I was just thinking if I walked passed this guy I would think he’s a stock broker or a computer programmer not one of the most elite people in our country that could kill me with his bare hands. God bless America
@@quibblyguy lol maybe one 2 hour course even boxers and mma fighters who train their whole life will have e a hard time killing with their hands stop watching movies
That’s what’s great about team guys (DEVGRU & The Unit).. they’re great because of their diversity and their mental wherewithal, not because they’re the biggest meathead in the gym. That being said, I think you’ve watched too many Steven Seagal movies..
Lol it’s hilarious how people think delta force/seals are elite fighters regarding hand to hand combat…. A teenage blue belt in jiu jitsu would choke out a delta force or navy seal guy
You can't become a a Green Beret or even a Ranger unless you bring some intelligence to the table and you most certainly don't get asked to CAG selection unless very capable mentally.
Holy shit, scary guys. Even retired. I did 22 in the army (mechanic/warrant officer). Don’t know if people fully understand how fast these guys can go from calm soccer dad interview to killing everyone in the room. So glad they are on our side.
My team chief introduce me to his neighbor, who was a Delta operator, when I was stationed at Bragg in the 82nd. You could have mistaken him for a pediatrician or something. He was living in on post housing and was on his porch building a model airplane. That really made an impression on me. Those archetypes are intelligent professionals, not like what you see in movies.
Chris is spot on about go around the world, travel and then you realize how great this country is and how we should all stand up for it... God bless him.
Yep. If you don't think America is great, go see some other countries. I always found that America never looked as good as it did when I was coming back from time in some other countries.
US is undoubtedly a much nicer place to live than most of the world. But there’s always room for improvement. I don’t like it when people try to block political change by just saying “our country is already great, what’s there to fix?”
Could you imagine you go from a rank and file 82nd airborne division to CAG in 9 months and suddenly your operating. im not talking a 5 or 6 time toured iraq 82nd like i had but a straight up peace time 82nd dog and pony show into Delta. that blows my mind that this fine american did exactly that. what a savage
I was at the Joint Task Force Compound on Fort Bragg. We put in a satellite up link and provided secure coms' for the DOD. Delta was about to deploy from Bragg. All air traffic was instantly grounded that morning. Around 6 that evening we heard a helicopter that looked like a Marine or Navy Helicopter. It was hovering over Pope AFB, which was a stone's throw from me. Then a white passenger jet took off. We all knew who that was.
@@bleepblabloop literally the infamous day 11/sep/2001. Then the next day several C5's with F15 escort planes landed at pope. They left again hours later. Both of the C5's were flanked by F15's, and all the hardpoints had ordnance hanging off of them. Other than A10's we never saw fighter planes at Bragg. Not since the F16 crashed and took out Green Ramp.
The wind down after being a hard charger is brutal. I don’t know how this guy will ever unplug… incredible video. The candor. The humility. Just everything.
We found a couple of relatively small hidden ordnance caches in early 2003 that yielded literal tons of grenades, mortars, RPGs, AA and maybe even some arty rounds. Crates upon crates that took us several hours to load onto multiple trucks. It's hard to fathom the sheer tonnage of ordnance that was stacked up in caches like that all over Iraq at that time.
This is the most intelligent interview from a Tier 1 Operator I have seen. You would never know this man was part of the most Elite Military Force in the world. He can go from Soccer Dad to Jason Bourne in a Instant, and Jason Bourne would still be a downgrade from him.
Again much respect to him but this ain’t a movie he is prolly the best shooter and team tactics guy behind competition shooters for the shooting part but he deff can’t beat 3 or for people at once on a fight
Great interview! Chris is the type of guy who if you bring him his steak over cooked, he's not gonna send it back & fuss. He'll pay his bill, tip and politely be on his way.
For REAL thank you for being alive. Love you Chris!! You re my favorite HERO PERIOD!!!!What you ve done and what you do!! You inspire me as a man to strive towards Using my heart!! Then my brain! To serve others and myself
Anybody else ever notice how 90% of the former CAG dudes look like they teach AP English at your local high school? Complete opposite of the DevGru guys. Nothing wrong with either of them, just find it interesting.
As a rando on the internet with not military experience, i get the sense CAG wants guys who can blend in with ease, Dev likes guys who are scary looking.
Why is there not a movie about Chris? I ve followed him since i first heard his name!! His name alone will slap Chuck Norris and take his beer because Chris is too nice to actually do it himself. ...then his name will hand the beer to John McPhee... because he s Shrek Thats all. Charlie Sheen is my dad.i m 40 do the math
you know what..I knew a former grunt who had an album of all the things that had happened when he was out in combat (make your stomach churn). I cant imagine the things this guy has seen.
I'm from Harrington Delaware and I don't know if you are related but I have nothing but love and respect for Dr. VanSant associated with the Lake Forest school district. Even if not related you are a true warrior and hero.
Chris thank you for being you ! Great interview ! Lets f gooooooooo!!!! The best is right ! Americaaaaa love this country Land of the free home of the brave !!!
Looks like most of the Green Berets or Teir 1 guys I ever met. I was in a military school and we played war games with guys from the 167 JSOC out of Panama City Panama. The beat the shit out of us then explained what we did wrong. Then casually talked about books on chemistry they were writing. Quite Professionals can be REAL AF.
Sounds like another interview I saw .. starting to compare BUD/S and CAG. Can’t do that. Keep apples to apples, and compare DEVGRU and CAG, or let’s just keep this about CAG. Enjoyed the interview, though! 👍
55:25 best part imo, awesome to see someone of this level admit this. I am an iraq war veteran from the 101st. I had dreams of trying to get in Special Forces and attended a couple of recruitment events 5th group had, but my use of percoset and alcohol following 05-06 deployment, and the horrible way it was handled ( tried to seek help early but was just given a few more scripts) ruined those aspirations. I am a supervisor at a fedeeal agency now though so i did turn it around and got masters degree. Bern California sober for a while. Cannabis is legal where i am at, and although I could lose my dederal job, it has saved my life. They don't drug test us though, and I am close to retirement now. It sucks that something as beneficial as cannabis is where it is at federally. 1:31:30 Snake we need you back!
Its a whole lot easier being mentally tough in a warzone, where everything is taken care of for you and your only job/responsibility is executing the mission. Getting home and now being responsible for everything from dinner that night, to raising the kids, to bill paying and a million other things, while also trying to decompress and learn civilian life sounds incredibly daunting.
yes, and excellently summarised; I've always said the same about how just getting through life is a lot more demanding than doing Everest - type things...at least mentally and emotionally@@BlyGuy
It's crazy how much times have changed since he went through. CAG won't even pick you up right now if you don't have any combat experience. Or even if you have one or two tours, they'll still probably tell you to "go get more experience," like they did to Kyle Morgan.
Yes, peace time US military was a huge difference. You were lucky if your instructors had been in any relevant deployment at all when that the war kicked off. Some dudes were lucky to have met some Mogadishu veteran at best.
@GarrettH-rl7ml I could definitely be wrong, as I'm not in that community nor was I ever. But I heard that from multiple people who are in that community when I made that comment. Things change on a dime in the military so it could be different now.
@@tiltedhorizon1435 The only reason I know it isn’t true is because in my SFAS class there was an E6 Ranger Batt guy who had 4 combat deployments under his belt who failed the board yet an Air Force satellite technician got picked up with zero deployments. If that was a requirement then they wouldn’t extend invitations out to anyone unless they met those standards. Seasoned combat vets are pretty rare in the Army today
@GarrettH-rl7ml Yeah that is true. I suppose things have changed then, which doesn't surprise me. Makes sense with all the combat vets getting out, they don't have that giant pool to lean on anymore. That AF Sat Tech must have gotten lucky or had a very demanding job though to have gotten picked over the Ranger, imo.
When Blackhawk Down came out in the 1990s it was shocking to see the actual 160th SOAR Little Birds and Blackhawks being flow by Night Stalker Crews....no CGI. The actors where trained by the 75th Rangers and SF Tier 1 Operators. Ridley Scott is a genius. Polish GROM SFs operated in Iraq during the second Gulf War. I think they mainly were paired with SEALs and NSW Units.
Come on dude.. The question at the end about the once a month AR shooter vs. a Delta shooter is an apples and oranges comparison, and is a little silly, don't you think? You're trying to compare a "Hobbyist" to a paid professional with probably unlimited ammunition at his disposal. Like me working out on the punching bag in my garage vs. Mike Tyson.
Just for the sake of historical accuracy….. 10th SFG (A) which I was member, along with a battalion from 3rd Group invaded Northern Iraq from Romania to link up with the Kurds in early March 2003 - we called it the ugly baby route since Turkey would not allow us to fly over their air space so each flight in we took anti aircraft fire from Syria as we flew in ….
the work of a military operator is very difficult, this is life, forgive the military institute of Counterintelligence, which the daughter of General Flynn broke.
Know what’s crazy I joined the army when I was 34 and it took a wile for me to get to basic like at least a year or close to it . I almost joined the marines in 1988 but chicken out cause I was tall n skinny 6’4” like 180 and played lots of sports I couldn’t pack on the weight . When I went to basic aug. 17 th 2005 I was 35 same height 250 lbs and they made me loose 20 pounds I had to be under 230 and I did it . I get to basic we had this power lifter dude huge like 285 lbs how did he get in ? They did the BMI test with the tape so I didn’t have to loose 20 lbs in two weeks wtf . I loved basic training my recruiter was a ex ranger and he called it said I would miss basic cause everything is free haha . I told the drill sgt I wanna pass all my PT test but for an 18 yr old kid cause like my 2 mile at 35 I could of ran a 14 and I crushed that run 10:48 was my best I maxed out my push-ups n sit ups easy I was also a man but I think I could of done it at 18 and been just fine but hey I seen combat in Iraq September 2006 and hit Afghanistan in 07 09 I would go to schools missed a couple deployments but I wanted to get into the medical I loved the infantry and was able to stay with my unit as a medic for my last year and IT’s because of my drill sgt saying that’s your best option for after and he was right and now I fight fires in my home town my best bud is my captain unbelievable dream come true and that took a few years I have 7 more for my 20 and I’m staying longer if my health allows it
You can tell that this badass gets nervous talking in public. Keeps having to take a breath and almost seems like he rehearsed all these answers. Or he could be having anxiety from explaining war. Either or.
Well delta is tier 1. Buds is for regular seals. You have to spend 6-8 years as a seal to screen for green team to try out for team 6 their tear1 team. Soo asking about buds compared to delta selection doesn’t make sense.
True. It's a different selection for Green Team than Buds. You are not even a Seal after Buds but remember these guys that talk about this program are Army and they know very little about the Navy. To be in Devgru, you have to pass Buds, make it to the teams (2 years training) have years of combat deployments to be selected for Green Team (Seals tier 1 training). That's a long pipeline.
Articulate people like Chris can make their points so effectively. One of the common problems I see with many individuals in what's perceived as the more "macho" career fields is this constant need to drop an f-bomb into every sentence. I'm certain much of it comes from peer observation. Everyone in your peer group talks that way, so it becomes the cultural norm. I'm not a prude, I heard plenty of vulgarity during my law enforcement career, but at some point you realize it's not necessary if you have a functioning brain capable of retrieving the right words to make your point.
I listened to Chris on the SRS and what I like about this one it’s more based on his career with CAG . No disrespect to SRS I love listening to his show he’s really getting good interviews lately. This channel is on point to probably my top two 100% he lets them talk like every good host should
Bravo 2 zero, while very embellished, would be a good read if going in to Iraqi desert hinterlands. Some definite pit falls to watch for. Weather and concealment for example.
My best friend was in the 82nd in the first gulf war. The had to ID tanks for the French and they were in the western flanking that happened.. Very cool interview. I had to watch again. Chris is a very articulate guy!
@@williampetrosky9741 Because there is NO path for DELTA to DEVGRU because they only take SEALS. Damn you are a child. Why would DELTA leave the Army and start at the NAVY at the bottom at BUDS and wait years for GREEN TEAM? That's why you don't see DELTA going over to the NAVY. There is no short cut to Green Team. All of them have to switch branches and do 6 months of BUDS then 7 months of SEAL Qualification (that means lots of water training) then be in the top 1% for years in the regular SEAL teams to tryout for Green Team to make it to Devgru. Why would a DELTA soldier that made it in DELTA leave the branch and start in the Navy at the bottom?
Uhhh, Dev doesn't take guys from outside the Navy, whereas CAG will take guys from any branch if they think that guy will be a good fit. If a Delta guy wanted to go to Dev, i imagine they'd have to first go through BUD/S, go to the vanilla teams for a bit and then to green team and then finally to Dev. Who in their right mind who do all of that, especially in their late 20's or early 30's?
The Unit is hands down the US military's finest Tier1 asset! The history, the selection pool, the selection itself, and onto OTC and the battlefield. There is not a more professional organization in US military.
@@deathfire096The Unit = Delta = CAG. How do we know the Unit is in a different class? Well, they don't have a dark and sordid history in the GWOT as revealed in Matthew Cole's book about Dev. They don't have a penchant for stolen valor & operators making shit up (see Rob O'Neill). They don't have a history of leaving men behind (see John Chapman).
@@BlyGuy Rolling Stone journalist? Thanks for the laugh. Devgru exists because Delta messed up. You better read the military crime reports from FT Bragg about Delta operators of rapes of women in military bases and other crimes. You sound like Delta are choir boys. They are all killers to pretend no crime or mess ups gets committed in war in the military is ignorance. Both are tier 1 and Delta have their issues. It’s Army after all.
You'd pass Chris on the street and not even know he's an elite badass.
That's how most of them are.
@@caseyprevost7034 agreed
You’d pass me on the street and not know either…
Because I’m not 😝
@@zac3392 u silly goose
@@zac3392 lol…hah
I was just thinking if I walked passed this guy I would think he’s a stock broker or a computer programmer not one of the most elite people in our country that could kill me with his bare hands. God bless America
Lol no he can’t kill you with his bare hands he didn’t train fighting his whole life he trained killing with guns and so on
@@TheWarriors1515 wrong. He is trained to kill with hand
@@quibblyguy lol maybe one 2 hour course even boxers and mma fighters who train their whole life will have e a hard time killing with their hands stop watching movies
That’s what’s great about team guys (DEVGRU & The Unit).. they’re great because of their diversity and their mental wherewithal, not because they’re the biggest meathead in the gym. That being said, I think you’ve watched too many Steven Seagal movies..
Lol it’s hilarious how people think delta force/seals are elite fighters regarding hand to hand combat…. A teenage blue belt in jiu jitsu would choke out a delta force or navy seal guy
The first thing that stands out with this man is you can tell he is highly intelligent
All Unit guys are
You can't become a a Green Beret or even a Ranger unless you bring some intelligence to the table and you most certainly don't get asked to CAG selection unless very capable mentally.
Holy shit, scary guys. Even retired. I did 22 in the army (mechanic/warrant officer). Don’t know if people fully understand how fast these guys can go from calm soccer dad interview to killing everyone in the room. So glad they are on our side.
CAG are a different breed. Those guys are clearly the best in the world.
We are lucky to have guys like these
My team chief introduce me to his neighbor, who was a Delta operator, when I was stationed at Bragg in the 82nd. You could have mistaken him for a pediatrician or something. He was living in on post housing and was on his porch building a model airplane. That really made an impression on me. Those archetypes are intelligent professionals, not like what you see in movies.
@@mitchconner2021 Facts all day. People like to brag about the SEALS...and I admire them too but Delta is the elite of the elite - hands down.
Dude- the government these types work for isn't even on our side....
Best interview ive watched in a long time. What a solid dude, outstanding!
Thank you for your service, Chris VanSant❤️🇺🇸
Chris is a class act, very articulate, professional, down to earth, and humble. Thanks for sharing your stories Chris. God bless you.
Chris is spot on about go around the world, travel and then you realize how great this country is and how we should all stand up for it... God bless him.
Yep. If you don't think America is great, go see some other countries. I always found that America never looked as good as it did when I was coming back from time in some other countries.
@@ralphholiman7401 Truth!
You Ain't Lyin...
US is undoubtedly a much nicer place to live than most of the world. But there’s always room for improvement. I don’t like it when people try to block political change by just saying “our country is already great, what’s there to fix?”
From Denmark here! Love your country and wish everyone the best!!!
Thank you, Mr. VanSant for being a badass & your amazing service!
You should add time stamps indicating when you ask certain questions. Besides that, great interview!
Could you imagine you go from a rank and file 82nd airborne division to CAG in 9 months and suddenly your operating. im not talking a 5 or 6 time toured iraq 82nd like i had but a straight up peace time 82nd dog and pony show into Delta. that blows my mind that this fine american did exactly that. what a savage
I was at the Joint Task Force Compound on Fort Bragg. We put in a satellite up link and provided secure coms' for the DOD. Delta was about to deploy from Bragg. All air traffic was instantly grounded that morning. Around 6 that evening we heard a helicopter that looked like a Marine or Navy Helicopter. It was hovering over Pope AFB, which was a stone's throw from me. Then a white passenger jet took off. We all knew who that was.
What year was that roughly?
@@bleepblabloop literally the infamous day 11/sep/2001. Then the next day several C5's with F15 escort planes landed at pope. They left again hours later. Both of the C5's were flanked by F15's, and all the hardpoints had ordnance hanging off of them. Other than A10's we never saw fighter planes at Bragg. Not since the F16 crashed and took out Green Ramp.
@@wadeboothe4397 I was gone by then. I image that set off car alarms all over the place, like the C5s usually would.
The wind down after being a hard charger is brutal. I don’t know how this guy will ever unplug… incredible video. The candor. The humility. Just everything.
It would be so awesome if you can get an interview with Kevin Holland, he was on seal team 6 and the unit. Not to mention his amazing story.
Did he say 9-11 happened in 2003?
We found a couple of relatively small hidden ordnance caches in early 2003 that yielded literal tons of grenades, mortars, RPGs, AA and maybe even some arty rounds. Crates upon crates that took us several hours to load onto multiple trucks. It's hard to fathom the sheer tonnage of ordnance that was stacked up in caches like that all over Iraq at that time.
But no WMD
Where was it manufactured?
@@JohnDoe69986 There was quite a mix of stuff. I'm not able to pull up a memory detailed enough to be sure but I think it was mostly Soviet stock.
Man I’m enjoying every second of this interview.
Bad Ass Dude...Thanks.. Semper Fi GB
Great guy. Served with him in 82nd LRSD many years back.
This is the most intelligent interview from a Tier 1 Operator I have seen. You would never know this man was part of the most Elite Military Force in the world. He can go from Soccer Dad to Jason Bourne in a Instant, and Jason Bourne would still be a downgrade from him.
Again much respect to him but this ain’t a movie he is prolly the best shooter and team tactics guy behind competition shooters for the shooting part but he deff can’t beat 3 or for people at once on a fight
Yes he can. Ive seen multiple times amateur boxers taking on 3-4 guys at a time. So yeah this guy can take on 3-4 normal guys easily.
@@fabiansandoval6132 ya sure lol 90 percent of pro fighters cant take 3 or four guys at once wtf are you talking ABOUT
@@TheWarriors1515 Many the true heavyweights can
Great interview! Chris is the type of guy who if you bring him his steak over cooked, he's not gonna send it back & fuss. He'll pay his bill, tip and politely be on his way.
I like hearing Army Special Ops speak. No arrogance and very confident.
Comes across as a very level headed, decent guy and intelligent above all.
For REAL thank you for being alive. Love you Chris!! You re my favorite HERO PERIOD!!!!What you ve done and what you do!! You inspire me as a man to strive towards Using my heart!! Then my brain! To serve others and myself
I have never been an operator, but I have a boat load of ex-SF buddies.killer interview!!
Anybody else ever notice how 90% of the former CAG dudes look like they teach AP English at your local high school? Complete opposite of the DevGru guys. Nothing wrong with either of them, just find it interesting.
how many Devgru guys you met? Have you heard Admiral McRaven speak. No Cag in that level of English or speaking.
As a rando on the internet with not military experience, i get the sense CAG wants guys who can blend in with ease, Dev likes guys who are scary looking.
Why is there not a movie about Chris?
I ve followed him since i first heard his name!!
His name alone will slap Chuck Norris and take his beer because Chris is too nice to actually do it himself. ...then his name will hand the beer to John McPhee... because he s Shrek
Thats all.
Charlie Sheen is my dad.i m 40 do the math
Why did he say 9/11 2003 instead of 2001. He also mentions he deployed first in the Fall 2003. Instead of 2001?
His first deployment. Not Units first
God bless America 🙏
Excellent interview with an amazing guest!
Thank you both for your time and the Service to our Nation.
Chris just looks like a dad at a soccer game. That’s the most dangerous thing cause he blends in. Awesome
you know what..I knew a former grunt who had an album of all the things that had happened when he was out in combat (make your stomach churn). I cant imagine the things this guy has seen.
How does he blend in in Iraq or Afghanistan?
Super awesome and interesting guy. Not lacking Intelligence either! 10/10
Dudes a legend
Chris is such a great dude. One of the better interviews I’ve heard. Cheers boys
RIP Sgt Robert "Creature" Budrick #usarmy #sf #1stgroup #22aday
I'm from Harrington Delaware and I don't know if you are related but I have nothing but love and respect for Dr. VanSant associated with the Lake Forest school district. Even if not related you are a true warrior and hero.
Chris thank you for being you !
Great interview !
Lets f gooooooooo!!!!
The best is right !
Americaaaaa love this country
Land of the free home of the brave !!!
Great interview, very interesting
great interview! Chris was a solid Operator.
Looks like most of the Green Berets or Teir 1 guys I ever met. I was in a military school and we played war games with guys from the 167 JSOC out of Panama City Panama. The beat the shit out of us then explained what we did wrong. Then casually talked about books on chemistry they were writing. Quite Professionals can be REAL AF.
Sounds like another interview I saw .. starting to compare BUD/S and CAG. Can’t do that. Keep apples to apples, and compare DEVGRU and CAG, or let’s just keep this about CAG.
Enjoyed the interview, though! 👍
55:25 best part imo, awesome to see someone of this level admit this. I am an iraq war veteran from the 101st. I had dreams of trying to get in Special Forces and attended a couple of recruitment events 5th group had, but my use of percoset and alcohol following 05-06 deployment, and the horrible way it was handled ( tried to seek help early but was just given a few more scripts) ruined those aspirations. I am a supervisor at a fedeeal agency now though so i did turn it around and got masters degree. Bern California sober for a while. Cannabis is legal where i am at, and although I could lose my dederal job, it has saved my life. They don't drug test us though, and I am close to retirement now. It sucks that something as beneficial as cannabis is where it is at federally. 1:31:30 Snake we need you back!
I wonder if Chris's opinions of Russian capability are the same a few months later?
they're trained to be supremely mentally tough, yet at the end. of it all, it all dissolves...and they're not
Its a whole lot easier being mentally tough in a warzone, where everything is taken care of for you and your only job/responsibility is executing the mission.
Getting home and now being responsible for everything from dinner that night, to raising the kids, to bill paying and a million other things, while also trying to decompress and learn civilian life sounds incredibly daunting.
yes, and excellently summarised; I've always said the same about how just getting through life is a lot more demanding than doing Everest - type things...at least mentally and emotionally@@BlyGuy
It's crazy how much times have changed since he went through. CAG won't even pick you up right now if you don't have any combat experience. Or even if you have one or two tours, they'll still probably tell you to "go get more experience," like they did to Kyle Morgan.
Yes, peace time US military was a huge difference. You were lucky if your instructors had been in any relevant deployment at all when that the war kicked off. Some dudes were lucky to have met some Mogadishu veteran at best.
That isn’t true whatsoever
@GarrettH-rl7ml I could definitely be wrong, as I'm not in that community nor was I ever. But I heard that from multiple people who are in that community when I made that comment. Things change on a dime in the military so it could be different now.
@@tiltedhorizon1435 The only reason I know it isn’t true is because in my SFAS class there was an E6 Ranger Batt guy who had 4 combat deployments under his belt who failed the board yet an Air Force satellite technician got picked up with zero deployments. If that was a requirement then they wouldn’t extend invitations out to anyone unless they met those standards. Seasoned combat vets are pretty rare in the Army today
@GarrettH-rl7ml Yeah that is true. I suppose things have changed then, which doesn't surprise me. Makes sense with all the combat vets getting out, they don't have that giant pool to lean on anymore. That AF Sat Tech must have gotten lucky or had a very demanding job though to have gotten picked over the Ranger, imo.
When Blackhawk Down came out in the 1990s it was shocking to see the actual 160th SOAR Little Birds and Blackhawks being flow by Night Stalker Crews....no CGI. The actors where trained by the 75th Rangers and SF Tier 1 Operators. Ridley Scott is a genius.
Polish GROM SFs operated in Iraq during the second Gulf War. I think they mainly were paired with SEALs and NSW Units.
one of best "war movies" of all time. It really shows you the terrifying and intimate nature of urban combat.
Seals were the only nsw units over there
BHD came out in 2001
Come on dude.. The question at the end about the once a month AR shooter vs. a Delta shooter is an apples and oranges comparison, and is a little silly, don't you think? You're trying to compare a "Hobbyist" to a paid professional with probably unlimited ammunition at his disposal. Like me working out on the punching bag in my garage vs. Mike Tyson.
34.31..."shortly after we are back" to till 5 Am😂 poor chap got pampered...royally pampered
I would never in a million years had this guy down as Delta operator. I would have him down as a CIA operator though.
C I A recruits heavily out of the Unit. See Benghazi/13 Hours
Just for the sake of historical accuracy….. 10th SFG (A) which I was member, along with a battalion from 3rd Group invaded Northern Iraq from Romania to link up with the Kurds in early March 2003 - we called it the ugly baby route since Turkey would not allow us to fly over their air space so each flight in we took anti aircraft fire from Syria as we flew in ….
Chris really gives a fantastic story.
Great vid, I'm assuming he meant to say 2001, not 2003 ?
2003
Afghanistan was 2001, Iraq was 2003
the work of a military operator is very difficult, this is life, forgive the military institute of Counterintelligence, which the daughter of General Flynn broke.
Know what’s crazy I joined the army when I was 34 and it took a wile for me to get to basic like at least a year or close to it . I almost joined the marines in 1988 but chicken out cause I was tall n skinny 6’4” like 180 and played lots of sports I couldn’t pack on the weight . When I went to basic aug. 17 th 2005 I was 35 same height 250 lbs and they made me loose 20 pounds I had to be under 230 and I did it . I get to basic we had this power lifter dude huge like 285 lbs how did he get in ? They did the BMI test with the tape so I didn’t have to loose 20 lbs in two weeks wtf . I loved basic training my recruiter was a ex ranger and he called it said I would miss basic cause everything is free haha . I told the drill sgt I wanna pass all my PT test but for an 18 yr old kid cause like my 2 mile at 35 I could of ran a 14 and I crushed that run 10:48 was my best I maxed out my push-ups n sit ups easy I was also a man but I think I could of done it at 18 and been just fine but hey I seen combat in Iraq September 2006 and hit Afghanistan in 07 09 I would go to schools missed a couple deployments but I wanted to get into the medical I loved the infantry and was able to stay with my unit as a medic for my last year and IT’s because of my drill sgt saying that’s your best option for after and he was right and now I fight fires in my home town my best bud is my captain unbelievable dream come true and that took a few years I have 7 more for my 20 and I’m staying longer if my health allows it
Hope the US army who served in Iraq,Afghanistan and Libya rot in hell
Did this dude just say “yeah wow 9/11/2003… I was in the woods….”
Try to find F 35, their supplies. You don't need to do inspections. I'll explain it later.
You can tell that this badass gets nervous talking in public. Keeps having to take a breath and almost seems like he rehearsed all these answers. Or he could be having anxiety from explaining war. Either or.
What a great interview man. Great interview. Thanks so much.
1:12:29 he says "soviet special operations forces" when talking about modern Russia
Much Respect
Aircraft inspection for 24 years
Well delta is tier 1. Buds is for regular seals. You have to spend 6-8 years as a seal to screen for green team to try out for team 6 their tear1 team. Soo asking about buds compared to delta selection doesn’t make sense.
True. It's a different selection for Green Team than Buds. You are not even a Seal after Buds but remember these guys that talk about this program are Army and they know very little about the Navy. To be in Devgru, you have to pass Buds, make it to the teams (2 years training) have years of combat deployments to be selected for Green Team (Seals tier 1 training). That's a long pipeline.
Great interview. Former Army. Go Army
We don't have a big hallway...
Awesome interview
I wish Chris used headphones
DEVGRU/Green Team is more comparable to DELTA selection.
No not at all.
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Only in intensity.
both are tier 1
Kaspar over the years
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I want to collect what I know.
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Articulate people like Chris can make their points so effectively. One of the common problems I see with many individuals in what's perceived as the more "macho" career fields is this constant need to drop an f-bomb into every sentence. I'm certain much of it comes from peer observation. Everyone in your peer group talks that way, so it becomes the cultural norm. I'm not a prude, I heard plenty of vulgarity during my law enforcement career, but at some point you realize it's not necessary if you have a functioning brain capable of retrieving the right words to make your point.
Shape Snoopy
Wonderful interview! Thanks for your honesty and your service to OUR COUNTRY!!!!!
I listened to Chris on the SRS and what I like about this one it’s more based on his career with CAG . No disrespect to SRS I love listening to his show he’s really getting good interviews lately. This channel is on point to probably my top two 100% he lets them talk like every good host should
Great stuff! Much appreciated!
Bravo 2 zero, while very embellished, would be a good read if going in to Iraqi desert hinterlands. Some definite pit falls to watch for. Weather and concealment for example.
The question asked at around the 18 minute mark was the best one. I’ve heard in a very, very long time.
Task force 121. If you know, you know. Col James Hickey should have made General…
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My best friend was in the 82nd in the first gulf war. The had to ID tanks for the French and they were in the western flanking that happened.. Very cool interview. I had to watch again. Chris is a very articulate guy!
I'm glad he was unbiased about the Devgru vs Delta Force topic. A couple Delta Force guys say they are way better. Some SEALs do the same.
You don't see Delta joining Navy seals.that would be a step down..but you here of Navy seal devgru joining Delta.
@@williampetrosky9741 Because there is NO path for DELTA to DEVGRU because they only take SEALS. Damn you are a child. Why would DELTA leave the Army and start at the NAVY at the bottom at BUDS and wait years for GREEN TEAM? That's why you don't see DELTA going over to the NAVY. There is no short cut to Green Team. All of them have to switch branches and do 6 months of BUDS then 7 months of SEAL Qualification (that means lots of water training) then be in the top 1% for years in the regular SEAL teams to tryout for Green Team to make it to Devgru. Why would a DELTA soldier that made it in DELTA leave the branch and start in the Navy at the bottom?
Uhhh, Dev doesn't take guys from outside the Navy, whereas CAG will take guys from any branch if they think that guy will be a good fit.
If a Delta guy wanted to go to Dev, i imagine they'd have to first go through BUD/S, go to the vanilla teams for a bit and then to green team and then finally to Dev.
Who in their right mind who do all of that, especially in their late 20's or early 30's?
No other country invest so much time money and quality training in their special forces
According to Legend: Chris VanSant, takes his reading glasses off, 👓 you're done. 🕶⚡
While we are working on mine, which I gave.
wow chris is very humble and very intelligent and seems a really nice guy👍👍👍
Baby Meliana
I was there at Bragg on September 11 I was in 3/505 PIR
Great interview
Some of the questions they ask these guys lol I think that’s how ya know it’s been the same interview many times with different dudes asking questions
Thank you for your service! We have our freedoms from your work and commitment.
It would be great if they put the talk in Spanish, regards
Richter can tag it
One of the most elite men on the planet and he looks like a normal dude this guy is top of the spear fucking respect man
The Unit is hands down the US military's finest Tier1 asset! The history, the selection pool, the selection itself, and onto OTC and the battlefield. There is not a more professional organization in US military.
and you know this how? you never been to Delta or Devgru.
@@deathfire096The Unit = Delta = CAG. How do we know the Unit is in a different class? Well, they don't have a dark and sordid history in the GWOT as revealed in Matthew Cole's book about Dev. They don't have a penchant for stolen valor & operators making shit up (see Rob O'Neill). They don't have a history of leaving men behind (see John Chapman).
@@BlyGuy Rolling Stone journalist? Thanks for the laugh. Devgru exists because Delta messed up. You better read the military crime reports from FT Bragg about Delta operators of rapes of women in military bases and other crimes. You sound like Delta are choir boys. They are all killers to pretend no crime or mess ups gets committed in war in the military is ignorance. Both are tier 1 and Delta have their issues. It’s Army after all.
Great interview but the pre 911 sound quality sucked
Richter dodoodo
2001
Looks nothing like the pic for the video