What podcasts say about Jocko Willink
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What Jocko Willink has said on podcasts
58 statements · 35 positive · 20 negative · 1 mixed · 2 neutral
Female-versus-male combat competition would be unfair.
“It'd be really bad to watch females fighting males. It would not be fair.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 7:03
Navy SEAL selection’s baseline physical requirements are within reach of normal high-school athletes.
“the physical requirements are pretty low. Actually. They're not anything crazy. And if you were like a normal high school athlete, you have the physical capabilities of doing it.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 8:46
Passing SEAL selection requires sufficient physical ability to climb ropes.
“if you can't climb that damn rope, then you're not making it”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 9:12
Physical training is necessary to pass SEAL selection’s basic competency tests.
“you need to train physically because otherwise you won't be able to get through any of the basic physical competency tests”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 9:23
Physical athleticism does not prevent SEAL candidates from quitting.
“you can have total studs Going through there and they quit just as much as a slacker”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 9:32
The usual Navy SEAL selection age cutoff is approximately 31, with rare waivers beyond it.
“It's around 31, I think is the actual cutoff. And occasionally a guy will get through that's like 32 or 33”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 10:04
Persistence in a candidate’s mindset determines whether they continue despite physical differences.
“There's something in their head that makes them not going to quit.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 11:18
Navy SEAL teams likely still use unofficial trident-punching initiation rituals.
“I would be confident that they likely still do that.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 12:15
Some martial-arts schools whip students during black-belt ceremonies, but the practice is not universal.
“He's walked down like a gauntlet of guys on either side. And then as you get your belt, you get whipped. Not everyone does that.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 12:59
Military hazing rituals require safety limits and someone empowered to stop dangerous acts.
“if you have a hazing incident going down or a hazing ritual, you have to have a guy that's like, okay, hey, bro, no, put the scalpel away”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 15:59
Every organization contains some sadistic people.
“There are sadistic people in wherever, in any organization.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 16:11
Some aggressive civilians become highly effective military heroes during wartime.
“there are guys. Even if you look back at the historical, you know, military heroes, a lot of those guys were totally out of control as normal civilians. And then whatever. A war broke out, they joined up, and they're a hero”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 17:30
Military working dogs are unsuitable household pets because they may bite people.
“You do not want one of those things as your pet in the house, because it will bite some people.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 18:31
Exercise and combat sports can mitigate aggression among highly aggressive military personnel.
“working out, doing jiu jitsu, boxing, fighting, wrestling, and. And again, that's. You're doing that to. To mitigate the amount of aggression”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 19:07
The ideal combat soldier can contain aggression sufficiently to complete training and deploy.
“what you're looking for optimally is a Guy that can contain that enough that they can make it and. And still deploy”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 20:51
Without military service, some aggressive young men may enter gangs or criminal activity.
“If you don't join the military, what are you going to do? You're going to end up in some kind of a gang, you're going to be a criminal of some kind.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 23:03
Working-dog selection is more stringent than military special-operations selection.
“The selection of working dogs is probably the most stringent, way more stringent than any military special operations selection process.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 25:36
Only roughly one in 20–30 candidate dogs becomes a fully fledged working dog.
“one out of every 20 or 30 that actually become a full fledged working dog”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 25:48
Nearly all military ground troops have access to military working dogs.
“Almost all ground troops have some access to some kind of military dogs and military working dogs.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 29:19
The Navy uses trained marine mammals for military work.
“they have. They have mammals that work.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 29:43
Wet people should remove clothing to get dry.
“You definitely have to wear clothes off if you're wet.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 46:53
Raw milk spoils quickly.
“The only thing that sucks about is it goes bad really quick.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 1:35:25
VA loans allow eligible veterans to buy homes without a down payment.
“the VA loan. So you get a loan to buy a house and it's no money down.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 1:54:05
Military service can provide veterans lifelong health benefits.
“The health benefits that you get for the rest of your life”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 1:54:39
Without atomic bombs, the United States would have invaded mainland Japan and eventually won.
“If we would have. If we didn't have atomic bombs that time, we would have landed on mainland Japan and we would have. We would have been a costly victory, but we were going to win.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 2:01:26
People should avoid concentrating all resources in one uncertain forecast or strategy.
“So don't put all your money on the table on one bet because it's not a good move.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 2:09:53
Overconfidence in predicting human and geopolitical behavior causes bad decisions.
“we make a lot of moves that we shouldn't be making just because we think we can predict things that we can't predict.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 2:11:31
Anduril-type rapid innovators will become more valuable than traditional defense contractors.
“Why Anduril. Companies like Anduril, who are just going to make stuff and do it very rapidly are going to end up being much more valuable than the, than the old traditional.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 2:14:09
Modern fiber-optic drones can operate with cables extending 60 kilometers.
“They have fiber optic cables that are 60km long.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 2:15:10
Military technology and countermeasure cycles now occur much faster than during Iraq.
“But these things are just happening much more rapidly.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 2:16:55
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What others have said about Jocko Willink
1 statement · 1 positive
Jocko’s online persona accurately reflects his real personality.
“how Jocko shows up online is exactly who he is”
Open the episode · Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - #1102Listen at 1:24:28
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.