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Green Beret & SOF Operator | Alex Dekker

Green Beret & SOF Operator | Alex Dekker

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Alex Dekker looks back on his path from conventional infantry in Ramadi to 5th Special Forces Group, combat in Afghanistan, the Special Forces Combat Diver course, the fight against ISIS, and his final decade in a more specialized Army special operations unit. We also discuss his transition out of the military and how his experiences in Special Forces, intelligence, archaeology, and the Middle East shaped his debut novel, Desert Heist.Grab Alex's book here: https://a.co/d/00h03vHaFind Alex here: https://www.alexdekkerofficial.com/Today's Sponsors:VAER Watches ⬇️https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse get a free watch roll with your purchase.20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders GhostBed ⬇️https://www.ghostbed.com/houseFOR 10% off! BaerSkin Tactical ⬇️Text 'HOUSE' to 39612 to get a free rain jacket when you purchase 2 hoodies!Mars Men⬇️For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life plus Free Shipping AND 3 Free Gifts at Men Go To Mars dot com. That’s MenGoToMars.com for 50% Off AND 3 Free Gifts when you checkout.For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse___________________________________________________GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"00:00 – Start00:53 – Alex Dekker’s Interest in Archaeology02:17 – Growing Up as an Army Brat03:43 – His Father’s Career in Military Intelligence04:00 – Why Special Operations Was Always the Goal05:29 – Starting Out in the Conventional Army06:39 – Deploying to Ramadi With 1st Infantry Division07:20 – Seeing Special Forces in Iraq for the First Time08:52 – What Conventional Infantry Life Was Really Like10:32 – Leaving the Army & Going Back to College11:00 – Returning on an 18X Contract12:48 – Passing SFAS & Starting the Q Course13:58 – Learning Arabic for 5th Special Forces Group14:41 – Joining a Combat Dive Team16:28 – Deploying to Afghanistan Six Weeks After Arriving17:00 – His First Special Forces Deployment18:16 – The Taliban Ambush That Nearly Killed Him20:34 – Taking Over After the Team Was Wounded22:53 – Fighting Through the Ambush With Shrapnel in His Leg24:44 – Recovering & Returning to Afghanistan With a Cane26:54 – Preparing for Combat Diver School After Being Wounded29:06 – Inside the Special Forces Combat Diver Course31:13 – Drown Proofing & Learning Not to Panic Underwater32:26 – The 5th Group Guys Watching Everyone Else Deploy Somewhere Nice33:41 – Sitting in Kuwait as the ISIS War Begins35:30 – The Early U.S. Response to ISIS in Iraq36:53 – Training While Waiting for the Mission to Expand38:28 – Returning Home & Preparing for the Next Deployment39:10 – Becoming an 18 Fox Intelligence Sergeant41:15 – Targeting, Intelligence & Building the Battlefield Picture43:04 – Working the Syria Problem as an 18 Fox44:41 – Training Partner Forces Against ISIS46:17 – Why ISIS Struggled Against Professional Forces48:48 – What Special Forces Is Actually Designed to Do50:15 – Looking for the Next Step Beyond 5th Group52:03 – Moving Into a More Specialized Army Special Operations Unit53:13 – What He Can Say About the Final Decade of His Career54:48 – Retiring From the Secret Side of the Military56:39 – The Honor Foundation & Transitioning Special Operators57:34 – Why Networking Matters More Than Blind Job Applications59:28 – Meeting His Wife, a Former CIA Operations Officer1:00:09 – Leaving Two Secretive Careers Behind1:01:52 – Why Intelligence Officers Struggle With Transition Too1:03:34 – Writing Desert Heist in Three Months1:05:32 – Finding a Literary Agent1:08:00 – Combining Indiana Jones, Special Forces & Real History1:09:22 – Building Characters From Real ODA Personalities1:11:06 – Why Veterans Sometimes Miss the Chaos1:13:03 – The Lost City at the Center of Desert Heist1:14:28 – Green Berets, Russian Mercenaries & the Bigger Conspiracy1:16:21 – Turning Desert Heist Into a Series1:17:25 – What to Expect From the Next Nate Wilde Book1:19:07 – Where to Find Alex & Desert Heist1:20:21 – Jack & Alex Compare the Fiction Publishing Process1:22:27 – Planning Storylines Several Books in Advance1:23:31 – What Comes Next for Both Series1:24:07 – Keeping Survival & Combat Realistic in Fiction1:25:23 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
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