E118 - The Iran War Costs You More Than You Think…

Book a call: https://remnantfinance.com/calendar Email us at info@remnantfinance.com or visit https://remnantfinance.com for more information FOLLOW REMNANT FINANCE Youtube: @RemnantFinance (https://www.youtube.com/@RemnantFinance) Facebook: @remnantfinance (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560694316588) Twitter: @remnantfinance (https://x.com/remnantfinance) TikTok: @RemnantFinance Don't forget to hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBEAfter being mobilized with his Guard unit in February and spending six months flying KC-135 tanker missions in the Iran war, Brian sits down with Hans just three days after landing home for his first unfiltered debrief. He walks through what it was actually like: open-ended orders that kept getting extended with no end date, rockets and missile intercepts in the air around him, congested airspace with multiple near misses, and living out of hotels in an Israeli town while bases a few miles away were locked down. From there, the conversation widens to the bigger questions. Brian and Hans make the case that this is a war of choice being run around Congress, question the stated justifications given that Iran's nuclear program was declared destroyed in June 2025, and dig into the fallout at home, from gas pushing $7 in California and diesel over $6 nationally to a Strategic Petroleum Reserve running near critical levels. Brian also shares his observations on daily life and culture in Israel, why the Guard and Reserve have quietly become the military's first-line tanker force, and what the loss of Gulf bases means for years to come. They close with what's next for Remnant Finance, including Remnant Frontier and an upcoming IBC presentation at Joe Withrow's Phoenician League investment summit. **Chapters**  00:00 – Opening segment 01:15 – Mobilized in February and the 90-day orders that kept extending 03:15 – Arriving in theater: rockets and missiles in the air 03:45 – Four weeks into a two-week war 04:20 – The Lincoln deployment and why open-ended orders are the worst part 06:15 – Shout out to Molly holding it down at home 07:05 – The Lincoln's first port call 08:55 – Flying under fire for the first time 09:50 – Near misses and the hardest flying of a 24-year career 10:55 – The KC-135 midair collision 11:55 – Casualties, base damage, and what's being reported 13:45 – War or "sustained operation"? The fight over benefits for the fallen 14:15 – Congress, the president, and war powers 15:30 – Does the nuclear justification hold up? 18:15 – Joe Kent, Tulsi Gabbard, and the intelligence assessments 20:10 – Gas prices, diesel, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 22:45 – Taxes, foreign aid, and Thomas Massie's impeachment articles 25:25 – The midterms and a choice between two bad options 26:10 – Grading the administration: immigration, spending, and COVID 31:05 – Day-to-day life deployed in Israel 32:50 – National pride and honoring the Sabbath 36:10 – Shabbat elevators and religious loopholes 38:30 – Driving culture and what it means to be a "friar" 41:50 – Is "Judeo-Christian" a real thing? 48:30 – What does victory look like? 49:45 – The June 2025 strikes and "demolished" nuclear capability 51:55 – Iran's track record of restraint since 1953 54:55 – How real is the nuclear threat? 57:55 – Why the National Guard became the first force 59:55 – Destroyed Gulf bases and the move to Diego Garcia 01:00:55 – Could Brian be sent back? 01:01:30 – Closing Segment **Key Takeaways** The hardest part of this deployment was not the danger but the uncertainty. Presidential activations for the Guard and Reserve can legally be extended up to two years, and Brian's orders were rolled forward again and again with no real end date. Brian and