Combat Story (Ep 35): Jason Van Camp | Green Beret | Special Forces 18A | Mission Six Zero | Author

Chapters

• 0:00Intro
• 0:54Jason Van Camp Guest Bio
• 1:48Interview Begins
• 2:34Growing up in Springfield, Virginia
• 2:48“I wasn’t like the lemonade stand kid. I was always creative and coming up with ideas.”
• 3:13“I was always able to inspire other people.”
• 3:17His kind of family
• 3:44“I inspire other people to be the best version of themself.”
• 4:01Ryan’s struggle with forcing kids out of the house to play
• 4:37Jason talks about the worries he has with his future kids’ safety.
• 5:11Military history of the family
• 5:58Jason’s father’s accident
• 6:57Grandfather’s Background in the military
• 7:13“Military was normal.”
• 7:17“Show me the people you surround yourself with, and I’ll show you what you can do with your life.”
• 7:51Jason’s inspiration of becoming an army
• 8:50“I never had a passion for flying jets.”
• 9:26The conversation with the parents
• 9:40Supportive parents
• 10:37The challenging West Point experience
• 10:51“I didn’t know what to expect, and I didn’t quite mentally prepare myself for what I was getting into.”
• 11:04The first day of the training
• 11:35The squad leader
• 11:55Bad answer
• 12:47The Church’s mission
• 13:14The football experience
• 14:43The struggle to balance
• 15:52“You have to find a new purpose.”
• 16:29“Your worth as an officer is based on your ability to run a two-mile run test.”
• 20:30A guy named Jeff Pickler
• 20:52The news that shocked the world
• 21:16The 9/11 memory
• 22:33The Ranger School Idea
• 23:16The friend who influenced Jason
• 25:14“I can’t quit. So, I stayed with it.”
• 26:24The first duty station in Korea
• 28:08“I love being an army, more so than ever thought I would”
• 28:19“I want to make an impact. I want to have a meaningful life. I want to have a purpose.”
• 28:46A twist of fate
• 29:19A different environment
• 31:14Phases
• 33:04Learning Russian
• 35:39A rollercoaster of emotions
• 36:55“I was so worried. So worried about that run.”
• 38:23Second deployment as a team leader
• 39:01“We had nowhere to go and nowhere to live.”
• 40:15“We have to find out who we could trust and quickly found out that there weren’t many people there we could trust.”
• 40:53“’ Peshmerga’ is translated to ‘those who faced death.’”
• 41:39The plan of escape
• 42:22A simple favor
• 43:11One mission
• 45:31“You’re in combat; you got to trust your gut.”
• 46:10“He was sort of not mentally there.”
• 49:23“I wouldn’t trade that for Rob’s life.”
• 50:03“I wanted to create a business because I am a leader.”
• 50:25Mission Six Zero
• 50:29“I’m happiest when I’m being selfish about being selfless.”
• 50:40The vision behind Warrior Rising
• 51:31Jason’s interest in giving back
• 53:48Outro