DELTA | The Unafraid Podcast - Episode 15

[@TheOleOtter]

Feels, I can say my mind gave me up. Was in selection and doing the long ruck and just kept asking myself if I really wanted to do this, hip was already hurting and I let that be the reason I "couldn't" continue. I basically gave up midway through the ruck. I could have pushed and made up the time I lost but I would stop running every time I asked my self if this is really what I wanted.. still kick myself everyday for not telling myself to shut up and dig, but I'm also happy in life where I am now. So I try not to beat myself up too bad because I realized I didn't want it as much as I thought.

[@JackBurton7130]

If this a true story, you're a hard working stud who has or will do awesome shit. I'd leave all this behind ya if you could. I regret everyday not joining a branch that would have gotten me into combat. As someone who was a senior on 9/11 I should have done it and got some get back. That regret and guilt I have will never leave. Came from a military family and I was the perfect candidate. My life went down hill real fucking fast immediately after graduation from high school. I try and look at like maybe I would have died first deployment or before I got off the bird. That makes it easier. I valued at the time the friends and disloyal gf I had so much at the time that I just didn't do it. Back then and maybe still, the Marines I believe had a buddy program where you could go in with a friend and maybe get put into a unit. He didn't go either and would have made a fucking amazing operator. Stud wrestler, small, strong, hunted and just built for it. Would have been a good team. Nothing I can do now about it, but it sucks. Not gonna be one of those weirdo fake tactical guys though.

[@robertshipley6990]

I wouldn't want to do it LOL

[@robertshipley6990]

There's so much opportunity in civilian life! If a guy wants he can get basic knife ,samurai sword ,pistol, shotgun ,scuba ,parachuting you name it locally. Boxing jiu-jitsu.

[@robertshipley6990]

I just don't get it! LOL I don't know what guys would want to do this.

[@marccano5061]

Eddy you hit right on the head! Brother "out of body experience" ,,,,this what exactly what happened to me when I was a young "don't know shit grunt" in Camp Pendleton. I was so f****g tired I couldn't process shit anymore. Something weird was happening, but I just kept going. Thank you for your story brother,,,, you're so articulate keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@internet_internet]

I appreciate you, Eddie.

[@bettymacrothe97th56]

I disagree about the getting used to being cold one, sleep deprivation is different but you can definitely get used to the cold. I go in iced over lakes where there’s a spring and the first time I could only be in there for seconds now I can go for minutes. I also shower using my hose in the morning and at night with Ice cold Water when it’s like -2 out. And I honestly love it, I get exited to do it in the mornings now and I definitely have built up a resistance to it.

[@jceruiz7144]

Your minutes long- resistance won’t translate in a program where you get exposed to the cold for hours in combination with a lot physical drills and running miles EVERYDAY. You do your cold baths when you feel like doing them and only minutes a day and then you go on with your day. BUDst is weeks and weeks long and even dudes that are in insanely good shape quit left and right in the process.

[@NoName-wi8xz]

​@@jceruiz7144its like saying that u cant get used to running 225 miles a week. Or course you cant. But if u go from running 25 to 75 miles a week, your chances of going through buds will skyrocket. Buds or any sof selection is suposed to be like that, its suposed to push you past ur limits to test your metal. It doesnt mean that getting slightly more used to cold, wont increase your chances by few %, just like getting a tiny bit fitter. But at the end itd all about the ones will

[@jacobtimbers]

@@jceruiz7144wim hof would have zero issues dealing with the cold water part. So that sort of disproves that you technically can't train for it. But not everyone can train to be in cold water for an hour a day so it'd be very difficult to do. Doing some basic cold showers for a minute a day will only increase your odds of making it by like 0.01% though

[@michael7v6]

Thanks Eddie! Your story is powerful and has me thinking about my own life.

[@Dwightaroundyolips]

Keep at it fellas. The conversation was good and seamless

[@BrerRabbit68]

Like your vans! My first pair is was checkered with pink in the middle.... That was way back in 1986🤪

[@jg3_75]

I’m 5 minutes in and wondering why this is called delta

[@jonrichmond]

He said it’s part 4. Alpha, bravo, Charlie, DELTA.

[@xB0RNFR0MPAINx]

Took me 9:46

[@Drewski423]

4th episode or part 4. 4th letter of the Alphabet. D…..Delta

[@mvubu6823]

@@Drewski423 there's an echo in here. 😜

[@Coastie011]

Phonetic alphabet

[@marcuspayne9744]

Dale Comstock, Nick Lavery, and Mike Glover are the real and authentic dudes here on KZbin.

[@landonwoods2408]

*Shawn Ryan* also

[@LILHAWK123]

Patrick McNamara and John McPhee also

[@marcuspayne9744]

@@LILHAWK123 sorry, I left out John. I've seen his videos and he is definitely a interesting guy and authentic.

[@heartandmindovercome3214]

Larry Vickers is legit too for good tips and training advice.

[@heartandmindovercome3214]

@@LILHAWK123 hell yeah

[@reidshafer6207]

The BUDs he is talking about sounds completely different from when I went through which was more recently. Not a single person even made it past Hell Week from my original class. 0% pass rate and that was the same story for the class before mine as well.

[@mattkilmerr]

You just went to buds?

[@habiTx87]

Or y’all just sucked at it

[@ssvd91]

Gen Z is just soft as hell

[@mattkilmerr]

@@ssvd91 dang

[@petecastle5762]

Thank you sir for your service 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Great informational video .

[@davidschorn5870]

Actually one can train for the cold, such training will lead to neurological adaptation and changes in brown fat tissue. At some point of training many people will even begin to enjoy being in cold water because of dopamine release etc. E.g. Professor Andrew Huberman talks about this in his podcast and he is someone who has research connections to the SEALs. I don't know why many operators say otherwise in public; maybe they don't want people to train for it so the military can better select for candidates with genetical advantages for cold tolerance, which also exist.

[@chad5577]

I’m not sure what Eddie said on this but Rob O’Neil spoke against taking cold showers. I’m all for empirical evidence - but when I see people write about how taking cold showers and ice baths help reduce “psychological and bodily shock” in every yt comments section, I always think to myself, “Well by how much? And how much in turn would that help someone pass buds?” There’s cold, yet also lack of sleep, muscle fatigue, pain, stress. Even if someone felt no shock from the cold water, there’s also the all other things. Eddie and Rob both went through Buds and Green Team - something only a very small subset of the human population could pass. Personally, I believe they have unique insight, and when they go against what empirical research suggests, to me it seems that there are several layers to this argument.

[@davidschorn5870]

@@chad5577 Yes, O'Neil and others say "the cold is like a kick in the nuts, you can't train for that, it will hurt each time" but I can't see how this would be a valid comparison and essentially it means to make your training more comfortable (warm showers), but on the other hand they say something like "as a SEAL you get trained to be comfortable with being uncomfortable". As cold baths also have several health benefits concerning the immune system, metabolism etc. it could only be beneficial - if done correctly, e.g. at the right times in the training schedule. Of course the cold is only one of many elements in BUD/s, but it seemed to me that the majority of SEALs when asked in interviews "what was the hardest", mention being cold and wet all the time.

[@blaineedwards8078]

I think you are taking his statement out of context. He is saying that you can't train for the cold within the sphere of the total BUD/S experience as a whole, being pushed to that level that only happens during the course. It is taking into account the vast amount of other factors and stressors that will be at play upon each candidate along with attempting to conserve body heat. He means that BUD/S is a one of a kind experience that previous cold exposure training cannot simulate, taken as just one component of a very large, multifaceted world of pain and suffering.

[@GENERALDADDY44]

Great episode Eddie. Always do an awesome job telling stories and breaking down your experiences. Hope to get my hands on a copy of your book soon. God bless!

[@GUNSHIPFLEX]

Can’t wait for the audiobook

[@littleshopOFchaos]

You are a hard man to reach

[@pmccoy8924]

Is Mike Gall the guy he is talking about, is it his SEAL operator name? There is only one SEAL I know that played for Nebraska and that isn't his name.

[@j.t.patton7820]

Great content Gentlemen!

[@antonyburgess39]

You should get a x SAS man on your podcast. They the best . Delta was based on the SAS. With all the money you boys got you can afford it

[@blaineedwards8078]

"Your mind is all you have left. What you decide....that is a choice. IT'S A CHOICE." One of the most awesome statements ever spoken.

[@josiahtitus]

for staying awake in the selection, what will happen if you can sleep through anything? will i be kicked out? is that a blessing or a curse?

[@grinder613able]

The title is a little misleading. Does anyone know of a blog with Army Operators from the Regiment or any of the teams interacting? No disrespect to the Sqids, just wondering whats doing outta Bragg, Benning ect...Thank you.

[@spueman133]

I know someone is going to laugh at me, but you speak of, "SQT" and spoke of someone getting dropped during that time and that's what 26 weeks?. I joined the Army at the age of 30 years old after graduating from college and being an undercover narcotics officer for 8 years. Let me just say, I didn't go to a police department ever. I did not put on a uniform and chase taillights. My grandpa told me I needed to serve my country, but of course, I told him I do serve my country. He said, "NO, you have to join the military. So I left a great paying job to go to Fort Benning, GA, in 1999 and do my part. My question is, after SQT, what is the next phase? I have four really close friends that are Seals, but If I call them asking them questions, they are going to laugh at me, because I think I still have it at 53 years old. I jump, I dive, and I live for my rush all the time. I love my Halo jumps and I live for the next time I can go do it, but I was never anything like you guys, of course. I love watching you guys talk about it, because I was meant to be there, but when I finished all my training, I was 34 and went back to arresting drug dealers and kicking ass in my way. I now I write, produce and direct movies. I am so proud of you guys and all of those that kicked ass. Thank you for doing this youtube thing, I love it and God Bless you. Mentally, physically and morally straight.

[@shapeshifter52001]

What about earning the EG&A?

[@charlieparker2773]

DAMN GOOD PODCAST , THANK-YALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE, GOD BLESS YOU ALL 🙏🏼🇺🇸✝️🇺🇸🙏🏼🤜🏾🤛🏻

[@larryhoward2164]

what app can i listen to and follow this podcast?

[@Rj-yo4rv]

Just a tip for guys interested in it. Pre BUDs isn’t a thing anymore. The night you finish boot camp you get flown to SD. You workout with active duty guys called “motivatiors” when you get there then you go to indoc. Each phase is 45 days.

[@rusty6415]

22:53

[@Alexb_1775]

Is that the dude from 3rd rock from the sun?

[@mitchconner2021]

Even SEALs gotta use Delta to get views lop

[@marcuspayne9744]

Delta is the best, and don't brag about it either.

[@michaeltron4195]

@@marcuspayne9744 there is bragging dale comstock and John McPhee do brag about how delta is better

[@marcuspayne9744]

@@michaeltron4195 they're not bragging, just telling it like it is, making some very logical reasons.

[@josephmukoko674]

This debate is so childish lol, they are both elite SF which exceed in their own area lol

[@Yambag]

@@josephmukoko674 exactly. both are omnicapable

[@556m4]

I thought that when they made you roll around in the sand when you were wet it was called “chicken cutlet”. Times have changed I guess. Also I thought this was going to be about Delta.

[@SavvyWelder]

Eddie Penney was a Marine and then a Navy Seal and I think Honor Man of his class then he was on Gold Squadron if all my research and listening and observing and he was and always will be a bad motherfucker

[@2K9s]

Shake n bake… is that you, Ricky Bobby??

[@markvonschober6872]

Click bait…… U hardly ever hear delta guys bragging, mind u these guys are all badasses in their own right but deltas on another level……

[@jacobdavis9654]

@@markvonschober6872 dale said hold my beer . Guy can’t wait to tell you how much better delta guys are than everyone else 😂

[@zach1972]

@@markvonschober6872 Delta literally just perform a different job set, they're Tier 1, same as DEVGRU

[@ForceANDLight]

I’m finally here, he said lol…. Yeah even getting the opportunity to get to BUD/s is difficult in itself. No not the screen test which is a joke😂. If the door was bigger for buds the drop out rate wouldn’t be so high.

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

I went for seal training but wound up being a gasket

[@davidoftheforest]

HAAAA

[@josephrutherford4283]

Do you have to get sleeve tattoos to be a Navy Seal?

[@davidoftheforest]

lots of dudes have major surgery scars that they cover up with tats like that

[@ApoIIo95]

​@David of the forest That's not why they get tattoos. They get it because they think it is cool.

[@johnnyfairchild16]

You earn it not by just getting through the course you get it on the battle field. Proven Warrior at least that's how I got mine back in 1990

[@70stunes71]

Hooyah brothers. Great podcast. At BUDs you either measure up or don't. The elements train you, either you have the mental strength and genetics to overcome extreme adversity....or you ring a bell. No military specialty should break you, but it does. What is inside of you shows daily. 6 yr special weapons vet, Lebanon Grenada and NATO Europe.

[@JuanRuiz-ji6ug]

Delta… airlines?

[@justing42]

4th video in a series….Delta…next is Echo….and then

[@safaqi01]

Book is amazing. Btw Eddie just curious, if you were offered to have a role in Adam Brown's movie, would you be in?

[@eddiepenney697]

Anything for that man 💪🏻🛡️

[@gummo3873]

🙄😏

[@qp4367]

Fearless meets Unafraid! So wait is there actually a film in consideration for Adam Brown?! His book was incredible, I need to read Eddie;s, will definitely check it out

[@safaqi01]

@@qp4367 Yeah a film company purchased the rights to make it a film and the screenplay is complete and i believe not long ago it was announced that production of the film has started

[@jamesrobinson2175]

Great video Eddie. I'd love to meet you Eddie!!!

[@SavvyWelder]

Thank you for your service Eddie for real what you guys who were Navy Seals tier 1 and tier 2 Navy Seals do the dirty jobs the hard jobs and it seems you guys would rather die than fail your mission and the brother beside you...Thanks for serving to keep us americans safe...

[@KevinPerez-nr3cb]

When will ECHO drop?

[@mattysee24]

so wait, was he not living on base in Buds?

[@Jessehermansonphoto]

Y’all lost your mind, this is a series. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo…

[@BrerRabbit68]

@jackg wtf does it matter dude? Just keep watching 🤪

[@anthonyschilling2964]

I find it hard to believe anyone is unafraid... in fact if you're unafraid it's time to go because you could get you and your team killed if your that jaded

[@justing42]

Watch his interview with Shawn Ryan…he is unafraid after he found Christ….you will understand if you hear him tell his story…nothing to do with being an unhinged careless person

[@petecastle5762]

How can anyone make a negative comment about Eddie knowing he completed seal training and had a good career as a seal , without any doubt and arguably the toughest military training in the world

[@justing42]

@@adamowallace737 ok commie

[@johnnyfairchild16]

Nobody is perfect in A seal team Period that's why there is a team. We taught each other and continued to Get Perfected. You don't get your Trident until you have passed and your Team has to Agree they give it to you hard

[@Radjasteindag]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mikes9012]

I'm the best navy seal who ever lived

[@Book-em_media]

Any job on a construction site is harder

[@CKpremium1992]

What is that a friggin ice pick on the table?? Of course.. seal shit

[@johnnyfairchild16]

If you can't run how did you make it?????????????

[@justing42]

Not physically can’t run…not a “runner”….c’mon now be smarter

[@Seatechnavy77]

Tahu tempe

[@thetrench377]

Yoooo

[@josephrutherford4283]

I am Happy Christ is in your life, I was making fun of you and your guest

[@josephrutherford4283]

I would never text a number that is posted over social media............You have to do better than that

[@lannyseals2084]

@@josephrutherford4283 lol what a tool.....

[@josephrutherford4283]

@@lannyseals2084 you must be a wannabe

[@lannyseals2084]

@@josephrutherford4283 I want to be like you when I grow up

[@josephrutherford4283]

@@lannyseals2084 your damn right you want to be like me

[@burtrose3556]

He skips leg day

[@adamthompson5544]

Positive vibes only and I ain't a racist but the can't be any Black men in the Seals cos they can't swim or is there any on a seal team?

[@vitigaymer1053]

Lol. David Goggins. Remi Amadeliki. Jake Zweig, Kevin Houston are a few black Team guys I can recall off the top of my head.

[@jakebusch1638]

The fuck? Plenty of black people know how to swim bro.

[@josephrutherford4283]

Looks like the Delta fruit cake is paralyzed

[@justinmoore1128]

I respect what a lot of these spec ops guys did to become spec ops. However, they are completely blinded to reality. They buy into the narrative that the US are the good guys in every situation. I would imagine you would have to buy into it after you have been through what these guys have inorder to live with yourself. This flavor of veteran is just a bit too boot lickery for myself personally.

[@lannyseals2084]

Are you prior military?

[@justinmoore1128]

@@lannyseals2084 yes

[@lannyseals2084]

@@justinmoore1128 👍 thank you for your service!

[@robertshipley6990]

I know. Not even a public high school education in military history is needed knowing why Americans are sent to Foreign Wars.. That's why freak out on these type of podcasts.

[@robertshipley6990]

I just figure a lot and I mean a lot of American school aged guys are just ignorant, uneducated, just completely unread. It's really sad too

[@Ronin42069]

What is day to day Garrison life like state side as a seal? Get much family time or is it just nonstop training?

[@brycemcqueen2235]

Navy did a experiment where they attenpted to figure ,"who if any were most likely to make it through BUDS?" Football, baseball players . That didnt get into the NFL.,MLB .Water polo athletes, etc. etc etc? No matter the combination? It was always 80%? that didnt get through? They said that," there was a healthy amount of H.S. college wrestlers and guy's from Maine?" Not enough of a percentage that would qualify to be a relevent statistic? Navy stance is that there's never enough SEALS ? So they were looking into how to get more BUDS students to graduate, per. class.. Without lowering standards? No matter the combination. It was always 20% that graduated? Hopefully the 9th place ribbon BS doesn't infect this aspect of the military ?

[@simonyoung1265]

My daughter does the middle 2 finger thing as well..so cute hey..

[@ABCDEF-xb3xo]

I definitely love you guys and appreciate your service. But, these podcast only put on the same people the same story. What about switching it up? Maybe interview some inter city people who are suffering from the same PTSD from the wars with in the inter cities. There's alot of solid stories out here if u look. No disrespect but the same guys keep getting interviewed. We all know there stories already

[@brianbeard1106]

this is literally eddies podcast

[@ABCDEF-xb3xo]

All the S.O. guys interview the same circle of people that's all I'm saying... There's great stories and people out here with the same kind of stories. PTSB. The inter city is a war zone. More death and disparity then most wars. When I watch these videos I seen what's going on mentally with the military people. It's the same in the ghetto I swear....

[@flyinglizards80]

@@ABCDEF-xb3xo lol

[@gummo3873]

@@ABCDEF-xb3xo I do understand and partially agree with you on the inner city war zone thing my friend but I think you might not understand the Purpose behind Eddie's channel and what he's actually doing here and why you continue to see the same Ops guys giving their take on Eddie's commentary repeditively. But it's his channel so I'm not going to be the one to explain that too you. Just some food for thought though......It would be wise to consider the caliber of man we are talking about here and then possibly ask yourself if you believe that type of man does ANYTHING without there being a calculated purpose, plan and strategy behind it?🤔 Like I said, just some food for thought. 🍇🍍🥩🥚

[@ABCDEF-xb3xo]

@@gummo3873 I'm just saying all these guys been on every channel. Shawn Ryan, Mike Drop, drinking bros, it's all the same stuff, same stories, I respect it but when is one of these Big Platforms going to open up and show what America is producing in the inter cities. That's what these guys fight for right, a free, and safe America? I kind of think it's more about money for these guys....

[@markvonschober6872]

Every seal now has a story to tell and the hardships they had to go through….. (No hate on them, they are badasses in their own right)…. But u never hear about delta guys bragging…. They are the true silent professionals who don’t need to be on any podcasts (except for the tiny few who give tiny tid bits nowadays), no delta has ever tried to be a seal but all seals wanna or tried to be in delta…

[@eddiepenney697]

How do you pass down wisdom and knowledge? Never wanted to be Delta...ever. You may want to check podcasts and books out there. It may surprise you and make you retract your statement. 💪🏻

[@justingiannelli8372]

Only seals can try out for seal team 6 . Delta takes everyone .

[@marcuspayne9744]

@@eddiepenney697 you need to check out Dale Comstock.

[@justing42]

Kevin Holland did both

[@markvonschober6872]

@@marcuspayne9744 thats who i got that quote from