Navy SEAL | SEAL Delivery Vehicle Unit | Entrepreneur | Comedian | Jonathan Cleck

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===== Today we hear the Combat Story of Jonathan Cleck, a career Navy SEAL and Federal Agent turned entrepreneur and stand-up comedian.
Jonathan, like many SEALs in the Teams, lost several friends and brothers-in-arms to training and combat. He served in a SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) unit and deployed to Africa and South America, in addition to Middle East.
After leaving the service, Jonathan has worn many hats, including founding a start-up technology company with his wife, and is stand-up comedian. In fact, we found ourselves talking about the similarities between jumping out of a plane and telling jokes on a stage.
You’ll want to stay tuned for a special segment towards the end where I ask John, given his comedic background, to tell me what someone from each branch of service would drink and he did not disappoint (it brought me back to some of the fantastic shenanigans we shared while in the service).
Jonathan is equal parts humble, impressive, and hilarious and I hope you enjoy this Combat Story (and leave with a smile on your face), just like I did.
Show Notes:
Jonathan Cleck
Chapters
- 00:00Intro
- 01:01Guest Introduction (Jonothan Cleck)
- 02:05Interview begins
- 03:12Stand Up Comedy or BUDS
- 11:44Path into Comedy
- 14:13The moment that lead to the Navy
- 24:22The decision to leave college for the Navy
- 26:12The recruitment process
- 28:19Things you thought you would get out of the Navy
- 33:11The camaraderie of Serving
- 39:10Path to becoming an Officer
- 49:28Casual Comedy
- 50:20Humor when being assigned a team
- 01:05:33First time outside the wire
- 01:38:15Branches associated with alcoholic drinks
- 01:49:52Sentimental items
- 01:51:37Do it all again
- 01:56:40Closing statements
- 01:58:11Listener comments and shout outs


