Army SMU Operator (Sniper & Assaulter) | Jesse Boettcher | Ep. 190

[@jasonlink2233]

Jesse was one of the best operators I had the pleasure to know.

[@canstnza7342]

Really appreciate these guys being able to have a respectful discussion about vaccines without any animosity

[@jimgallo6909]

I cannot wait for this podcast. If you have never listened to Jesse speak before, he is articulate and hilarious, not to mention a true American hero.

[@dustenhigdon6278]

Zs

[@jimgallo6909]

@@dustenhigdon6278 not at all, solid podcast

[@harveysanchez6993]

Seems like a awesome introvert that made it very far career wise and a huge inspiration I would say.

[@Radjasteindag]

Super interesting with a frank and uninhibited speech that contrasts with the usual speeches of the ilk of this kind of man 👍🏻

[@joesgotya9930]

@2:35:30 .. the Mohawk program was written a lot about in Naylors book Relentless Strike. It was basically a JSOC trained Iraqi reconnaissance and surveillance unit. They did alot of the close target recce’s for JSOC task forces in 2005-09. Like if a HVT was said to be in a certain part of a Sunni neighborhood, the Mohawks would go in dressed in regular local clothing and identify the exact house the HVT was living in. Then they would mark it on GPS where then it would be up to JSOC targeting officers to either spin up a assault force for a nighttime hit, or bring in UAV ISR assets to continue monitoring the HVT and try to develop his network of other bad guys.

[@Chris-xv7wd]

Relentless strike is a must read

[@Turkfeb7]

Wrong

[@ke3552]

Great SME. I'm glad that the Bob Horrigan story was told by someone that was there.

[@thechadillac1211]

You dudes have done well! I’ve been watching you guys about 2 years. This is one of the best ever.

[@tammieroseberry]

Great Episode. Thank you for your service and for a really amazing channel .I truly believe that veterans soldiers being able to share their experiences and to be appreciated valued is a true dedication of service honor gratitude for all. God bless you.

[@stephenrask536]

So glad I found you podcast guys! You have amazing guests and great questioning

[@Thebluesky0311]

Thanks for this podcast, gives us an insight that most americans do not fully understand.

[@nightdaychannel828]

Always a pleasure to hear a SME explain their part of the pie!

[@blamesaw]

Such a great guest and a cool guy with a great sense of humor

[@inf_dmr]

I wish I could like this more than once. Great episode.

[@brock45569]

Gentlemen, I had not heard an account of a special missions unit operator until this. Stellar interview. I lost a contract job in early 2022 due to no CV19 💉. That contract was worth thousands of dollars. Of course not eligible for unemployment. What a disgrace.

[@williethom5075]

He’s friendly. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s your friend… Great episode! I’ve never heard him speak or tell his story so this is one I was looking forward to as soon as I saw that he was coming on The Team House.

[@WillUSMC0321]

Willie, is this you?

[@doug99]

If I could put a hilarious gypsy curse on Jack and Dave, it would be that they had to do a parallel podcast where for every high-speed operator they interview on the Team House, they have to interview the most low-speed, deployment-dodging, oxygen-thief shitbag with a DD-214 that they can find. I mean guys whose most difficult military operation was hitting six restaurants for free meals on Veterans' Day. It would be amazing to just watch them die inside while they tried to pretend it was interesting. "Garrison operations...Rear detachment...Body Composition Program...The Orderly Room, with your hosts Jack Murphy and David Parke."

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

Ep 200 parody...

[@JHillNC]

Goddamn! Even got the intro music rewritten for that shit! 😂😂😂

[@bryanknight1056]

There's value to be had there, peace time Army sucks ass. One could learn some serious shamming ttps and discover how to be the most high-speed shit bag on the planet.

[@tyronetrump1612]

Oh you mean those Sad Sack- Gomer Pyles you see on twitter commenting about assault weapons claiming " As a former member of military I handled the M16 and there is no way a civilian should own one of these" . Translation " I was a REMF attached to the 2nd division of the Clerks and Jerks, I barely qualified with the carbine and only fired it in basic so therefore you should not own one" I also put in for a purple heart for sustained paper cuts

[@LRRPFco52]

​@@tyronetrump1612 Severs torsos in half! Nobody needs those on the streets of Merica!

[@jackreacher.]

With Geronimo and the Dragon Dogs and The Green Devils, I salute this faithful and articulate operator.

[@grantbuxton]

Directly after 911 we worked 189 days straight, I did that once I can't imagine doing that as a career

[@kxkxkxkx]

There are Indian sailors that literally spend years offshore working 12+ hour shifts 365 days on a boat... then they go home for a few days, buy a year's worth of food and clothing for everyone in their whole impoverished village, then turnaround and go right back out to sea 😮

[@thediner8929]

@@kxkxkxkx Kudos to them.

[@chucksinger1916]

This was a great podcast! He was a very interesting patriot! What a exciting life!

[@nemesisbreakz]

👋 fam, thank you for this episode.

[@AllShallBeRevealed1776]

I love the Balkans. I’ve been to every country in that area and they’re all amazing.

[@johnchaisson4142]

Feel you all have great programming, so thank you for that. Super interesting that Jesse hunted and trapped at a young age (age 10 I believe he mentioned) as did Eric Prince. He goes through his youth story on the Shawn Ryan channel. Serious independence at a young age is serious fuel later in life

[@MAC-ws8fz]

I'm 10 min.into this interview and find it hard to believe this person got as far as he did! Just shows how lacks the Army has gotten.

[@Paleoman]

Hey, Thank you ! most a-pppreciated, keep up the stellar work, you guys rock!

[@SS-gy1cx]

Your best podcast yet!

[@SS-gy1cx]

@@russellridge8623 Iv watched most of them. John styler meyers was a great one too. Jamie Caldwell and les Sandusky were awesome episodes as well

[@seyahznarf]

Fantastic episode!

[@rickseidemann3125]

I was just up near Hayward this past weekend.

[@thediner8929]

Looks like a combination of Brett Farvre and John Stockton.

[@joesgotya9930]

@1:48:35 .. Man I wish Jesse could of talked more about this. OST was the precursor to the highly classified “G Squadron.” This is the area of the Unit that goes into (un-permissive) countries in clandestine fashion, under cover. The kind of missions where there is no QRF or Close Air Support coming to help you if compromised. According to Unit operator Chris VanSant, you have to be invited and try out for this area of the Unit,, and these are already the more highly experienced and senior Unit operators from the other squadrons. Only the 1% in a organization filled with the 1% make into this area of Delta Force.

[@themeanestturtle]

John "Shrek" McPhee, who was in A Squadron with Jamie Caldwell and Thomas Greer/Dalton Fury also was in G Squadron and has told some stories about his time there. A lot of it was planting surveillance equipment, but he's also mentioned doing solo raids and other crazy stuff.

[@Bama_Law]

Once knew a CAG guy allegedly teaches to sq. B of delta, joe paisley. Grew up with him and he took me and another 5th SF guy to cleaners (shoutout to you AL if you’re there). No libel I’m an atty and it was a business venture gone bad where business funds disappeared and was run under funny enough, Crisis Application Group, LLC (CAG) it was sold and the new owner IS a solid good dude. For what it’s worth. Really enjoyed interview but brought back these memories

[@ethericwizard2881]

My only PT is beaver trapping as well ;)

[@97VobraOwner]

Yes!!

[@zaid-je5es]

For all brothers and sisters I'm iq interpreter i couldn't have general recommendations thats i need for siv (visa) i worked for us forces for 2 years almost now need your support thank you

[@gen3kali877]

“Walking on the grass, hands in my pocket, flicking a cigarette butt. I wasn’t a very good CSM.” Conquered KZbin for the day.

[@Buck123four]

I too loved walking on the grass...and smoking Marlboros... Retired Field Grade here. :) Eff em if they can't take a joke,

[@kxkxkxkx]

@@Buck123four commissioned officers are such worthless sh!tbirds 😂

[@Buck123four]

@@kxkxkxkx Everyone has an opinion. Many are useless. Hate officers, eh? Don't tell me - yer a former NCO who just KNEW he was smarter than everyone else. // I ENJOY my retired pay very much...and the VA 100% disability pay.

[@kxkxkxkx]

@@Buck123fourenjoy it chief, you earned it 👍

[@tyronetrump1612]

"pink hair, neck beards" = LMFAO This guy just moved up in rank by 20 points!

[@bend6470]

My only goal in life is to figure out why I’ve only seen RipIts in 3 different combat zones and back home at every Dollar Store across the states. Lol

[@juliusspartacus5437]

The RipIt stubby cans and Otis Spunkmeyer cookies and muffins too. That was usually my "breakfast" on patrol.

[@hyrumwood]

Sleeping during the day in Iraq must have been miserable.

[@hyrumwood]

@Russell Ridge Just an assumption on my part I guess. I was deployed to Afghanistan for a year but the FOB I was at was almost 7,000 feet above sea level so the summer never got too hot. The climate was similar to my home state of Utah in the US so I was quite comfortable year round. I hated Kandahar. I'll never forget "the poo pond" as long as I live. I was there 2010-2011 so our experiences might not be comparable.

[@JHillNC]

#bigblackbeaver 😂 #traplife Great episode! Thanks fellas.

[@richarddodson560]

The legislative program is still going on. A good friend and former OCS roommate of mine finished it a few years back.

[@Midnitedreary88]

How come a lot of thew SMU guys who served in SF all think SF suck???

[@Dogsoldier12B]

Some really liked it. I suppose it's not for everyone.

[@Midnitedreary88]

@@Dogsoldier12B SF is the only special operations group where ppl have those mixed feelings though. It’s soOo weird.

[@SteveZ919]

It's all leadership dependent, the same for conventional units and also...your expectation vs reality plays a major part.

[@Midnitedreary88]

@@SteveZ919 perhaps it’s actually a universal problem in special ops that other units don’t address as publicly

[@Dogsoldier12B]

@stevez3195 Absolutely. Myself and others have skipped promotions to stay at my unit because we've seen how our sister company's are. So much depends on leadership, mission, culture etc...

[@Paleoman]

hey guys, trying to find jesse's trapping videos but hitting a brick wall. really respect this fellows take on things, especially hunting etc. thank you. curious as to what you guys are imbibing? single malt ? or what sorry if i missed your explanation.

[@TheTeamHousePodcast]

Tier1trapper

[@juliusspartacus5437]

Always good to see special mission unit guys taking a stand against the covid bs narrative.

[@andrewhammock8235]

Another member killed by breaching the door and running 100mph through it senselessly its crazy how many of these guys got killed by these supposed tio of the spear tactics

[@Bama_Law]

Yeah the us govt just lost their issue in scotus requiring mandates

[@markolson9913]

I don't think his disdain for pink or purple hair makes him a good fit for a schoolboard, but there's no question that this guy is the real deal and can lead men into battle. Great episode!!

[@juliusspartacus5437]

As a parent, I strongly disagree. He's the perfect fit.

[@markolson9913]

@@juliusspartacus5437 there's nothing wrong with pink hair

[@juliusspartacus5437]

@@markolson9913 It's not the hair. It's the perverse social values and anti American political views that usually (not always) come with it.

[@connorhall8463]

⁠@@juliusspartacus5437the ability to openly have “anti-American political views” is the epitome of why America is great and shouldn’t be discouraged under any circumstances.

[@davidreeves8388]

He looks like Brett farve

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Tier one Brett Farve

[@richardmarkham3540]

Is this guy related to danny boetcher

[@choppermorgan9946]

Indiana's in the house

[@tomaswhyte5938]

Did he really spend 15mins about the vaccine then say he wasn't going political when it came to Iraq,

[@connorhall8463]

Seriously, no disrespect to him but not sure how his logic makes any sense. It’s a soldiers job to not question orders when it comes to invading a country but it all of a sudden is when it comes to taking a vaccine?

[@calimarine92]

Spent a lot of time in group and I can confirm that most GB’s are thoroughly unimpressive.

[@blakeandrews3673]

LOL BULLSHIT

[@LRRPFco52]

Yup. Definitely some good dudes, but overall was a let-down, especially coming from LRSC. I would have stayed in LRS for years, with a stint to Hoenfels ISTC (used to be ILRRPS). Army deactivated LRSUs left and right for some retarded reason, as if reconnaissance was no longer needed. A lot of dudes who went to Group from LRS were let down, then put in flight packets or went to The Unit.

[@Damyankee1989]

Sadams army was shitting there pants when america showed up in 03.

[@jamesquinn5281]

What Jack doesn't seem to get when stating what if the whole unit got Cov, is that the j ab doesn't lower transmission rates. Getting the j ab does not lower the transmission rate or mitigate the symptoms of Cov.

[@willrutledge1477]

i checked out when the guest started to put out “alternative facts” and unsupported opinions about COVID vaccination. i’m sure he has many great qualities but i’ll take a hard pass. COVID vaccination is well proven to lower transmission rates and reduce the severity of symptoms. it still surprises me when otherwise mature people have zero regard for people who wound up with severe symptoms such as long COVID. i personally know someone who took their own life as a result. they may well have been spared if there was more buy-in for precautions and vaccination.

[@jamesquinn5281]

@@willrutledge1477 I agree about the guest. I'm not the guest man. I'm not sure where you get your information from. It's not even a "vaccine". They should call it a prophylactic treatment to mitigate symptoms (what was claimed)... but it doesn't even do that. There are studies out of Scotland and NZ (places that have near 100% vacation rates) that show no difference in mortality rates, ICU admissions or cases per capita. Another study done by big pharma claims that the vaccine lowers transmission rates, but for only 75 days. This is also refuted (not like it's a good thing) by multiple studies showing it doesn't even lower transmission rates. That combined with a 40% increase in all cause deaths in 2022 for people in the age range from 18 to 45 and 1 in 800 having major side effects requiring admittance to the hospital post jab (C19 has a much lower rate of being hospitalized), I just dont think the ROI is worth it. Not to mention we have no idea what is going to happen long term.

[@jamesquinn5281]

@@willrutledge1477 I have ME (a post viral syndrome) like long covid. ME has a 26% suicide rate. I went from running sub 6 minute miles, boxing, doing BJJ (Gracie Barra Purple belt), and working out 5 to 6 days a week to not being able to walk 200m. I was also an Infantryman. This has all been a major mind fuck. So I definitely sympathize with someone that has severe long covid. Having said that, the "vaccine" wouldn't have prevented long covid.

[@willrutledge3490]

@@jamesquinn5281 my comments were not about you. they were about the interview subject. i am sorry for your illness and hope you recover soon. although some studies may have differing findings meta studies, or "studies of studies", are clear that the vaccine is effective at preventing transmission ( i.e. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8595975/). in my opinion the denial of vaccine effectiveness and avoidance of precautionary measures go hand in hand - again speaking about the interview subject, not you. it seems likely to me that if vaccination rates and the use of precautionary measures were more widely adopted then there would be less transmission and therefore less likelihood of any given person infecting someone else with COVID. there's no guarantee but it would seem to follow that there would be less cases of long COVID if we had worked together more effectively with our fellow citizens to mitigate the transmission of COVID.

[@willrutledge3490]

@No Body Did you read James' remark above? I care that he's suffering with long COVID. I assume you just didn't read his message rather than there's a hole where your heart is supposed to be.

[@jamesquinn5281]

Dude really enjoys killing

[@Buck123four]

He - and ALL of CAG - are good at it. My first 1SGT was a 5th SF Group guy in Vietnam...he was good also. Didn't wanna piss him off...

[@allanlockyer9055]

Yes the Covid mandate was rescinded

[@glennhynes5263]

He has an odd approach to teamwork for someone entering a very large team.

[@DG-tf2mw]

They’re not just “talking” about rescinding the vaccine mandate, they already did it, Jack. And don’t try to downplay what the military did. I had 2 guys at my squadron get booted out for it.

[@jimgallo6909]

Respectfully, were they booted from unit or military. Strictly curious because I think mandate is insane

[@JA-jx1hk]

It’s funny watching everyone that was pushing for the mandate try to cope and revise what they said

[@badboy1028]

Lol

[@a702oo]

15:37😂🤣😂🤣

[@gordonshrubb7155]

Ten thousand much like Lulu Lemon.

[@MikeHunt-rw4gf]

algorithm

[@minutemandefense3935]

When you try to simp.for.the clot shot I'm out. Week mind.

[@griffinspady9019]

What?

[@jamesray1439]

Jack Murphy is obnoxiously NeoLiberal.

[@LaymensLameMan]

Imagine thinking you’re smarter than the mass of pathologists and doctors that created the vaccine 💀

[@MilitantPrepping]

Some of these guys will hug Uncle Sams’s root regardless of how wrong they are. It’s sad.

[@constantlychangin]

U are LAME!