Ep. 176 | Tom Satterly | Delta Force Operator | Black Hawk Down
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Tom Satterly is retired United States Army Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta. Before serving with Delta, Tom was a combat engineer who attended the German Ranger school, French Commando Course, and other specialized training that he credits with preparing him to undertake Delta selection.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:46 Combat Engineer
00:10:43 French Commando Course
00:13:31 German Ranger School
00:17:34 Life Experiences
00:25:27 Swiss Mountain Training
00:28:39 Reenlisting
00:36:47 Green Beret Selection
00:41:03 Preparing for Delta Selection
00:50:45 Selection Standards are a Secret
01:00:35 Training with Delta Force
01:07:18 Changing Perspective
01:12:19 First Delta Force Mission
01:15:50 Mogadishu Atmospherics
01:28:15 Black Hawk Down
01:42:12 American Drug Through the Streets
01:48:31 Gothic Serpent Lessons Learned
01:50:59 Mental Fortitude
02:04:24 Was Black Hawk Down Accurate?
Just so you know the conservation corp is still alive. We use them in the fire service all the time. Jobs ranging from trail building, too base camp employees at fire camps , fire crews and bunch of other stuff. Those kids get payed shit wages but some of them find their callings. Wish I did it when I was younger.
That's awesome to hear. I always thought it would be an adventure to do something like that. Thanks for checking out the show and help spread the word!
@@FormerActionGuys hey bud first time listener really enjoying the content. Best of luck man!
I appreciate it
Ccc was not communist or socialist!
@@johnlaine6259 never made a statement about communist or socialist in either direction. All I stated was the fact that CCC is still an operational organization currently being utilized by the fire service.
Tom Satterly is a living legend, thank You Brother.
Thanks for checking out the show 🤘🏼
The professionalism and humility of CAG guys far surpasses any profession. It’s inspiring AF
100%. The culture of that organization is unparalleled. I cannot think of a single Unit guy I've heard speak and been put off by their words, demeanor, who they are as an individual, unlike Devgru guys, especially O'Neill.
What a humble warrior!
Loved that he brought up his constant fear of failure in the training classes and the imposter syndrome he felt!
Definitely. I think it's something a lot of us struggle with. Thanks for checking out the show 🤘🏼
Yeah the levels of _"I shouldn't be here"_ must be *astronomical* in the SF world
....unless you're David Goggins, obviously 😂❤
Just found the channel, after searching UA-cam for videos on Black Hawk Down. Imagine the lost potential that could have occurred if Tom never kept on and never had those opportunities present themselves. This was divine intervention and badassery combined. Tom, you are amazing man from where I am sitting.
I hunt with an 1100 every year and the "if you don't clean it it doesn't work" statement is the most accurate thing I've ever heard.
The struggle is real
Why use it then, I personally clean after every use every weapon I own. But I'm not down range in the dirt daily. Just curious, why have it?
He also was one of the operators on the ground when they got saddam and then handed him over to my old unit to escort and take credit for. What’s more impressive is when he told the story first thing he credits was the 4th infantry division. I have so much respect for this man. Tom also took the unique route to becoming an operator. If you asked him how to do a Green Berets job, he wouldn’t know it because he was in an CAG (assault) unit his whole career
We'll get into that next episode
@@FormerActionGuys nice! Yes I reached out to him during grad school at USC last year for a project in my entrepreneurship class for an interview. Didn’t think he would respond but he did reach back out. Due to time constraint, I couldn’t and bummed I never got the chance to him. It would have been awesome because UsC has a masters program only for veterans in business. My cohort had several guys in the SF community and his interview would have been so awesome. Also wanted to use that interview to help him with his organization and allow him to leverage the Trojan network. I’m glad you are interviewing him, truly a quiet professional.
@@FMD023 I've heard good things about the MBV program. A few of my friends have gone through it.
@@FormerActionGuys Great program for veterans and that could be an understatement.
I was the general captain major of your unit....lol 😂
I'm going to remember that line, "The greatest failure is the the failure to try."
It's a good one
I remember walking out of Black Hawk Down in theaters with my dad after just turning 11 and him turning to me and saying doesn't that make you want to go fight for your country. It gave me goosebumps
It's a classic
did you serve?
War propaganda is certainly effective!
First modern war movie i watched and enlisted the following week as a 11X before i graduated hs
@@zack9912000 I served 3 tours in call of duty.
I could listen to his stories all day
He's a solid guy with an awesome background. Thanks for checking out the show!
This operator seems so chill, much respect
Yeah, he's super chill. Definitely a solid guy. Thanks for checking it out 🤙🏼
This man was truly blessed by God. I climb sf selection in south africa 1994 and got rolled over medical issues twice. He really was called by God
It’s crazy if I just saw him in a store you would never realize how much of a bad ass he is!! I read and watch everything I can with him in it. I’ve always hoped to meet him one day!
Super chill guy. Thanks for checking out the show!
@@FormerActionGuys yeah seems like it. I have his book and need to start reading it.
It must take someone as smart and humble as he comes across as to reach that level. This was an outstanding interview.
Tom said "once you start, the hard part's over".
I'm putting that on my whiteboard, right next to: "deadlines get you to do stuff". (Lex Fridman)
It's a good one
That’s a true statement
Put Satterly in the recruiting spot light! His intelligence, awareness, ability to communicate, experience, and achievements will inspire whomever he comes in contact with? Thank you for your service!
Tom, just ordered your book, I like how very straight forward you are without all the judgement, (civ to military and military to civ's) it's refreshing. I hope to understand a little more about what Delta does but i'm not military and know I will never truly get it. I appreciate your comments about not complaining about all the little things, as a society we do that. best of luck in your continued endeavor, and id love to see what your movie would be like.
Thanks for supporting Tom and checking out the show!
On Oct 4 I boarded C141 out of Somalia. It was truly the worst day of my life . If I remember right there was 12 remains on board. No civilian can ever understand the horror of that moment in time.
Watching the after action on the news of Mohamed Farrah Hassan Aidid getting a pass was devastating.
First time viewer. Just wanted to say... excellent job. Especially with the details like chapter selection. The extra mile is appreciated! And what an incredible dude Tom is... hell of a career even for a tier 1 guy.
I appreciate the kind words. Tom is an awesome guy. Thanks for checking it out 🤘🏼
Love hearing Tom talk such a knowledgeable and wise man.
Very knowledgeable and logical. I'm lucky to have met him and be on the lookout for a follow-up 👀
Nothing truly worthwhile is easy. Excellent interview. Tom is a man that earned and deserves respect🇺🇸 Thank you for this content.
Definitely a solid guy! Thanks for the kind words!
that somalia battle must have been scary as hell. fighting in a built up are guns blazing from all directions knowing any moment your gonna buy it . full respect to you guys and rip to those lost that dramatic day.
I Love everything about this dude.Thanks so much for the interview...
"thank the garbage guy" AWESOME, great video through and through but the closing part is AWESOME.
Thank you! This is one of my favorite interviews.
To have your Sargeant actively look for schools for his men to go to is FN awesome.👍
Fantastic discussion! Really enjoyed the authenticity of what Tom had to say, and his self-effacing description of the events he was involved in, and how he manages his life now. Thanks much!
Tom's insights are invaluable! I'm glad you enjoyed the show and help spread the word 🤘🏼
Really appreciated hearing him talk about what it's like coming home after extensive experience overseas.
Been around the world a few times, and still struggling to find people who I can relate to back at home. When everyone is one way and you're different, it feels like you're wrong, even if you know you know better. Egos are huge roadblocks.
Overseas travel definitely gives people a different perspective on things that's tough for those that have never lived it.
Thanks for checking out the show!
First time watching your podcast. Not sure why it’s never popped up cuz 90% of what I watch, is military interviews… But I really liked chill, unforced conversation. Love Tom’s interviews, but I’d venture to say that this was one of the better ones. Flowed real well with you at the helm and am subscribing immediately. Looks like I have some catching up to do! Lol
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I read his book, good read. I'm a PTS vet as he puts it in his book. He deserves to be happy he fought for that, all of us for that matter. Its a battle everyday, but we can win. Fight for your happiness, to the silent majority.
This was a fantastic interview. Amazing man, with a great outlook.
I appreciate the kind words! Tom is a great guy. Make sure to check out his website in the show description.
Yeah, Satterly gets “it”. Great interview guys. Really appreciate your insight.
Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼
Awesome interview, topic, and depth of questions.
Thank you! I try to keep it conversational as if I'm talking to one of my old friends. Appreciate the support and help spread the word!
Lovin' the F.A.G. Podcast. Always bringing on the most intellectual, extraordinary, and masculine men who also stack bodies at the highest levels of human optimization. The acronym was just an easy joke, I know how much our militaries live them so much. The rest after it is all sincere, respect from the CAF flyboys, QR, and CSOR/JTF operators in Trenton. We do a whole lot of nothing most days and basically listen to every damn podcast out there, and we love yours! Stay squared up!
I really appreciate it! Thanks for enjoying the show help spread the word 🤘🏼
Great Interview! loved every second of it.
Thank you! That means a lot. Help us spread the word!
Amazing interview good job man
Thanks dude 🤘🏼
Dude is the truth.
great interview!!
Thank you!
I appreciate you sharing your experiences. Your a great representative of Military individuals. Stay Well!
Thank you! That's super kind to say. Thanks for checking out the show 🤙🏼
Funny how he mentioned about doing just something less stressful like cutting grass after. I’m a firefighter, and all I want to do after I retire is drive a school bus! I thought there was something wrong with me! Lol
My uncle is a retired fire captain from Long Beach FD and the day after he retired, I don't think he's moved from his lounger chair lol
I worked in aerospace for 35 years. No errors allowed. I wanted to get a job on a farm driving a tractor. Point it towards the end of the field, keep it straight, turn around, repeat. It would give me plenty of time to enjoy thinking about things too!
@@nexpro6118 my arse is planted there right now!
Thank you for the upload.
Always!
Fantastic podcast, great questions too, just found this channel, looking forward to more 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇲
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Great interview.
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Outstanding interview
Thank you!
Awesome interview! The CCC built one of my elementary schools it also had a fantasticly dangerous obstacle/ropes course behind it ! 🤣 (the newer one I attended built probably in the 70s has since been torn down and replaced, but the old 1930s solid rock and heavy old growth tumber CCC school is now a community center) Also one of my great grandfather's worked for the CCC but in a camp miles away even though his house was 1/4 mile from that elementary school 😆 It was a great organization from everything I heard from my great grandparents and grandparents (one grandpa recieved a purple heart on Guadalcanal, the other served in the Airforce from the late 40' - early 50's) the CCC also helped with infrastructure for the projects, roads, bridges, power distribution, etc. Which then immediately ended up helping the construction of the hydroelectric plants to supply Alcoa to manufacture Aluminum and provide power for the Manhattan project... The CCC really made a huge difference for the USA'S capability to transform into a war economy for WW2, along with helping educate a generation of very rural people about mechanical equipment, building structures to a standard, electrical work, plumbing, running heavy equipment, you name it... Very interesting history for sure, especially in context the later incidental war contributions. I would vote for such a mandatory service Military/CCC type, or another community service/humanitarian aid/government office work/USPS or something similar as a non military alternative... I still haven't decided whether local community service with a barracks/dorm would be better, or have "deployments" to force people to travel to other cities at the least for stationing, maybe even opportunities for overseas peacecorps type deployments... 🤔 We've definitely gotta do something to bring unification and bring people from different backgrounds together so they realize that they really aren't very different in reality... Although I could only imagine the fight for control/"curriculum" over the non-military option 🤦♂️ Sadly we are QUITE late to the game, especially when compared to the few that do it great... (I was in 5th grade in that CCC school on 9/11 when the teacher ran to the library and wheeled in a TV so we could watch it live after the principle listening to the radio told her something had happened... She knew it was a world changing event and that we should see it, even at our young age... She was right.) Great show as usual 👍
Wow, I really appreciate the lengthy response. The CCC has definitely changed the landscape of the country and contributed a lot to our public lands. Thanks for checking out the show and help spread the word!
Great interview
Thank you! I appreciate the comment 🤘🏼
Liked how you said the French and German schools taught you detail and getting the job done other wise you don't eat
It's a tough but necessary lesson
Amazing podcast and conversation.
Love it
Greets from Germany
Guten tag mein freund! Danke, dass du dir die Folge angesehen hast.
@@FormerActionGuys Sehr gerne
My company had to muster one of our guys out that shattered his ankle in French commandos school. Everyone that hasn’t traveled think the US is the best at everything. Thanks for your service.
Dang, that's a bummer
Absolutely awesome !!!!
Thank you 🤘🏼
Just found your channel and subscribed. Great interview.
I really appreciate the support!
Lots of respect for Tom
He has definitely earned it.
Tom’s the man ⚔️
He legit. Thanks for checking out the show 🤘🏼
Outstanding
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Great episode.Tom is actually hilarious! Bet he was a trip to serve with.
He's good people! I appreciate you checking g it out.
I really enjoyed that. Thanks
Thanks for supporting!
Saterly is spot-on about the whole reconnecting with friends from the youth. They just don't get it.
First time viewer. Great podcast, great interview, flow, questions and Tom is awesome 👌 what a dude and what a career he had
Thanks for checking it out! How did you find the show?
@@FormerActionGuys same as what John said. Great interview and great guest. First time viewer, & I will be looking up more of your videos. I got here because I was watching the Forgotten Weapons video on the Girandoni air rifle and auto play picked you next
@@b3914eoyprrtoywcdjif wow, that's an interesting recommendation. I appreciate you checking out the show and help spread the word!
Amazing. Extremely well done on both ends. Actually helped me "formulate" on an issue of my own. Thank you.
I appreciate it!
Outstanding Discussion!
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Subed, glad I got recommended this.
Me too! I appreciate the support 🤘🏼
Saterly is a rare breed.
He's definitely legit. Thanks for checking out tue show!
Well that was a damn good show!
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Wow, what incredible stories you tell. I'm sure your Mama's really proud of you.
The best Podcast
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fascinating fella...a great human
Combat engineer is awesome!
I've heard good things! Thanks for checking out the show 🤙🏼
I did the march through the Alps while stationed in Germany. We used it as a training as well. After the march we repelled off cliffs. That was awesome. This would of been in 92.
Sounds like a great opportunity. Thanks for checking out the show!
Toms books is amazing!!
The guy is a beast
Solid dude for sure. Thanks for checking out the show!
You’re welcome!
Great stuff man.
That's awesome Tom talking about wanting just get in tractor and cut grass, that's what I do for job now for water line right a ways out middle nowhere. I never went through near what he did during my time in army but its defiantly lot less stress soaking up ac and listening to these podcasts
The issue with not evolving your A&S process to match what your operators are being tasked to do operationally is becoming apparent inside their formation. It seems their success as a unit (which is amazing) is being attributed to how they select. I would suggest that OTC is the causal factor for their success, not their math formula at West Virginia. How they find the right guys to enter the OTC process should ALWAYS evolve to match the demands of the mission and operational future.
Loved hearing Tom talk. It's been a long time.
I thought he made it pretty clear that OTC was an expansive training regimen that allowed anyone from any MOS to learn, starting with the basics. I appreciate the comment and for checking out the show!
spent the first 10yrs of my time in the Army in the 10th Mountain Div as a 12B i went to so many schools while there as well as several deployments starting with Somalia. The Div your in, and your MOS dictate what and how many schools you can go to.
Tom bring up his Vietnam era 1st Sgt brought back memories of my 1st Sgt who had been in the 173rd in Vietnam and he was fried. We were at NTC and he walked down to the OP where i was sitting guard at the brigade TOC as he was there we got "hit" i jumped on the 50 and tossed the Miles Dragon to him and it wouldnt fire so he threw it at the "BMP" I laughed my ass off
My copy of Tom`s book just came yesterday, already can tell it is very well written and a fascinating story.
That's awesome. I'm sure Tom appreciates it. Thanks for supporting my guest 🤘🏼
@@FormerActionGuys Anything i can do to help heroes like this.
Liked and subbed to your channel too mate.
Appreciate it
This was just a good conversation. I read the book, heard other podcasts with Tom about his missions and his insight on life after a nuts career. But u guys shoot the $#;t so casually. I really enjoyed it. Awesome thku for quality entertainment👊.. xag 😬 maybe
I really appreciate the comment! I try to keep the conversations pretty casual, so I appreciate you pointing that out.
Thank you for sharing
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Thank you too
This dude is rad 🤙
He's pretty legit. Thanks for the support and help spread the word!
Good shit.
Awesome.... As Usual.... Thanks.... Semper Fi GB
I appreciate it 🤙🏼
The defining feature of civilians like me is that what I think, feel, say, and do have minimal power to define the outcome of anything in the world, even my own life. That’s the idea behind tyrants needing to be fought. If my opinions could determine things then it wouldn’t matter if an evil leader takes power. And no one would honor stronger people for standing up to try to establish a good quality of life for me if any of us believed I can just fend for myself against others. Why care if I say ignorant things when you know I’m not powerful enough to affect anything either way? Sad fact is most of us don’t matter in this world, and veterans are part of the group who do. Exercise your prerogative to ignore us like everybody else in positions of power does. ❤
My uncle ⛷️ skied down the alps in WW2 and blasted Krauts. He was in the mountain division and parachuted in.
Sounds legit
Best UA-cam video I have ever watched! Great job.
Wow, that's quite the compliment! Thanks for checking out the show 🤘🏼
This guy could be the deadliest standup comedian ever!
Thank you! It has helped me.. I have lost my tribe.
Awsome!
Thanks!
I was Air Force combat engineer. Did my training at Ft. Lost in the woods mizzery
Brilliant human
The F.A.G's here are truly motivating
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@@FormerActionGuys with the hihhest form of respect. Godbless
I Like the stories about the bean bag rounds ha! Good stuff.
Gotta use every tool!
I believe that mission Tom speaks a little of down south as he says, was when Delta was in on the search for Pablo Escobar, some say the Unit guys killed him but who knows….
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"My bag of gold is so heavy." 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Talk to em man
Badass. Dude loads his shotgun like Hawkeye.
Hi there Former Action Guys, love the show. Just curious, do you guys use an acronym for the title of your show? 😂
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I'll say the same thing I always do - we ask way too much of our armed forces, especially those who see heavy combat.
I wonder would it be worth buying the tooling from Current guns that are being phased out of production and storing it all for later reproduction? Or is the tooling incredibly expensive and therefore a huge gamble?
This man story reminds me of the guy who got medically discharged from The Unit after a raid in Iraq went bad and he lost a hand due too a IED near the door. The program I watched said he had gone from Ranger to the The Unit and was only 23 years old when he lost his hand.
That's wild
When i hear him talk. He reminds me about Jason Haise. From series Seal Team
I haven't seen it but I'll take your word for it lol. Thanks for checking out the show 🤘🏼
Hey, good sir really enjoy the show very motivational. Let’s on my other buddies known about it.
And also California, a.k.a. commiefornia still uses the CCC instead of civilian, though it is California conservation corps. I’ve served and the organization for a year. One of our mottos was Hardwork low pay miserable conditions. If you’re ever interested I want to know more about it just reach out.
Right on man. I appreciate the extra info and thanks for sharing the show 🤘🏼
How accurate was the movie? The movie shows one Delta operator struck with a RPG.
God bless
What is the training selection for delta and devgru
Check the different videos for chapter marks talking about various selections. Thanks for checking out the show 🤘🏼