of stress, not on your own safety (or in the case of psychopaths, ego and desire to just kill for the sake of killing). SEALs that I've heard of here on youtube in particular talk about how the best part of the teams and what drives them to want to do the job and be the best at it isn't combat or patriotism, it's about not letting teams down

[@toddferguson6369]

@@notricky1680 PTSD comes from trauma. Not missing your friends or your frat. Most special ops you see on TV are about themselves and most military people try to look down on civilians. Congrats on wasting our taxes so you can go play war games. You aren't defending freedom. Ask Goggins. Only black guy and his comrades still try to attack his character. Grow up

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Disagree

[@fwhitey7686]

Disagree as well. I think it involves tons of emotion. If you didn’t want it then why in the hell do it? That emotion and drive is what will get you through it. Any of us physically able could pass buds…. And any of us physically able could fail buds. Key really is how bad do you want it. Why do you think so many New Year’s resolutions fail?? Half hearted attempt that sounded cool at the time won’t last. Wanna pass buds? Get the tunnel vision and make it the only priority in your life. It’s not rocket science and applies to other things in life as well.

[@toddferguson6369]

@@fwhitey7686Fact is most sociopaths are in the military, CEOs or in prison. Also a fact that they don't respond to fear. They have so little feeling that they report not feeling broken bones. So yeah that would make buds a lot easier. I have a ton of emotion. Glad you do too

[@seansnyder7680]

who bought your shirt.....jesus

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

lol

[@jlo8775]

Jocko gettin old.

[@The_Podcast_Shack]

Yes