Who Fails Delta Force Selection? Member Reveals Simple Answer

Former Delta Force operator Bob Porras (callsign Ninja) speaks with David Hookstead about the kind of people who fail selection for The Unit.
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[@GATOR_MCLUSKY]

ruby ridge and ninja bob

[@shankasaurous]

Lol

[@FKYT]

Please stop with the click bait titles. You cut off what he was saying at the start of the video too.

[@milldawgj9598]

Had a gunny who expected us to think and problem solve. The two years I worked for him changed my life. Not waiting for direction in a professional setting will make you stand out. You just have the guts to deal with being wrong from time to time.

[@DSB831]

It’s amazing what a difference a competent Platoon Sergeant makes. Gunnys are typically the best ones. They’ve seen enough BS to know how to avoid most of the head shed nonsense and keep everyone motivated.

[@tomatos9445]

Bro you hit the nail on this!!!!

[@slappy8941]

Unfortunately, this isn't the standard across the military.

[@killed_bya_bot7775]

If someone is giving you the responsibility without the skill and knowledge then you can never be wrong, you could have done it a better way or more efficient but you’ll never be wrong

[@mynamejef7963]

Ask for forgiveness not permission

[@fredericklockard3854]

I was assigned to the 10SFG as a support guy and it was the best assignment in my 20 year career. The green berets treated me with respect, as long as I was professional, physically fit, and knew my job.

[@chrisahnemueller6456]

I had the same experience. I was the only one in my BN with my MOS

[@fredericklockard3854]

@@chrisahnemueller6456 I had many such assignments.

[@rickdunbar2319]

Do you know Joel McDaniel?

[@chrisahnemueller6456]

@@rickdunbar2319 Possibly. Been over 16 years. I’m in contact with some of the ODA guys I served with

[@fredericklockard3854]

@@rickdunbar2319 no. He was in 10th in the early 90s? Which Bn?

[@kellyBorgman]

He comes across as the most chill dude, ever. Love to listen to him !

[@badstar9670]

The actual quiet professionals. Individuals. Together.

[@BarrVason]

In reference to the tough talkers. I’ll never forget watching the air war in Desert Storm starting as /I watched the news with my father. He was a veteran Pilot in Korea and Vietnam. As the news interviews a kid on a tank complaining that they were being held back and wanted to go in and kick ass like he was trained to do, my father pointed to the TV and said to me, you see that kid, he’s the first one that shits his pants when the bullets star flying his way. He further stated, I want to be behind the guy reading his Bible and writing a letter home to Mom. He’s gonna charge up the hill and never falter.

[@TheInfantry98]

Your old man is extremely wrong gramps

[@BarrVason]

@@TheInfantry98 2 years in Korea, 3 full tours in Vietnam plus 3 other in country temporary attachments in Vietnam. He shit tougher than you, Scooter.

[@QuisUtDeus828]

​​@@BarrVason nah. He was wrong. Everyone in combat jobs is excited to go do their job for real for the first time. Very few actually hesitate or anything like that. I get it though, you never experienced it so you don't understand. The mindset of someone on the ground trained to engage and destroy our enemies in close combat is much different than a pilot. When I went to Iraq I don't know anyone in my company that had any real issues. You just can't accept he was wrong

[@RenegadeRanga]

The sheriff of Baghdad loved it. Credit to the British psychologists who developed this part of the SAS selection.

[@LiamTrudel-zg6fl]

Being dumb might've helped

[@Bootmahoy88]

There's a lot of weird romance around these dudes, you know, tales of how they're so badass they just radiate darkness, and that's simply not true. The one guy I knew for a while was a very sweet dude, not overly so, you know, like patronizingly sweet. He was just a nice guy, stable, very centered. He had a terrific sense of humor, and he had a fine family, a wife, two sons. The covert ops on which he was deployed were never discussed. He had a profound sense of honor. I really respected him.

[@LoopDoc]

That’s why they choose them. And because they see the reality of war and what they do. They are also humbled by others.

[@toastrecon]

I've known just a few who served in "specialized" units in the military, and they were always the most calm and chill people to work with.

[@tweetalig]

Because when you've seen some shit and lived through it, there's nothing to talk about. You just do it over and over again.

[@staceypage8111]

@@tweetalig I believe calm and cool was the disposition they’re boon with; and probably why they passed the rigorous training they had. Being a bad ass doesn’t equal qualification for joining special forces. I think you become a bad ass because of the training. Just giving my two cents.

[@chadlevitan7886]

@@staceypage8111Yeah, being a “badass” is largely training, and training is more effective by far when you are calm and don’t have a huge ego standing between you and your improvement. I have a couple friends in the SOF community, and growing up with them you would never have expected that’s what they would end up doing. The two most obvious traits they share are a good natured sense of humor and very little ego.

[@slappy8941]

"Specialized", huh? 😂😂😂 You totally don't sound like you ever served in any branch of the military. 😂😂😂

[@andyroberts805]

I served in combat ops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I’d bump into Unit guys from time to time, and the thing I remember about them is that they were really nice. Very humble guys, would go out of their way to make you feel like you were just as important as them. Really struck a positive cord with me.

[@mach183]

Yeah man the special forces guys were always humbled from my experience weird huh !!

[@mikewinston8709]

Chord

[@LutherMahoney]

Guy is a killer but looks like he runs Hardware at Home Depot.

[@maldad9073]

It's crazy how that works. I live in a unique location where spec ops guys regularly come to train, and some of them exude the Jocko aura of a total badass and others are like this guy, just a regular dude that works at Home Depot.

[@MarkRudolf-q8z]

Deadass

[@muumarlin1731]

So true!

[@haveaday1812]

He’s a gentleman. Who, when necessary, can be not very gentle, man.

[@optimusprimerib602]

THE home Depot

[@forrestprice4489]

Perhaps one of the best interviews I have heard in a long time. Mainly because of the self-motivation aspects which are great both for special ops training AND your daily life.

[@thodan467]

German General# A Superior who screams fails

[@Greg-t4z]

I aced the Delta selection process....... it really wasn't that hard? I don't understand the need for all of these interviews? Anyways...... I'm still at Delta, after 32 years. It's a great airline, and the travel benefits are awesome.

[@SS-fp6kz]

😂😂😂

[@AnthonyDee-c7j]

Andddd Buh Bye 😂

[@ak12d]

😂😂😂

[@Menaceblue3]

At least the planes door didn't implode out

[@lofton9959]

Loved this lol

[@mysss29]

What a fascinating way to create stress and select for adaptability and independent thought

[@thodan467]

I do not remember even once going in formation after boot camp to the dining facility

[@haveaday1812]

This is observable throughout life. Some people are simply built to follow, and need structure and management. That is their psychological “attachment” style if you will. Others,I would assume Delta operators especially….are similar to high functioning entrepreneurs. They are creative thinkers, and require very little direction to complete tasks and solve problems. Most of these traits you are simply born with and are conditioned with in early nurtured environments. This is why they always say, they’re not looking for the best guys. They’re looking for the right guys.

[@irishdefense77]

This is as true as it gets.Every Unit guy I ever worked with(I was with A/1/5 of the 5th SF Grp-a CIF Co)was quiet,unassuming and a soldier who needed zero direction-they knew how to get things done without orders.Problem solvers of the highest order.

[@NoThankYouReally]

Interesting observation. As a person in a high-competition corporate type world- both inside and outside the building- the ability to just "GSD" without being handed explicit instructions is everything. Regularly have discussions on "good guys/gals" where they're excellent employees but they've "hit their ceiling" in their ability to understand the goal and then just act independently to move things forward to completion. "Comfort with ambiguity" is the characteristic you'll often see on a list of "job requirements". If you need me to hold your hand through each step or are checking in every time you make a move you are not at all helping me; I'll just do it myself. It is of course incumbent on leaders to 1) make sure your intent is understood and 2) correct, not punish, when they go off course. Nothing sadder than seeing someone who could be an utter savage afraid to make a move because every time they make a mistake they get hammered. Bad bosses operate that way. Good leaders never do.

[@thodan467]

@@NoThankYouReally 2 worse if the mistake is not reading your "not superiors" mind

[@eddiesmith5617]

​@@NoThankYouReally Agreed 👍🏾. Problem is, too many companies are run by bad bosses who stifle these would be savages. Especially because they take initiative that their "superiors" envy and in turn sabotage.

[@TruthOverAgenda-u7o]

They are selecting those that are self motivated and pays attention to details. Personality I’m sure makes an impression. Great video.👍

[@ronbenjamin4351]

Great channel!! Great interviews!! Don’t know how you popped up but thank you!! New sub here!

[@deputyja1]

It's amazing to me that all the Delta guys are the best in the world and completely humble and professional

[@12345678971926]

The run always gets me into a met a very awesome First Sergeant he taught me how to run after that. I was good to go.

[@Golgi-Gyges]

That same atmosphere - the whiteboard with information, the relaxed atmosphere - was what I experienced at SFAS. You were supposed to "quit" (voluntarily withdraw) overnight if you chose...no urging from them for you to quit nor stay...no bad treatment if you "VW'd." And I did see guys that I thought were motivated disappear overnight. I never understood that. The environment was just too chill, I assumed.

[@josephcecil1979]

Did you make it?

[@Golgi-Gyges]

@@josephcecil1979 yes, I did. I was an E-4 amongst mostly NCOs and officers at the time.

[@teamdada2194]

I was a nat guard candidate. I went through 2 guard selections before I even went to Sfas. It’s an unfair advantage imo. Same deal with the 18x program. Sf is wayered down now. They need quality over quantity.

[@Seasniffer69]

​​@@teamdada2194thats because the DOD realized a large SF program means they get to operate ANYWHERE without congressional approval. Where as before 01 and the patriot act. It was typically only spook contracting work and pure direct action tier 1 raids that didnt require congress. Now its fk the regular army, build up the SoF programs to be far larger to circumvent congress

[@Seasniffer69]

The whole reason SF is so big now is its because thats how the military and DOD can circumvent congressional approval to put boots on the ground in countries we havent declared WR on. Make no gung ho kid want to join the regular army and push sof via propaganda to pump them number's up

[@CTNZ2000]

In respect of everything l have ever read, it’s the grey man, the one who knuckles down and get on with it no matter what is the one who will most likely make it. Your physical conditioning is very important but it’s you head space that will get you through.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

It seems like the Delta guys are all just total sweethearts.

[@deathfire096]

sweethearts in the civilian world. At war, they are killers.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

@@deathfire096 Well... yeah. Thanks for clarifying that for anybody for whom that wasn't painfully fucking obvious.

[@deathfire096]

@@No-One-of-Consequence Sweethearts? lol

[@tyronmegawatts6580]

Not the ones I met.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

@@tyronmegawatts6580 I've known about a dozen of them over the years, and they all had a fantastically cheerful and good-humored way about them when they weren't busy blowing shit up and killing bad guys. In fact, I never met one of them who wasn't. Not them, not any of the Tier 1 personalities. These guys tend to have a marked intolerance for wasting the time they had to live their lives by taking anything too seriously except the job. The rest of their lives they seem to be incredibly circumspect about.

[@Theoriginalbubbafett]

I attended a mandatory briefing for SFOD-D and asked the briefer why did they mandate my attendance. He said “I don’t know, what do you think?”. I said, “I don’t believe I’m what you are looking for”. He got a serious look and said, “we decide that”. As a new dad, I decided my focus was elsewhere, but I’ve always wondered……

[@JBCCT01]

"Ninja" is a solid dude. Worked with him in Iraq. Professional and smart.

[@ak12d]

3:16. That is a bewildering statement ... The true believer hopes you are one of those 99 out of the 100 fighters that doesnt belong when the charge goes off... Be the one who will bring the rest back stay hard

[@slappy8941]

Your English composition is terrible.

[@Brandon-go7yp]

My grandfather told me a story once, and he said all the big guys and shit talkers we’re the first to cry at there first combat. My grandfather was 5’8 and skinny man. He ended up surviving a firefight in a fox hole. With two others who passed before reinforcements came. He named my uncle and my mother after them. He was a true bad ass! That would look any man no matter how big in face and them settle down, mind your manners before you get into a fight you cannot win. He kinda reminds me of the actors in second hand lions.

[@slappy8941]

We're and were are different words with different meanings.

[@BK_2016sr5]

and he named you after Joe B

[@FMD023]

The reason why unit guys don’t give advice to future candidates is because if that candidate passes, he will have a good chance of being with that operator down range in the future. If I was an operator I wouldn’t want the knowledge of the guy potentially being my future teammate taking shortcuts. Being a cadre is considered downtime for an operator. Think about it, these full on assault units where e-8s are out on the ground. In a regular army unit e-8s are usually in an admin position or a companies 1SGT. They will usually command from the rear. That’s why they always say it’s not the best guys that makes it, it’s the right guy. These evaluators are operators that’s already on a team and they are screening for guys who they think will fit within a team.

[@travisdurham29]

In all honesty tho a lot of these guys get promoted at a faster rate than the regular army. An operator could be an E8 at 10 years where as in the regular army it could be 18- 20

[@k53847]

I've heard that while there are standards for events in selection they don't tell you the standards to a lot of events in selection. You don't get told you have x hours to get y points on land nav, it's 'Here's the course. Time starts now.'.

[@gizmo1802]

The phrase they use most of the time “ unknown distance unknown time do the best of your ability”

[@catadjusterZ]

You live or die based upon the white board

[@CarlosIowa]

At 7:00. Yes. Why? Big muscle guys can't go without water and a powershake to far down the long, long road to Hell. Physically fit and endurance get the job done. Muscles a perk ... but pack mules carry more and dont talk.

[@totalstranger8412]

I went to Camp Mackall before there was selection. I was 5’7” 125lbs just out of infantry and jump school. My big takeaway was they kept telling us to quit. They were anti motivational. I had a big Alice pack with rocks in it and they drove behind us with loud speakers and cold water tell us to quit and get in the jeep, you’re never going to make it they screamed. They ran along side and told us we looked like we had enough, we looked like we were having a medical emergency and they wanted to take us back to Bragg for evaluation, just get in the jeep. They never said anything positive. They told us they liked it when someone got hurt or died because then we would take them seriously. Oh boy you had to reach down deep inside of yourself. Everyday I made up my mind I would quit tomorrow.

[@teccec]

Heard this a number of times. It makes me think of the job applicant scene from Men in Black.

[@methos-ey9nf]

LOL I was thinking the same. I always love the "why are we here?" bit.

[@kevinmartin4607]

When I was in basic at Fort Knox for tank crewman training we were practicing D&C by the chapel. About 4 of us were called a roving cluster fuck. A lot of great memories.

[@Greg-t4z]

Delta 19-4 Sep 1985....... then to Ft Rucker for 67V. Agony, misery, and heartbreak hills owe me a knee replacement.

[@57silverwings]

That’s mother Rucker way back 47 years ago

[@zoomay]

Do the best you can and be self disciplined and self motivated. The British Sas, Sbs, Australian SasR, Seal team 6’s Green Team, and U.S. Delta selection and Directing Staff cadre instructors operate with a completely different mindset a direct contradiction to the way other military instructors behave.

[@kevinhudson3032]

I was at HQ at 7th ID at fort ord at the same time he was there. I’m positive I saw him many times. He does look gringo. So he was noticeable. I was G2. We called it planet ord. Light fighters

[@michaelcavanaugh5852]

I was in Korea 1988 at JSA and it had a few Ex Delta boys and a bunch of Ex Rangers. I really liked it. It would have been great to try out for Delta. Thx Mike

[@soulosxpiotov7280]

The meek and humble shall inherit the earth.

[@11bravo80]

Meek and humble mean the same thing

[@soulosxpiotov7280]

@@11bravo80 Meek is related to great self control. A horse has great physical power yet most of the time doesn't 'express' that great power - it can be said that such a horse is 'meek.' Humility has to do with having a lowly view of one's self.

[@11bravo80]

@@soulosxpiotov7280 Rodger that

[@handsdownchulo6579]

Never been in the military BUT the unit seems to treat you like an adult

[@solomonstello]

I could've gone. I could've been great.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

SOF at least 1990s 2000s were about selecting top tier applicants, best fit, most skilled. As GWOT progressed the Army & J-SOC began to change-revise qualified standards.

[@dylannewton9986]

Go be great... Nothing is stopping you

[@blue_diamond_gem]

Go achieve your dream. 💭

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

@@blue_diamond_gem Never trust a big butt and a smile.

[@joelsook2140]

Just give it your best… you will know if you’re ready

[@marcusdenning1649]

“Dining facility” that cracks me up…

[@stevet6217]

Storytelling is an art. This is a class in not being able to…

[@shadow-Sun]

Delta really are top tier , proud to say though that the template for Delta and every other top tier special forces is the British SAS and SBS . That says a lot .

[@matthewpople9639]

From what I've seen it does appear more "British" in its mentality than most US branches

[@dandybufo9664]

never heard anything but the highest praise for SAS

[@katarishigusimokirochepona6611]

​@@matthewpople9639especially the not everyone writing a book about it part amiright? Lol just kidding -- what specific aspects strike you as British, other than the quiet professionalism and ambiguity of instructions?

[@matthewpople9639]

@katarishigusimokirochepona6611 it's not like I've served in either countrys SOF community but from what I've heard/seen just the way the Delta folks carry themselves seems more relaxed and let the work do the talking types, e eryone has a place and something to add regardless of experience I could be wrong of course

[@doom4067]

The people that have to tell you how good they are typically can't show you how good they are.

[@seaaworld1]

That’s how much Korea sucked. Dudes would rather join Delta and get whacked than spend a year in shitty 2ID, get 45/45 for being drunk on duty. Fastest way to make E4 in Korea in the 90’s was to show up as an E5. Camp Castle= 1200 service members. 1,196 dudes. One girl was pregnant. One chick was always on leave. One was dating a mechanic and one was a lieutenant. Good times.

[@cryora]

The fewer the better actually. None of this love triangle stuff, and men all trying to impress the women. Because there were no women.

[@jimboinsa]

Sounds like Wildflecken 79-82.

[@Bluewatercat]

Never knew that bout delta, how its not all in your face intense screaming and what not

[@RichardMctere]

I met many Nerdy looking guys in the Army Special Forces AKA Green Berets .I would ask myself how in the heck did this guy make it .Once I got to know them I understood .

[@fredbyoutubing]

Sounds like the people doing selections know there are plenty of tough guys who can fight well. They are looking for the smart, level headed one who doesn't need to be told what to do. They are not looking for attack dogs, they are looking for a pack of wolves they can let loose to go hunting.

[@Perryhdp]

The figure it out yourself mentally if more Air Force than Army. However, I can see why the regular Army does all the yelling. They are the largest branch by far and it's difficult to control that many people without doing that. Going to SF they have to break that out of you and have you become a get it done/figure it out kind of person. Being fit is the bare minimum for the job.

[@bubbaballer88]

Bob was on Shawn Ryan. For me, it was hard to listen to bc it wasn’t a very coherent story (don’t know if he was nervous or what). This was so much better. Great story, would love to listen to the episode.

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Who is Bob? Was he a Ranger?

[@bubbaballer88]

@@busterbiloxi3833 Bob "Ninja" Porras is the guy in the clip. He served as a Green Beret and then in Delta Force.

[@barryhamilton7845]

Its like listening to the American version of the British SAS.

[@redskyatnight123]

Well they did base it on the sas idea

[@redskyatnight123]

I've forgotten the blokes name who went and trained with 22 all those years ago

[@barryhamilton7845]

@redskyatnight123 Charles Beckwith. Another was Native American Indian Larry. K. Allen.

[@G4x5da]

Except SAS selection is 6 times longer and they go to the nastiest jungle in the world.

[@redskyatnight123]

@@barryhamilton7845 yeah that's the one 👍 I must get his book .

[@BlueJayWaters]

Bro, wake up and head to the DFAC on your own time? I'd re-enlist in a second if The Unit needed a Corpsman 😂

[@L_Train]

Its always the guys with the red circles around them

[@steve03260]

We lost almost all the Batt guys due to the white board in a matter of days

[@earljohnson2676]

He mentioned how the guys who talk the most and I noticed that In Afghanistan this one kid big kid talked about killing bla bla and I worked with this kid to get his PT scores up and we get rhere and he says I don’t think I can kill somebody? Why did you join the infantry. I hate to say this but you stay away from toxic people in service and that was the last time I talked to him and after a few days he wasn’t around and that’s that

[@dmora2386]

muscle is detrimental to endurance. Burn through too much oxygen, and you're too damn heavy so it takes so much more fuel to keep grinding. There is a reason triathlon athletes, most of them, they don't carry excessive amounts of muscle. They also normally just look like normal dudes.

[@jameshatton781]

These guy's are so high speed , that not making it really isn't a failure necessarily...

[@haikeaintiaani9183]

i saw that at screening test of longrange patrol mans smaller ones exell at muscle endurance test smaller guys some times dont run good as taller one depends on how good runner is taller one same with cordination test smaller ones go better

[@cisco8088]

Lol 100% correct we called it the Korea trick get a free plane ticket back to the States fail out take your mid tour. At one point they got smart on this 😅

[@ShorePatrol762]

BUD/s is the same. There is no external motivation. If anything they’re belittling you, making fun of you. They encourage you to quit! They tell you “if you quit right now, you’ll go warm up, go eat a hot meal, get the medical run down, get to take a hot shower and a good night’s sleep. Who needs this crap? So quit! This sucks! It doesn’t stop here! You’re tired, wet, cold and sandy your entire career in the teams. You want to do this every day for the rest of your life?

[@seamuspadraigsanders431]

I think anyone can pass selection if they undertake a 12 month bespoke training programme, the issue with selection is piss poor performance due to bad preparation or planning. When someone puts in that solid training with no injuries or health concerns they usually pass. I say this from the wide range of participants from different backgrounds that regularly do better than you would assume on first glance. Special forces are obviously for the elite and defy normal parameters.

[@jasonm106]

He’s either working at Home Depot or the local flower shop lol

[@metafeedburner]

That's funny, try out to get out of a Korea Deployment, while Unit members leave the Unit to get stationed in Korea for the rest and tang.

[@mikewinston8709]

Two things with the British SAS….they say they don’t always choose the fittest man, (you can always make someone fitter), they choose the ‘right’ man; the simple criterion employed amongst the selection staff is to ask if one would serve next to and with a particular person.

[@1337flite]

If you're askkng for motivational tips you're probably not right for the job. Like why apply if you're not motivated? It seems reasonable to ask for tip (and also reasonable not to give them) - but motivation - that has to be on you.

[@LaviniaTortuga]

I knew a Army Officer that sat on a Unit formal interview for acceptance, as a interviewer . He said there was a long table with seven Interviewers. The applicant would sit at one end of the table. For one hour, not a question was asked, a word spoken. They would just stare at the applicant. Many of the applicants would just get up and leave. The ones that stayed and stared back, went on to the next phase. Sounded like a lot of Unit selection was psychological and weaning you from military discipline. It seems like these guys get indoctrinated into working in small groups or alone and must make decisions without worrying about a chain of command.

[@AA-BB]

He lied

[@HolaGato24]

So basically. Enjoy the downtime because this will get ugly. The thought of the time you spent on the warm bed will be the final comfort you'll enjoy after reality sets in. That's what it sounds like to me.

[@MichaelEhline]

Marines are still the best! Rah!

[@deathfire096]

Marines are regular military not Special Forces. 85% of them wouldn't make it pass BUDS let alone make it to Tier 1.

[@MichaelEhline]

@@deathfire096 Special Forces are Green Beret aka army. No Marine wants to be a soldier bro. Marines RULE!! Rah!!

[@deathfire096]

@@MichaelEhline You speak for all Marines now? If they joined the Marines and have to do their 4 years, why would they want to change branches and start again?

[@raphmaster23]

Then why are so many Marines getting out and joining the Army? ​@MichaelEhline

[@michaelabbott8248]

Marines are so good that they didn’t reach Baghdad until several days after the Army’s Third Infantry Division, get a clue bro.🙄👎

[@ariels3372]

fort ord? thats a long time ago

[@lastknowngood0]

Have a good un!

[@alexR00000]

He said there used to be a swim test does that mean they don’t have one anymore?

[@katarishigusimokirochepona6611]

I had the same question. I love swimming lololol

[@hubster4477]

Armed forces is all about being told what to do and obeying immediately.

[@GTA_500]

Yeah it's because you are supposed to be leaders at that point.

[@izicwindsor7987]

Its ninja

[@Vince6816]

I know several guys who attended Delta Selection. They want ‘outside the box’ problem solvers.

[@attackofthewindmills]

This sounds like when i was in Catholic School. Did you guys have problems with the hierarchy thats embedded in some of the officers outside of that in which you were already chosen to be but did not know. I mean if it werent for the other guys then it would mean anything once you got confirmation- the sacrament

[@stephencarter7266]

Dude sounds sweet.

[@BryanWiedeman]

Cheers

[@bigzu1792]

The simple reality is that it takes the total force to accomplish the mission. Toughest guy I ever seen is the guy who burns poop without a mask 😷

[@jthamilton9083]

That’s exactly how I thrive. Alone.

[@damone70]

Watch out, the lone wolf is here. 😂

[@brettlaw4346]

What percentage of people are drop on request?

[@kellywilson8440]

Someone from Delta in another video said the attrition rate is above 90 percent !

[@crewthief1431]

@@kellywilson84405ish% selection rate from what I understand. Of course, there are classes where no one gets selected. Crazy.

[@toolooselowtrek7523]

If I were looking for an elite force, I would want independent thinkers.

[@blacklight4720]

Man... If I had to arrive at five thirty to dinning facility and find out it opens up at seven while there is no formation. I would've quit too! 😄 So discouraging, you feel like a fool and you have no one to blame but yourself.

[@theworldreportbydr.rothschild]

The alpha omega strike force also uses a similar selection process.

[@scrimshaw7470]

"Who fails delta screening?" Most. That's why it's elite. Duh.

[@cwr8618]

Why do these dudes all take sips of their drinks every 5 seconds in the middle of an interview where the camera is right in front of their faces

[@joshualapointe4239]

Who fails selection? Those who don’t pass.

[@legionmartin]

Being tough and lethal requires more than just wearing tats and bragging at the bar.

[@Tex_actual]

God who wouldn’t want a chance to join delta

[@tyw2675]

Wow. Now I wish I had stuck around long enough to maybe try out.

[@zachforbes3901]

You gotta name this video better, I started watching it, realized it wasn't even really focused on topic of the title of the video, and then decided to just stop watching it and go watch another video. Title has to be immediately relevant

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

He does it on purpose to clickbait. It's why nobody likes or respects Hookstead.

[@zachforbes3901]

@@JesusChrist2000BC well he should know it actually hurts his analytics if people click it and don't watch the video at all, it sounds like you just don't like the guy tho, I dont have a problem with him at all I'm just saying it might be better for him. And the audience to be more honest with video titles

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

@@zachforbes3901 Lol you think he cares what you think or his analytics? I just told you he does it on purpose.

[@zachforbes3901]

@@JesusChrist2000BC he does care. I'm in marketing. If you care about what's in your wallet you care about your analytics. If you're making KZbin videos you care about what's in your wallet. Do the math

[@clarencearnold2137]

Just like selection. Not what you thought eh?

[@sapperRE]

Seals = Royal Marines. Rangers = Parachute Regiment Delta = SAS / SBS

[@stvargas69]

I guess when they drop you in Kiev, tell you get info & see you later, do your best takes it to another level. Multiple plates spinning but you are the duck on the lake. Making it look easy but peddaling your ass off.

[@manhalen7046]

What in thee f-k are you talking about? 😂

[@user-ie1ij9nr7e]

Who is this host anyway? Seems to know a lot about it but I don't think he knows anything.

[@busterbiloxi3833]

This video needs an introduction. Who is this guy?

[@DCresident123]

The ones who still have some morals or ethics...

[@AristoCat-h6h]

Very interesting. Creative people thrive in enviroments like this, just do tjenjob and nobody yelling at you to do it.

[@SOCORROGM]

Talk talk your not saying much

[@roz7.62]

Umm… practically everybody?

[@6140LIBRA]

Maybe people quit because they didn't come to play mind games.

[@rpq1968]

DOL

[@edwardhudson9851]

Do as yer told,listen in,keep yer trap shut,and dont leave all yer guts on the hills before ye attempt selection,in a world of Gorillas be a Gucci Mountain Goat. Its not rocket science.