27 Years in SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU) | Rick Kaiser | Ep. 272

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Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Rick joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He attended Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training Class 109 in Coronado, CA. Rick was assigned to SEAL Team TWO in Little Creek, VA in 1980. He served at SEAL Team TWO from 1980 until 1985, specializing in winter warfare, combat diving, and sniping until he was selected for duty at SEAL Team SIX in 1985.
In 1993, Rick received the Silver Star Medal for Valor during the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). He served at ST-6 from 1985 through October of 2012. During his time at ST-6, Rick acted as sniper, explosives expert, lead training Chief, sniper team leader, and Deputy Operations Officer.
Rick continues to serve his country and fellow SEALs by helping to educate others about this unique special operations force and further the Frogman heritage as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum. Rick is married to Barbara Kaiser and has two children, Emily and Eric. Rick and Barbara currently reside in Vero Beach,
Florida.
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[@KrashtestKenny-yv5if]

Sc Kaiser was my dive motivator in 97’ @rtc Great Lakes. Very humble, very professional and brutally honest! Thanks for the chance Chief 🇺🇸

[@mroiz]

He was in the middle of his tour at Team 6 in 97. Probably a different Rick Kaiser. Unless they're going to pull a guy out at the height of his career to deal with boot camp and A school kids.

[@KrashtestKenny-yv5if]

I doubt I’d forget him or then petty officer wasdin, #PolarBearDive97, actually tested the end of 96’ but, it must have been his twin like the luttrell’s

[@jmich54]

1985 to 2012 in Team 6...holy fuck

[@leoamaya1818]

The holiest of fucks & a true evil extinguisher. Platinum respect for the coolest & most dangerous job out there. True commitment & good dudes.

[@IAmNotFamousAnymore]

Yeah, but how much of that was actually spent downrange and in the fight vs. training other enlisted and/or desk duty? BTW, he's from my city of Milwaukee. Let's fuckin go, Brewers! He grew up in the neighborhood of Oak Creek, right next to our airport, Mitchell International. And I grew up in St. Francis which borders half of his neighborhood. My house to his would've been just a 10min drive tops. I hope he decides to come home one day so I can meet him and hit him with a barrage of questions about his and Howard Wasdin's time in DEVGRU, specifically the battle of Mogadishu.

[@dustyrhodes1655]

​@IAmNotFamousAnymore Bro he spent a fuck ton of time "down range" 😂

[@internet_internet]

@@IAmNotFamousAnymoreEphraim Mattos is from near that airport as well. I suggest you give him a search in case you aren’t already familiar with him.

[@IAmNotFamousAnymore]

@@internet_internet yeah, he's the guy who graduated BUD/s with John Allen AKA MrBallen. Pretty cool how he went rogue.

[@djbattledmv]

Goodness, 27 years on SEAL TEAM 6! I can't wrap my head around that. Much respect! I love these stories and interviews but I can't stand the zoom style interviews. Audio and visual be trash. Gotta get the people in the same room with you at all cost. Continued success 💯

[@dionthomas5418]

Great interview with a former Navy Seal warrior, Patriot and badass legend Rick Kaiser, a 27 year Operator in Seal Team Six aka DEVGRU right beside Dick Marcinko the Rogue Warrior. The best of the best Shadow Warriors that America has produced.

[@collinstrickland5098]

Marcinko’s book is considered fiction within the teams 🤷‍♂️.

[@maxdevlin4349]

Such a strange coincidence, my best friend and I were just talking about a mutual acquaintance of ours a couple of hours before this show streamed that was a team 6 operator for 19 years and how we would love to see him do a podcast sometime and hear some of his stories. His service would have coincided with Mr. Kaiser's so I am sure they know each other.

[@user-vn7wy5vp7r]

Surely one of a kind? Never down before Total respect

[@CoolestDude38NC]

I was sixteen in 85 when the Achille Lauro operation went down. I remember reading that SEAL TEAM 6 Officers were heard on SEAL radios discussing opening fire on the Italian police who had surrounded them. TEAM 6 wanted that terrorist bad. So did the Italians. The Italians won diplomatically and that Achille Lauro terrorist got handed to the Italians and they let him go to Iraq where he was protected by Saddam Hussein's secret police. That terrorist was targeted by JSOC at the very beginning of the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

[@Gaybraham.Lincoln]

Amazing. Thanks for this information

[@ramontorres1158]

Thanks for the info!👍

[@user-yf8zt6sz9n]

The view of the deep sea from the fantail of a Guided Missile Cruiser will be a memory I'll never forget 👍

[@AmericanPatriot1979]

Rick Kaiser thank you for your service and many years of sacrifice. LLTB

[@tyronetrump1612]

I remember that story of what happened in Italy in Chuck Pfarrers book "Warrior Soul"-Sounds like Chuck was Ricks assault element commander. Same thing was said about how tense it was but was not worried about his own guys but more of a conscript meatball freaking out over a backfire and starting a firefight. Best part was Chuck said he walked up and down the line of his guys telling everyone be cool then walked out between the 2 forces and pulled his armor up and took a piss on the ramp as his small act of defiance and even the italians snickered at the gesture

[@bikeracerdude]

27 years is awesome and means he wasn't distracted with wanting to write books- like many SEALs are.

[@controvercc1098]

God forbid anybody tries to capitalize on... capitalism.

[@richardconnor7703]

Many of the seals who write books is after they retire they can only write things that have been approved what would you rather them do come back from serving and struggle???

[@collinstrickland5098]

@@controvercc1098The problem is, almost every single “celebuSEAL” out there (Luttrell, O’Neill and especially Jocko) was/is a shitbag of some variety. Their own teammates are fed up and are now coming out of the woodwork to call them out.

[@IAmNotFamousAnymore]

No, he was busy running his mouth on the history channel in a bunch of episodes on SEALs and DEVGRU...

[@IAmNotFamousAnymore]

Kinda misses me off he's from my city

[@garydelgaudio5364]

A true Warrior,,People sometimes will forget what ya said ,forget what ya did ,but they (Rick),will always remember how you them feel ,Rick you are a very special person ,humble ect ,would have loved to do what you did .they never advertised SEALS IN THEE 80S.

[@bretstevens262]

Awesome Stuff! Thank you for service Rick!

[@stacksmasher]

Thanks for having Rick on! I love the vlog!

[@climatedamage1811]

What a great role model; he's modest and obviously expert in his craft. I wish I had known him back in the day.

[@DCW65]

I was stationed with HS-3 onboard USS Saratoga CV-60 during the hostage situation on the cruise ship. Tomcats from our ship intercepted the airliner and brought it down to Italy.

[@THEFUTUREMARINE2016]

Gawd damn he served for a long time, from the beginnings of the hair metal era to the end of the Midwest emo rock era.

[@fishbrains29]

Thanks for a great guest. My hats off to you all.

[@arthurburlington8994]

Like that you choose east coast for drinks.

[@kathrynludrick4821]

Great interview

[@itemps]

Met this dude a few yrs ago in NH for swim with a mission. good dude.

[@unifyhumanity360]

RESPECT,RESPECT,RESPECT!!!

[@randyrabun2250]

Vietnam Veteran SEAL 2 member Fred Miller wants his things back that the National UDT/SEAL Museum refuses to give back to him.

[@christophermcmeeken8677]

Oh so excited!!! I miss hearing him on the “Friendly Fire Podcast “

[@bic1498]

Shot Fleet and All-Navy with him in 1992. He took the High New Shooter award rifle. His compadres from the compound always had some hard holders at those matches. Still remember when all their beepers went off as we were just setting up at the 300yd line. Apparently someone was doing a test on the pager system and inadvertently sent out a real-world recall.

[@CoolestDude38NC]

I am an old guy now and not an ex SEAL. However, I am an experienced lifeguard from my younger days. Including a former beach lifeguard. Id like to comment about the last topic discussed, lifesaving. I dont know what the lifesaving methods they teach at BUD/S, but I am assuming they still teach old school lifesaving techniques AKA non equipment water rescues...no rescue tube to make rescue easier and safer. Most lifeguard training in the civilian world teaches only equipment based rescues because of liability reasons. When I took my first American Red Cross lifeguard class at a YMCA in 1988, the ARC lifesaving manual still taught non equipment rescues. The ARC stopped teaching non equipment based lifesaving in the early nineties and went to rescue tube lifesaving. The current gold standard for lifesaving methods is the USLA or United States Lifesaving Association. The USLA continued teaching non equipment based rescues.. as well as equipment based water rescues well past the period where the Red Cross and the YMCA stopped teaching non equipment based rescues. The USLA certification is THE gold standard for lifesaving techniques. Another good place to get lifeguard training is Boy Scouts. They have a very very difficult lifesaving certification called "BSA Lifeguard." Im not sure if USLA lifesaving still teaches non equipment lifesaving. If you want to learn non equipment lifesaving (the hard stuff) get an old copy of the American Red Cross lifesaving manual from the eighties. Or an older USLA lifesaving manual. You can find them on eBay.

[@John-vb1vs]

Rick. Bob13. Ole. Gold never. Dies just. Recast

[@wildbill60]

Good episode and guest

[@SuperBigblue19]

When I was a Radioman on one of the grey ghettos with a flat bottom because it was in the Amphibs class of ships. they used to call hull techs turd chasers because they always had to fix the plumbing issues. Like this dude I cross rated out of the fleet but not to combat diving, just to the regular dive rating. If you're thinking about the Navy as an option, you might want to think about how you will be living in one of those ships. On the USS Proteus I was an E-5 TAD with 5 other dive team members living in a converted janitorial closet. They literally cleaned it out and bolted in 3 racks on each side.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@SuperBigBlue19 BUDs candidates no longer go to Navy A Schools.

[@SuperBigblue19]

@@ObamaFromKenya I know that which means 3/4 of SEAL candidates get escorted out of the BUD/S training grounds. They go to a half-way house on the main base where they wait for orders. Those orders send the quitter out to the fleet as a NON-RATE which means deck division or A school . They might be able to get into Dive school or EOD but they still have an enlistment contract.

[@thomasstalder6708]

Authentic, no bullshit guy. I would bet on him.

[@saulgood6909]

I really like his input on volunteering and doing something for the country and yourself from a selfless place. I think every citizen should do some type of volunteer work before they leave college. Peacecorps, ext. That would generate a different perspective and get people out of themselves. Anywho, just my opinion.

[@trowuabeatin]

I didn’t think Ambien was invented in 1985. I think Chief Kaiser took some “classified” version 😂

[@zooted_zack5538]

Guy is a absolute unit he should be studied

[@JaySmith-rv4ro]

Salute to you former Bull Frog.

[@robvargas8603]

great stuff. you gotta get dennis chalker on.

[@John-vb1vs]

A. Outstanding. Warrior. Bigtime. Anyone we ho served with him. Will tell you. That they would go. Anywhere with. This. Warrior. Bob13

[@MrLee23]

Thermals don't miss.. u can't hide.

[@John-vb1vs]

I cannot. Remember. Mine. Chittt

[@LeDiamondDog]

In 2k24 the scientific experience of Commandant Cousteau would be surely ban But great sea scientist He popularized diving

[@rebeccaweil1]

Rick say hi to Jay Sawyer 38:37

[@MikSF123]

Don't think it did all change with bin laden....yes a few books came out following that operation....but there have been many books by former SEALs way before the bin laden op....(including the one by Rick's former team mate Howard Wasdin) who was part of that Sniper team during Somalia.

[@brianten-in2zw]

He has to know Frank Cucci...

[@Stanley-xc4yc]

1:18:22😊What's Richard Marcinko like in real life?

[@wyattterrell]

The Somalia seal? One of anyway

[@Banjolip]

Chuck "heavy" Ivy

[@diquangibson5235]

You should get Howard Wasdin on, he was there also and apart of that DEVGRU sniper team

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

That would be something.

[@RogueTrader31]

Howard sadly passed away in a plane accident

[@charlesclark9932]

Yes, Howard recently passed.

[@scr4370]

👍

[@garydelgaudio5364]

Awsome to work with SAS,or SBS WOW,,never change BUDS training 1/2 these kids or society can't even see their F in feet ,video games all day!

[@benjaminperez7328]

And yet BUD/S classes are are fully manned at class-up…… Where do they come from then, Amazon????

[@buzz5969]

How mamy movies and books did he write?

[@eddie-dt5uz]

You..........

[@arthurbellyh]

bro..sound quality come on

[@dlmsarge8329]

Based on their replies they don't seem to care.

[@kevinmorthorst521]

@@dlmsarge8329there is nothing they can do if isn’t in studio with them.

[@programr101]

Sounds like the carachter Jason Hayes from the show SEAL TEAM is based on this guy.

[@samowens3]

Did he just refuse to talk about all the problems with Devgru ie Robert’s ridge , Red Wings, UBL etc ?

[@kevinmorthorst521]

Red Wings wasn’t Devgru.

[@samowens3]

No Red Wings wasn’t Devgru but they were told they couldn’t be apart of it because of Command . So yes it’s still part of cover up for Devgru commanding elements.

[@whitetiger5181]

I took a piss with this guy back in 98'

[@Anonymous18817]

Hi, I’m a woman in her 20s and I’m training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. What advice would you give for women that want to be SEALs? If you had to go to BUD/S again, how would you prepare differently? What books or workout programs would you recommend? Most female SEAL candidates struggle with carrying the boats and logs, doing pull ups, having grip strength and completing the “Dirty Name” on the obstacle course. Also, a lot of female SEAL candidates break their legs or develop stress fractures. A woman made it to day 4 of BUD/S first phase recently but she quit on that day. That’s the farthest a woman has made it. Her BUD/S classmates told me that her class hated her and ran her out from under the boat because she was a boat ducker. Nine women have entered the SEAL pipeline since 2016.

[@barnsnoble3105]

Go Navy EOD instead.

[@bikeracerdude]

@@barnsnoble3105 It's an exact copy & paste of her comment from another SEAL related vid. I asked if she was "active duty infantry" in the Army or 'Corps, and I said she should do that first before fantasizing about BUD/s. She hasn't replied.

[@uummmnocoolnames]

@@bikeracerdude It's a bot account spamming the same comment on any video tagged with SEALs as a topic. I don't know exactly what its fishing for, but it's very obviously bait.

[@thediner8929]

Join the nursing units.

[@BoT-mr8rw]

In BUDS they teach SEALS how to write books and how to do PODCASTS. It’s what all Seals do now 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dlmsarge8329]

Gotta make that bag!!

[@dlmsarge8329]

The show with the best hosts asking consistently great questions, talking to the consistently best guests who have the consistently best stories and the consistently absolute garbage audio. For the love of apples, PLEASE do something about your audio quality.

[@Jewjitsu_]

Guys I like your podcast but the audio is always terrible

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

Nothing we can do about ricks end also he was on very late so we couldn’t troubleshoot, them’s the breaks kid.

[@dlmsarge8329]

@@TheTeamHousePodcast Ya, but when you get the same comment repeatedly you might think about doing something about it rather than shrugging it off.

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

@@dlmsarge8329 nature of a live podcast bud.

[@dlmsarge8329]

@@TheTeamHousePodcast Except for those live podcasts that have good audio, bud.

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

@@dlmsarge8329 guarantee you people complain in the comments about their audio too.

[@complexblackness]

It's 2024 Put time stamps.

[@kevinmorthorst521]

No

[@complexblackness]

@@kevinmorthorst521 Yes

[@kevinmorthorst521]

@@complexblackness no

[@patriotbob]

27 years on team 6? i am calling BS on this one.

[@elpanchosancho2]

Straight up fairy tales

[@kevinmorthorst521]

You know this how?

[@elpanchosancho2]

This dude claims he was on the Achilles lauro back in 1985 and took ambian which wasn't introduced until 1992. Hella fairy tales building up the brand like eric demming says

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

Guess they didn't have sleeping pills in 1985...big gotcha moment here.

[@elpanchosancho2]

@@TheTeamHousePodcast telling lies on the streets

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

@@elpanchosancho2 hide yo wife hide yo kids

[@elpanchosancho2]

@@TheTeamHousePodcast Yee yeee hide yo wife hide yo kids dey is lying out chea something fierce

[@user-mk3bv6ed9i]

You youngsters are gonna kill yourselfs with stogies & hard liquor & Btw Kaiser is one of the most solid guys you’ve had on

[@IAmNotFamousAnymore]

He's from my city, Milwaukee, and i used to respect him until he went on the history channel talkin shit about Rob O'Neill and how he should've stayed quiet about the raid. Rick, why is it ok for you to go on national television and blab about all your missions in DEVGRU, but when Rob does it, you suddenly have a problem. As if the SEAL ethos only applies to everyone else except you. Get real, homie and stop bein so butthurt.

[@favre231]

Not to be a dick, but these are such surface level interviews compared to others out the by other content producers

[@sacman5318]

I would like to hear more about the incodent were two seals killrg that green Brett over some money like what really happen there? Why does it seem like integrity honor is failing with in the teams. For example, all the greed and push to go civilian contractor is this a real problem with in the teams or really isolated incodents?

[@michaelscott466]

Man, the attention seeking behavior of former SEALs these days is at a pandemic level. This used to be really looked down on by the teams. God damn man, people are so desperate for validation and attention.

[@dlmsarge8329]

Lots of guys trying to make the bag. SEAL stories (imaginative or not) = $$$