Ranger | Paramilitary Contractor | Team House | ODNI Intel Medal | David Parke [Ep 53 Combat Story]
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About This Episode
Today we hear the Combat Story of David Parke, a former Army Ranger and Sniper Team Leader, Navy diver, and Paramilitary Contractor, who spent almost 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan post-9/11.
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During his time down range as a contractor, he earned the ODNI’s National Intelligence Medal for Valor, which the ODNI describes as being given “in connection with an Intel Community mission to national security” and awarded on a “highly selective and rare basis.”
David now co-hosts The Team House, which livestreams interviews with special operators, intel professionals, and more. I’m a big fan of the Team House and you can check out our Combat Story interview with David’s co-host Jack Murphy (Episode 13 https://youtu.be/ScqnGbPSfhY).
David has written two books and appeared in several TV shows as an actor. I hope you enjoy this Combat Story with another battle-tested fighter as much as I did.
David also wrote the book "Coach with Courage: A Practical Guide for Overcoming Your Fear and Supercharging Your Coaching Practice" and co-authored "Counseling People who have Killed Other People: A Guide for Professional Counselors and Social Workers". He’s also appeared in several TV shows as an actor.
Today, David works in the corporate intel space, consulting and advising clients on how to mitigate risks in a variety of domains. I hope you enjoy this Combat Story with another battle-tested fighter as much as I did.
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Show Notes
David Parke [Ep 53 Combat Story]
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 0:41A word from our Sponsor (LoanSteady)
- 2:09Guest introduction (David Parke)
- 3:02Interview begins
- 3:27Getting attacked on a NYC subway in 2020
- 13:30David as a kid, his natural curiosity, and life before the military
- 18:08Why the Marines?
- 21:04From Marines to Navy Diver
- 26:59Going through Army boot camp at 27 years old
- 34:46His transition into linguist role
- 43:06Being in DLI training when 9/11 happened
- 46:49Fear of Missing the War
- 51:18What interrogations at Guantanamo were actually like
- 59:32Early mission sets in Afghanistan
- 1:11:23Combat Story #1 - An unexpected (and funny) outcome in Iraq
- 1:15:43Combat Story #2 - the mission where David earned the ODNI National Intelligence Medal for Valor
- 1:27:54Combat Story #3 – The lighter side and things you can’t help but laugh at
- 1:28:58Team House origin story
- 1:44:54What did you carry into combat?
- 1:46:02Would you do it all again?
- 1:47:27Listener comments and shout outs
