Combat Story (Ep 36): Mark Wales | Australian SAS | Troop Commander | Author | Kill Kapture

Chapters

• 0:00Intro
• 0:46Mark Wales bio
• 1:42Interview begins
• 2:32Combat Story (in a way): Going to a brothel at 14 years old
• 4:37Growing up in Western Australia
• 8:19What is the pipeline for an officer?
• 16:42The view of 9/11 from an Aussie's perspective
• 18:08Training on how to throw a grenade
• 21:13The mission in East Timor
• 24:35Combat Story #1: Mark’s first patrol in East Timor
• 27:27Being deployed to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
• 30:20The road to SAS and Selection
• 31:24“Every day that I survived, I was like, ‘Wow. I survived another day.’ ”
• 32:21SAS Officer Module
• 35:04Difficult moments during Selection
• 36:53Mark’s self-described weaknesses
• 39:39“It’s about 30% Physical, 70% Mental, and then your personal characteristics and values you bring.”
• 42:45First time being deployed to the Middle East
• 45:45For a team of six SAS guys, how do they feel about doing executive protection?
• 47:04Two more rotations to Afghanistan
• 49:25Combat Story #2: Tracking an HVT in East Timor
• 51:40Combat Story #3: SAS Troop Command in Afghanistan
• 53:41“One of the things we do better than anyone is going to enemy territory and finding out where they are while completely undetected.”
• 56:03“This is super dangerous. We could feel it.”
• 59:34Royal Gurkha Regiment
• 1:02:18“Don’t feel like that was your fault. That stuff can happen no matter how well you plan things.”
• 1:02:36The language of the "unconscious body."
• 1:03:43“One of my greatest strengths is the ability to look at people and know what they are thinking based on the tiny things they’re doing.”
• 1:05:00Combat Story #4: Dangerous experiences in Helmund Province
• 1:09:35What was that like for you coming out of the military?
• 1:10:16“I knew I was so exhausted, and that really damaged me.”
• 1:11:34Applying to business schools in secret
• 1:13:04“[The military's] a hard place. I wouldn’t call it the ‘friendliest’ workplace in the world.”
• 1:13:44How hard was it for you, mentally, to make the break?
• 1:14:50Reinventing the new path
• 1:16:02Combat (Reality Version) Story #5: Getting on Australian Survivor
• 1:16:40Survivor vs SAS Selection?
• 1:18:13What was it like getting kicked off Survivor for someone who never fails?
• 1:19:20Combat (Reality Version) Story #6: Completing World's Toughest Race Fiji 2019 Eco-Challenge
• 1:20:52“That happened to a lot of teams, and it was brutal.”
• 1:22:00Eco-Challenge vs Selection
• 1:23:40Kill Kapture
• 1:24:24What did you carry into combat?
• 1:26:17Would you do it all again?