Inside the Elite: Navy SEAL Interviews a Former Army Ranger Soldier  

Hey Jake, something I think I didn’t elaborate very well on is just how amazing a place Ranger regiment is to be, you get fantastic training, the best kit and weapons available to the military and you’re going to have top tier senior leaders as well. I don’t want to discourage people thinking it’s nothing but a meat grinder, it’s a fantastic organization, thanks again for having me on.

Jake is the man. I watched his videos in 2019 while I was trying to become an 1811. I called him and he sat down with me and told how much I needed to run. Needless to say, I went to my academy killed my running at 6'3 220 pounds and was named class leader. Developed a tough mindset because of that man. I ran six times week. Sprints MWF. 5 mile runs on TR. 10 mile run on Saturday. Freaking sucked but after several months you get really good. You get skinny and start freaking flying on the road. Most importantly you get mentally tough! I know you don't remember me Jake but thank you man. Changed my life.

Raw masculine honesty that’s what America needs

Jake, look up a cat named Chris VanSant. He lived the example you talk about in a way “if you go out for Ranger Regt and don’t make it you’re still an infantryman and doing Infantry shit.” VanSant made it to 3/75 but a year in got kicked out of Regt for a DUI. Went across post to 3 ID (back when they still had 3rd BDE there.) Huge culture change from Regt but he was still an 11B. Spent a couple of years there, nearly dropped a separation packet. But he instead re-enlisted for 82nd Airborne, got it…. Was contemplating dropping an SF packet, but wound up trying out for CAG instead…. Didn’t make it the first time, came back a year later and made it in CAG. Great story as far as grit, resilience, and proof to your point “if something goes wrong you’re still an Infantryman….”

It’s so refreshing to hear real men like this speaking. Our country needs men like this now more than ever. Thank you Jake for having real conversations like this

Who would’ve thought, Jake is meeting his recruiting quota for the Army, 10x more than active Army recruiters.

I had a guy by the name of Clifford Lewis as one of the Drill Sargent's in my OSUT company in 1982, and he became a Sargent Major I believe while at the 2nd Battalion/75th Ranger Regiment in 1993... Big guy with the right attitude 💯

My wife’s uncle was in 3rd Batt from ‘96-‘03. He went through SFAS and got selected in 2001 and was getting ready for the Q-Course when 9/11 happened. He got his orders changed and went back to the Regiment because he figured the war wasn’t going to last long. Later on he and a couple other guys got kicked out of the Regiment for beating the shit out of 2 Egyptian soldiers that tried to kidnap his drunk buddy. This was not too long after his company captured Haditha Dam during the Invasion of Iraq. He later went on to become a BlackWater contractor and did that until 2015, but he said Ranger School was a relief because he was getting smoked and beat up everyday for 6 months straight in the Regiment

This is one of the few places I’ve found that doesn’t say “you can do it!” In a soft cheerful tone, but is straight up about the lifestyle you gotta live. As a 17yr old guy, real talk like this holds me accountable. Thank y’all.

This is hands down one of the best interviews I’ve seen on here for a while. Cherish this guys. Jakes putting you on for free. Life changer

I seriously love this channel. Should be at 500k subscribers. Just a wealth of knowledge!

I was just a POG. Nothing high speed. But when I was a cadidiot in college, our senior NCO was a former CSM of the Ranger training BN. Our CSM said the same thing this young ranger is saying. And this was over 25 years ago.

Basic training was easy compared to what I was doing in the 101st airborne. In basic they have you do a 20 mile road march with 50lbs in a rucksack. In the 101st I had to do 25 miles carrying 140lbs and that was up and down hills in the woods. During my deployment to Kosovo in year 2000 I was put on infantry duty since my platoon was giving a neighborhood in the city of Vitina to enforce martial law in. They had me going house to house for weeks kicking down doors looking for weapons. My videos of that deployment are on my RU-vid channel which include house and vehicle search footage.

I think this is the best interview yet, straight fire, great guest 💯

Jake please get another ranger on and ask more questions like these. Super informative and answered a lot of questions that it’s hard to find online. Also if you get another ranger on please ask how prior service guys are seen showing up as imports with the tab and without. Thanks again man!

Jake ima need another buds reaction video man! You’ve made us wait too long lol

2 Legends, 1 video. Nuff said.

Awesome chat, unfiltered truth awesome job fellas.

Good to see a SEAL and Ranger getting along.

Support from Australia 🇦🇺 guy's, our young men around the world need you men, you are very much needed.

I've watched plenty of interviews with special ops guys and this was the realist sh!t Ive heard.

I’m 25 and am enlisting with a 40 option and this video just confirmed everything for me. I’ve been in contact with a lot of former big army and former rangers and they’ve been saying all the same things. Thanks for a great content Jake Shout out from Washington State

Thanks Jake for the realism, the boys my age believe that the tab Ranger bat appears in a cereal box, when you have the opportunity, interview an SF on the program talking about the pipeline

one of the best interviews I watched as a young guy that wants to go to ranger bat I was naive on how it was gonna be now I have a better understanding of the culture within thanks for making this video!

Great stuff. Former Recon Marine turned Army DUSTOFF and GunShip pilot. You have a great message. S/F

JZ!!!! Another banger bro. It was interesting to hear how the Ranger Bat has changed over the years and how the culture is more in line with the Tier 1 missions. You should bring him back to interview those young fellas who are considering the Army Ranger/SF path. Having you and a Ranger online with them would be interesting. That would be some must see tv. Anyway, love your stuff bro. Go Army!!!

It was nice to hear from this man. I would like to hear more from him.

Straight fire Jake! Getting a ranger on the channel was the move!

Could you imagine being that guy they talked about wanting to be a ranger your whole life and making it only to get beat the f out of and kicked out because they didn't like you. Talk about a hard knock in life.

West coast!! Love the 2nd Bat guys they are the most layback guys most of the bats in the east coast are uptight folks. You are right they weed out the weak real quick, just found your channel great content brother!

“Get the grit” that’s a tattoo right there Simply put and well said. You ain’t gonna fake cajones and grit

Two 👍 👍 WAY UP on this content. Ranger Battalion ain't no joke. Be careful what you wish for. Also, for those who want to go CAG, it's FAR more intense on a day to day basis. Pat Mcnamara, a Delta operator, said a guy with 10 years in CAG reported himself for an accidental discharge when no when was around on the weekend, and they gave him a year off. Pat also said he would bring his kids to work on Saturday afternoons and let them run around while he practiced on the range for 10 extra hours. It's sometimes better to live vicariously.

Great interview, I could listen to this all day. Thank you both for your service

I met a old ranger many years ago and he became a good friend.. did a lot of damage to his knees and hips while he was in. Definately damage your body doing this.

Another great show by Jake. More young dudes that think they can just wish what they want and get it need to watch this. There's fairytale land and then there's reality. My hat's off to Jake from Ranger Bat for coming out and sharing with all of us. Thanks Boss!

I love the brutal honesty from both of you studs! Much respect 💪🇺🇲

This is legit how it works in the Infantry too. The real fuck fuck games dont start until you get to your unit. I lived next to 2/75 at Lewis. So my battalion took a lot of inspiration from the rangers there. Also had a squad leader who got 3 duis so they kicked him out of regiment and he came to my infantry platoon. Also, just realized you were with the 2/75th! What years were you there? Do you remember a Sgt. Cioli from ranger batt at lewis? He was my squad leader at 4/9 infantry and came from ranger batt. 3 duis in a very short period of time lol.

Jake get some more ranger. We build champions!!

Great interview! First time running across you. I'm subscribing now and looking forward to more from you.

Guys....if you're thinking about it. Watch this over and over. And over.

This was a great interview! Thank you both for your service. You spit straight fire in your videos. I hope folks realize how much of a brutally honest service you are doing for them. Love the videos brotha 👏🤙

This is pure gold. Thanks Jakes.

Wealth of info sprinkled here. For those that care, pay attention to this

Jake is always bringing the truth and transparency which is what makes this channel so FIRE 🔥

Sounds a lot like my time as an 11b at Fort Lewis, love the conversation fellas, much respect to both of you.

Great perspective from a warrior!

Really enjoyed the interview!

People don’t believe me when i tell them i saw a dude get dropped day 1 of rasp because the cadre said he looked like a nerd…and he was a pt stud lol.. also. Was airborne infantry and they smoked us from when we got there till we left until i made e4 lol. Shit sucked. I ran too slow in rasp and got sent to an airborne infantry unit…

good interview. some clarification. SAD isn't apart of JSOC. He thinking of Intelligence Support Activity that does SIGINT & HUMINT work for JSOC.

Amazing interview thanks Jake just graduated college thinking of going this route

😂😂😂 wow mad respect. This is Insane and I have even more respect for these guys. When do you have time to stretch, roll out and recover?

Awesome Vid Brochocho!

Awesome interview! Keep'em coming!

Great info. Just wanted to add something from my own experience that I don’t hear to often is alcohol. It’s a huge issue in battalion (and from what I understand other socom units) A lot of people get kicked out for alcohol related issues. It’s a thorny issue not many talk about because a lot of people, including leadership are drinking alot. if your not careful it can get you in trouble fast! Don’t drink at all before, during and after training including and especially any holdover situation your in, and if you cannot not drink then seek help

OUTSTANDING SIR!!!!! YOU INSPIRE ME!!! Former CPT (ret) HHowey (Adjudant General Corps) USAR!! I wish I went to RANGER school!!

There are 6600 Green Berets altogether. 5,500 active duty and 1,100 in two National SF Groups not one. Those are 19th and 20th Groups. There are however 20,937 people in all 7 SF Groups so like every place else they have far more support than opperators.On the Intelligence side of SF Support they have Tactical Intelligence Teams that function very much like ODAs that while not tabbed Green Berets( though some might be) are opperators in their own right. They are similar to RRC in nature.

Funny enough that was my work. Slingin and stackin hay bales in the Florida heat. The worst part? The worst part of the hay business is the crazy horse women. Now THAT takes grit.

This was a GOOD interview!

Love this channel been bing watching all of them remebering my days of service i miss it

That story abt the little guy in the rangers that got slammed is enough for me to not even look at those courses as an option

Would have loved to see you ask him about his experience with officers!

I was set on marines but im going army thanks to you Jake

Awesome conversation 🙏🏼🇺🇲

I haul hundreds of bales of hay in Tennessee every year, this speaks to me😂😂

I know a few Vets doing personal security gigs for clients, and most times that entails securing the families of the client. One brother I know, rotates with another Vet, and at times they live in the homes with clients, no different then what brother Denzel Washington did in the movie ...MAN ON FIRE...

Good interview

You hear guys in the military talk about how there’s no fighting or you’ll get arrested or some stupid shit. Then you have guys talk about the real experience where you will have to engage in “cock fights” . Finally people are giving the real story of what’s to come .

It’s the best place to grow into a man, I remember my first day in 3/75 like it was yesterday too lol, I didn’t realize how big of a accomplishment it was to ETS with both scrolls 😂

Yes, love the video!

From the Mike Ritland podcast: 'Don't trip over things in your rearview mirror'

Always amazing sir And yes you are correct I went through infantry school at Ft Benning summer of 95. I was there for reserves and they were so close to talking me into signing a 4 year contract and get to go to Rangel school. Now I wish I would have done it I’m not sure if they would have even been able to make that happen and change your contract in training but I don’t doubt it As Rocky’s trainer MIK would say. The drill sergeants had us ready to Eat Lightnin' And You're Gonna Crap Thunder!” ...

As salamu alaykum . This was an excellent podcast ! Please keep it up ! I'd love a part 2 !

Great episode

Cannot tell you guys how awesome you are!!!

Lol, yup. I was batt. I was told to write an essay on why I want to be a Ranger. I wrote a complicated essay that was university level. They got so pissed and screamed, "Does this look a fucking university!!" And chucked it. They yelled and I got fucked up bad. I had rewrite hand written. I went balls to the walls. Aggressive as fuck saying I wanted to kill people and just went straight fire. they read and said nothing

I love the way Zweig says "okaaaaayyyy" 😂

So get Ranger tab before trying out for battalion, got it.

I haven't been home in years, which is TN. He wasn't lying about the heat with humidity 😂😂. When i played rugby and football up there you'd be cooking. You can even be outside just talking and then 5 mins later, you're sweating

Jake are you going to review the new SEALs training program review that just dropped? Would love to hear your take... Thanks, Tim

The real scoop! Thanks for posting Jake!

Whoa-Wow! PT/Training/PT, then you get squared off and fight another dude! So youre never a "made-member", you always gotta stay on top of your game. I cant imagine guys do that for more then a few years? That would just wear on ya over time I would imagine. Much respect tho, geez. Yeah, it makes sense that all the SF groups are basically he same base level, just certain specialties.I imagine Rangers probably dont have to go swimming much, and SEALs dont have to usually attack, take, and hold airfields...I guess...usually. hehe. Great one as always, Mr. Zweig!

Great interview Frogman looking good Duff

Yall are spitting the truth brothers. I served with 1st infantry division yup you need to have your crap together if not their will be consequences harash. These kids need to understand what yall are telling them about special operations in a unit. I thank yall for telling the truth. The truth is a muthafucker these kids can't handle the truth.

When I was assigned to S3 I would kick a lot of Rangers out of the regiment for not passing Ranger school because they had only been out of RASP for two months. You should be in good shape. I did not want Shit bags in the Regiment. CWO3 HHC 2nd Ranger Batt.

Great 👍🏼 interview

Listening to this has me thinking, Regiment today, was like any typical infantry unit of the 80' and 90s. Especially if you had an AD. GONE!. The standards in that time were enforced everywhere I went, from 7-8, to 670-1. I wonder what big Army is like today compared to Batt. Seems much more laxxed

Great videos. New sub

As a Marine Radio Operator in a Infantry Battalion from 01-05 I tell young kids join the USMC 1st. If you like it then afterwards go join the Navy and get a Seal/SWCC contract. 1. you'll get in great shape, 2. you'll be getting in some great training . But you go Seal and don't make it you'll be on a boat for the next 6 years hating life. Also the Marines have a great saying pack light freeze at night. So you'll also get use to that cold ass weather. As a Floridian station in Camp Pendleton the 1st time I jumped in the Pacific Ocean my balls went to my chest and that was on a hot day. You will also become a rucking beast! I'd still rather run 30 miles then Ruck 10.

What’s the gentlemen’s full name? I just wanted to know how do I get in contact with him, I never heard this much in depth information about Ranger Batt, taking my asvab in august truly might be making a career change in my later years so just wanted some more in-depth info on how to prepare for RASP and what to look for in contracts and etc. But if not it’s cool, thank you Jake for putting this video together and helping us regular folks to take a chance if you want to go this route. Thank you 🙏🏾

Im new to this channel but i really hope jake and the reaper collab one day ….if they haven’t already

The "What you don't understand about SOCOM" video too.

OUTSTANDING!

You can’t hide in those units ,, you just can’t .

I was army infantry and I got smoked a bunch as a new guy. It's no where no rangers or special operation guys. Those guys were the top or our class in PT so I couldn't imagine going to that next step. I was to immature at 21 to even take take serious which I regret now because all I had to do was give a fuck and I would've gone farther then just Infantry

That MF air field run 😮‍💨 Ft Lewis

Its hot in Tennessee right now but not that bad lol. Unless your moving hay bales. Oh i see he has a memphis shirt on now, is he from western Tennessee?

Good show and guest Jake, any chance getting other spec. ops guys on? Better than recruiters

THIS IS THE WAY!!!!!

Love your videos and content.

Wish he would’ve mentioned what year and time he was doing all this. I wonder if this was all recent? Like a timeline of his career