the System D podcast

Legit Guest: Sergeant Major Sebastien Lavoie (RCMP)Former ERT.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Sergeant Major, Sebastien Lavoie is currently the divisional Sergeant Major for British Columbia, Canada. Social Media Outreach @slavccmdr https://www.instagram.com/slavccmdr/?hl=en

We discuss the path to the RCMP, depot, ERT, the job, and the challenges involved.

A former Fantassin! (R22R - Van Doos)

Host: Joel Struthers

Author: "Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion"

https://www.instagram.com/joelstruthers

Sponsored by Le Résistance.

https://www.legionengineered.com

Fighting 4 PTSD Awareness!

Legit Guest: Mr. Nick Lovelace

US Army Colonel (Retired) Foreign Area Officer - National Security, and Africa regional specialist in 'political-military' policy 'development - execution' at the highest levels. Graduate of the Army War College Fellow-Institute for Higher Defense Studies, Paris, France.

Episode Sponsor: State Brand Company - NC, USA

A US Veteran, and Family owned Small Business.

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Legit Guest: Jean-Michel Caffin

Former French Military Officer, and Special Forces Operator, Europe, South Pacific and, notably Africa - 'Volunteering' to serve with the Rhodesian Light Infantry(RLI) & its Special Air Service(SAS). Who Dares Wins!

Today the Founder & Managing Partner of 'The Shenfield Resources Group', a Miami, USA based, independent, cross-border, business support service firm. A graduate in 'International & Development Studies' with 30 years experience in international business and government affairs - Core expertise in foreign trade, business intelligence and enterprise risk management.

Host: Joel Struthers.

Legit Guest: Gerry Nel - Helicopter Pilot

Gerry Nel started flying helicopters with the South African Airforce (SAAF) during the Bush Wars, and transitioned into the civilian market flying a variety of types, and roles. We discuss his start to where he is today - On the System D Podcast! ; )

https://www.facebook.com/helinel

Host: Joel Struthers. Author: "Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion"

https://www.instagram.com/joelstruthers

Sponsored by Legion Engineered - Le Résistance.

https://www.legionengineered.com

Fighting 4 PTSD Awareness!

Legit Guest: Rob Kroeger

Former Rhodesian Selous Scout.

Raised on a farm in the Mutoko district of Zimbabwe, Rob served with the 'Special Forces' Selous Scout Regiment. Rob eventually moved to Canada where he currently offers foundation training, development of pre started horses, halter training, ground manners, cross training, and winter riding and conditioning.

http://robkroeger-horses.weebly.com/about-rob.html

https://www.facebook.com/wareaboutstrainingstables/

Legit Guest: Paul Martin

Mr. Martin is one of the world’s leading Japanese sword experts. A former curator in the Japanese section at the British Museum in London, he has resided in Japan for over fifteen years. He holds an M.A. in Asian Studies (Japan) from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a trustee for the Nihonto Bunka Shinko Kyokai Public Foundation (NBSK). Additionally, he is a designated Bunka Meister (Master of Culture) for Honganji Temple’s (Kyoto) cultural organization, the Japonisme Shinko Kai, and a recognized specialist by the Japanese Government’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), where he advises various prefectures on how to promote swords and other aspects of Japanese history and culture to non-Japanese visitors.

He also has his own column with the English language online page of National Newspaper company, Sankei Shibun’s, JAPAN-Forward. Paul was also the first Samurai Spirit Tourism ambassador for the Tohoku region, trying to help rebuild the area following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

A two-time winner of the sword appraisal competition in Tokyo (the first non-Japanese to do so)

https://www.thejapanesesword.com/

Legit Guest: Mr. William 'Wild Bill' Lovelace

Mr. Lovelace is a retired US Army Helicopter Pilot (CW4) and flew the Huey for two tours in Vietnam.

Legit Guest: Lieutenant Dimitri

Lieutenant Dimitri is the Chef du Centre de Sélection et d'Incorporation au Groupement de Recrutement de la Légion Etrangère – Rough translation – “Officer in Charge Foreign Legion Recruitment Group” at the French Foreign Legion’s headquarters in Aubagne, France.

For those of you who read “Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion”, Lieutenant Dim was Corporal Dim in the book! For those who haven’t read it, well, definitely get your life together ;-)

Lieutenant Dim was a former team member in the GCP and continues to serve honourably. Over the past 28 years, he has climbed the Legions ranks impressively. He talks with us on this episode from his office at the 1er Regiment Etranger (1RE), Aubagne, Southern France - Le Maison Mere!

Legit Guest Tom & Jen Satterly

As a senior non-commissioned officer of Delta Force, the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Over the course of twenty years and thousands of missions, he's fought desperately for his life, rescued hostages, killed and captured terrorist leaders, and seen his friends maimed and killed around him.

Tom is a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain. It nearly led him to kill himself in 2014; but for the lifeline thrown to him by an extraordinary woman - Jen Satterly - it might have ended there.

Instead, they took on Satterly's most important mission-saving the lives of his brothers and sisters in arms who are killing themselves at a rate of more than twenty a day.

Legit Guest: Sean Evangelista

Former Navy Seal 'Commando' and the CEO 'thirty seconds out' apparel ...