Dogs Of War | Tier1 Podcast

So to make sure, you joined without a Ranger contract.

That's right.

You go to basic training.

You perform well physically, and they give you an option to go to RIP.

Mm-hmm.

That's correct.

What...

I feel like I already know the answer to this 'cause, a- and most people may not, may not know if you haven't been to basic training, but you hear that story, and you're doing pushups on, on the last part of fire guard, which means you're working out before the workout.

That's right.

So, [laughs] so most people are having a, a hard time with, you know, the, the regimented workout schedule and the, the running and the, the physical exercise of, of basic training, but you woke up early to, to do more.

Well, the way, the way I saw it is that, um, if, if I can do and I can outperform everybody when I'm tired, that's what I wanted to be able to prove to myself, that not only can I do this and I can wake up early and I can be, you know, um, disciplined in that, but I can, I can still outwork everybody else at the end of the day throughout the day, you know?

Did, did you view basic training almost as, as a competition that you were there to win?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

I love-

Absolutely.

I-

And it, it was, because at, at the end of the day, you put your toes on the line, and you're staring at the guy across from you, and I will never forget my grandfather said.

He said, he said, "When you're sucking, look around."

[laughs]

And he said, "Find somebody else who's sucking worse." And he goes, he goes, "Stare at them," and he goes, he goes s- he...

I remember what he told me.

He's like, "S- suck their soul out."

[laughs]

You know what I mean?