Became a Navy SEAL Not Knowing How to Swim | Actor | Terminal List | Remi Adeleke Combat Story Ep 83
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Today’s Combat Story is one of perseverance and hustle on another level. We hear from Remi Adeleke who deployed multiple times as a Navy SEAL, but only after overcoming a truly difficult childhood of being stripped of his family’s wealth in Nigeria to hustling on the streets of the Bronx to make ends meet.
Remi would be one of those rare people who wanted to become a SEAL even though he couldn’t swim, just to give you an idea of his attitude and beliefs.
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After leaving the service, Remi has done it all. He was contacted by Hollywood and has either acted in or advised on multiple blockbuster movies and shows like Transformers, SEAL Team, and most recently the Terminal List with Chris Pratt.
He’s also a best selling author with a fantastic book “Transformed: A Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds,” a clothing line called Kojo and more.
This is a true Combat Story of not just overcoming the odds down range, but overcoming every obstacle life in the inner city can throw at you.
#military #veteran
Find Remi Online:
- Instagram @remiadeleke
- Twitter @remiadeleke
- Kojo Wear Clothing Line
- Book Transformed: A Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds
- Muskegon Maritime Academy muskegonmaritimeacademy.org/
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- Ryan’s Linktree linktr.ee/combatstory
- Merch www.bonfire.com/store/combats...
- Instagram @combatstory / combatstory
- Facebook @combatstoryofficial combatstoryofficial
- Send us messages at m.me/combatstoryofficial
- Email ryan@combatstory.com
- Learn more about Ryan www.combatstory.com/aboutus
- Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Guest Introduction (Remi Adeleke)
2:00 - Interview begins
4:26 - About his family’s tribe from Nigeria and what it means to him today
7:12 - Growing up in Nigeria
13:16 - Formative years spent hustling in the Bronx
24:24 - Why the military?
27:58 - Being in NYC on 9/11
30:56 - An influential recruitment officer and getting his record cleared
34:43 - Becoming a SEAL without knowing how to swim
39:01 - First deployment experience
43:10 - Combat Story - First time outside the wire as a Humvee gunner
45:30 - Being an African American in the SEAL teams and how being black helped down range
50:25 - How his time in the Bronx gave him skills in the military
52:17 - Direct action ops and running sources
57:56 - Combat Story - a quick snatch and grab operation that turned into 14 hours with an intense foot chase
1:08:22 - The decision to get out
1:11:55 - Getting the call to work on Transformers without a formal audition and how he got into acting and consulting
1:21:50 - Starting the Muskegon Maritime Academy, a military themed charter school
1:26:59 - What did you carry into combat?
1:27:32 - Would you do it again?
1:27:50 - What do you think your old man would be saying now?
1:28:31 - Listener comments and shout outs
The video is all about special operations and special operators. If you want to learn more about special opertaions, you can click: www.combatstory.com/
This video is describing what it takes to be in special operations but also try to cover the following subjects:
- What are special operations?
- Combat Story
- Remi Adeleke
- Navy SEALs
- Combat Operations
Remi Adeleke was born in Western Africa, but following the death of his father, he, his mother, and his brother relocated permanently to the Bronx in New York City. After years of making regrettable decisions, Remi joined the Navy in 2002 and later became a Navy SEAL. Ending his successful naval career in 2016, he was led to pursue a career in speaking and acting. Remi holds a BS in organizational leadership and an MS in strategic leadership, both from the University of Charleston West Virginia. He resides in Southern California with his wife, Jessica, and their two sons, Cayden and Caleb.
Speaking about joining the team, Adeleke said: “Since I departed from the military in 2016 my main focus in life has been to inspire, motivate and educate people - whether through writing, speaking, or visual storytelling."
If you would like to learn more about Remi Adeleke I suggest you look into our various other video clips: / @combatstory
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Have I responded to all of your questions about what are special operations?
Individuals who searched for Remi Adeleke also searched for Navy SEALs and we have interviews with many Navy SEALs at www.combatstory.com, including those in Naval Special Warfare Development Group (or DEVGRU), which many people refer to as SEAL Team Six.
Remi is living the American dream 💯 from Nigeria to the Bronx and selling phone's to becoming a SEAL , working on his own show about human trafficking, writing, acting and a motivational force! Thank you for sharing this. 💪🇺🇸
We had an Adeleke in my Tank Battalion and he was our intel guy. Spoke like 12 languages! He was rock hard. Looked like a guerrilla no lie but was the dopest nicest brotha. He would teach us about our lost heritage in Africa. Tell us stories about his up bringing. It was dope to serve with my African brothers.
Thank you so much for having a Special Operations Guy that came/comes fron the African American Community. Its nice to see that they do indeed exist.
There's a lot of them, most of them just aren't that vocal about their time in Spec Ops.
He should do Nicholas Irving “The reaper”
Right!!! I agree!
And Wes Moore, too( who is now the Governor-Elect of Maryland and he'll be the first black governor of Maryland). He's got a very similar incredible story to Remi's.
I’ve heard some badass movie inspired SEAL stories on podcasts, Remi has the most insane and tactical. Also loved him as the cop in Ambulance. Next crazy story is Andy Stumphs first deployment being a chemical lab raid where he’s in Chem gear, mask and goggles. These guys ARE Universal soldiers and human beings
Remi really is exceptional. He is the example for everyone who has a dream and does what ever it takes to make that dream a reality. It's terrible that his cousin was "The Falling Man" during
This just dropped at the right time. I'm currently reading this book, Transformed. About halfway through, insane stories and lessons to bring forward in life.
Get Nicholas Irving on the Podcast next
I have nothing in common with today's guest and yet I feel like he is telling me what my soul needs to hear. More than any other guest that you have hosted Ryan, this one spoke to me.
Good job Ryan because this guy never speaks about combat
YEEESSS! Remi is the man. Been wanting another podcast with him. Thank you for making it happen Ryan
Another fantastic podcast. These are the highlight of my week. Such inspiring and motivational content.
This is a priceless interview. Remi’s life is a triumph of the human spirit. Just incredible. I wonder, Ryan, if there is a technique in studio magic to clear up the boomy - ness in the audio attendant to the distance from mic sound. Regardless, an incredible interview.
The three comments you featured at the end were spot on. The videos all deserve a deep reflection.
Thanks for for this work. So moving.
Wow. This really affected me. What a beautiful story. You are an inspiration Mr. Adeleke.
Wonderful interview. Incredible guy.
Separately, the comments following this edition, each pointed at different interviews were spot on.
Tremendous story Remi. Keep the faith keep God close and God bless you brother!
Proud of ya Remi ! Good interview Ryan.
Great story, Thanks again Ryan.
Finally! I havent seen an episode with Remi in awhile!
Love and respect Remi! I have listened to his book Transformed multiple times and each time I am more encouraged each time. This man will have a Michael Bay movie on his life soon(I hope)
Yeah, the audiobook is the bomb! especially since he narrates himself with Extra Life and verisimilitude.
Don’t you think Michael Bay does more fantasy stories, visually spectacular, grand scale epics (Transformers, Pearl Harbour, Armageddon) movies.
For Remi, though he was exactly inspired by Bay (The Rock, Bad Boys), I’d see his biopic made by grittier filmmakers
For Example Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) , Edward Zwick (Blood Diamonds), Michael Mann (Collateral), Ridley Scott (Body of Lies) or F. Gary Gray (Law Abiding Citizen) or better yet Ryan Coogler (Creed).
Thank you very much for this!
One of your best bud!! Thanks!!
Good show remi one of my fav navy seals
Great interview!! If possible try to get AJ James on this broadcast as well
Love the Solutions greater than Excuses message on his shirt
Love the interview, amazing story. HORRIBLE SOUND!!!.
Get this gentlemen in the studio
Hey Ryan, quick suggestion! Could you send a usb plug in mic to your interviewees?
I drive 1-2k miles a week for work, your podcasts are excellent for cruising. Thank you for your service!
Great video! Amazing American! Thank you. Out!
This guy, talk about hitting it out of the fucking park. Came from the Bronx, became a Navy seal, now producing movies.
Remi from the Bronx 💯💯💯💯💯
What an amazing guy.
Sorry wrong tune I like your channel you're a good dude
Didn't even know how to swim. It doesn't get any more inspirational than that.
I saw him @ SAS who dares wins.
LOVE!!!!
We love u Remi
All your shows are spectacular...however the eco
Watch the movie Sound of Freedom about same subject. Paul Hutchinson has taken on this horrific subject.
Does Remi have a personal UA-cam channel?
I wished you guys would talk about all the “classified” stuff ! Omg y’all be having me so mf curious and nosey istg !
Great show but the echo during Remi's conversion made it difficult for me to listen to
Remy is awesome but someone needs to tell him he needs an office with proper headphones in a microphone so he could speak and it doesn't sound all crazy like it does
Allah hu akbar brother 🤲🏻
Islam is thee answer .
Son of a chief then a thief then redemption perhaps
You need to reach out to Edward Buyers or Britt Slabinski. The two DEVGRU SEALS who earned the Medal of Honor.
Slablinski the same guy that abandoned a CCT and is now banned from dam neck?
Yup the guy who left John Chapman on Roberts ridge and the only Medal of Honor recipient to ever criticize another service member actually the man he left to die to be exact might just be the most arrogant recipient ever
@@kyleorlando3763 wow who pissed in your Cheerios? Did you know him personally? Do you know his teammates or his family if not shut your mouth before someone shuts it for you. The special operations community doesn't take kindly to these sorts of allegations when you can't prove anything
@@JB-td9fz he was banned from seal team 6 for Unknown reasons other then there was supposedly war crimes that him and his team were investigated for but cleared from any wrong doing. However seal team 6 a few years later reviewed him when he was up for promotion and shut the door on him. In the interview he did a few years ago he mentioned that he didn't know why he was banned other then that his teammates turned on him witch wouldn't be the first time it's happened and made public remember the most recent trial of Eddie Gallagher ? The same thing happened to him and actually multiple seals are now no longer part of the team's or are sitting in prison because they lied in the court system to get Eddie Gallagher put in prison for the rest of his life. One even said publicly he wished he killed him when he had the chance. and the others just didn't like him for some reason.
@@VIKINGKING95 lol...meeeeeow. Shots fired.
Imagine if this guy went to jail!! Congratulations to the judges
Remi is the Fuckin man.
As much as i did...!!
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Many people think Seals are a tier 1 Special Ops unit but they're actually tier 2. The tier 1 groups you never hear about is SFOD(Delta) or DEVGRU. As operators we should be quit professionals.
DEVGRU are Seals..
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@@nancydavis9525 no
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I was impressed by his story, too, until I heard him hate on America on Mike Ritland's podccast (ua-cam.com/video/0VUgoAvFcIo/v-deo.html). That turned me off to Remi's all other accomplishments. I've talked to other African immigrants who are very happy to have been admitted into the USA and given an opportunity to succeed. Funny they aren't nearly as disgruntled as Remi appears on that podcast, and they work like 3 jobs each day to get on the road to prosperity.
Ryan, you can't keep this episode up. This one does your other guests a disservice and is disrespectful to their stories to be held in the same company.
I heard you call him out.
This episode does not meet the standards.
His story is as good any other…
@@jamesoshea4702 He can't even keep his story straight.
At one point, he blurts out "I was a medic."
Then later, he tells us he originally "served in the infantry as a corpsman with the First Marine Division."
Then he immediately proceeds to tells us his first time outside the wire was with the teams (presumably the SEAL Teams.
Wait. He just told us that he was a FMF corpsman "with the First Marine Division" (that's not how Marines identify or affiliate with their units of service, but okay) attached to infantry. A corpsman attached to infantry never goes outside the wire. How does that work?
How does it work that you show up at BUDS not knowing how to swim when you've been a greenside corpsman and greenside corpsmen have to pass USMC swim quals?
This guy is a fake.
Try reading the book. What's fake about him???
@@ryhk3293 other seal podcasters embrace him. That’s all I need to know about how real he is. Great story great book thanks for the video
@@scottharris5261 I will try reading the book before commenting further. The way he presents his story, he sets off a bunch of alarms and red flags. Maybe they're false alarms, I am human, I could be wrong. We will see.
Is this a parody? Am I missing the joke here? This guy can't keep his story straight.
His initial MOS was Corpsman. He was rolled from buds after get through hell week because of his weakness in the pool. After that he was sent to serve as a navy corpsman deployed with a marine detachment. He was blessed enough to get another opportunity to go to buds where he completed the program and joined a team. It’s a great story of perseverance over one’s hurdles.
@@nupeman4 That starts to kind of makes sense but too many aspects of his story don't make sense. Something isn't right with his story. His language is off. All of his pictures are Hollywood civilian pics, including that group picture that's meant to look like a deployment pic except for maybe the log training pic.
I'll read the book before commenting further.
@@ryhk3293 Go watch his interview on Andy Stumpf's podcast. Andy was literally one of his instructors in BUDS, he's without question a real SEAL & was with Team 2 & Team 4 as an Human Intelligence Officer. He's fluent in 12 different languages & did 4 Deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan, as well as several dozens of Combat Operations Missions in North Africa. Your skepticism is unfounded or simply based on a lack of cognitive recognition.
@@wolf7el356 thank you!!!
They want to discredit someone so bad without even doing proper research …
He would not be on podcasts with other seals unless he was vetted
@@nupeman4 Affirmative action in practice.