GRP 132-Do every act of your life as it were your last: SEAL to a Special Ops Aviator Mike Rutledge

Published: July 11, 2019, 2:39 a.m.

On with me for this week\u2019s podcast is recently retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Rutledge. Rutledge has had a unique career path having served for 30 years in the United States military. He entered the Navy as a Search and Rescue crewmen deploying around the world in that capacity. He later became a Navy SEAL where he served for 8 years. \n\nHe\u2019s always had a passion for flying. After serving in the SEAL Teams Mike went on to serve as an Aviator in the Army\u2019s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). The \u201cNight Stalkers\u201d are the best helicopter pilots in the world. They were born out of the failure of Operation Eagle Claw in which Army Special Missions operators attempted to rescue American hostages in Iran. Mike is an extremely humble warrior who deployed into combat 15 times. We discussed history, the warrior mindset, women in combat arms and many other topics. This is a gem.\n\nThis episode is sponsored by War Dragons\nWar Dragons is a 3D, Real Time, Strategy video game \u2013 right on your phone. For the month of July, War Dragons is partnering with Stack Up, an organization dedicated to bringing military personnel, veterans and\ncivilian supporters together through a shared love of video gaming. War Dragons will match all donations made through the link in the game between July 4th through July 31st, up to a maximum of $10,000. Donors will also get an exclusive, in-game portrait. Can\u2019t donate but want to support Stack Up\u2019s work? Breeding your\ndragons in-game can also help contribute an additional $10,000 donation by War Dragons.\n\nVisit www.podcast.wardragons.com/recon\n\nFollow Global Recon below:\n\xa0\nwww.Globalrecon.net\nhttps://www.instagram.com/igrecon\nhttps://www.instagram.com/blackopsmatter\nwww.twitter.com/igrecon\nhttps://www.facebook.com/GlobalReconPodcast/\n\xa0\nChantel Taylor:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/mission_critical\nhttps://www.instagram.com/altern8rv\n\xa0\nTim Kolczak:\u2028www.thevetsproject.com\n\u2028www.instagram.com/theveteransproject\n\xa0\nMusic provided by Caspian:\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/globalrecon/support