Retired SMU Operator | Pat Mac | Ep. 184

[@shane_rm1025]

It always amazes me how these SMU badasses are always some of the most humble and down to earth people. Props to Pat from a grateful American.

[@thopkins2271]

There are a lot of reasons. A lot of it has to do with the culture of continually realizing someone is better than you and striving to catch up. And the one dude who IS better than everyone is only there because he doesn’t realize it and is trying to catch up too. The other thing is that culturally they aren’t looking for dudes that beat their chest with false bravado. Just dudes who meet the standard quietly and strive to be better. There are exceptions though. Some of whom have been interviewed here. 😂

[@MrCutFolks7]

Most SF guys are cool, real dudes.

[@Hurdle11C]

Plenty of opportunities to be humbled in that pipeline.

[@MJ-cw7hc]

All true alphas are humble. It's the warriors way

[@muriloninja]

It's no different in almost every environment where a level of expertise is bred, the most talented people in my field have NEVER been egotistical or had blown up chests etc. They were the exact opposite of that so I recognize the trait immediately!

[@JL-xn3zy]

Pat is a great man and a great American. A true inspiration.

[@johnmchugh8049]

Very inspiring line around 1:07:00 “dude you’re buried… no I’m planted , I’m growing from this” brilliant

[@F3PIZZA]

Pat is fiercely happy and it’s contagious.

[@williesmom3863]

Great interview! He's a fascinating man! I'm a 61 year old woman and he's inspired me to do more, work harder, not accept mediocrity.

[@BrandonColbert-ts3zy]

As a history and geography teacher who loves Pat Mac's stuff, I support his ambitions to be a teacher. We need people like him!

[@bradleygraham896]

'What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger "..................Humble and humorous while baring your soul.......... Many thanks.

[@jeremiah1059]

Beating alcohol and depression is a tremendous achievement. I've been there and I can say that death was preferable to another day of open mouthed slogging through the freezing sewer of alcohol and defeatism. This man has a great deal to offer humanity and I appreciate his story.

[@evans.2424]

It's always great when the hosts can ask a question and just let the guest talk, it really brings out the best in an interview

[@jtaylorb88]

Wow that hit home really hard at one hour in about second chances, for me my wife passed away from fighting a two year battle with cancer. Then I lost everything due to the medical debt and while she was in the hospital I found she had ran up almost a 100 grand in credit card debt. Now here I am at 53 years old trying to get back. If it wasn't for my 13 year old daughter I doubt I would have tried getting on my feet again.

[@mattminteer1756]

Was all of the debt in her name? Most of the time, survivors are not responsible for medical or credit card debt.

[@vidalskyociosen3326]

Also search for MGTOW philosophy, hope that would shed some insight.

[@jtaylorb88]

@@mattminteer1756 unfortunately not all of it, but about 6 months after her passing they did write off the medical debt.

[@XXNerdzillaXX]

Damn man, that's a rough story to read...

[@Septicshites]

What else can you do if you don’t try don’t give up

[@KH-rt3ef]

“I’ve seen Soviet dudes get hammered on antifreeze. Hammered! HAMMERED!” That is living in my head rent-free forever, now.

[@sugandesenuds6663]

antifreeze is sometimes put into wine to give it a better taste. But you gotta watch out with the dosage or you can go blind

[@kxkxkxkx]

@@sugandesenuds6663 ...also don't let that nosy Simpsons kid catch wind of it, lucky Pierre!

[@sugandesenuds6663]

@@kxkxkxkx it took me 5 months to finally get that joke. well played.

[@j-wil1964]

My favorite dude to listen to!!! Thanks guys! I greatly admire his silent professionalism. I know the old timers before him are smiling. I do hope he writes a book that tells his story and releases it in a couple decades when things are declassified. Awesome listen!

[@ChettleRanderson2006]

Pat makes for a freakin AWESOME interview

[@galteeboy84]

Easily the best guest that has been on the show. Huge respect for Pat, no bs just honest. Really humble down to earth guy.

[@KC-UT4rmAZ]

Just want to say, out of all the military podcasts/military interview podcasts, you guys are by far my favorite. Love the duo, personalities and style. Keep up the awesome work and podcasts. Love ya guys.

[@dave_parke]

Thanks, that’s super kind and we really appreciate it.

[@trailerpark7170]

Pat is such an inspiration and a legend, the rest of us can only hope to be 1% of the down to earth, honest badass he is. Thank you for your service Mr. MacNamara

[@jasongriffin1127]

A true legend. I’d love to shake his hand.

[@heathallen7864]

As a combat vet and an artist myself, I truly enjoyed listening to this episode and will say that Pat Mac is by far MY personal favorite guest that has been on The Team House. All of your guests are great but Pat just "connected". I too use art (music -bass 30 yrs, painting, drawing, writing) as therapy for the "issues" that combat medics develop from combat rather than take any Big Pharma Poison pills. I recommend others try the same. Pat, THANK YOU BROTHER!! You're a good dude and A GREAT American!

[@bensonwise1927]

I met Pat in like 2011 at a SWAT competition. Absolutely AMAZING dude!

[@coastalvisionresurrected8563]

Awww man if Pat was a substitute teacher when I was in school that day would have been legit!!!

[@roseheisz-6372]

I don't believe in heros or human worship. You Mr Mac are a cut above and a man worth emulating in so many ways. Thanks for being you bro.

[@skipmooney5732]

Pat Mack, The Man with the Plan

[@jasestrong]

Best SGM Pat Mac interview, better than anyone else who has interviewed Pat. It was cool to see more of personal side.

[@jasestrong]

Pat has a good Buzz going!

[@johnnyfryar]

I follow Pat Mac, and this is the best interview that I've seen.

[@bubbajojo]

That shit hit different when he said he went on a run and remembered who he was. Pat Mac is a legend 🤘🏽

[@TheMiddleAmerican]

If you ever have to opportunity to meet and/or train with this man he’ll change your life.

[@mikeiso8963]

Pat Mac doing anything covert is crazy to me. Literally the most memorable dude ever.

[@justindelaney9987]

I love listening to Pat. I watch his videos constantly. He's always so fired up. He could talk about tying his shoes and still sound motivated as Hell.

[@luisjennings6319]

Absolutely Great. Thank you all 3👍👍👍

[@stephenfricke9298]

Utmost respect. This guy is a survivor!!! He is incredible, speaks the truth, tells it like it is. Thank you

[@esigetic]

Pat Max is great guest, great story teller and great American.

[@sumobear2031]

I could listen to this guy for days, EXCELLENT blog, has to be one of the best blogs ive ever watched.

[@semperparatus678]

I LOVE Pat Mac, he's my favorite dude.

[@Kimchi_Studios]

Been watching Pat for years. He has worked through so much in his life and he never stops. Aggressive positivity in the face of adversity.

[@The_John_Galt]

Pat Mac is amazing!!!! Thank you for everything you do and continue to do brother!

[@HumbleDirtMerchant]

His origin story is snapping into a radioactive Slim Jim

[@DJTEDDY507]

Honored to attend CST training with Pat Mac back in 2006 with the AWG. What an amazing human being.

[@h-minus2212]

Great episode with a lot of important themes. I got remarried at 38 near the end of my Army career - it is a vastly better relationship than my first marriage. I can relate to what SGM McNamara experienced in that regard. This is a goodd lesson that even for some of the scary humans, success and happiness isn't just about training until you puke and cutting throats. Thanks for the reorientation.

[@andrews2990]

H-Minus!

[@hondo375flint2]

Love pat is always straight forward and tells it like it is

[@andreasulbricht2213]

He is a larger than life character and my good friend Geo thinks the world of him, so that immediately makes him good people in my book.

[@michaelgreen7511]

Great seeing Pat on your show. I was in Special Forces when I first met Pat in passing and let's just say his demeanor is very hard to forget (LOL!). In regards to the question about why SOF guys have adjusting once they get out, I can say I agree 100% with Pat. There are a lot of separation issues. I was in CIF/CRF where we had a few guys from Pat's old unit. Even though we were considered a well supported SOF unit, those guys were miserable. Why? Because like Pat said, it was the best unit ever. When I got out of the military all of a sudden my expertise didn't matter to civilians, especially some idiot civilians who were never the best at anything they ever did.

[@glennhynes5263]

Come on man, random people don't owe your ego anything. Let people live their lives freely.

[@pounc3r782]

Imagine you get a substitute teacher and it's someone like Pat Mac holy cow

[@walterheinen5298]

Facing death and watching friends die tends to humble one and bring perspective to life.

[@gennerobootz6490]

Pat is probably the only sf operator on you tube no one can put do who else was in delta besides him

[@seanhastings4432]

Oh, that bottle of Macallan immediately caught my eye. Great stuff.

[@kevinbrooks1104]

And the back up in the corner dude spends more on booze than my work boots

[@larryapl]

Out f**k**g standing! Thank you Pat for your words and attitude. You lifted me up back where I belong.

[@tacoenvy]

Pat is amazing

[@parkin8595]

Such an honest account. So true about accidents and mistakes, there’s a difference between poor preparation and making a mistake, and making a mistake because you’re just pushing the limits so hard. If you’re not starting to make mistakes you’re training too comfortably. Thank you again PM and the whole team.

[@aj_jk1337]

This man changed my life. He made me a “Sentinel”. There’s Pat Rogers (RIP) and Pat Mac…you can put the rest anywhere you want to.

[@ralfhorne-g4s]

They need to make a movie about this badass!

[@williamduggins2172]

Funny I thought this was a premier and figured out it was live 10 minutes at the end. Haha.

[@BloodOrangeFreeman]

“Capturing’ somebody’s HARD, man!” 😂☠️

[@paulclarke4776]

Better to 'capture' them inside a casket?! 😂

[@garybyrne2605]

Thank you to all.

[@acontemplative1]

This is a fantastic interview. I’ve watched multiple interviews with Pat, hours of interviews, and this is the best of them all. Maybe it’s because I really need his motivation right now, or maybe somehow, he’s just more relatable in this one, or maybe just you guys are that darn good at interviewing. Great job keep up the good work!

[@ericaddis7414]

The beginning of the 18X program was terrible. I went through pre-selection smoke three times and then straight to selection with blisters and stress fractures. Needless to say they hated us. They gave us outdated maps that were so bad we had to go over land instead of on the roads. Good times but I didn't get through it.

[@friscostreetstories5403]

Doin what he did in East Germany was crazy.

[@rogerd6166]

Pat is the type of man, if he was my friend i would follow him around like a puppy dog. "Where we going Pat", "what we doing today Pat", "Can i come Pat". And i am an ex British vet and 60 years old. lol

[@samkotewa]

👏👏👏

[@allaboutracing3615]

Always love listening to this guy talk..... legend

[@steven9541]

Great video, guys a great story teller. Loved his motivation to never give up. Thank you for your service

[@kevinbrooks1104]

I know first hand what he's talking about. Lost everything in the first marriage. I mean all of it personal clothes, cars , all storage everything. She stopped paying everything. I was working injured and rehabbing a broken back. At the age of 56. My motto became this is not the first time I started over. But now I have some one who will not do me that bad ever.

[@jtaylorb88]

Man I feel for you I'm right there with you and same age too. Only difference was how my wife ran up the debt before she got leukemia and after the medical debt. Hopefully your doing better now too. If you were closer I'd buy you a few rounds knowing the shoes you walked in too.

[@Septicshites]

And that’s why I’m not getting married lol

[@justin6354]

Sounds like my ex wife has an older twin sister she never told me about 😂

[@kevinbrooks1104]

@@jtaylorb88 driving a 2020 dodge ram , bank account same since I fired her ass , credit cards opened a lawn care business. You see there are 2 kinds of people out there ones that are anchors , they will drag you down, if you refuse to let go. Then there are people that will lift you up .by helping you up when you are down. Choose wisely

[@BSaunders3754]

That’s funny, I retired and became a part-time teacher. Best decision I ever made. I owe my best friend (Andria) and my daughter for guiding me to leave my government job, and start teaching. My quality of life has gotten so much better.

[@craykard8325]

Loved reading his stuff on shooting. His book was a great learning tool I used with my guys when I was in the service. No I was no ranger or SOF (things I wanted to be). Inspiring stuff.

[@marcenunes6771]

He’s so funny! A legend and movie like character! What a great interview.

[@mattgordon5228]

This is the greatest video on the internet. I freakin love you guys. Intel guys can be so cliquish, but for those of us former Ft Huachuca alumni, we can only wish we were as cool as Pat. I'd follow Pat into the gates of hell, not give it even a moments second thought. The single greatest thing I did in the military was running 9 min 15 sec. two mile at Huachuca (Apache Flats, baby) following a high-speed low drag guy like Pat. If I would have ran into people like Pat in my chain of command, I would have stayed in. I loved the Army but absolutely hated the incompetence the permeated the climb up into a tier 1 job. I miss Frankfurt so much, 5TH Corp, Sachsenhausen, and entertaining our Soviet guests! LOL

[@lonewolfx1989]

I was waiting for this for so long

[@danehawes7262]

I went to a few of Sorinex's Summer Strong events and Pat Mac was there doing a demo at one of them. You could tell this dude has lived what he's saying. He speaks the same way Olympic gold medalists speak. Knowing from doing, screw the letters after your name.

[@hessex1899]

So 9 months later, Fall 2023, it's RIF season in corporate America. I hear PatMac say that getting laid off is scary and immeidately lost a ton of anxiety about the possibility of being laid off. Thanks, Pat, for putting it into perspective.

[@rowdysincoherentrambling1426]

Born of Osiris- threat of your presence is definitely a good one! The new album has a lot of good music.

[@Choosefaithnotfear]

I have chronic pain, it hurts to move but it’s way worse when I don’t. Exercise and nutrition are literally the only things that help.

[@Jakerzzz]

Damn I would love to meet Pat, he is such an awesome dude.

[@hammerandnails7594]

Great interview, been waiting for this one to come along.

[@jdc8352]

Pat Mac. I think he's a solid human.

[@jameshermes5576]

Pat is interesting and funny ,highly entertaining and informative

[@adlerarmory8382]

I was stationed in Berlin Bde twice, Feb 89-Dec 90 then Oct 92- Jun 84. Det A and 39th PSSC were an open secret. I remember being on CQ one night in Feb or March 89 only allowed to read Army TMs or correspondence courses. I was looking through the US Berlin Command Phone Book. Each BN or Company had its own page with all the phone numbers from CO down to Supply and NBC room, etc. Except Special Security Detachment which had only 1 phone number listed on the entire page. That's when I found out about Det "A" /39th PSC.

[@johnlewis4498]

Super motivating guy. Pat Mac is the man!!!

[@steveh5005]

As mentioned this is US equivalent to UK BRIXMIS. These guys were also in Bad Tolz and next door to us in Dusseldorf station. UK Was in Northern Germany BAOR. The yanks down in the south. So did'nt mix often on exercises. In fact it wasnt until after the wall fell. That we all came togather in Desert storm. Great story teller. Remember the mullets. Mobility is survivabilty. What a true middle age proverb

[@BirdDawg1]

Thank you Mr. McNamera. I listened closely, thank you sir.

[@mud1977]

Stay awesome pat, rock and roll brother, D.O.L. W.D.W. AATW

[@santhony74]

19:17 That was a great Rip Torn impression.

[@markbrown4442]

Seriously, best guest ever. Fuck, this guy was so genuine and so funny, he kinda I spied me

[@mkultra6664]

Metal up buttercup! Getchu some! Rock n Roll! Pat is one bamf! I'd love to get some training fom him.

[@Tehyamz]

Love every single pat interview, dude is an inspiration for everyone.

[@SuperK75th]

I really needed this interview at this time in my life thanks Pat for sharing. 1/75th Rgr Regt

[@SS-gy1cx]

A true zero to hero story. Woah.. what a life

[@bradpittman5075]

A man and a mag58!! It was cool as hell! Lol. Oh man that had be rolling. Thanks man. This was a banger.

[@sahibzadaanees3001]

Glad to see SF fraternity interacting. Hope someday I will also get a chance to share my experience. Kudus from a veteran of Pak SSG.👍

[@That1ThatHasIt]

Been waiting for a Pat interview and this did not disappoint. Basic Dude Stuff! Did Mac say that he does online art classes?!?

[@squashhead1374]

You need to subscribe to his keep the blaze alive website. There is all kinds of cool stuff on there. Including a weekly live podcast.

[@stevensheeley1816]

This generation needs you as a substitute teacher. Do it up

[@bikeracerdude]

Pat Mac's is one of the best interviews I've ever seen- and that includes Kate Beckinsale bragging she wasn't wearing panties!

[@graywind4326]

Bird watching makes me better observer and notice fine detail. Makes for a better hunter too. Its also an outdoor activity.

[@sebastianbrown6635]

This is probably the most entertaining episode. Seems that Pat could have been as good a stand up comedian as he was an operator. The "big 7/11 in the sky" What a fun show.

[@phoenixthephlame3558]

Wish Pat would do long form stuff on his channel!!

[@spartan6724]

Great episode, thank you.

[@Midnitedreary88]

I didn’t realize he was soOo funny😂 I wanted to hear Delta vs ST6 comparisons.

[@fubar5554]

How do I say this without being too disrespectful to other “military podcasts” out there…. I think you guys ask some of the most intelligent questions and have a vast array of guests and guys and girls from all branches and jobs. In my opinion the most interesting. Everyone likes to hear about Navy Seals missions and how bad ass they are, but I think the market is way oversaturated with that at the moment…

[@dave_parke]

Thanks! We’re so happy you enjoy our content!

[@sugandesenuds6663]

@@dave_parke yeah SOF guys are cool and all, but people from the IC world are also interesting

[@heritageturns]

Plague Years is a great band for gritty, tough workouts.

[@Stewart5225]

Pat is Awesome!

[@AlwaysPeacefulMaDeuce]

The bird watcher bit always gets me because it is rare to find anyone let alone a woman who is all about… what ever it is that you love. Rare, but attainable.

[@pietskiet8763]

Tows and double mals are so rare , people who survive that and carry on jumping , are different!

[@benjamintreitz1647]

Great interview. Pat Mac is the man. Q: when do you get Shrek McPhee on?