Why a Citizen From Socialist Poland Became a BADASS Navy SEAL - Jocko Willink and Drago

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[@sethtravis9293]

This guy is more American than most people born here.

[@Tacit_Tern]

It's one reason to support the MAVNI Program.

[@2TrillSenna]

So you have to serve in the military to be "more" American?

[@Tacit_Tern]

@@2TrillSenna There are many ways to serve. But i've met people overseas who are more American than those who were fortunate enough to be born here. There is a reason why the whole world flocks to the United States.

[@WolfKnifeLaserTorch8]

@@2TrillSenna Of course not. America is the only country founded on an ideal and not just lines on a map by nobleman. This man has grasped that ideal and lived by it. It's awesome. Not only is he one of us, he is a reminder of the importance of that ideal.

[@Tacit_Tern]

@@WolfKnifeLaserTorch8 Amen, brother.

[@chrisoverbey5937]

Wait wait wait, hold up. This guy walks in off the street into a recruiting office at age 32 and becomes a Navy SEAL? 🤯 Where is the movie about this guy’s life?

[@georgehopper7310]

Hollywood does not want stories like this.

[@stuartdubbs9605]

@@georgehopper7310 you're right, doesnt portray immagrants as the victims they want them to be

[@michaellopez2070]

@@stuartdubbs9605 Some immigrants it does.

[@emptyness2583]

Don't worry, I'm sure its coming. Brad Pitt to play the lead role.

[@rokitaw]

You can be sure thet Hollywood won't do a single movie about someone who has polish origins :) Greetings from Poland M8! :)

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

I love this guy. 100% my kind of American

[@YorkTown]

I do too! lol SO MOTIVATED!!!!!

[@Oneofthemones1]

Only cuz he’s white skin

[@buryurfear14]

@@Oneofthemones1 used to be polish jokes told out the ying yang, your skin color is just color.

[@elchuzalongo4339]

@@Oneofthemones1 what?

[@1UserHandle1]

@@Oneofthemones1 Do you feel inferior in your skin color?

[@catt99mahal8]

This guy, “I want to go to war”. Military: ok This guy: “thank you”. 💪😎🇺🇸

[@BirdsOfGlass]

Drago literally walked off the street at 31 & became a seal.....

[@vicdiaz5180]

This is very rare, but comes to show you when you have the will and strength you can accomplish these type of things.

[@brazillionairemma1373]

@@vicdiaz5180 “immigrant mentality”

[@jimreily7538]

@Jocko Podcast Cut the BS scam advertising. We don't want or need it. Stopb trying to steal other people's money.

[@BlackHawk2901]

@@brazillionairemma1373 UNCLE JOEY BABY. GOT THAT IMMIGRANT FUCKING MENTALITY RIGHT THERE

[@CornMatterToo]

Hearing a polish man say “ain’t” warms my American heart haha

[@ethanreyes4127]

I noticed this too!

[@echoromeo384]

If only we had more citizens that loved our country as much as this American does. I'd trade about a 1000 of some present americans for 1 of this man. Thank you sir.

[@tomjeff1743]

There is a distinct and obvious difference between Drago and the "immigrants" in the news all the time

[@emptyness2583]

@@tomjeff1743 There's a 'distinct and obvious difference' between Drago and most Americans. Many immigrants have lived through far worse than most home-grown Americans ever will. I wouldn't be so hard on immigrants...

[@bradyhill2136]

1000 is too low take out at least 100,000 weak ones for him

[@lukecoltrane3795]

@ Echo Romeo Until more Americans see what it really is like for many people around the world, I am afraid they will never have the appreciation of someone who has endured a world where Freedom does not exist. It saddens me to think what most go through someone such as Dragos head when he sees the way some Americans act toward this Country. Most citizens should feel ashamed at the fact that while they are disrespecting this country there’s millions of people all around the world who don’t understand how they cannot see just how blessed they really are.

[@IAMJEFFREY-cw9ns]

We need more people who believe in Trump. Simple!

[@MRLive-tn3qw]

This video put tears in my eyes I escape socialism 4 years ago, I arrived to this country and have the same feeling. I’m working on becoming a ranger and I’m willing to fight and die for this country that gave me everything

[@stealthworx4371]

What an awesome guy. His attitude is so humble and inspiring.

[@familyandfriendsfuntimes]

Having been told he would be an infantryman on the frontline: “Thank you so much, I’m ready to go anytime.”

[@theblackcock6607]

This guy is a savage when he says he wants something he gets it

[@JoeSmith-gp5dm]

I think every jocko podcast fan can agree that Drago is one of our favorite guests

[@Kyle-jw2bo]

Did you see a picture of him? He's a mountain!

[@Widemouth1832]

My neighbor growing up was Polish. He fought in WW2 as a kid and fought in Korea. Sad that such men were chased out of their own country. But, I am happy men such as this are now our fellow citizens.

[@jme2266]

America wants them.

[@pabloboy6491]

That’s pure polish blood and temper👊🏼this is the essence of GROM, Seals or SAS, that’s why they are the best.

[@benz500r]

What a f... guy?! That guy is nuts, but he had a will to do whatever it takes to accomplish his goal.

[@rhiannonolson1949]

Only half way in and I absolutely love this guy. "I'm an American. I want to contribute. I want to fight for my country." I liked those lines... good reminder to hold ourselves accountable.

[@williamedwards1910]

"I came here with nothing. Everything I have I owe to this country. I want to do something for my country" That right there is max gratitude with a splash of humility!

[@twojaStara698]

As a Polish I am Proud of him

[@joemama5606]

Of who

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

Why? He isn't Polish in any way anymore

[@snowbear163]

@@kamilszadkowski8864 Polish is an ethnicity as well as a nationality.

[@JWB1979]

It's people like him who I want to immigrate to the USA.

[@muriloninja]

Be happy, you get 1/10,000,000

[@adammalisz8115]

Best compliment a man can get: "you are fricking mutant"

[@RizztrainingOrder]

My kind of dude! Highest compliment a man can get from jocko “dude you are a mutant!”

[@s734rns]

This guy is more American than most people born in the US.

[@AlexanderPalumbo]

You’re damn right!

[@jodan7613]

“You can be whatever you are able to be” simple, yet powerful. Mad respect

[@robertellison2851]

I am so humbled by this man and his patriotism, spirit, heart, courage and honor!

[@LifeRuiner59]

We all need to be more like DRAGO! This man embodies the phrase, “Anything is POSSIBLE!!”

[@Nazdakian]

An immigrant’s love of his new country. THIS is what actually makes America great!

[@m.m14433]

Sounds like arnold with a slavic accent

[@dogsmumm]

“My recruiter told me ...” This guy is great!

[@philball4451]

One of the first times i saw Drago online was back when Mike Ritland and a few other seals were having a chat in the team room. He is still as funny as ever today. What a top bloke Drago is

[@CaseyBurnsInvesting]

Jocks Podcast strikes at night like Jocko.

[@JapanSnackAttack]

Dude Drago speaks Japanese too?! I feel like there needs to be a video of him traveling around Japan now!

[@joejr1120]

It’s because of men like this that fighting is worth it to me. This country gave me everything I have, and not just that, but it gives so much to everyone who comes here. To give thanks and to protect that for my brothers and sisters I am willing to lay down my life and fight, even for the liberal hippies around me who are in a constant anti-American mindset. If my eyeballs don’t screw me over, then I’m going to become a Navy SEAL. Currently 17 in Corvallis Oregon!

[@porkchop3989]

I just moved to America a few months ago, 23 years old and I feel I'm too old to enlist. This guy is an inspiration to me!!

[@Krillinalwaysdies]

24 here dm me to talk

[@josephwilliams1915]

National guard enlists until 35. Most branches enlist until 28 years old. Depending on how smart you are, you can enlist until 35, if you're going into intelligence or something noncombat. If you want the most bang for your buck, I recommend going Army and trying for the warrant officer program. Get officer level pay but no need for a college degree. There are limited jobs though. Mostly helicopter jobs, either pilot or door gunner type stuff. Regardless, eventually transition into national guard. Then you can get a civilian job. I recommend trying to get a state government job, you'll get preference as a veteran, and after working your state government job for 20 years you'll get a state pension. If you stay in the national guard the entire time you'll qualify for federal pension too. Double dip those pensions man. Welcome to the US. Glad to have you =)

[@SidOfRivia]

I want to move but i don’t know how, any help would be appreciated edit: just turned 18

[@josephwilliams1915]

@@SidOfRivia greyhound bus ticket, my friend.

[@SidOfRivia]

@@josephwilliams1915 I'm from Mumbai, haven't heard of any buses from here to the US

[@stevenward9526]

Hands down my favorite podcast, I could listen to Drago tell stories all day

[@tyriongambly3134]

Drago on the "Team Room" was comedy!

[@74doomtrooper]

Polands loss...our gain!He exemplifies what it means to truly be an “American “.

[@Chrzanof]

People's republic of Poland lost. Fortunately communism in Poland fell apart

[@artgarba3108]

Haha we have many men like this . This mentality is bred into us at a young age in Poland . The only reason we still exist is because we always fought . I’m so thankful and happy that American took my mother and me in . This is the most amazing country in the world . I would gladly defend this land and my fellow citizens. I owe this country so much .

[@74doomtrooper]

@@artgarba3108 Well said…glad to have you here…on our side!

[@PR_nick]

2:34 - It's so typical Polish. Simply but true.

[@youngmike8645]

Drago and Jocko have become a massive inspiration. I discovered Jocko’s channel about 2 weeks ago and it has changed my life. So much inspiration and I owe the utmost respect. Never had the privilege to serve, but those that do always have my deepest respect. I hope more people discover this incredible channel and simultaneously pull their heads out of their asses and wake the fuck up to their surroundings. I hope and wish the best to these men our country. Thank you.

[@Michael-et2uj]

I loved Drago's story about when he was in the Persian Gulf War in Baghdad and called in on a radio for weapons, and the guy on the other end of the radio thought he was an Iraqi soldier who was fooling. "Who is this?" This is Drago." "Yeah, right you don't even speak English."

[@shakeelsamodien4292]

As a South African i would love to be a navy SEAL as well and this just shows its possible. Dreams do come true

[@joejr1120]

Go get it man!

[@jamesg3456]

You guys have Recce they're bad ass

[@zaneorton9843]

@@jamesg3456 unfortunately I don’t think the standards are the same anymore. We also have no active wars. Instead our soldiers are sent to the Congo to protect ANC mining interests, without proper equipment and logistics and they are slaughtered.

[@Username-ld7ho]

This guy looks so different without the beard and the glasses. You have jacked Polish guy without the beard, and then You have Jacked Navy seal Santa clause with the beard and the glasses. Thank you for your service!

[@learning_with_irving4266]

This is how I feel, I was born in Mexico but the U.S is my home to protect ❤️ 🇺🇸

[@emptyness2583]

Thank you for emigrating to America and serving as a Navy Seal. Another great immigrant!

[@evelinadalecki6293]

The bond the two of you have is amazing. This was an amazing, inspirational episode!

[@Paul-om9ji]

Wow I was born in American and this guy is waaaaayyy more American than I could ever be

[@tonymcdaniels3707]

Me to lol just made me realize how good we really have it

[@CultureContent]

“I go to bar from time to time.” Good Lordy I’d run through a wall for this dude.

[@GreatnessRising.]

I needed this motivation to keep pushing through my KZbin journey 💪

[@mikeym.1461]

Wow , love this man and his attitude to life and his new country.... We need more like him....

[@RozzaMindset]

Great podcast! You have an amazing guest! Thank you for sharing with us🧡

[@rogerdorn38]

"Everything I have I owe to this country".

[@user-su6nt3en3n]

Dude is full of energy

[@sirwooley]

One of the most entertaining podcasts you've done in a while. Hats off to you and Drago.

[@johnkaneiii9167]

Yeah if we only had more people like this guy!! 👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲,thank you for your service!!!

[@jag8901]

My new hero

[@johnwilliams-gk1fb]

He is why America is great

[@jahreigns888]

I Work in a hospital. One of the worst groans I've heard is grown men passing kidney stones.

[@SidOfRivia]

perhaps you have some tips to avoid it? lol

[@bestfriend5600]

This guy is what makes America strong

[@johnwayne2442]

This is what makes America...America!!!

[@thedude1982]

Much respect for this guy. We need more men like him nowadays

[@T_money1738]

This right here is a REAL American

[@xvsj-s2x]

Excellent interview Jocko, Drago said it best ❤️

[@joshuaboyd9350]

Please do another one with this legend

[@jnoob4299]

It’s funny because every time I watch a seal talk about life. I think about Chris Kyle, talking about in his book about other team members and ask if they been choked out ? And if not. Get choked. So that badass mindset is there! And I listen to the seals I watch and some don’t even cuss. They seem so nice, and that’s the person that will destroy everyone. Just a thought

[@rally_chronicles]

Chris Kyle is human garbage

[@jimmykeating2029]

Myself polish 🇺🇸

[@darrengagliardi1540]

Gotta love this guy - he’s an inspiration.

[@ralphholiman7401]

Isn't it funny how the people who had to escape communist or socialist countries don't really want to have to do that again?

[@HipBlackPoodle]

Yeah isn’t that ironic? Yet so many people are pushing for socialism in our country 🤔

[@fighisver]

Weird how every communist country was already an extremely poor, disfranchised country and has nothing to do with communism?

[@treyellis3]

Poland is a very safe country and their poverty rate is about the same as ours.

[@genericusername8337]

@@fighisver This. The amount of different movements calling eachother "socialism" for whatever reason, yet differing in their methods, has been quite large, if you consider the entire globe. The term has a definition, yet the outcomes seem to be very different. It's kind of a demonized word like 'fascism': The average person has only a vague idea of its meaning beyond "bad". Historical features of marxist movements, its' use as it relates to social democracy, what about China? All just a blur, but it's bad. I do agree with your implication though: Communism is a tool for authoritarian governments to rise to power, and the details get lost underneath it.

[@patryk2497]

@@fighisver looks like we have a communist in the comment section 😆😆

[@markgeorge2225]

Sure would like to hear some Japanese, with a polish accent. Very interesting guy.

[@jimadrian3498]

This guy is badass.

[@darrenderousse4804]

Such a real quote for America! You can be anything you are able to be! Much more realistic!

[@darrenderousse4804]

@Jocko Podcast thanks!

[@matthewgill8332]

I love the guests on this podcast. All of them have truly unique and inspiring stories. Would love to see Matt Eversmann (75th rangers, battle of Mogadishu) or Kregg P. Jorgenson on. (LRRP Ranger and later member of 1st Cav's "blues" QRF force in Vietnam)

[@CBDM777]

This guy is a Cyborg lol. I would love to party with him haha

[@AJ31CO]

This was Jockos best podcast by far

[@premierlandscape448]

This guy is Absolutely amazing needs to write a book or a movie if any Netflix people watching this you know what time it is

[@JamesDean-nx2nq]

I saw a few people comment that "Draggo" is more american than most americans. I don't think he would agree. I have met a few people who have sacrificed some really great things for our country and when people say that they almost always have the same reaction. It's usually something like "No, we are equally american I just wanted to give something to the country that gave so much to me". However Drago is now my new hero and has taken Jockos place as my favorite seal. (Jocko... I would appologize... but you kinda set yourself up for this one XD)

[@soloscriptura7451]

The reason people say this is because being an American patriot is being likened to Nazi nationalism. Fighting for our constitution and American ideals is being called white privilege. He absolutely stands for what Americans stand for because he has been oppressed, not just stating he’s been oppressed because he’s bored and brainwashed by a communist news media. He’s an Americans American.

[@w1.0]

This is just an awesome guy period!!!!!

[@ivermectin1974]

I got Jackie’s up in airborne school. There was one POF direction I almost didn’t complete to move on to the jumps. Forget which way but after the 15th time I got it.

[@mateuszbrzoza2825]

Haha dobre. Szacun i pozdrawiam panow !

[@benkenobi_]

Polska! 💪🇵🇱

[@laprepper]

Thank you both for your service.

[@proudinfidelpaintball]

Drago was 31 in boot camp?? He looks like he could still be in his 30’s .....40’s maybe.. 😎 And here’s another great example of a motivated individual who set a goal - and battled everything to reach that goal. Never Quit.

[@-0Peanut0-]

He was clearly given wok from Mr. Boat

[@Tacit_Tern]

I always wondered why people joined the Navy without knowing how to swim. I would say that's like joining the airforce while being afraid to fly. .....but that isn't an accurate analogy.

[@Hmfirestormz]

The thing is you have to do water training in boot camp and show you are capable of treading water and diving.

[@Tacit_Tern]

I know. I've been to RTC.

[@spluker88]

I've watched an interview with a WW2 navy veteran somewhere on YT and he said that he couldn't swim and it wasn't a problem because if your ship sinks in the middle of pacific, there's nowhere to swim to anytway.

[@Tacit_Tern]

@@spluker88 Its true. And its scarier than the ordinance. I still think of the ocean as "the cold black"; because I almost got washed off an elevator of an aircraft carrier at night. But to your point.... there's a famous case study in ww2; when sailors had to keep afloat and tread for 2 days as they were being picked off by sharks, and as tired as they were; had to climb nets when rescued, because if touched their waterlogged skin would be de-gloved.

[@alexsimpson1825]

Is there any way we could get timestamps from the full podcast for these clips?

[@BirdsOfGlass]

Making polaks like me proud.

[@leojanuszewski1019]

Totally. 👍

[@rally_chronicles]

Hussars assemble!

[@heroprotagonist24]

Poles*

[@Rauser142]

@@heroprotagonist24 Polak is how a Pole is called in polish.

[@heroprotagonist24]

@@Rauser142 obviously, but “Polak” in English in the US is a slur which was used to ridicule polish people when they first started immigrating to the US p.s. jestem sam polakiem wiem co mówię

[@brandonbailey9446]

This dude is a fucking baller. I'm a natural born US citizen and served in the Army and he makes me wanna be 23 and in Afghanistan again.

[@NewLifeStyleElite]

This is what being an American is all about. It’s a catastrophe so many natural born Americans don’t see it. I’m afraid we’re losing these good Americans

[@Eeme7]

there is nothing like the story of a non-Mexican immigrant to warm the heart

[@heaven_spark]

Get Naval from GROM next

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

The Splendor Of Truth

[@joshtaylor4980]

GREAT VIDEO!! GOD SPEED TO BOTH OF YOU!!! THANK YOU 🇺🇸👍🙏✝️

[@giusepperesponte8077]

This video made me develop a fear of getting a kidney stone. If this uncommonly tough person is saying it’s intolerably painful, that scares me.

[@dangerousfreedom5340]

I love this guy

[@ajbleas]

The hardships in your life burn the fat from your souls!

[@cherylb2008]

Like listening to Drago

[@dwhunter8904]

True American !!!

[@dengi2452]

I wish I knew how to do this

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Funny how in the 80s "Drago" was the name of an iconic Soviet villain and now we have a SEAL hero with the same name.

[@christopherhammond3664]

They came from the same ancestral line. ;-)

[@wisecounsel6135]

Jocko = Thanos ==> coming from the avengers war after deciding everyone should live instead

[@wisecounsel6135]

@Jocko Podcast clearly you are not Jocko. Who are you

[@ijobrien3]

Holy shit, this guy is fucking hardcore...

[@cjvaldez3154]

Love me some Jocko!😍🇺🇸