The David Johnson Show

Why one Army grunt chose law enforcement after his time in the military. Detective Kurt Dabb chose to leave the militåry after his time in the Army so he could start a family. He saw divorce happening amongst his friends and realized he didn’t want to expose his family to military life. 

“I love America, I love my Country and I just wanted to serve….. It was a great time to be a cop”.  ~Former Army Infantry and Retired Police Officer on becoming a cop post 09/11

He used his GI bill to attend college back home in Michigan and finished off his contract in the National Guard. 

While in college he discovered his next step of becoming a police officer. Kurt was in the academy during 9/11 and explains why that was a great time to be a cop. Once he graduated and started on Patrol, seeing his uniform in a shadow and getting into the cop car was an amazing feeling. 

He talks about how the loss of a brother in law and academy classmate, both in the line of duty, showed him how real death was in his career. 

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Former Army Infantry Soldier turned 20 year career Police Officer with Pima County Sheriff's Department shares this edge of the seat story of his first officer involved shooting that started the shift in his life. Listen as he slows the story down to break down the different thoughts that go through a person’s head during a life or death moment.  Listen as he recalls every detail and vividly remembers how he almost died. 

“It was a defining moment in my life and It’s lead me to where I am now dealing with the things I’m dealing with mentally” ~ Officer Kurt Dabb on his first officer involved shooting. 

Prior to becoming a Homicide Detective, Kurt Dabb worked patrol. While on search for a Felony Warrant Suspect,  Officer Dabb and a K9 unit located the guy (individual) at a Motel in Tucson, Arizona. The suspect took off and thus began the chase. During the 8 minute fight between Police Officer and Suspect, the suspect managed to get Kurt into a rear naked choke hold. It was at that moment, Kurt realized he needed to pull out his gun and shoot the guy.

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Imagine fighting in a foreign country where you didn't know who the enemy is and not being able to engage in enemy fire until the enemy was shooting at you. 

A retired USMC Infantry Major and best selling author, tells the story of the early days of fighting in Ramadi, Iraq.

Scott, a retired USMC Infantry Major, describes how finding weapons in people's homes was not so black and white, as the enemy would threaten local citizens in order to hide their weapons in homes. In a city of 300K people and all the components that make it a city, were wiped out. It was similar to fighting in the Wild West.

It was the American's goal to build democracy, but it was also the reason that impacted the failure of the Afghanistan pullout.

Scott Huesing is the author of "Echo in Ramadi".

https://www.echoinramadi.com/

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This is how I found and fell in love with Entrepreneurship after serving in the Army.  My Military to Civilian transition. 

-- "Know your craft" ~ U.S. Army Veteran Entrepreneur, David Johnson 

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A deployment to Iraq led a Squadron to be split up over multiple locations. This Apache Pilot (Commander) and 1SG were able to successfully do this by how they worked together. 

Kat and Keith both share how seeing results in daily missions is not always easy. You have to look at the bigger picture.

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The David Johnson Show Host shares his story from childhood to joining The Army. Being born in and growing up in Saudi Arabia gave him a foundation for a second language that ultimately led him in his path to the Army. David joined the Army out of high school under their language program — ultimately graduating the 63 week Arabic course at the Defense Language Institute. Little did he realize that one day he'd be pulled from what he was doing and enter the Special Operations Community. 

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How a two person Command team successfully lead a troop of 65 soldiers into Syria.

The story of a command team who never met before. Kat was an Apache Pilot and Troop Commander and Keith was the Troop First Sergeant (1SG). With mutual respect for each other, they were able to lead a team of 65 Soldiers to Syria. With little to no resources, Kat’s understanding of working with 65 different personalities, and Keith’s vision of rewarding hard work, they were able to command successfully.

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Retired Naval Officer gives his best advice on leadership skills, Military Leadership and leadership qualities at different stages in Military Career. 

Hal Pittman, former enlisted and retired Rear Admiral, talks about his journey of lifelong learning through his 30 year Navy Career and successful transition to the civilian sector. 

Hal served all of the world, including Afghanistan, and responded to real world events as part of the Commander, Joint Public Affairs Support Element, Crisis Response Team.

The David Johnson Show is a national podcast talk show producing weekly episodes on content centered around the Military and Veteran Community. 

“The Military is a system that takes young people and does extraordinary things with them”

“Even at the Four-Star Level… the best Four Stars that I served with bring all their staff around  and say – Ok Team, here is the situation. I need your best Military advice”

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Hal’s current position is Director | Defense Media Agency

Government Chief Executive (Senior Executive Service) leading a team of 1500 people at 30+ worldwide locations delivering satellite television, radio, internet, multi-media content and services to the Department of Defense's 3+ million military members, reservists and civilian employees. The Defense Media Activity (DMA) also provides primary joint education and training for the military public affairs community through the Defense Information School (DINFOS).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/halpittman/

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VETERANS - This is how hiring managers in Corporate America view you.

Former Navy SEAL delivers speech to a group of HR professionals on how to evaluate and recognize the different "buckets" of veterans. He cites the difference between skills and abilities and how veterans can bring their unique experience to the table.

A must listen for veterans who are trying to represent their worth and for hiring managers trying to evaluate the veteran candidates.

You can watch the full interview HERE

Bucket 1 - This person is fresh out of the military with no college degree and will generally use a GI bill to gain their undergrad degree This individual already has more maturity than the average 23 year old.

Bucket 2 - Young officers, 6-10 years in military with under grad degree or might have an MBA. This individual will already have a unique skill set.

Bucket 3 - 20-25 year military career, gets out around 40 yrs old, has more unique experiences to offer.

Bucket 4 - These are usually retired admirals and generals, board member level.

Abilities can  transfer out of the military into civilian careers. Not all skills obtained in the military will transfer out. This is why ability is more important. This can determine if an individual can think for themselves.

What makes a good leader? Being selfless, humility, humble, confidence in oneself, understanding and realizing the experiences one went through and how they handle things when challenged with hard stuff.

Don't Fear failure and "Never Stop Working The Problem".

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