Interview with former Air Force Survival SERE Instructor and Firefighter Rescue Rob (part 1)
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Show Notes
First in a 2 part interview with former Air Force Survival Instructor "Rescue Rob". Rob also spent a full career as a Firefighter, Engine and Ladder Truck driver, Special Rescue Technician, Rescue boat operator, Swift-water Rescue Technician, and more!
Rob helped with rescue and recovery efforts in the tragic Oso Landslide of 2014 in Washington State.
This is first in our "Unsung Hero" Interview series and we couldn't have picked a better man!
2:00 Nicknames!
4:47 USAF Survival School/SERE Trainer
9:55 Working as a Loadmaster
10:30 POW Training
13:00 Overcoming "no-win" situations
13:40 Silver Star recipient Gerald Venanzi Vietnam pilot POW training
15:40 Tools for overcoming depression
16:15 Mental Toughness
17:45 Military Survival training vs. Reality TV Survival
26:20 Advice before joining the military and recruiters
27:46 Lessons from SERE training for everyday life
29:47 Raising kids
32:45 Problems with "screen addiction"
33:55 College for everyone?
37:20 Supporting a wife living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
42:53 "The Golden Ticket" Getting hired with the Fire Department!
56:09 Career as a Fireman
58:10 Leadership lessons
59:30 Special Rescue Technician
1:00:40 Oso Washington Landslide March 22 2014
More to follow in Part 2 of our Interview!