Former Navy SEAL Travis Kennedy Talks BUDs, War Deployments and Being a Rookie Cop
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Kyle and Billy sit down with retired Navy SEAL, Travis Kennedy, who shares about his time spent with SEAL Team 4, going through BUDs and his time spent in Afghanistan during war deployments. Travis shares his story of his first deployment and the loss of several of his platoon team members. Travis went on to become a BUDs Instructor and trained future SEALs. After spending 12 years in the teams, Travis left the military and started his own business, Kennedy Defensive Solutions, teaching civilians and law enforcement officers basic to advanced shooting techniques. The guys discuss with Travis, his new career of being a full time police officer and what it is like to be a rookie all over again.
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Intro To Navy SEALs
14:00 BUDs Training
41:00 First War Deployment
1:00:20 Mental Toughness
1:16:30 Being a BUDs Instructor
1:30:40 Kennedy Defensive Solutions
1:40:00 Finding Your Front Sight In a Gun Fight
1:56:30 Getting Turned Down By The FBI
1:58:50 Hired As A Police Officer
2:00:20 Police Academy
2:04:20 Being A Rookie Cop
2:30:00 Career Goals
Travis is such a good dude.
Can’t deny that. We’re still waiting for you to come on.
First saw him on your podcast and the shots fired dude on Mikedrop
Fuckin warrior
@@josephvega3763 thanks for check it out dude. Mike Drop was a blast.
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 your interview was awesome and thank you for your service!! Semper Fi!!
Thank you for this opportunity, it was awesome to be a part of the show. Keep crushing.
Anytime. Thank you for coming on! We will do a follow up sometime.
So that's why you disappeared for the past year. Good Luck!!
this is awesome stuff guys...ill spread this to my fellow leo buddies. i remember listening to travis on shawn ryans podcast and wanting to reach out and tell this dude to put an app into somewhere else. stay safe brother and God bless....find a job you love and you dont work a day in ur life!
@@Pats29 thank you, brother. We appreciate the support. More good stuff coming!
I wondered where you were. Best of Luck, Stay safe, thanks for your service! You are a beast!!
As an LEO myself, I couldn't be happier than someone like Travis joining law enforcement. His department is very lucky to have someone of his caliber. Welcome aboard Travis and stay safe!
Unfortunately he no longer is in law enforcement. Totally agree with you. The politics in law enforcement is staggering. He was in one of the better law enforcement agencies.
The chief finally resigned due to the corrupt city council.
Thank you for sharing your comment 🙏👌
The police academy doesn’t compare to SEAL training. This is a badass! Glad he became a police officer
From a former cop congrats brother stay safe and I’m sure you will be an amazing officer
And you’re a Medic, that is a huge huge bonus
Thank you for getting Travis Kennedy. He is awesome!
Today I hit 3 years on the job, and a little over a year ago enlisted in the army ng infantry! I always looked up to travis when it came to military/ tactics. Pretty cool we now share the LEO side of things. Stay safe guys
That’s awesome to hear, dude! Thanks for sharing. Stay safe out there.
Travis seems like a really awesome guy. He'll be a massive asset to any department, especially with his medical training. I can totally see him go SWAT and being a "jump out" guy (is that what they're called?) He's bad ass. Wish him all the best.
This man is a badass. I've always noticed, the baddest men are actually the most humble. Great show, subscribed.
You’re not wrong my man. Thank you for your support. We seriously appreciate it. Welcome!
Was thinking the same.
Welcome aboard Travis!! It's an awesome career. I'm 21 years in and still love it, despite the recent media bullshit!
I had the privilege to receive a couple of private training sessions with Travis under his Kennedy Defensive Solutions. He is a very good dude! Thanks for having him on your podcast.
Thank you for each of your service! Thank you for the podcast. It was excellent! Grateful to be in a world with men and women like you all. Stay safe and Godspeed!
Thank you brother. We appreciate your support!!
What a great guy. Total respect for TK
Great interview
Let's go!!! I enjoyed the podcast. I work for an agency in AZ and I am glad you guys spoke highly on training and CASE LAW.
Thank you dude! Just presented at the Arizona Tactical Officers Association! Good time. Stay safe my man.
No way I had no idea Travis become a cop?!?! That’s awesome! I live in SoCal too if I ever see you cruisin around I’ll say high 🤙🏼
You guys really deserve more subscribers. I love hearing the stories and the variety of topics covered on this podcast! And Hooray for Criminal Justice major. I’m in school right now to pursue a CJ/Psychology degree.
That’s awesome dude, keep at it and get your degree!! Thank you for the support. Hopefully the subscribers will come with time 😀.
Great show. Much respect to all you guys. One thing about the the red dot argument is we are wired to stare at the threat. That is probably why you didn't pick up your front sight. With the red dot, you don't have to take your focus off the threat.
Thanks for the comment and watching 👊🏼
Dog woke me up at 0130. Got the shits.......poor guy. So I walk him and listen to this podcast. Awesome content and guest. I just stayed up and listened. Go SEALs! Go SWAT!
Who you or the dog? 😂💩🚽 thanks for the support !
My father passed away this weekend. As a dog handler, you know that they feel what the master feels. Just so happened at 0130. And his stomach was upset. Maybe it was me, maybe him. Hes a 6 yr old male husky and the best dog I've ever had. I'd breach any door with him. Hes my son.
Anyway, ....keep up the podcasts. They're really good.
Great interview. Unbelievable story.
Thank you for your support! It’s much appreciated.
Badass episode so far!
Thank you, dude! We appreciate the support.
Travis bro, its good to see another frog going into LEO. I'm currently going through an academy in Oklahoma and will be in FTO at the beginning of this DEC.
Good luck my man.
Great podcast guys!!
Thank you! Much appreciated
Travis thank you for your service in the Navy SEALS.
We heard your no longer a police officer ? The politics in law enforcement is rampant. We wish you the best in your other adventures. God bless 🙏👌
I subbed so fast it made my head spin man lol. Thanks for the invite again from over on mike ritlands podcast.. killer setup for your show.
Hell yeah man, thank you!
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 You should try to get DJ Shipley on man. I just caught him on the shawn ryan show and damn! Dudes got some stories and a lot of insight on pts and the seal community as a whole lol.
Great show guys! Thanks to all involved 🇺🇸🤙💪 subscribed!
Thanks bud!! 🙌 appreciate you.
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 definitely guys. Can’t wait for more stay safe and thanks for what you do! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Awesome episode. Funny getting to hear the rookie mistakes he made as a fresh cop. Thanks for putting this together y’all!
Haha, no doubt. We all make them! Thank you for the support, much appreciated dude.
Great interview. Travis talking about knowing where you are at as a cop: When I was an FTO I always drilled into my trainees heads to know where you were at all times. Every time you turn onto a new street look at the street sign and look for a block number. Nothing worse than having to call for code cover and not knowing where you are. Just found your channel BTW. Just subscribed.
I got kicked out of the patrol car if I didn’t know where I was and had to walk until I found a street sign 😂. Thanks for the subscription and support. Welcome!
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 I did the same to my trainees. Good times. Lol...
Ah yes the boot days on FTO working nights lol I will never forget the street I had to run down as long as I live 😂🤘🏽.
so happy Travis is Five O now!!
Couldn’t think of a better job choice !
Super inspiring
Travis was a benefit to the police agency. We're aware of a law enforcement agency in CA where many officers carried there semi auto pistols unloaded. The magazine was loaded but the pistol chamber was left empty. These goofballs were afraid of shooting themselves. Many of the sr retired goofballs. There are a few left.... People have no idea what incompetent morally defective people are in law enforcement.
Thank you for sharing your videos. Absolutely truthful information 👌🙏
2:27:00 I thought and LE can ask or command all 4 tinted windows down if the deem a pull over 🚔 is necessary . I’d think that would give you more information on the occupants of the vehicle.
Depends on what state you live in and what the laws are.
2:29:37 that there gents is fine exemplary of LE, those tool allow the officer to operate Fish efficiently and affectively ,respect your AO🇺🇸
TEAMS 🔱
love the buds stories . fkng terminators
I’m glad to see real seals come outta the woodwork. Still gotta get Don Shipley to verify him.
Haha! Travis is a great dude. Thanks for supporting us and tuning in!
Travis I work for Lasd let me know if you want to take our 2 day 16 hour pistol mounted optic class
I saw Point Break in theaters when it first came out!
Who doesn’t love Point Break?!
I’ve been a cop for 3.5 years and got hired by NYPD right out of college, it was a total grind and I worked in a shit hole precinct in the south bronx but I loved how busy it was and all the action. The police academy is fucking useless other then learning the law, everything you learn is on the job and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying, luckily last December I got hired by my towns PD and have a much better quality of life. Just have common sense and know how to talk to people that’s the biggest key. Stay safe out there and your a seal you can do anything you want.
What happened to the no fail missions? Good stuff tho- thanks fellas
Wait for the next episode to drop :)
I’m glad you are having a great experience so far. My department would be jealous of your experience and treat you like shit instead of taking the knowledge you bring to help better the department. Smh
Go get 'em Travis-- and some advice, slow down in the car; if you don't get there in one piece you can't help.
3 OIS in my LEO career two on patrol one on our SRT. Saw my red dot in all three. I personally think that was a bad take. Up close they are just as effective or ineffective as irons but 15yds or greater its a WAY better tool to have on the gun. My first shooting was a gun fight from 30ish yards he fired 15 and hit air, I fired 5 four hit him. I'd rather have the dot and not use it than need it at range and not have it. Lastly red dots are used in a taget focused manner so if i am fixated on the threat with a proper repeatable grip the dot will be superimposed on the threat.
Also you guys should try to get Jared Reston on to talk about his experiences as well he's a super solid dude.
You guys and officer 401 inspired me to be a cop and soon I will join san Bernardino pd
Dude, that’s awesome to hear. @officer401 definitely puts out good content too. Good luck with the new opportunity Roberto! 👊🏼
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 military should be a requirement for law enforcement today
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 I be swat medic/firefighter
I know you couldn't see him in person but I have to watch Mike's because he had him in studio and the audio is way better when the person is in studio I'm so sorry I did give you a thumbs up and you're still going to get the view for it but I just can't watch it the sound is horrible
💪👍 excellent!!!
Thank you brotha.
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 6 yrs Navy here also. Lebanon/ Grenada/ NATO Europe. My "A" school was on Coronado Island..GMT/WT ... tactical nuclear weapons... later as an E-5, I would become a MAT team leader for small arms,pyrotechnics & demolitions for NATO . . Started training to make it to BUDs, met my future wife and came home instead. Love watching the videos, War Stories, and drive and determination that brought men up through, and into the teams. Now that I am a grandfather, it all seems so long ago. Proud of all of those of you who served, and persevered through the hardships:-)
He couldn’t of applied to a better dept. solid place to learn the job.
Awesome podcast . .
I think when you become proficient at shooting you are gonna make shooting be at a SUB concious level . I'm not MIL or LE but I do shoot 2 COMPETITIONs monthly . On a 2Gun stage if you were to ask me if I saw my sights at all I'm gonna say I see bits in and pieces of my dot because my sights are always in constant motion . I bet i am actually looking at dot i just cant tell because my Carbine or PISTOL is in constant Motion. I'm target focused and not front sight focused. For almost a full year I put a piece of tape on the front of my 507C-X2-ACSS so I could be target focused. I do not know if this Agreed or disagree with what you guys are talking about .
Lastly this might be controversial but in the COMPETITION world SOCOM guys are High C or low B class shooters . Which is actually pretty good . The Mil dudes have so much other shit to learn besides shooting . Whereas the Comp shooters that all they do is shoot .
I've shot against quite a few SOCOM dudes at 2Gun matches and they were excellent but they get smoked . I'm a middle of the road Comp shooter . I'll probably make B Class for sure this year and maybe A or M next year . I'm definitely not some billy bad ass shooter that's a fact . I will perform well and my gun handling skills are among the best .
Love the podcast ..
I live outside the DMV area and there is some pipe swinging bad asses out this way . I also see shit ton of LE at these matches . I live in a very unquie area where there is a lot of 2Gun matches or any yype of other matches for that matter . We have everything fron USPSA , PRS Gas Gun , 2Gun , Steel CHALLENGE and Sig Super Steel MATCHes..
Who created buds/made the evolutions? Or is it classified😒
In a nutshell..Goes back to 1943 Draper Kaufman created naval combat demolition units( later named underwater demolition teams) school in Fort Pierce Florida. The training revolved around the real life combat situations they faced - lack of sleep, stress, loud explosions, sand in every orifice of your body for hours, physical exhaustion, cold and wet.
If you really want a GOOD long history story of how the Seals really evolved " By Water Beneath the Walls"by Ben Milligan who was a seal. This is not your average seal story book... Jocko podcast 298 is you want snippets
it would be good to hear the point of view from an Afghani equivalent of a Navy Seal and what makes them as capable as they have shown i.e. get right into their mindset and how they confronted and ultimately defeated the most sophisticated military in the world. We can learn from these guys.
Nice try, troll
👍👍👏
u guys r funny
Good Show ! He would of been the Best FBI officer are they kidding me A Navy Seal is way more qualified for that job, anyways that Police Dept is bad azz with him on the team a bad guy aint got a chance lol and that Conmunity is safe as hell with a former Seal Protecting and Serving them!
Thank you for the support!
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 Ur Welcome brothers!!
The why this country treets its vets is crazy we have sent theese guy to war a excessive amount of time wo properly helping them re intergrate hence why 22 die by their own hand daily
Dude our department here in Cleveland, Oh just passed issue 24, giving complete oversight of the department by BLM, cop hating civilians. WTF am i going to do now!
Big agencies generally have to deal with more polítics my man. You can always look to lateral to a smaller department and make sure you look into the city council. Make sure they’re supportive of their police department.
I'm not a cop but for that type of job I think 6months is way to short. Just my opinion. My friend went to cosmo school to learn how to do hair thats like 2yrs and she dont need to id a threat worst case she might mess up someones hair.
You’re not wrong. Thank you for the support.
@@shotsfiredpodcast50 military should be a requirement for law enforcement
Stop interrupting the seal stories , with boring cop stories….anyone can be a cop bro, anyone.
Dam be safe out there travis. Not a very good time to be a cop. Shit man
What’s wrong with the fella on the right? 🤣
WTF? Don't get front sight focus? Screw sights even on a rifle. Just point the bang bang end at the enemy like a Haji....good luck
I understand what he's talking about at point blank range but at any other contact range, especially if you have cover, I feel like you should definitely be aiming properly
Just listened to Mike Glover and Shipley Jr talk about this exact same thing. After listening and understanding the whole premise, I stand corrected. In fact, I learned some tactics that I will be trying in future training.
@@MrCashewkitty I only have my input from real life experience of being in shootings and having someone shooting back. My experience was just pointing and shooting. Time, distance and cover, I hope I’d have a rifle. Thanks for watching either way dude.. your support helps.
Bro! This host is ssssoooo far off the the RDS for duty pistol. You should really take time to learn more about the topic before talking. No offense but sound like admin’s dream cop. As LEO we should push our self to evolve our training and profession by always looking around in the areas in which we as LEO can benefit from. Whether it’s technology, sport science, human psychology etc… Two thing that are a guarantee is cops dislike change and dislike what they’re doing now. Something got to give. We shouldn’t wait till some horrific incident happens to Institute change. We have to understand that by enlarge admin is only doing what’s good enough to not be sued that’s it. It’s up to us to close the gap as much as possible. We owe it to ourselves, our partners, our community but most importantly those that wait for us at the end of our shift ,whatever time that may be., so they can fall asleep to the comforting sound of Velcro . We owe it to them. We must do better. Let’s step outside the our Comfort zone and explore all avenues.
I understand what you’re saying as far as evolving in our profession. I am only speaking from personal experience in being involved in several shootings. Science says you have a high probability of not finding your front sight and point and shooting. My argument is having cops with minimal to no experience with firearms trying to be too high speed with gear they’re uncomfortable using. Nonetheless it’s a topic of discussion. Thanks for watching though and the comment. I appreciate your feedback. Hope you return for more!
I disagree with the comment “I train cops better things than I do to citizens”. Civilians are more likely to use their firearms than LEOs are. Remember, LEOs get there in time to write the report.
And if a cop can’t shoot, then they shouldn’t be carrying a pistol. Plain and simple.
Military should be a requirement for law enforcement today.
US military is soft.
No you mean US military LEADERSHIP is soft
@@tyronetrump1612 depends on gow far up the chain you go. You go all the way up to Generals. But the cgain dont stop there. The President is the tip top. He is the one who declares war. Im talking the military in general. The toughness has been replaced by technology.
@@helphelp7562 Congress declares war, not the POTUS.
Please have an San Francisco Officer with all that craziness going on in the, I am wondering what it’s like to be a cop in SF City