Identifying as a transgender SEAL and the question of confidentiality. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Self Actualization. 1980: a stellar year for SEALs. The primary and secondary weapons of SEALs and the never-ending importance of knives. The future of Special Forces and battles around the world: figuring out how to get the Force to change without harboring the old for the sake of the new. Drinking and axe throwing. 

Navy SEAL Xperience coming to San Diego and California politics. A discrepancy in discarded votes from 2016 to 2020? Polarization or populism in Congress? The SEAL Community and secrecy: how SEALs have moved from a blue-collar force to a white-collar one. The reason for treason? GTMO (Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp), detainees, rough edges, and values. Rick and Tim’s ocean-going Caribbean cruiser ask. 

A show pony or sweat equity for the Navy? How politics influence us and making exceptions for exceptional people. The might of the military and its ability to move the COVID vaccine to guarantee success for the states–what is the Federal Government’s role? Rick’s concerns under the new administration. Stretching our energy, managing the Middle East, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. 

America’s right to free speech, how social media changed the world’s communication, and accountability for censorship. Twitter and technology stretched to extremes. Ongoing discord in our country, listening to understand each other, and the reliability of the news. Minding Mexico and creating consistent immigration policies.

Breaking through barriers at the Capitol–and of the underlying hypocrisy. Water cannons, angry dogs, and securing the continuity of government. Inciting violence or inciting the people against The President? The Minnesota Freedom Fund, our country’s black eye in history, and the government's control of communication. 

Is protesting appropriate in the arena of professional sports? More or less guidance and regulations for the “COVID Deployment”? Term limits for Supreme Court Justices in light of the contributions and passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Is there a place for women to serve in Special Forces, specifically as Navy SEALs? The right to vote for all–but only with proof of identity? Appointing the Ninth Supreme Court Justice now or later? Can you be both a SEAL and a politician?

Two military guys discuss gun control and thoughts on the infringement of the Second Amendment. Investing in law enforcement and backing their service before citizens compensate? “Who’s good, who’s bad?” Embracing protests without arms. Running down groups running roughshod.

With special thanks to the Brown Forman family and their support of the Navy SEAL Museum. Hate and destruction and the Nashville bombing. HMEs and the reluctance to report suspicious behavior: where does our civic responsibility lie in heading off potential threats? Know your neighbors. Rick’s new call sign: “Poop Sniper.” The indispensable role of canines in our lives and how service dogs are saving veterans; Baden K9 leading this front in support of the Museum’s K9 Project.