Bill Thompson - From Special Missions to Spartan Forge

Bill Thompson served 21 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer Four, specializing in Special Missions and technology development for the Department of Defense. He founded Spartan Forge, an AI-driven hunting tool that applies military intelligence methods to enhance hunting effectiveness. Bill is a lifelong hunter dedicated to conservation and ethical practices, as well as an active supporter of the Boot Campaign, which aids veterans through health and wellness initiatives.
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[@JamesW-u3y]

Can this guy run for president please? Even 24 hrs would suffice.

[@jasontrick837]

Part 2 ASAP please!!

[@jackrosendall379]

I second that

[@scotthemmen8717]

This guy is super interesting. Great episode thanks.

[@DRFelGood]

“BT” kicks A$$ Thank you Andy for content and metaphor analysis! Shoutout to Michael. 🇺🇸

[@wildbill60]

Cool episode

[@chrismiles8225]

Great episode for many reasons. I have some friends who will love this one! 👍

[@SElav8]

This dude is out the gate dangerous genius level outstanding guy ,Well Done Andy loved this one.

[@bubbaballer88]

This man is dangerous…with how much he makes sense.

[@jeffmatthews8829]

This was a great episode. Dudes got a great story to tell and articulate when he does so

[@Worstpersonsingular]

Very interesting episode. Cool to hear from the back side of intelligence

[@sleepinginthesun4456]

Great episode. Great conversation. Learned so much

[@zibabird]

Fascinating! Thank you Sirs, shared.

[@Nick-cn2fb]

90’s kid here. On Wednesday in elementary school we played Oregon Trail. Life changing game for me being an idiot learning what dysentery was.

[@TheMitchyb61]

What an impressive guy.

[@brianjordan8990]

Another great guest. And podcast. 🍺

[@SloaneBrown-n3r]

Bill is an American Hero. It’s so rad to see his knowledge and skill being applied to something besides the war machine!

[@speedonsteel]

Probably one of the most scary dudes that has been on the show! Awesome!

[@alz.7716]

'Tism recognize 'tism.👍🏻

[@ratta_tat]

Gang

[@COOBI407]

This man’s treatment through his “ education “ sounds so familiar with myself and many of my friends. “ You don’t apply yourself” was the common statement for worker bee school programs. His outlook and journey are a great success are both motivating and interesting . Great guest Andy. Michael please pay attention to these lessons.

[@epicgame163701]

Definitely need a part2

[@jarrodscapin7294]

Oregon Trail. Some of us got the reference.

[@StinklBerry316]

Guy sounds like that friend from high school that got good grades and smoked a ton of dope.

[@brandee9087]

Great podcast!! As a female, yes the uniform works exactly like that. Fleet Week in NYC is very patriotic, yes. But also when the ships dock they are literally floating hors d'oeuvre platters of men in uniform! God Bless America 🇺🇸 🤣🤣🤣

[@ExtraRice365]

This was an awesome episode, thanks Andy

[@jimmurphy1139]

fascinating!!!

[@nathanshietze1005]

Jesus Christ can this dude please run for President!? 🇺🇸

[@squatch2461]

One of those you have to really listen to due to the density of info being discussed/conveyed. I appreciate his perspective about power being used without the public's awareness. imho, most Americans don't and won't care so long as they think gas isn't too expensive, the prices at McD's are reasonable for them and their family, and a 12 pack of Bud is cheap.

[@internet_internet]

I like this guy.

[@natureatitsnature5546]

Shannon was a brave , strong and beautiful lady , please bring Joe Kent

[@mamasealdevildogthruhike2056]

Speaker is so smart - common sense 👍

[@bradkarlzahn-bp6jx]

😂😂 Got a good read on you, Gentlemen on the Oregon Trail 😂 There was plenty of meat on a bear 😉😂😂🤣

[@chrisdooley6226]

Born in 2002 an I know exactly what you mean on Oregon trail

[@deepbludude4697]

Great convo so far, but I have to stop to go SDR my dumbest dog Zeppelin who broke the levy going after coyotes ill catch rest latter!

[@Craig-pk5cc]

This guy is really smart can he come to the uk and be prime minister please 😂

[@sidbobby3233]

😎🙏👊👍✌🇬🇧

[@jamessmith-hq5mr]

To each their own but in my opinion, technology is taking the "hunt" out of hunting. As for the "Russian podcast money", it's not like any of the podcasters caught up in it changed their positions in any way.

[@killermonjero]

"Blood is freedom's stain." -- Iron Maiden

[@davecollins6113]

Interesting guy, don't know about his app, maybe it's a good one maybe not. Not enough info on the face pages to get me interested in pursuing it.

[@natureatitsnature5546]

Italian PM Georgia Meloni

[@natureatitsnature5546]

The story of Monika Lioneskhy and Bill Clinton

[@robertchapman6822]

Anything that sounds too good to be true probably is

[@davidlawson3400]

He definitely wrong about the Dept of Education. I don’t know where he grew up, but Virginia required civics in 7th grade and U.S. government in 12 grade when I was in school along with history etc. The curriculum is set by the state and the Dept of Education doesn’t mandate any curriculum. That’s reserved for the States under the 10th amendment. If your state isn’t teaching Civics, it’s your states fault.

[@Djamieson713]

The president does not have as much power as people thinks he does. “Why does the president have the power to make change for 300mil people?” Is a very dumb thing to say. However I completely agree power should be allocated from the bottom up, and it actually is. You’re town council has more power over your life than the president. I just wish this guy and more people understood that

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Roisin Dinh.

[@mattdube-xf1qi]

You keep talking like this and some dude from a Blackrock commercial is gonna be hiding in the bushes for you

[@garydalybookmob5180]

Whenever I see the opener when Andy fires off the Javelin and smile laughs at the camera it reminds me of my section corporal in Iraq in 1991 (Australian). Back then we were a poverty stricken army and going to the range was a special day. In Iraq my section Corporal was chosen to fire off (zero) our section's gun, a MAG58. Combo fired at a lone tree in the scrub and it burst into flame. Now a Javelin is a multilevel weapon. But in the late 1980s and early 1990s having 500 rounds of a Mag58 to blow off was as satisfying to us as it was to Andy launching the Javelin.

[@Wayney_B]

1:13:30 - Andy: 'Fuckin' giddyup!' 😂

[@veterankasrkin7416]

3:42 Well, did you guys not see Project 2025?