July 07, 2023

#75 After Dark - The Story of Afghan-Born Green Beret Kawa Mawlayee: CRW, Fleeing Afghanistan, Joining The Army, Special Operations, Firearms & Hollywood

2 hours 17 minutes

Welcome back to After Dark! During my time in SoCal with the amazing shooting community out there, I met with Kawa Mawlayee who is one of the instructors for the upcoming California Range Weekend out of 2Alpha Training Group. We dive into Kawa's background and the life changing journey from Afghanistan to America. He sets the record straight on his return to the middle east as a Green Beret after joining the US military where he takes his skill and transforms them into a professional firearms training career. His remarkable journey of resilience, growth, and achievements in the firearms space even inspired a role for him in Hollywood in a Guy Ritchie film! You'll love this episode.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
07:00 California Range Weekend (CRW)
07:49 CRW 2022 Recap
08:33 What Makes The SoCal Community Special
12:37 Teaching In Cali
17:25 Traveling With Firearms To California
21:34 Students In California
23:59 Kawa's Background
28:37 Afghanistan
31:56 Leaving Home
36:17 Adjusting As Immigrants In America
38:23 Joining The US Military
49:33 Deployment To Iraq
55:05 Transitioning Through The Military
01:01:34 Selection Process
01:08:14 Leadership
01:12:19 18 Bravo Team
01:24:18 Kawa's Professional Transition
01:33:36 Today's Military
01:41:52 Who's Kawa Teaching?
01:46:02 The Lifestyle In Carrying A Gun
01:53:04 How The Media Interprets Gun Carriers
01:57:23 Kawa's Hollywood Career
02:03:31 Final Comments

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