Jocko Podcast 314: Making Your Part Of The World Better. W/ Carlos Mendez, Navy SEAL (Ret.)

[@oetzi022]

"I have a story for that. I have a story for everything" That says it all for Los. Three one four rocked!

[@andrewcena]

This was one of the funniest episodes on the podcast, really enjoyed listening to it. Mendez is a great storyteller and great at articulating the lessons learned through his journey.

[@69adrummer]

Non-military here but I love you all and thank you all for your service. I know it's cliche, but it's the best I can do!

[@zq7142]

Same here hopefully i join soon

[@andrewd8420]

@@zq7142 Good luck :) Stay on the path!

[@Scipio_Americano_III]

Mad Respect to our troops and patriotic citizens like you.

[@zacharymckay9019]

Clivian I can't comprehend your mindset. Good luck my friend

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

@@zq7142update?

[@unitedstatesofamerica9948]

"Jonny Kim...that little genius." 🙌 Love the proud papa look Jocko had, the way he lights up when Carlos brings up Kevin Lacz and Jonny Kim.

[@dravenocklost4253]

Idk who those people are, can you please enlighten me

[@MrAsianKid]

@@dravenocklost4253 Jonny is the Navy SEAL, Harvard graduated Doctor and now Astronaut

[@leaundralangston6297]

@@MrAsianKid Johnny Kim is legendary

[@JakubecMilo-ph8vx]

AA

[@michaelfee2022]

Wow do I feel like an under achiever after hearing Carlos' story. Thank God for humans like him and Jacko for serving our great country!

[@barbzamecnik5698]

You never, get out of the Military. We are Family forever! We are, America.

[@barbzamecnik5698]

Math Algorithm's gave me this?

[@JohnDoe-rz5cd]

“The machine rolls on” then the mike stand squeaks a little. Set the whole tone for the podcast good one guys !

[@nelsonsavinon605]

Much respect to NAVY SEAL MENDEZ, great job Jocko & Echo.

[@farisdoherty7075]

Women want him men want to be him.

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

@@farisdoherty7075it’s 2023 lotta men want him and women want to be him 😂

[@jdawg8157]

Dude to hear Echo giggle in the back ground is the best!

[@Scipio_Americano_III]

Ask him for his number.

[@thomasfosnaugh30]

Plb bbdgs

[@thomasfosnaugh30]

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[@sgtrod]

This guy is a talent. He should have his own platform. 👍🏼

[@earljohnson2676]

I’m 43 minutes in and this kid is a great interview . Great story can’t wait to hear the rest of the show great job guys thanks for the outstanding content

[@xeik7482]

Such a captivating story ... I loved the idea of commiting to something that you're afraid to do!!!👏

[@Cuffsmaster]

This is also a story of commiting to medical school, failing out and hiding it from the Navy while completing a lesser demanding undergrad program. I am not sure that was not fraud and deception for personal gain. it does not sound like behavior befitting an officer and gentleman. I am sure the guy is a great guy but hell that was fraud and knowingly misusing government funds. At the same time he was denying the Navy the opportunity to train a Medical Doctor. It was a big investment for the Navy that he cheated them and someone else out of getting. Yeah I may be over thinking this but many have been thrown out of the Navy for far less misappropriating funds. Try stealing a Navy tool box for personal use, as an enlisted man. I saw a guy get kicked out for that.

[@jacain1234]

One of the best Jacko podcasts I've ever listened to so far. As a former Marine, some of my best friends while I was with the 24th MEU were Corpsman. Semper Fi

[@salvatoretessio4932]

"I'm not Jonny Kim." I'm gonna start saying that from now on as an excuse when I'm called out on my inadequacies 🤣

[@Infntpaccout1100.3x]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@hervebenganga5590]

😂😂😂

[@justsomeguy.8670]

Thank you jocko for all that you do. You truly have saved me . Just submitted my hours for my master electrician. I was going to settle for a foreman and my journeyman’s license but I’m not done. Thank you for saving me from my break up and signing my book and …….just thank you.

[@oreospeedwaggindoesamerica6078]

This is one of my favorite interviews ever Carlos is freaking hilarious!! He had me dying laughing and some of his stories!

[@michaelpost4457]

I absolutely love how when he remembers the work and pain of his childhood he smiles and laughs. Lol.

[@gigi3891]

From a 69 year old grandmother…I love you Andy!! You give me hope that we can save our country, so that my grandkids will have a future. You’re an inspiration!!

[@blacksheepdog9810]

Who is Andy..? What are you talking about?

[@eli43ful]

Lmao I almost died at that story about the marine coming down to buds

[@Clipperdude123]

Dude that was fucking great story. What an asshole from 618 lmao

[@DylanAce6]

I fucking died literally laughed out loud in a quiet room

[@WhiteObsidian27]

I would've kept it going and pranked him back 😂😂

[@kevinzhang6623]

Laughing even more at ALL the seasoned BUD/s instructors ganging up on one single Marine coming over to start shit. Lol

[@1tactundra140]

That JarHead was just coming down to BUD/S top share his crayons lol

[@benjaminovulpo4505]

Could listen to Carlos the whole day

[@ConnorOstus]

I don't want this episode to end

[@gregwong2132]

Carlo Mendez should get into acting, he's got such a way of expressing himself.

[@JR-ju3kj]

I think he'd make a great actor. A lot of veterans have gone into acting. If Randy Couture could do it,he sure could,too! And I like how he kind of politely put it how he could do what a lot of other SEALS couldn't do and how he could blend into the local populace in a Middle Eastern country(since most SEALs are overwhelmingly white males but that and the discussion of if the Teams need more diversity is another entirely different subject altogether). I had a friend and former co-worker from Colombia who told me about how people from Spanish-speaking countries and who come from that heritage can often times look like they're Arabic-and even vice-versa(which is one reason why Antonia Banderas was able tp pull off playing an Arabic warrior in the great movie ''The 13th Warrior'').

[@IsaacJoshi]

*Your life has so much possibility, and you don't owe it to me, or your friends, your family, the world, you owe it to yourself. Live a life worth living, leave nothing on the table, there is no second chance.* *I beleive in you!*

[@cowetareserve]

I’m looking forward to advice on the topic in the title. I breed birds and farm animals for a living but want to use that spark we have to grow into something that impacts our community positively as well as being profitable so it can be sustained.

[@JW-28]

Hell yeah, Robberts! Imagine what could be possible if everyone had that same mindset...

[@aaronhernandez9286]

Los is one of the realest and most down to earth guys great podcast🔥🔥🔥

[@randomchannel4886]

The bunny killing at the beginning had me dying😂😂

[@bustavonnutz]

Probably not as much as the bunny tho

[@Dookies172]

Lmao yeah so funny drowning & smashing rabbits on the head. Can’t stop laughing. So normal & funny!

[@jamphotostudio]

Love the GPS story. Should have used the GPS and pulled out his paper map like a rockstar every time someone was near him!! LOL Great stories!! Appreciate you all!!

[@ckwilliams2440]

The readers digest book was called - “The Making of An American Warrior (cover) then on page 211 - THE TOUGHEST SCHOOL ON EARTH - featuring Jeff Wright by Malcolm Mcconnell 1999.

[@b.bruster1462]

Great listening to men who know each other intimately (non biblically) A master class highlighting bedrocks of learning, growth and leadership. A value proposition appears during the interview which is hard to not view as “Why didn’t I think of that ?” Really nice. Best to all

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Happy new year Jocko Echo guests in 2022 and viewers Keep up the great show.

[@onlycasual1]

Listened to this one on spotify earlier, really great episode. The SEAL episodes get kinda old after a while but Carlos was a great guest.

[@BallTorture1234]

Bro the SEAL/Spec Ops episodes are the best ones lol

[@Lockdown335]

Ashame Carlos parents didnt see they were going overboard in the way they were raising him... Sounds like much of it was probably good for him but there has to be give and take so your kid doesn't resent the way you treat them. Good example of discipline being to over the top i guess.

[@bustavonnutz]

My mother was the same with my brothers and I; parents put their kids on short leashes and then act shocked their kids rebel or go their own way.

[@jimmyboudreau4207]

I jus lost my left leg 20 April 21 I'm more driven now. Not a dam thing i can't do. Now Charlie Mike. Thanks

[@lerch400block]

Wow Oscar De La Hoya was a SEAL wow

[@IsaacJoshi]

*To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. 🙏🏽.* *Incredible video!*

[@josuemendez541]

Going through a rough one right now, this podcast is helping me and others in many ways!

[@zq7142]

Keep ya head up!!

[@alexbrass4823]

Epic episode . Appreciate y’all !🙌🏼🦾🦁

[@ViolinViolaMasterclass]

Loved hearing his story! Wow-what a childhood. He’s like a knife that was sharpened everyday for the path ahead.

[@leaundralangston6297]

Sometimes kids are pointed in one direction from a young age and this is one of those cases

[@DEEPMMA]

perfect timing, snowed in from mma/jiujitsu

[@d010s]

Another great one. Appreciate Carlos sharing all that. “What’s your strategy if have to get in an altercation?” “ALL I SEE IS RED BRO!” 😂

[@johnfestich5008]

Damn good one. I kinda liked when jocko drew his breath with a shudder when he heard a big bad mean marine was comin to have a conversation...

[@unitedstatesofamerica9948]

It was great you were able to get Oscar de la Hoya on the podcast, but maybe sometime you could get Carlos Mendez on? The other former teamguy you hired at Echelon Front? 👍

[@full_metal_troy8394]

Dude this reminds me of my childhood like mad. No tv until I was like 10, freaking carrying buckets from the stream to take showers lol. Mom had a readers digest subscription too hahahaha. I was working full time by age 15. Get some.

[@hanginlaundry360]

TV is overrated! 😎👍

[@ceciledc8163]

I can relate to that "I like a lot of it but I didn't like parts of it". I also work in a bank. I love what I do, it's what I always wanted. I'm grateful that I get to live my dream. But yes when you realize that your life revolves around it and you have very little time or energy for anything else, then you wonder. I started watching stuff like this when I felt like I'm at a cross road - making lemonade out of lemons or jumping into the unknown. Not sure really if this is mid life crisis, the effects of COVID-19 lock downs, or just me wanting more out of life. Anyway, I'm glad that he eventually found his spark after the teams. Best of luck!

[@dawnscheerhoorn9583]

Thank you ❤ thank you ❤. I hope my daughter meets a man like you!

[@dionthomas5418]

Happy New Year Jocko and Echo ,great interview with Navy Seal Mendez 🔱 🎖⚓

[@keithseymour9316]

Carlos' growing up is borderline child abuse... Dang! Amazing to see where he got to despite the endless challenges. Fascinating story.

[@mojimoji3545]

Lots of people grew up like that...and became some of the most well adjusted, hard working, ethical adults you'll meet.

[@blacksheepdog9810]

I wish I could ask him, was there any consent involved in the "work"? Loo clearly not.

[@liberty2four2]

that's basically the childhood in other countries specially developing or (3rd world). I have the same chores growing from a small province in the Philippines way back in the 80s. Household chores is part of growing up.

[@travisboothe5670]

A good excerpt would be 2:08:50 to 2:13:50.the 4 Laws of combat work for your personal life.

[@robertirwin7016]

Another great podcast. I really enjoy hearing about the diverse experiences guys had in the teams. On a side note, will we ever see Dauber on the podcast?

[@shapeshifter52001]

Excellent, podcast! One of the best.

[@shelleygorodetzer1130]

Merry Christmas and happy New Year Jocko. Thanks for all the podcasts. When I get jacked up with life I go right to one of the podcasts. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to echo Charles, the best side man on earth

[@dawnscheerhoorn9583]

Best true story I've heard in a long time..

[@simonedarlingtrivini3718]

AMAZING HARD RESPECT FROM ITALY MAN! GET TO IT!

[@jaywiebe7612]

Random fact. Most efficient way to kill rabbits is have both back legs in one hand and hold the back of the head with the other. A stretch and a slight twist breaks their neck. They never feel it. We raised and ate a pile of rabbits when I was growing up. Dad always did that part tho.

[@JCoop831]

Outstanding podcast!!

[@livingthedream0527]

What an amazing interview! Love the story telling.

[@ReconD31MEU]

I’m quite confused 🫤 there are only 160k views. Maybe he’s not McChrystal, but wow his upbringing, and life events are incredible. He should have at least a million views only if people knew what they were missing because he’s not a general, MOH, or celebrity but is right up there with the rest in my opinion. I have listened to this 3 or times. His life story is very similar to mine maybe 😂why but seriously love it.

[@pwr2al4]

I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this episode!

[@heatherneidhamer34]

I know this is soooo far from what you guys are talking about bad leaders, but this is exactly what it can be like for many wives deal with. we are not trying to attack the husband or his ego. We are on your side and we want the best for all of us. The chances you are 100% right are not high. There is a partner that makes the idea better!!!!

[@burnssy112]

Echo loved this episode

[@davefajer2127]

AWESOME Introduction to your channel! I am a fan! 👍

[@sawbones2616]

Holy shit Carlos made it bro!!! This is Bowles, lol I’m so proud of you man. I knew you’d make it. I sent this video to Mike Houck!

[@kawhead2678]

OMG! I didn't know you had a Podcast! Luckily I happened upon this great one. Subscribed and Like!

[@dawnscheerhoorn9583]

This is an amazing, great story!

[@Graftanker98]

Damn, we did a huge clearance mission at Thar Thar lake in Sep 07. Wonder if that was around the same time.

[@dewildeworld6766]

I was home under house arrest before I shipped out to boot camp. Joining the Marines was my escape from late teenage stupidity.

[@econotalk]

I've been having a great time ✅ thanks for sharing, nice guest, awesome stories and history

[@coolstoryg_4184]

Jocko will follow you into a revolving door and come out first

[@granstaffjohn]

So many parallel to my own story ...I couldn't stop listening, ex navy boat destroyer dude here. Washed out of corpsman school because met the "girl of my dreams there" got that BHA though😅

[@fanndamily03]

Best episode I’ve seen yet guys! Carlos is the fn MAN(0% fiffina), no doubt! What a great interview!!!

[@brycemcqueen2235]

Reminds me of what my best bud Cisco Ortiz ( 1975-2017)) did to me. We worked together as specialty contractors. I got into with the General contractor. that was in charge of the site. We were Carrying on at each other and things got a little heated. So after that I'm just working at the site when I get a phone call. I answer my phone and I hear," I'm going to F-you up etc etc. I'm obviously thinking it's this contractor I had argued with. So I bark back etc etc. Until I hear laughter. It was just Cisco messing with me

[@BVLVI]

Jacko is my favourite warrior poet. Like Jordan Peterson is my favourite poet warrior.

[@scott.wallace8625]

Sir my experience is good management is a skill. Leadership is an art.

[@alonsomadrigales8079]

This one is so fucking good. Fucking jocko doing the most lmfao

[@SwoleBeastTribe]

E A R L Y G A N G ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 - Swole Beast🤙🏽🙏🏽✌🏽 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@Graftanker98]

We had a good relationship with the SEALs in Ramadi, we let them crush cars with our tanks on Camp Ramadi. Lol

[@DemetriPanici]

Been listening to a lot of Jocko recently kn the podcast itself and in here. Just a great person to listen to to start off the year

[@gavansimkin5685]

Once A Volunteer! Always A Volunteer!

[@hiramhaji7813]

Outstanding podcast

[@shaunmead160]

Looking forward to run to this

[@etsirtle]

Gotta love BAH stories 👍

[@GUDAH23]

I’ve heard this pod cast before I swear anyone else? Am I going crazy

[@billylucius9960]

I Am in trouble with Anniston guys... I can't remeber her hair color...

[@robbyrobinson4500]

The Opie of seal teams

[@ung427]

THat's really too bad. I'm also a protectionist. I would write my homework over and over again because I used a pen, and if I made one mistake, I'd tear it up and do it all over again. My mom was a perfectionist and she wouldn't let anyone, including us kids do the dishes because she thought that we wouldn't do them good enough, so in order to get to do the dishes, I had to do them better than her. Since my dad was a fireman, and gone all of the time working, we used to go out and play from sun up to sun down in the summer time.... In the winter time during school we used to finish our homework and go play outside, or go play outside, and do our homework at night. It was a beautiful childhood. I knew all of the neighborhood kids, we would play with our GI Joes first off, then we all got air rifles and we would place all of the Joes in the trees and like snipers, we'd shoot all of them. We had the crossman pump masters, which back then were very accurate air rifles if you used pellets. They had steel rifled barrels, and were scope mountable. It was great growing up.. and I always remember kids who had strict parents. We felt so sorry for them, they were P.O.W.'s to us. I remember one day in middle school when we were all out playing football in the field and there were these two kids, our age, that came out behind a fence. They were home schooled and not allowed to play outside, but their parents had to go out for a bit.... we were all awe-struck, asking so many questions, and just couldn't believe what they haven't seen or done.. it was crazy. Some people aren't fit to be parent's. We all developed our intelligence and street smarts by interaction, and at the cost of life really... since we came across older homeless people, people who would drive by in vans or those big boat like cars, asking if we wanted a ride... Never, I remember saying to one of my little friends, "you never get something for nothing.." haa haa... reminiscing. Anyone else have a similar upbringing? We had BMX bikes at the time and would ride all over the place... We also got little headlights for the bikes which had giant red battery packs with like six D batteries in them.. those massive things you don't see anymore, to power a relatively dim filament-style light bulb... I could go on for pages...

[@bettermanchannel770]

Every man's initiative

[@prestachio9601]

This was such an entertaining listen. So many good takeaways from this episode. Thanks jocko

[@Lazylynnfeeders]

This was one of the most enjoyable to listen to. I was laughing my ass off a lot!

[@hankrearden3095]

Excellent guest...familiar upbringing👊🏻

[@dunderwood4444]

Outstanding episode as anticipated Sir's #CarlosMendez #CommanderWillink #EchoCharlesROCKS #MangoMeyhem #OrangeAfterburner #SourAppleSniper Bless up from the "Brooklyn Navy Yard"

[@dawnscheerhoorn9583]

Mom sounds effing AMAZING!! ❤❤😂😮

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Thank you

[@defenderofwisdom]

Hah there's an episode of Next Generation where Captain Picard is forced to accommodate another captain who he's had conflicting relationships with in previous episodes. Preemptively he researches what some of her favorite foods are and when he has his meeting with her he includes those foods as a way to improve their working relationship.

[@jamesdouglas6977]

Doc volunteering to do fire watch for the entire night is one way earn a 12 pack.

[@philoepictetus9173]

"Bumble bee to, Optimus the are many autobots", "I need you asap" "Nobody beliefs Bumble Bee".

[@tyronebuggums2954]

The wheel in the sky keeps on turning

[@Graftanker98]

I wonder if any of their guys were at the Donkey Island fight, 1 July 2007. We lost 2 of our PSGs there.

[@lewisgrosso2408]

This was an amazing episode

[@philoepictetus9173]

"Some flowers, never die"

[@deborahcooler8392]

CARLOS MENDEZ: HOW ABOUT PODCASTS IN SPANISH? EXTREME OWNERSHIP, ECHELON FRONT, etc., all this stuff. HELP!!! We need to hear about leadership, discipline, etc. as you did at an EF event. ; )