In this hard-hitting episode of The Warrior Code Podcast, US Army Ranger Raylan Heck rips away the myth of leadership as comfort and calls men back to the front line. Through scripture and lived battle-tested moments, he exposes the weakness of commanding from safety and reveals the sacred weight of shouldering it first.

Raylan reminds us that true leadership isn’t about titles or thrones—it’s about dirt under your nails, bruised shoulders, and a spine that won’t bend when the weight hits. The front is where men prove who they follow. The front is where Christ walked, sandals on, cross carried.

This isn’t a call to be served. It’s a call to serve until it costs you something. Leadership isn’t authority—it’s sacrifice. It’s shouldering what you could have left for someone else.

If you’ve been leading from behind, pointing instead of paving, this is your call-out. Step forward. Shoulder what’s not yours. Bleed first.

Comfort is the counterfeit. Sacrifice is the proof.
The few still lead from the front. Will you?