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Mentors for Military Podcast

Mentors4mil & Robert Gowin

Mentors4mil is a conversational formatted podcast that dives into real, unfiltered conversations with professionals from all backgrounds. While founded by veterans, the insights go far beyond the military—offering practical advice, inspiring stories, and proven strategies to help anyone navigate work, life, and growth with purpose and confidence. Grab a chair and your favorite beverage and join in on an awesome topic. (aka Mentors4Mil)

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01:27:37

EP-261 | Sean "Buck" Rogers, Rising Above

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2020/12/03

A simple car accident changed the path of 6-year-old Sean Rogers’ life forever. His single mother checked into the hospital as a vibrant young woman and checked out as a full-blown opioid addict. From that day forward, Sean’s life became a silent nightmare of abuse, neglect, chronic hunger, and slow, helpless withdrawal from everything and everyone he loved. Green Beret Sean Rogers chronicles the toughest battle of his life—the long, painful fight to confront his darkest fears and reclaim his

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01:34:54

EP-260 | Ryan Hendrickson, Tip of the Spear

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2020/11/24

Ryan Hendrickson is a Special Forces Engineer in the U.S. Army. Ryan transferred over to the Army in 2008 after completing enlistments in both the Navy and Air Force. He has many military deployments including Iraq, Afghanistan, and several South and Central American countries. In 2010, while serving as an 18C on his first deployment as a Green Beret, he survived an IED blast. He recalls, “my tib and my fib were poking out and I looked over, and my boot was probably about six inches away from me.”

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01:42:40

EP-259 | Josh Porter

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2020/11/17

Staff Sergeant Josh Porter entered the U.S. Army from the Army Reserves in 2009 as a Parachute Rigger (92R) and after initial training, including airborne school, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, the 507th PIR and the command exhibition parachute team "The Silver Wings" at Fort Benning. He's served on multiple deployments, including with the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and has attended and graduated from SERE400, Static Line Jumpmaster Course, Advanced

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EP-258 | US Navy SEAL Commander Jon Macaskill

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2020/11/10

Jon Macaskill, MMT, is a Navy SEAL Commander who has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia, and in Panama. Jon started his Navy career as an Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen (PR), occupational specialty A450, responsible for keeping parachutes, life rafts, personal flight gear, and other aviation survival gear in proper working condition. As a high performer and special operations combat veteran with 24 years of service, Jon experienced first-hand the effects of combat and the strain it

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EP-257 | US Navy LT. Kellie Hall, MissUnderstood

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2020/11/03

LT Kellie Hall grew up in a Navy household, her dad is still serving in the Navy Reserve, and the Navy has always been the "family business". Growing up she moved from California, to Virginia, to Sicily, Italy, and back to Virginia throughout her dad's Naval career. Now she's blazing her own trail as an active-duty Navy Lieutenant, woman in uniform, model, former pageant contestant, and entrepreneur. Kellie sits down with Robert and Patty Collins on why being “Miss”Understood by others and in

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01:04:42

EP-256 | US Navy SEAL Errol Doebler

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2020/10/27

Errol Doebler is a 1991 Graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. During his time as a Naval Officer, Errol served as Assistant Operations Officer onboard the USS Monongahela, Assistant Platoon Commander at SEAL Team FOUR, and a Platoon Commander at Seal Team ONE. After spending time in the private sector as a sales leader, Errol joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where he investigated International Terrorist Organizations out of the FBI’s flagship office in New

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EP-255 | Functional Medicine

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2020/10/20

Functional medicine is a form of alternative medicine whose proponents claim that it focuses on the "root causes" of diseases based on interactions between the environment and the gastrointestinal, endocrine, and immune systems to develop "individualized treatment plans". In some circles it is described as a pseudoscience or as quackery. However, functional medicine is gaining traction, especially within the veteran community, who continue to look for alternative solutions over traditional

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01:18:47

EP-254 | Nick Dunn - Chennai Six - Surviving Hel

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2020/10/13

Nick Dunn served as a member of the British Army Parachute Regiment. After service he became a maritime security guard on British vessels employed to protect them against Somali pirates. In October 2013, he and the crew of the British merchant ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio were intercepted off the Indian coast accused of being illegally armed in Indian waters. It was all a big misunderstanding, but it took years in an Indian prison and countless times in court before he was released. The group was

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01:28:35

EP-253 | Ricky Ditzel - 160th SOAR Flight Medic - TBI...

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2020/10/06

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for general purpose forces and special operations forces. Its missions have included attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and these missions are usually conducted at night, at high speeds, low altitudes, and on short notice. The motto of 160th SOAR(A) is "Night Stalkers Don't Quit!" or "NSDQ". 160th SOAR(A) medics are the premier provider of

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01:17:19

EP-252 | Kyle - 173rd Airborne Brigade Cav Scout -...

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2020/09/29

Kyle was on a routine patrol as a Cavalry Scout with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED). We talk about everything that led up to that day, what happened after, and spend time talking about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a new procedure that Paul (a retired US Army Ranger) recently had performed days prior (Stellate Ganglion Block) that has helped him stop experiencing the "sharks and tigers" in the

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01:17:07

EP-251 | Ben Harrow - A Story of Resilience

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2020/09/22

Captain Ben Harrow is a 2005 graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an accomplished officer and leader of U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) soldiers, and a decorated combat veteran. Ben's life would forever be changed on May 15, 2012 while deployed with 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Leading a team of Special Forces soldiers on an anti-terroism mission, he stepped on 30 pounds of explosives. He shares what happened next and his never-ending drive of resilience and

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EP-250 | AJ Powell - What is "Bad Leadership"?

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2020/09/15

AJ Powell is a retired United States Army NonCommissioned Officer who served in both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. His professional military experience spans the full-spectrum of aviation operations, to include general, tactical, combat, SAR/CSAR/PR and MEDEVAC, VIP/DV operations, teaching, training and instruction, and special operations and special missions aviation operations. His book "Tactical Pause: For Daily Growing Leaders" provides readers mentorship to accelerate their growth, fine tune

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EP-249 | US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Stefan...

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2020/09/09

Chief Master Sergeant Stefan Blazier "Blaze" is currently the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 37th Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He is the primary advisor to the commander on all matters affecting training, performance, discipline, safety, readiness, and health of more than 18,000 students and permanent party Airmen. The Wing encompasses 9 wing staff agencies, three groups, and one Inter-American academy that operates from 10 geographically separated locations. In

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01:06:22

EP-248 | Rick Hogg

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2020/09/01

Rick Hogg is a 29-year US Army Special Operation Combat Veteran with 13 combat deployments, in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In this episode Rick sits down with Robert and talks about his time as a Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat instructor in the early GWOT days, becoming a K9 handler while in 7th Special Forces Group, and his time as an instructor at Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) at Camp Makall during the "750 ramp up" when the Army was attempting to maintain a steady state of

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01:12:35

EP-247 | US Navy SEAL - Nick Norris

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2020/08/25

Nick Norris is a graduate of both the United States Naval Academy and Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) Class 247. Upon completion of SEAL training in 2004, Nick assumed progressively higher positions of leadership within Naval Special Warfare. His deployed roles included combat advisor to Iraqi and Afghan military units, Cross Functional Team Leader, and Ground Force Commander during combat operation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Protekt Products: www.Protekt.com _______________ This

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EP-246 | Winter is Coming - Megan Henry

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2020/08/18

Megan Henry is an officer in the US Army Reserve and also an Olympic athlete for the United States. "I was born two months premature by an emergency C-section and went straight into the ICU. Many didn’t think I would make it; and as my parents say, I have been fighting my way ever since", said Megan. While at the peak of her career, she suddenly found herself fighting for her life once again. Patty Collins joined Robert and Megan on this episode. This episode is brought to you by UnCanna. Visit

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EP-245 | We Need to Talk About it - Veteran Suicide

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2020/08/12

Byron, Ryan, and Robert discuss the concerns they all share on the alarming number of veteran suicides, especially within the last twelve months. Veteran suicide continues to climb despite the best efforts by the veterans administration or the thousands of nonprofits focused on post traumatic stress, military sexual trauma, and suicide prevention. More troops have died by suicide from 2005-2017 than the total number of US troops who died in 30 years of war in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The

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EP-244 | John Sherbert

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2020/08/04

John Sherbert is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant with over 20 years of Special Operations experience having served with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and 7th Special Forces Group, at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School as a Special Forces Urban Combat Course instructor, Unconventional Warfare Instructor, and 4 years as a sworn NC Law Enforcement Officer serving as an assaulter and sniper with the Department's Emergency Response Team. He's now the Training

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EP-243 | US Army Psychological Operations Explained

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2020/07/29

Psychological Operations Specialists plays a significant role in the special operations community. They operate in small, autonomous teams or with other Special Operations Forces as influence experts, who assesses the information needs of a target population and craft messaging to influence and engage target audiences. Listen to this episode to hear from active duty members of the psychological operations community explain how they are an important part of the range of diplomatic, informational,

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EP-242 | US Air Force TACP - Doug

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2020/07/22

Doug is an active duty U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) specialist. TACP specialists imbed with US Army and USMC units to bring firepower and air support to the battlefield. Doug shares with us the pipeline for him to become a TACP and what it was like to attend US Army Ranger School and be one of the few from the Air Force who have graduated. _______ Support a veteran owned business at https://veteranownedus.com today. If you are a veteran-owned business, join Veteran Owned US at

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