• LCDR Brad Penley EOD, Talk with somebody

  • Aug 28 2020
  • Length: 39 mins
  • Podcast

LCDR Brad Penley EOD, Talk with somebody

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    5:04 EOD school

    6:03 Back to back Afghanistan deployments

    6:18 Effects of Improvised Explosive Devices

    6:31 Connection with the people

    6:43 Underwater mine counter measures unit

    6:48 World’s largest mine exercise; General Mattis recruits 27 countries

    7:20 Postgraduate’s School in Special Operations and Financial Analysis

    7:27 How was it working for General Mattis?

    7:44 One page or less instructions

    8:00 Make it super easy

    8:36 South America deployment

    9:40 IEDs always new or different

    10:09 EOD methodology and thought process

    10:49 Exploding SCUBA tank incident

    11:25 Severed leg, tourniquet

    11:43 Arabian Gulf deployment

    11:55 Teams operating in Syria and all over the place

    12:25 Prior to, EOD technician was blown up pretty bad 

    12:44 Working with multiple units and agencies

    12:58 Executive Officer Naval Diving and Salving Training Center

    14:48 Rolling with untrained civilians in a hostile environment

    16:14 16 Shows, G4 Network, NBC syndicate 

    16:27 Comradery; passion to serve others

    17:08 Recently severed both ACLs

    16:36 Still trying the best way to serve

    16:56 Darker times

    17:10 Air Force EOD tech killed

    17:22 Dramatically picturesque 

    18:15 Red Cross message

    18:40 Support, emotional support

    19:00 A lot of his teammates started to get hurt

    19:16 Foundation support

    19:44 Mental and emotional fortitude to get back out there

    20:14 Youngest teammate dies at 100 feet

    21:03 Survivor’s guilt

    22:24 A benefit of blindness

    23:04 After divorce and broken engagement, dark times

    24:12 Getting people mentally prepared for combat

    24:36 Emotional wellness

    24:56 Spiritual connection with self and others

    25:27 Loss of purpose

    26:19 RAAM

    27:04 Off of operational status

    28:49 We’re all ballin

    31:15 We can get in front of the problem

    31:59 I don’t get out of bed without foam rolling

    32:47 Plant based diet; no meat cravings

    35:11 Talk to somebody; open up about your struggles

    36:09 Vulnerability is power

    36:39 Find a way to serve again

    37:30 How much can I give away?

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