Combat Story (Ep 20): Jeff Depatie Tier 1 | Canadian JTF2 | Sniper | Special Forces Experience
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Jeff Depatie is a retired Canadian Special Operations Forces JTF2 sniper and assaulter. For those who aren’t familiar, JTF2 is Canada’s Tier 1 military force (tinyurl.com/ac48x7c5). Jeff deployed multiple times, both as an infantryman in the regular Canadian forces and again as a member of the elite JTF2.
After leaving the military, Jeff created a company called The Special Forces Experience (tinyurl.com/4kkc6n3n), which is a highly tailored process designed for men who have achieved their own version of excellence but want to know how far they can really push their limits. Jeff shared that this is such a demanding experience that one of the recent courses didn’t successfully graduate any of the candidates!
In this episode, we dive into some of Jeff’s combat experiences and also spend time hearing Jeff draw on lessons learned from the Tier 1 military community and all the research that’s gone into creating the Special Forces Experience surrounding human performance.
The Special Forces Experience (tinyurl.com/4kkc6n3n)
Instagram @jeffdepatie_ and @specialforcesexperience
#specialforces #veteran #sniper #tier1 #JTF2
Show Notes
0:00 - Intro kick-off story.
0:20 - Jeff Depatie bio and introduction.
1:31 - Welcome to the show.
4:34 - Family military background included a Scotsman from WWII fighting from North Africa through Europe.
11:11 - JTF2 (Joint Task Force 2) description which is the Canadian military Tier 1 element (tinyurl.com/ac48x7c5).
14:27 - Description of Canadian military basic and advanced training (like US Basic and AIT).
18:48 - True cold weather training for the Canadian military.
27:51 - Using visualization techniques to improve your capabilities.
36:42 - Combat mission #1 - Jeff’s first combat experience moving from Kandahar.
49:38 - Combat mission #2 - Jeff describes a more difficult combat experience.
56:02 - Canadian Special Operations organization and units.
1:06:15 - Ailments and injuries from years in the Tier 1 community.
1:10:04 - What Jeff carried for good luck in combat.
1:11:13 - Would you do it all again?
1:13:58 - Jeff describes the Special Forces Experience (thespecialforcesexperience.com) and his life after transitioning out of the military.
Thanks for having me on, Ryan. I enjoyed this convo.
Great podcast and thank you for your service. I inlisted 2 month ago and i wonder is there still sniper job to do in CAF? Are we still engaged in combat mission?
Hey Jeff, i’m gonna watch this episode tonight when kids go to bed, but was wondering which regiment you were part of when back in infantry? Didn’t get to hear in your Team House interview. Where you PPCLI, RCR,VANDOO...i was 1 and 3 in pet. Had a cup of coffee at dwyer hill and know alot of the guys as well. Likely crossed paths overseas or at the hill but was curious about your regiment.
@@dfin100 VANDOO hahaha You got me there...
How you feeling about the CAF training the PLA..... lol...... you are a canadian as I... I know you're pissed... or should be.
Good morning Sir, I left on a comment on the page about how proud I am to be a fellow Canadian like yourself but also how you inspired me to follow in your foot steps. Im a little late to the game but I will become a Pathfinder or JTF2. I will never allow my body relfect my age. I am a warrior and always have been.
I learned from my father CQB with MP5s when I was 6 years old. Even his fellow officers on TAC said these words. Ill clear a room with that kid.
Your school in Colorado has even inspired my family to do the samething but im sure your knowledge and tactics are far more advanced.
Thank you not only for your service but the honor you have brought to this country.
Be strong. Be proud. But the words I apply to every aspect of my life now is, focus. Breath. Target. Send it
Finally JTF2
Glad that CANSOF is starting to get more coverage
frfr
No. Its terrible. We (Canadian) shouldnt be talking about them and ruin the community like Americans are doing with the SEAL or Delta forces...
@@GimlraK Clarification? I need examples
@Breaker they are unknown for a reason this man is no longer in JTF2 or he would not be speaking also he does not talk about the training recruitment or missions of JTF2 because it is classified when he went over for the first time he was with RCR not JTF2 I was with 4ESR the military if they are going to be trying to recruit for special ops it will be CSOR
@@3User I agree, in my opinion it is acceptable as long as you don't profit off it in a massive scale
Great cast today. As a Canadian, thank you for your service sirs 🙌🏽
I’m an American living in Northern Alberta for the last 10 years. -40f = -40c and it’s REAL! I’ve been on the lake ice fishing when the temps dropped from -5f to -30f in an hour and things got sketchy real quick. Fortunately the sleds started but the cold at speed dropped to -60f wind chill and I had 3 kids with me. We did make it back to the truck without losing a single toe or finger, BUT it was harsh to say the least!
Regarding Airborne, Canada has an Army Cadets program where summer camp is a big deal. One camp for the 17-18yo kids is Airborne camp. The kids go through the full blown Airborne training, including all of the static line jumps, and if they successfully complete the camp, they are awarded real Airborne wings. If they later enlist, they take the wings with them and it stays with them throughout their career. A friend’s son was one of 2 in his basics with their wings. Pretty cool.
I do not have a military background, nor do I claim to be an authority. Just some of what I’ve experienced.
I hear the winds and rapid weather changes are pretty insane in Alberta.
This is so interesting! I am a Canadian armed forces veteran. Glad to hear one of our SF sharing his story! Canadian accent I hear and super humble guy👍
Thanks for your service !
Cheers!🇨🇦
Thats a brilliant way to put it when he was talking about detatching the emotion from the memory, it is easier said than done but crucial. Props from another Ontario boy great job thanks for your service!
Spent half my tour in 2008 out in Mushan working with the ANA fun times
U can see the maturity level is higher in Canada 🇨🇦 troops then most us sf guys. This guy embodies it.
Huh?.. Have you not talked to any American sf guys?..
@@Benji-jj2bg macVsog 68-71 deadeyes. Good guys. Help full round the cottage eh
@@bookreaderson Yet, your Premier pulled all of you tough Canadians out...😂
@@derrick4544 after 150 died. And our first 5 casualties was from us Air Force. Nice eh. And we l eft Stan in 2013 , way before USA fucked it all up. That’s why we left. Cuz no other country wants to back u up
@@bookreaderson Respect to the fallen, but Bull and Shit to you...why would you even waste your time writing that? We were in Afghanistan way before 2013 dipshit...and as far as I know we didn't come begging for help from your 12 tanks or 10 combat aircraft - just how would we have coped all those years without the mighty Canadian military? You pulled out of Afghanistan in 2014 but left a skeleton crew in Iraq under the guise of "Trainers". Your wimpy, Liberal media called the killing of Sulamani "an illegal assassination", I wonder what they called what he was responsible for? Public opinion and news media in Canada didn't see the merits of the conflict in the Middle East and that's why you withdrew. Again, you have to respect those who lost their life, but don't get it twisted - WE DIDN'T REALLY NEED YOU TO FIGHT THERE, AND WE STILL DON'T NEED YOU TO JOIN ANY FIGHT. WE'RE IN... REGARDLESS OF HOW THE FIGHT STARTS. That's a "reality check" for you free of political spin and posturing. You have even less capabilities than the UK, so we're going to cry because you pulled out? Again, stop "freeloading and pay your share of the bill in NATO..." as one of our Senators so bluntly stated not too long ago during a Congressional Hearing. #thenerve
Communications & solving problems are the main advantage in a soldiers psychological profile . Did 5 yrs with the Combat Engineers ( 5th RGC ) Valcartier , Quebec , best experience in my life & don't regret it , weapons training , building & blowing up our works of art ( bridges , fortifications ) , went 4 month in Alert NWT. great fishing from the chopper's , lol , but never saw combat , more peacekeeping than actual combat in 1980-85 . Very interesting military life , I'm in respect & honored for your service , thanx dude .
This was an absolutely awesome video to listen to- Jeff is a truly inspiring character who has reinvigorated my pride of being Canadian!
HELL OF A SOLDIER, BUT 40 SOME MINUTES, after 3 days in AFGHANISTAN AND JEFF SAYING THAT "WE HAVE THE WILL" IS BS. Who had the will in Vietnam or the final WILL in AFGHANISTAN?
Thanks Jeff for your service to Canada my birth country!
So, so interesting. Keep giving it heaps, Ryan!
Impressive interview with great questions answered brilliantly. Thank you Ryan and Jeff.
I’ve been listening to vet interviews for a few years and now almost exclusively to yours. I’ve been noticing a calmness and sensible-ness in myself lately….I guess it’s such a huge dose of hearing how dedicated and reliable these crew are and the lessons learnt about risk and recovery and redirection and lovin your family…‘it’s alot to unpack!’ But it’s really helping. Cheers Seano
This was a great interview. I feel like I learned a lot. Thanks
Watching this 2 years after but this has been one of your best guests I’ve seen. You need to have him back on!
it's Interesting how much time he spends describing the psychological aspects, the mental game, and all of those attributes. Initially I expected to hear about the physical flashy things like parachuting or sniper training etc. Obvious sounding of course, but it's interesting the amount of emphasis on selection of candidates with a very specific and rock solid psychological profile.
Listening to all these stories and being Canadian. This guy definitely hits home with me the most. I grew up in the bushes of northern Saskatchewan and still live that life.
Thank you!
This is the definition of resonance.
Excellent interview
Jeff, thank you for your service.
This Podcast is very underrated! Great work also Jeff seems like a cool and badass guy!
Enjoyed hearing things from the Canadian side of the fence. Jeff did a good job with his presentation.
Thank you for the reference pics and timestamps
Thanks for sharing! Stay safe!
My grandfather was also in North Africa in WWII, he was in the Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers.
Great podcast, as always
Wow you really have some incredible guest wow! Congrats on the success this soon!
Back in the day I had the pleasure of meeting of meeting 2 of the old Canadian Airborne, both early retirement thing.. Nobody at the time knew that they were actually what amounts to the Canadian Special Forces or what is now JTF2 Special Forces. Surprisingly both were real easy going in nature although when confronted with a bad situation they just finished what need to be finished and back to easy going people rapidly. I never got to get to know them as friends as such but I will never forget them.
2008. We were all lining the bridges on highway 401.
Loved it, Hope Jeff is doing well
As a fellow Canadian I just want to express my deep gratitude for what you have done. I am so proud of you and the way you carry yourself. I love this podcast. You do a great job.
JTF2 are the guy's who go pull Seals out the fire. Canada's Delta.
Well, if you were that badass you'd been in on the primary mission - but instead you played back up and rescue.
@@derrick4544 pretty sure we were in Iraq and Afghanistan before the US was soooo.
@@l3joint ...and just why would they be in those countries prior to US involvement? We've had dealings with Iraq since the Shaw and Saddam started going at it (backing the Shaw with aid)...and we (US) had no (real) reason to be in Afghanistan before 9/11. So tell me, what was Canada 's SOF doing in those countries [that preceded our involvement]?
Good morning Sir, Jeff here is a truly warrior and a inspiration for Canadians like myself. My plan is in the next year to join CAF and become a sniper for the CAR after my infantry training. The end goal is to become a Pathfinder or JTF2.
My goal in the military is to strive to be best and always want to learn from other liked minded people like Jeff. Always process, not perfection.
I and fellow Canadians have a proud hertiage for our military and I know for a fact JTF2 has not losted one man in over 20 years. Also, the longest confirm kill is made by a JTF2 sniper with a TAC. 50.
I counting down the days I will be able to go down range and become part of this team of warriors.
As the USMC like to say, GET SOME!
Bruh everyone in the caf says they are going to be jtf2 lmao
@@rfcdgaf well I will have my work cut out for me then my friend. But that wont stop me from reaching my goal. Focus. Breath. Target. And send it
Matthew, what age are you intending on joining the CAF and what do you mean you have a proud heritage? Heritage as in a brother or cousin is in the CAF?
@@GutsAndGlory734 I will be starting my application this year and will be joining up before my 32 birthday. And yes my cousin is the military. He is a few teirs away from the JTF2. And my great grand father on my fathers side was a artillery man at Vimy Ridge. And had a few navy men on my mothers side
Matthew… Good luck. Put your head down and get it done and stop talking about what you know you are going to do… If SF is your goal, then achieve it. Talk about it when you retire….
Crushing it, Ryan.
Hey brother I'm former RCR . Nice work and great story Soldado
Looks like Chickenhawk on the top of the books behind you... excellent. I like the new room design.
All Good...
Thanks... Semper Fi GB
thank you for your service jeff
Defining Legendary
Great podcast love hearing about 🇨🇦 SF/JTF-2
TYFYS Jeff 👍
I was in Kandahar, 2002-03, Canadian SF was there then, very impressive force. They also had much better hummers than US forces did.
...and you say that to say what?
This guy is ridiculously smart!
i know you cant really "compare" special forces from around the globe, but I keep hearing JTF2 are even more elite and well trained than the SEALS
We have two special forces units CSOR Canadian special operations regiment which are more like the SEALS and JTF2 which are more like Delta Force you hear about seals missions a lot their men talk about them all the time but delta force you rarely hear about their missions same as JTF2
@@tombradyshow1222 I don't know a bout that
@TomBradyShow 12 that's not even close to true bro... Why would you say that not knowing if it's true or not? Lol...
Dont forget there's a difference between the regular SEAL teams and DEVGRU. As I understand it regular SEAL teams are considered Tier 2 units while DEVGRU is Tier 1, even though the different tier designations are arbitrary to a degree. It mostly comes down to funding and level of mission secrecy/difficulty. JTF2 are in the same league as Delta, DEVGRU, 22SAS, SBS, etc.
The first RSM of this unit is a friend of mine he's a brilliant man.
The Canadian Infantry soldier today no longer has to do the “Soldier Qualification” before his/her DP1. An infantryman goes from BMQ right to DP1 today.
Are you talking about BMQL?
@@user-rr1bg3ib5w yes! They used to call it SQ or soldiers qualification. Now I believe it is called BMQ-Land
Since when? A year ago all trades in the Army had to do SQ
@@rypt1442 I can’t remember exactly when it was implemented but all army trades have to go through BMQ-L. Infantry Soldiers are the exception.
@@xHydrojetx oh okay, never heard about that
As a Canadian , THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE C A McLean
I was at wainwright in Fairbanks for a while. Arctic warfare is no joke.
I lost a leg in 09, it’s not the end of the world but it’s better than being paralyzed or a bad TBI
Good ol caf. Everything takes forever.
Nice interview, by the way we dont live in igloos in Canada, and have hot summers as well. Airborne.
And you don’t all live breathe and eat hockey with beer and syrup for every meal?
I’m with it!!.. the airfield had been held for like 10 years, they jumped into.. I was with 101st LRS at the time.. not going to lie, it stung a little, but you can’t blame them, the soldiers didn’t plan the mission!!..
Very helpful. I’m joining the Canadian infantry. Hard to find information for sure
@snausegman thanks for the heads up. That definitely what I meant about a podcast with a JTF2 Assaulter
Your gonna join up? Then learn to use your words properly instead of bitching at a guy that was answering your precise statement. That chip will be knocked off your shoulder in basic pretty quick.
Good ole' Canadian boy...A Canadian has the world record by a far, far margin of the longest confirmed sniper shot. I could be wrong but I believe the .50 cal round took 8 seconds to hit the Taliban dude.
Can anyone further describe the plunger trigger he talked about? Tried looking it up online and couldn’t find anything
Devon Larratt is my hero, pretty cool to see what kind of people he worked with
Larratt RULES!
Bubbles ur my hero
Should try to get Devon Laurette on the show...that would be great!!
Devon Larratt… canadian special forces and arm wrestling world champion
Dam he’s standing up the whole time..
Ive listen to a few of these podcast and alot of them bring up "the Balloon" What is it?
Omg love the pic "in the beginning" of this video of "The Little Bird'
Go With GOD, Godspeed, Get it, GOTT it, GOOD GOD
"Hunting pe'op'le" ? You s'aid'
"That's the night the lights went out in 'Geo'rgia Reba ,
Looks like a Canadian Andy stumpf. So badass
We will never quite understand the scratches they have to endured
See how fast we swatted that bug ???
A master corporal in my home unit and was on my BMQ staff was a jtf2 guy, most badass human being i have ever interacted with. Turned me onto yoga because how can yoga be gay or not good for the body if this guy that can do 90 pound lat raises/fly's, and was s tier special forces does it. I was just a lowly infantry reservist so i took any wisdom he had to offer.
Why was jtf2 teaching bmq?
@@sct8326 keyword there was, was chief. I said he was in my home unit, try reading English properly
@@JSpark135 bro relax
Glenn Cowan next?
We know we have JTF2 we respect them for what they do.
They know we respect them.
There is no need for us to know who they are or what they do.
Ya I agree but we as Canadians can also show our support and pride for what they accomplish
Was his first combat story when he was in jtf2 or armed forces
First combat tour he’s talking about was in regular infantry.
WE NEED NICHOLAS IRVING AKA NICK THE REAPER ON HERE
Lol the " old guy " im close to that now 🤣
From Rawanda? Buddy think about it, Somalia, any member of SSF would frown!
True about Somalia. Too bad the airborne were disbanded. In my first federal by-election bringing back the airborne was in my platform. I would still bring it back just because I don't like the way it ended. No more mefloquine for the soldiers.
Quite a trip Ryan are you linking the guests to help with PTSD for all combat vets ??
Anybody else catch the The Office reference?
Haha no, what'd he say?
@@cron1165 1:10:57
No family identity , smart warrior !!!!!
Haha yep. Not superstitious but a lil stitous
Never say whow in a tight spot.
You should try to get Devon Larratt on the show.
Thanks for giving all for your country!
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"Gun Control"- Looking at this through the lens of a retired Canadian Paratrooper, taking my black rifles is a huge slap in the face. What I mean by that, the federal government had no issue with me deploying all over God's green earth but calls me a criminal if I refuse to turn in my AR's (and many other long rifles, the bill even make air rifles illegal). As a veteran, just the thought of not having my rifles, locked away safe and trigger locked, gives me peace in mind. Even if they only see the range, not having them raises a little bit of concern. Most firearm crimes are committed with pistols... going after long rifles doesn't make sense and that's what scares me.
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To put this in scope, Canadians that "posses" a restricted PAL are note the criminals, they are likely the highest vetted civilians in any county.
Amen Sir!
It’s not long guns killing people in Toronto.
Lol 25 is super young... y’all act like he joined when he was 55
I think when you're doing the basic training and selection there's a big difference between 18 and 25 as far as how physically difficult it is. I've heard many people mention this.
@@mariusfrost640 so 25 year olds have a harder time than 18 year olds? Lol that’s a bunch of horse crap. I’m 30 years old and would smoke my 18 or 25 year old self in any PT test
@@mariusfrost640 you’re more in the physical prime of your life at 25 than you are at 18
@@BostonsF1nest 18 year old tend to recover faster. Idk how a 25 would be. I feel that in my experience in training I had a way easier time jumping out of bed the next day after a particularly hard evolution.
@@jacobclemoune1706 I could see 18 and 38 but 18 and 25 are essentially the same besides the fact that the 25 year old would be stronger and faster. Mid 20’s to mid 30’s is when guys hit their physical prime
it's impressive how he transitions away from too many specific details about certain things.
I luv to read these comments to see how far I can go in before the inevitable:
1. We've got the longest sniper kill...
2. We save the Navy Seals when the shit goes down...
3. We're trained better than Americans...
4. Quality over quantity...
Canadians...you either like or detest them😂
"officially" there were no Canadian troops in country in Iraq as it was not a UN action. HOWEVER, a dear friend of mine form Kingston RMC tells different. in fact JTFII was on the ground in Iraq just after 9/11. I have no way to verify this as fact. The way he tells it the mission and JFTII are so secret that even the PM didn't know. In remembrance of PVTE ANDREW MILLER medic 21
years old. KIA IED Kabul June 2010
Jeff+The Shawn Ryan Show= Satisfaction💦💦💦💦
I want to see him or Devon Larrat on the Shawn Ryan show.
Plopnow the Canadians don’t talk about their combat ops so they won’t make good guests on the Shawn ryan show.
@@JohnSmith-ei6sc So why has he been on several podcast doing just that?
Is it me or does this badass look like Dane cook.lol
CSOR'S THE BEST SIMPLE AS THAT.
Obviously you don’t know shit. CSOR strives to be JTF2 have you seen the pre reqs to try out for either? If you are CSOR your just butt hurt you can’t get accepted for a tryout with the big league
Does Canada really uses the term “Tier 1”? Isn’t that more a American thing? Cause Americans love to rank things so they can say stuff like: the best, the greatest, biggest in the world/in history
@Ridge Anderson we dont use Tier 2 tho, we call then support role for Tier 1
CAF member here.
Members definitely use the terms tier one and two.
From a organizational standpoint, not really, especially for the tier two term. CSOR gets really butthurt about being called tier two. CSOR and JTF2 have a contentious relationship and don’t like to think of themselves as JTF2’s little brother. This is sort of fair because CSOR is highly capable and there is cross pollination between all CANSOF units through the respective Task Forces ie JTF2, CSOR, CJIRU, and 427 might all have members forming a particular task force and work together.
@@johncocksmith2693 not to mention the mission of CSOR and JTF-2 are quite different
Everyone wants to be American
@@InvisibleHotdog no thank you
Tsk tsk tsk. Not Rwaaanda but Somalia the Airborne were disbanded. Scandal.
Canada has a military?
Most confirmed kills on terrorist leaders bud
@@Mo-hc9lc who was confirming? Ray Charles?
Jealous?
@@dougr1699 why should I? My military is the most powerful in the world and in all history so....
Yes , a Navy & even an Air Force , but not funded enough financially , unfortunately !!!
🇨🇦 doesn’t have a military 😅
🖕 ahh , ya we do. If you know anything about history.
You used, illegal what? generator-- license- and freeze my: sesion! sess(ss?)