David Goggins Reacts To “Navy SEAL Selection Is Too Rough”

Speaking of getting too soft, did you see that there was a news story that came out recently about the treatment of seals during their selection process? Do you see this? Yeah, I saw it. Yeah, they were getting sprayed with tear gas whilst they were on the ground and they were made to sing happy birthday so that they couldn't hold their breath while it was happening. And there was a quote from this guy, I think this type of training is really senseless, said Sven Right. I see all that. Trust me. Like I said, you know, I'm not going to sugar coat anything. I understand that guy. I understand exactly where you're coming from. That is your personal opinion and I totally get that. But there's very few people in this world who want to do a job like that. And it takes a different kind of mindset. Is it tear gas appropriate? I don't know. How hard that training is. I don't expect anybody to understand it. But 1%. But the loud voices of this world are the 99% who don't understand exactly what you have to do. That's why when I speak and you don't understand me, it's probably a good thing. Because that probably means I'm in an area of life that you're not in, which is fine. That's why I don't judge people. And this guy right here judging that, unless you've been there and done that, and you really can't speak about it, unless you're in those situations that are so hard, that takes a special human being to get through them. I think it's the same kind of feeling that I get when I heard about Elon Musk telling the employees at Twitter, we're going to ask you to work harder than you've ever worked in your life. This is a place. Twitter is now a company where people can go if they want to be in the top 0.0001% of hardworking programmers and software developers on the planet. And everybody was up in arms. This is unbelievable. We're going back to this old version of capitalism where the worker is being abused and used and thrown away. What they didn't account for is that there is a non-insignificant cohort of people for whom that's their dream. People who want to be able to get up on a morning, having gone to bed four hours before, and can contribute to some sort of progress that they think, this is what I'm here for. And it's the same with the SEALs. If you're not the sort of person that is built to go through selection, it's like speaking a different language. And that's why I don't try to convince people otherwise. I understand that why you're confused. I understand why you say things like that. I'm not saying anything bad about that. I understand it. But also what you don't understand, what you fail to understand is the other side that you need people like that. You need the Elon Musks. You need the David Goggins. You need some of these Navy SEALs, some of these other people. You need those people. And they forget that. And it takes a very, very unique person and unique mind to do some of these jobs that are necessary in this world. But especially when we're thinking about someone going to war. Right. Do you want your armed forces to be underprepared for the battlefield because you didn't want to be too mean to them in advance? That's the problem. That's the problem. And that's a problem that I've always had. I've always had is that right there. Is that even some of the most trained people in the world fall back on that. It's easy to talk about. Like I said, when you go through it once, it's a perishable skill. Hardness, mental hardening, mental toughness, it's a perishable skill. Just because you went through some training once and you got through it, doesn't mean it lasts forever. And that's where most people hated me in my life because I realized that. You don't just say, oh, I got it. I'm checked off. I'm good for the rest of my life. That's why you got to recall. You recall everything. And you definitely must recall when it comes to the mind. That is one of the biggest requalifications you must have. And when you're at that level, you got to recall every day, not once a year. It's a science-backed electrolyte ratio of sodium, potassium and magnesium, which helps me to feel at my absolute best all day. Also, they have a no BS, no questions asked refund policy. So you can buy it and try it for an unlimited amount of time. And if you do not like it, they'll give you your money back and you don't even need to return the box. That's how confident they are that you'll love it. Head to drinklmnt.com slash modern wisdom to get a free sample pack of all eight flavors with your first box. That's drinklmnt.com slash modern wisdom. Thank you very much for tuning in. If you enjoyed that clip with Goggins, then press here for the full episode in all of its glory. And don't forget to subscribe.