Dr. Andy Morgan is a Yale-educated former CIA medical intelligence officer, and one of the world's foremost experts on performance under stress in special operations personnel.

In this episode we cover:

- "The Warfighter's Stress Response" - What are the mental and physical differences between SOF candidates who perform well under stress, and those who don't?

- SOF selection criteria - What are the differences in the profiles of ideal SOF candidates from one program to another?

- The psych interview at SOF selection - What are the operational psychs and cadre looking for, and what is the best advice for candidates going into these interviews?

This is part one of a two-part episode. Part two will follow soon after, and will cover many other topics ranging from the science of detecting deception (Are polygraphs BS?) to navigating a career in the clandestine intelligence community and how to rapidly learn and remember lots of novel information.

Timestamps:

Part 1:

• 00:02:23 The War Fighters Stress Response
• 00:16:07 SOF Selection Criteria
• 00:36:29 The Psych Interview at Selection