Ep. 204 | Robert Keller | Delta Force Operator, Army Special Forces, and Army Ranger

[@tomwilson1006]

Gotta love Bob! Legend!

[@johnramsey5551]

I dont know how I missed your channel out standing interview Iam now subscriber

[@FormerActionGuys]

Thank you! I don't advertise so help spread the word!

[@trailbreaker11]

Bob is such a great guy. I love listening to his interviews.

[@BRADLEY856]

It’s a magnificent event when the duel is huge

[@didyouknowamazingfacts2790]

He went through the Army pipeline that I and most infantry guys wants. But don't get that chance. From light Infantry, Ranger, Green Beret and Delta Force.

[@noalane3626]

Hell yea haha litteraly

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

Most guys get the chance. You and most infantry guys didn’t try hard enough

[@didyouknowamazingfacts2790]

@@An_Enraged_Pig not necessarily. A lot this is the correct timing. Especially, if you didn't know about these schools before joining the army. There is only a few slots available per year.

[@roris5882]

The fastest track to those type of elite schools is to probably go to Airborne School directly after Basic/AIT. One of the Drill Sergeants in my Company was a former SF guy so he was recruiting younger solders to Airborne School. Although, during OIF/OEF they were prioritizing soldiers to units that were scheduled to deploy.

[@martelprayer416]

I love listening to this Spec Ops legend. Great interview!

[@FormerActionGuys]

He's got a great story. Thanks for checking out the show!

[@NH-pi5dw]

It seems like the only thing that gives this guy pause is admitting how easy he found selection. What a beast!

[@johnlacasse8893]

Exactly... Training for probabilities not possibilities...

[@user-bf1me5pz6x]

I served 3 years as an 11 bravo 06-09 . I didn't get to deploy. The first unit was standing up, so 18 months there was no deployment. Second unit I git out b4 they deployment because of injury. My team hit a ied killing 3 of my guys on that deployment. So everything happens for a reason.

[@Daniel-gu6ut]

Happy to say FO schoolhouse still trains map only. 1 and 2 point resection and a land nav course. My class was 2019 though so dont know if anything changed.

[@FormerActionGuys]

I think they'll always teach the basics

[@ballislife9834]

would be nice to ask him about modern CAG and how they compare to gwot CAG. what changes etc..

[@russellridge8623]

Getting a little grey in the beard Bob. Lol. One of America’s all time great warriors

[@FormerActionGuys]

He's definitely earned those greys!

[@nickjohnson710]

Great interview, Bob is always good value

[@FormerActionGuys]

@@nickjohnson710 thanks for checking it out!

[@russellridge8623]

Afghan kabobs can be the best in the world. Can also be vile. Same with the bread. Many times 7-8:00 they’re pulling first bread out of tandoor underground ovens they’d give us as many as we wanted. Delicious fresh bread. Then they would throw other loaves on ground in the dirt and moon-dust. Come 11:00 or so they’ve got 100 or so loaves in pile with flies all over them and dust from few dozen MRAPs and other vehicles that drove by. Gather them up under their arms and head over to Afghan Army base next door. Throw them in dirt again in half a dozen spots. Others would bring pots of stews and every body digs in. With their hands into pots. No spoons. No ladles. Passed on those. Hygiene not good but always willing to feed you. Bob and SF guys get stuck sometimes having to dine with locals or embarrass them and lose face. Heard some real tales about stuff like cat and snake soup in SE Asia place. Yum yumm. Lol

[@jimmyv8803]

I'm pretty sure Bob's personality and love for gun battles got him selected more than anything. They knew he was dead serious and trusted him. 31:49 You know he would've never laid down his weapon and surrendered to that.

[@RocksNRuts4]

Bobs the 1st soldier to evr say what Ive said alot, it kinda sucks in a way they we train ANYONE as it may come back to bite us! n it has.....

[@modestogonzalez182]

I wish he would've asked Bob what his top three favorite gunfights were. You know something that I've come to appreciate about the Marine Corps is exactly that ridiculous adherence to military decorum. As long as it is done lighthearted it creates an environment in which expectations are always known. I remember reading about 2 Marines that were captured and held prisoner for a long time during the GWOT in Iraq. Forgot for exactly how long. Upon making it back to friendlies a First Sergeant tore into them for not having a haircut and for not shaving lololol 😂😂😂. Sounds ridiculous but it brought the the two Marines who were traumatized back to the world. Of course when the fuckery is for real it really does suck. Thanks for the awesome podcasts brother.

[@antzevitz403]

this man is a beast. alpha warrior..

[@hollywoodlibertarian4227]

I would think golfing has some transferable skills. Good hand eye coordination, attention to detail, mental toughness. That would be interesting to explore.

[@FormerActionGuys]

Definitely has comparable characteristics to marksmanship

[@hollywoodlibertarian4227]

@@FormerActionGuys I’m old and suck at golf, but love to do it. The guys that are really good at it are just special.

[@Kinny202]

Do they have instructors on staff in case they need some tips/ brushing up of fundamentals/ watch for errors creeping in ?

[@hooligansway]

It wouldn't surprise me if Bob counted coup downrange, rumour has it Chuck Norris has a poster of Bob Keller in his gym #americanbadass

[@Vpaq]

If he could see the state of the secret service now! 😂

[@corywatterson7560]

We had rifle teams in high school around here. Not air rifle either.

[@FormerActionGuys]

I think the ROTC team used air rifles when I lived in Tennessee

[@corywatterson7560]

My ex wife was top shooter in high school...but her dad was all military champion also

[@FormerActionGuys]

@@corywatterson7560 vood coaching definitely helps

[@GuitarDudeBoii]

Fighting dudes with AKs in sandals is fun. I wonder if he would say that if he was getting shelled in a trench by Russia arty for 12 hrs a day.

[@FormerActionGuys]

Nobody would like that. He specifically moved to special ops to keep something like that from happening 🤷‍♂️

[@user-bf1me5pz6x]

Infantrymen don't get to do our job until deployed

[@tcs313]

29:20 what am I missing? Doesn’t like training brits or Aussies . Delta was literally formed after the regiment…?

[@FormerActionGuys]

I think his mindset is that the American military shouldn't divulge their operational secrets to anyone. Even if they're allies.

[@Arnot73]

@@FormerActionGuys Nice to know when all the Brits and Aussies gave blood in Vietnam and after 9/11. Gee.... thanks.

[@FormerActionGuys]

Is he not allowed to have an opinion? I worked with Brits in the US and Afghanistan, Aussies and New Zealanders in the US and other places. I guarantee they have military secrets they keep from us just like we have secrets we keep from them. That's why a Five Eyes Clearance is different than a TS-SCI in the US or DV in the UK.

[@tcs313]

@@FormerActionGuysyou already responded to this 5 months ago…

[@FormerActionGuys]

I was responding to the comment from 2 hours ago

[@RonKris]

My takeaway from this interview is those specialty skills are perishable.

[@FormerActionGuys]

They definitely are

[@zj3211]

Keller actually finds hot singles in his area

[@FormerActionGuys]

😂

[@SebastianLewisDove]

You can tell they don't have children

[@FormerActionGuys]

Who?

[@SebastianLewisDove]

@@FormerActionGuys who ever is on the podcast. Who else might have I been talking about?

[@FormerActionGuys]

@@SebastianLewisDove Robert and I both have kids

[@SebastianLewisDove]

@@FormerActionGuys oh o.k. dang. Straight savage. I respect it. I hope your podcast does better than you hope. God Bless in Jesus name.