Ep. 204 | Robert Keller | Delta Force Operator, Army Special Forces, and Army Ranger

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  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
  • Robert Keller is a former Army Ranger, Green Beret, and Delta Force Operator. Robert now owns Range Werx Florida and provides tactics instruction across the country.
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    00:00:00 The Plan
    00:04:03 Combat is My Passion
    00:09:20 Deploying with Special Forces
    00:17:26 Ranger Battalion Pre-9/11
    00:22:41 GWOT Green Berets
    00:25:47 The Fighting was Better in Afghanistan
    00:28:31 Are we Training the Enemy?
    00:33:43 Prepping for Delta Force Selection
    00:41:52 Passing Selection
    00:45:22 SF Selection is Harder than Delta Force Selection
    00:52:53 Operator Training Course
    01:00:15 The Danger of Staying in CAG too Long
    01:15:50 Ranger Werx

КОМЕНТАРІ • 40

  • @jimmyv8803
    @jimmyv8803 3 дні тому

    I'm pretty sure Bob's personality and love for gun battles got him selected more than anything. They knew he was dead serious and trusted him. 31:49 You know he would've never laid down his weapon and surrendered to that.

  • @tomwilson1006
    @tomwilson1006 5 місяців тому +10

    Gotta love Bob! Legend!

  • @trailbreaker11
    @trailbreaker11 4 місяці тому +3

    Bob is such a great guy. I love listening to his interviews.

  • @NH-pi5dw
    @NH-pi5dw 3 місяці тому +1

    It seems like the only thing that gives this guy pause is admitting how easy he found selection. What a beast!

  • @johnramsey5551
    @johnramsey5551 5 місяців тому +10

    I dont know how I missed your channel out standing interview Iam now subscriber

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! I don't advertise so help spread the word!

  • @BRADLEY856
    @BRADLEY856 5 місяців тому +3

    It’s a magnificent event when the duel is huge

  • @johnlacasse8893
    @johnlacasse8893 4 місяці тому +3

    Exactly... Training for probabilities not possibilities...

  • @martelprayer416
    @martelprayer416 3 місяці тому +3

    I love listening to this Spec Ops legend. Great interview!

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  3 місяці тому

      He's got a great story. Thanks for checking out the show!

  • @ballislife9834
    @ballislife9834 5 місяців тому +5

    would be nice to ask him about modern CAG and how they compare to gwot CAG. what changes etc..

  • @didyouknowamazingfacts2790
    @didyouknowamazingfacts2790 5 місяців тому +15

    He went through the Army pipeline that I and most infantry guys wants. But don't get that chance. From light Infantry, Ranger, Green Beret and Delta Force.

    • @noalane3626
      @noalane3626 4 місяці тому

      Hell yea haha litteraly

    • @An_Enraged_Pig
      @An_Enraged_Pig 3 місяці тому

      Most guys get the chance. You and most infantry guys didn’t try hard enough

    • @didyouknowamazingfacts2790
      @didyouknowamazingfacts2790 3 місяці тому

      @@An_Enraged_Pig not necessarily. A lot this is the correct timing. Especially, if you didn't know about these schools before joining the army. There is only a few slots available per year.

  • @Daniel-gu6ut
    @Daniel-gu6ut 3 місяці тому +2

    Happy to say FO schoolhouse still trains map only. 1 and 2 point resection and a land nav course. My class was 2019 though so dont know if anything changed.

  • @russellridge8623
    @russellridge8623 5 місяців тому +9

    Getting a little grey in the beard Bob. Lol. One of America’s all time great warriors

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  5 місяців тому +5

      He's definitely earned those greys!

    • @nickjohnson710
      @nickjohnson710 5 місяців тому +4

      Great interview, Bob is always good value

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  5 місяців тому +3

      @@nickjohnson710 thanks for checking it out!

    • @russellridge8623
      @russellridge8623 5 місяців тому

      Afghan kabobs can be the best in the world. Can also be vile. Same with the bread. Many times 7-8:00 they’re pulling first bread out of tandoor underground ovens they’d give us as many as we wanted. Delicious fresh bread. Then they would throw other loaves on ground in the dirt and moon-dust. Come 11:00 or so they’ve got 100 or so loaves in pile with flies all over them and dust from few dozen MRAPs and other vehicles that drove by. Gather them up under their arms and head over to Afghan Army base next door. Throw them in dirt again in half a dozen spots. Others would bring pots of stews and every body digs in. With their hands into pots. No spoons. No ladles. Passed on those. Hygiene not good but always willing to feed you. Bob and SF guys get stuck sometimes having to dine with locals or embarrass them and lose face. Heard some real tales about stuff like cat and snake soup in SE Asia place. Yum yumm. Lol

  • @user-bf1me5pz6x
    @user-bf1me5pz6x 4 місяці тому +4

    I served 3 years as an 11 bravo 06-09 . I didn't get to deploy. The first unit was standing up, so 18 months there was no deployment. Second unit I git out b4 they deployment because of injury. My team hit a ied killing 3 of my guys on that deployment. So everything happens for a reason.

  • @RocksNRuts4
    @RocksNRuts4 4 місяці тому +4

    Bobs the 1st soldier to evr say what Ive said alot, it kinda sucks in a way they we train ANYONE as it may come back to bite us! n it has.....

  • @modestogonzalez182
    @modestogonzalez182 5 місяців тому +2

    I wish he would've asked Bob what his top three favorite gunfights were. You know something that I've come to appreciate about the Marine Corps is exactly that ridiculous adherence to military decorum. As long as it is done lighthearted it creates an environment in which expectations are always known. I remember reading about 2 Marines that were captured and held prisoner for a long time during the GWOT in Iraq. Forgot for exactly how long. Upon making it back to friendlies a First Sergeant tore into them for not having a haircut and for not shaving lololol 😂😂😂. Sounds ridiculous but it brought the the two Marines who were traumatized back to the world. Of course when the fuckery is for real it really does suck. Thanks for the awesome podcasts brother.

  • @antzevitz403
    @antzevitz403 4 місяці тому

    this man is a beast. alpha warrior..

  • @Kinny202
    @Kinny202 4 місяці тому +1

    Do they have instructors on staff in case they need some tips/ brushing up of fundamentals/ watch for errors creeping in ?

  • @hooligansway
    @hooligansway 5 місяців тому +3

    It wouldn't surprise me if Bob counted coup downrange, rumour has it Chuck Norris has a poster of Bob Keller in his gym #americanbadass

  • @hollywoodlibertarian4227
    @hollywoodlibertarian4227 5 місяців тому +1

    I would think golfing has some transferable skills. Good hand eye coordination, attention to detail, mental toughness. That would be interesting to explore.

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  5 місяців тому

      Definitely has comparable characteristics to marksmanship

    • @hollywoodlibertarian4227
      @hollywoodlibertarian4227 5 місяців тому +1

      @@FormerActionGuys I’m old and suck at golf, but love to do it. The guys that are really good at it are just special.

  • @corywatterson7560
    @corywatterson7560 3 місяці тому +1

    We had rifle teams in high school around here. Not air rifle either.

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  3 місяці тому +1

      I think the ROTC team used air rifles when I lived in Tennessee

    • @corywatterson7560
      @corywatterson7560 3 місяці тому +1

      My ex wife was top shooter in high school...but her dad was all military champion also

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  3 місяці тому +1

      @@corywatterson7560 vood coaching definitely helps

  • @user-bf1me5pz6x
    @user-bf1me5pz6x 4 місяці тому +2

    Infantrymen don't get to do our job until deployed

  • @tcs313
    @tcs313 4 місяці тому +1

    29:20 what am I missing? Doesn’t like training brits or Aussies . Delta was literally formed after the regiment…?

    • @FormerActionGuys
      @FormerActionGuys  4 місяці тому

      I think his mindset is that the American military shouldn't divulge their operational secrets to anyone. Even if they're allies.

  • @zj3211
    @zj3211 Місяць тому +1

    Keller actually finds hot singles in his area