About this episode
Send us a text Welcome back to the team room! This week, Trent sits down with Purple Heart recipient, prior Combat Control Tech Sergeant and current Flight Commander, Special Tactics Officer Marc Esposito! From his time in Afghanistan, the unfortunate event that injured him, his recovery and move to officer, Capt Espo has a wealth of knowledge that he hopes to communicate to everyone that thinks they might want to give Air Force Special Operations a go. Make sure to follow Capt Esposito on Instagram at Esposito_Unbroken, and thanks to all of you for your continued support. Want early access to these podcasts and a whole lot more? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9aFBBZoBcQk8UUN_pO7nDA/join Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Appreciation 01:25 Motivation to Join the Military 05:13 Training in the Pipeline 07:39 First Assignment in Okinawa, Japan 10:07 Deployment to Afghanistan 13:03 Injury from an IED 28:25 Meeting a Vietnam Veteran 30:24 Recovery at the Center for the Intrepid 32:17 Going to College and Finding a New Passion 34:02 Cross-Country Bicycle Ride for Wounded Warriors 36:27 Returning to the 2-1 and Facing New Challenges 37:53 Running the Battle Program and Training Future Operators 40:43 Training at Athletes Performance (EXOS) 42:10 Becoming an Officer and Returning to the Teams 45:02 Working at the Special Warfare Training Group 46:01 Returning to the 2-2 STS and Deploying 53:42 Returning to ATC and Improving the Pipeline 59:06 Starting the Esposito_Unbroken Instagram Page Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9aFBBZoBcQk8UUN_pO7nDA/join Support the show Join this channel to get access to perks: HERE Buzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.com Collabs: Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLete Danger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY DFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADY Hoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY ...