Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCC - Full Auto Friday - Round 24

Episode Date: October 23, 2020

Listener submitted Q and A with a little rapid-fire Twitter session at the end. Multiple topics, 5-minute time cap on answers. 1. I'm law enforcement and losing friends because of my job 2. What is the role of the military if the sitting president won't leave office 3. What are the 5 top things I would change as president And then, Twitter..... Enjoy

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I don't even know what the hell I'm talking about. Let's get into this. Episode 24 of Full Auto Friday. This week's episode, I'm going to answer three questions and then do a little quitter. That's quitter. Twitter rapid fire. So I submitted a Twitter request for questions, I think about an hour ago. I'm not even going to look at them.

I'll fire it up and answer them as we go. But let's dig into these three. and then go enjoy our weekend. Question one, I would like to remain anonymous. Last week, listening to your expert relationship advice, well, that's exactly what it was not. I am not an expert on relationships at all, which should be obvious, got me thinking about the relationships in my life.

I had been a police officer for around seven years. Over the past six months, I have lost a ton of friends and family due to my profession. I've had people cut me out of their lives due to what I do for living. I always appreciated my friends that didn't work in law enforcement because it was a nice break from work in work topics of conversation. I have found that I am left with only my friends that are cops, which makes it hard to break away from that world when needed. The friends and family that are left seem like they walk on eggshells around me, and it's hard to be around them. I will never apologize for what I do because I believe in the job and doing it the right way. I also believe in leaving it at work and not making my job my identity.

That being said, how do I separate from that world when the only people left are in it as well? It's a tough one, man. I feel you on this. And I'm not assuming your gender because I can actually read your name right here. And I know you're a dude. So I feel you. I think, though, that you have already recognized some key things. having a work-life balance. I have friends who are in law enforcement here, and one of them

specifically spoke to me at length about the need to have people outside of his profession as a friend group. And I couldn't agree with it more. And I look back at my old job, and I think that those individuals are critical to give you some context outside of your purely professional sphere. Because if you only hang out with people that you work with, guess what you talk about all day long, every day at every conversation. That's right. You talk about work. And it's almost like curating your social media feed or wherever you get your news from. It starts to become a bubble of very similar ideas, in my experience at least, and that reduces the overall context and awareness you have of the world around you. So you've already identified that. Friends and family, what

make somebody family? I've asked myself this question throughout my life. Does it really have anything to do with the blood that is coursing through your veins or the DNA that genetically ties you to another human being? And my answer to that where I land is no. I am of the belief now that people are your family based on how they treat you, not whether or not you share DNA or parents. Because If somebody that you are related to is a miserable and horrible human being and they treat you like shit at every opportunity, why do you need to put up with that? Because of their title, because they're technically your family. I say no. I say that you don't need to do that.

Perhaps give them one or two more opportunity that you would not extend to a stranger. But if family chooses to treat you like shit, I would argue. that they are not your family. And friends, you know, the same thing. It's a title. So to me, friends and family, I don't make a huge delineation or differentiation between those two terms. To me, what is important is how people treat me and how they treat me in the moments where I may not be around. And by that, I mean, do they have my back when there's no benefit for them?

when I'm not there to hear them sticking up for me. Are they going to be there for me on the worst days of my life? When I have nothing to offer and the only thing that I'm capable of doing is sucking the life energy out of them so I can continue to make it through the day. Those are my friends and family. The people who are walking away from you due to your profession, I think your life is going to be better without them. Because those are the people who are not going to be those individuals for you. your occupation right now is under a level of scrutiny that I don't think that any occupation on the face of the earth could survive because there is no occupation that I am aware of that has

a perfect and clean track record whether it be religion teachers medicine uh psychiatrists psychologists fill in the blank you give me a profession we do some research we're going to find people that fell short of it the scrutiny that that though, in the social optic that you are under, these people are feeling. They feel that pressure and they don't want to deal with it. So they're backing away from you in the moments that you need it. So I say, fuck them. I think your life will be better. You seem to be in your occupation for the right reason. You know, you're not going to apologize for doing what you do because you believe in doing the job and doing it the right way. That is exactly what I want to hear from people who are empowered,

who are sworn officers, who we give legal rights. and authorities to carry weapons to detain, to arrest, and to take life when necessary. That is what I want to hear. But that doesn't make the situation that you are working through right now any easier. For the friends and family that are left, I would sit down and have a very serious conversation with them about how you feel. And I think that's probably advice that I give maybe too often. But I believe in confronting headfirst and headlong issues when they arrive.

as opposed to skirting them. And it puts it into their court. So if they're walking on eggshells or they feel like they're walking on eggshells and you express to them how you feel and how their actions make you feel and they can't deal with that, then good. Your life is going to continue to get better because you are stripping away those people who are not going to be there for you. But what I would advise you to do is never stop looking for people who are outside

of your occupation. There are great people out there who don't wear a badge for a living. are amazing human beings that will never earn Trident. And I have something to learn from, I think, just about everybody that I meet. Actually, I take that back. I have something to learn and benefit from every single person that I meet. It might be a positive interaction or a negative interaction. I personally learn more from negative interactions.

But every person that you run into has that ability to touch your life and improve it, depending on how you take that lesson. So keep searching out social circles. Maybe that could be through athletics. I don't know if you're religious. be through a church of some kind or an organization of some kind and strive to find a work life balance and a circle of friends where you can detach from the belt and shield and just be you and get a little bit of a break from that because I know that you guys are basically on 24-7

and it's nice to at least for a little bit of time not have to be thinking and living in that world. stay the course your occupation is desperately needed by this country and there is a majority of individuals in my opinion in this country we have nothing but support for you and I think they're afraid to voice it right now because of the social optic and pressure and I hopefully hopefully that will change because the silent majority needs to step up and start start being the, what would it be, if they were the silent majority, the vocal majority. So they need to flip that on its head. And I'm going to do the best that I can to also try to do that.

So hopefully that answered your question. Thank you for everything that you do. Keep your head on a swivel out there. You guys are in a dumpster fire right now. Question number two. It says, hey, Andy, like you, I try to stay as clear of politics as I possibly can. No kidding. It's my favorite pastime.

It's not talking about politics. However, we as a nation are faced with the possibility this election cycle that the current president may not accept the results of this election if they are unfavorable to him and therefore not peacefully transfer power to his potential successor. While I realize you are not a constitutional lawyer or legal expert, thank you because I am not, do you know what role, if any, the military would play in this situation? is it their obligation to defend the choice of the American people and assist in his removal? Or as he is the commander-in-chief, are they obligated to protect him? In my mind, if the election is lost, he is no longer the commander-in-chief on January 20th, and whether or not he wants to leave no longer matters. I showed her to think of what happens to our great country if our military has an obligation to defend him in this situation.

Yes, I realize I'm speaking a lot of hypotheticals here, but the peaceful transfer of past from one president to the next has long been a part of the presidency. And I am filled with concern about what happens if our president will not give up his office if he loses election. Jason. Jason, I have no idea what the role of the military would be in the hypothetical situation that you described. I have heard, I'm not going to say I've heard a lot of people talking about this, but I've heard this topic kicked around recently, obviously since the election is mere weeks away at this point. And I have a hard time myself personally making that leap in logic that a president would refuse the results of the election and demand that he stays in office.

I personally don't think that that's going to happen. I don't see any situation in which that would be the case. But let's play this out. Let's say that he does. I don't think that it would be the role of the military. to remove him because the military is designed, created, and trained for external threats. I would imagine that the role of removing that individual would fall to a federal organization, but at what level I have no idea.

And I think all I can really say about this is that I don't ever want to see this play itself out. You know, there's a lot of people saying that we are shattered as a country right now. We are more divided than we've ever been, and I'm not a professional, and I am not a statistician. So I have no idea if either of those things are true. But an individual refusing to leave office, I think, would be a crack in the facade that may not be recoverable. So maybe if that did happen in addition to all the other things that are happening in our society, that might be it. and I really just don't know. So Jason, all of that time that I just spent talking about this was the short answer to the robust novel that I just gave you is, I have no idea.

I'm going to do a little bit of research on this. I really don't think it would be the role of the military, though, just because that is not the role of the military. Question number three. If you were in the chair, president, magic wand, whatever, what are the top five things you would change in the federal government? Examples. Acts the Electoral College. Change campaign finance law. Remove NFA laws, which are essentially firearm laws. Whatever. Thanks, James. I like this question. I'd write these ones down. I had to think about this one for a hot second. I would actually leave all those alone. I think we should have the Electoral College. I would change, I think, campaign finance laws, but that didn't hit in my top five. But let's just say I probably would modify that one. And gun laws, I would need to take a really hard look at all of them that are on the books. There's about 20,000 firearm related laws on the books right now. I don't know if I would remove any or add any that would require me putting together a lot of really smart people to go through all of that stuff and come to me with suggestions. But I do have

five things that I would change. My first day in the office, I would wave my magic wand, which would be a samurai sword, probably, except I probably couldn't do that because that'd be cultural appropriation. Fuck. I would go out into the Rose Garden and I'm sure there's a tree somewhere in the White House property. I would go break off a branch and I'd wave the branch. All right. So everybody could be happy except for environmentalists who think that trees have feelings. Fuck.

I don't know. Okay. Here's the number one thing I would do. And these aren't necessarily in order. But number one, mandatory service for everybody. Every citizen of this country, mandatory two years of service, not necessarily in the military. But if you wanted to go down that path, awesome. the military branches ready, willing to have you. They'd be happy to have you. You could do

Red Cross. You could do doctors without borders. Like I said, you could do the military. We could put together a panel of people to look at options for people to take and you're going to serve something other than yourself for two years. And I think it would really help change a lot of what's going on in this country right now. Also, if we could get you overseas, that's exactly where you would spend the majority of your time. You would serve something other than yourself in a place other than where you live and call home. So when you do come home, you have a greater appreciation for how awesome this country is. Number two, term limits at all levels for all politicians. I would abolish career politicians. You serve for a determined amount of time and then you move on

with your life. You're not going to have any more people who have been in politics. longer than they have been out of it. Number three, I would at a federal level change funding and selection for law enforcement nationwide. It would be a six-figure job at the end of it. And it would be a rigorous and robust selection process full of transparency and oversight after. And all officers would be required to train in grappling, both before becoming an officer

and throughout their entire career. There would be currency requirements with firearm and in grappling. And that, I mean, that's a broad brush of my rose garden tree branch. But that's the third thing I would do. Number four, voting would be mandatory for every citizen of this country. If you do not want to participate in the Republic, you would no longer receive services. that the Republic provides. Your employer would be required to give you time off to go and vote, and there would be a

penalty, a monetary penalty for you not voting. If you chose not to vote because you think it is just not worth your time, well, guess what? When you need services that your state and federal government provide, they would no longer be available to you. Because if you can't find it to pull your head out of your ass in an election cycle and put your hand on the wheel and participate in the future of this country, then perhaps the country doesn't owe you nearly as much as you think they do. And number five, this is probably going to be the one that pisses people off the most. I would make obesity a national crisis. I would treat obesity

with the same level of scrutiny and seriousness as we are treating COVID-19 right now. It's a national emergency and for the vast majority of people who are obese in the United States. I'll let you Google for yourself. Actually, Google two things. Google the threshold for obesity when it comes to body fat. And then I want you to Google what it was 10 years ago, 20 years ago, and 30 years ago. And what you're going to find is that those numbers have increased over time. And then I want you to Google the number of people who are considered obese in the United States right now. and think about for a minute whether or not you think that's a national emergency, the strain on health care that's going to come from that, the number of people who die from avoidable diseases

related to being overweight or medical conditions related to being overweight are unbelievable and completely avoidable. I want a healthy society moving forward. And obesity, if you're born in, into a family where obesity is an issue, your odds of going down that path, they are higher than they should be. So what I would like to see is health and fitness and emphasis on that at a federal level. And I'm not trying to fat shame anybody. But let's be incredibly honest with each other here for a minute. There are people who have thyroid issues that struggle with obesity and it is outside of

their control. For everybody else, perhaps even post-COVID, you should wear a mask also. So it makes it harder for you to shove excess calories in your face. And I know that that's harsh. And that's okay because I meant it to be harsh. Be of value add, not a burden. And that's it for the three questions that I started with. Let's dig into a little Twitter.

Every time I do this, it asks me from a damn password on my phone. here we go oh my we have quite a few questions here today 71 jared apperson i have two boys and sadly i'm raising snowflakes getting my kids to suffer through some adversity is nearly impossible any suggestions on how to toughen these boys up i would say continue to find adversity and start small it's easy to overwhelm people when their baseline is low. So build them up instead of breaking them down. Find small things that challenge them and then make those small things a little bit bigger and a little bit bigger and a little bit bigger. But whatever you do, don't stop. Raphael, since you've been in Montana, you talk about how you concealed carry and that you have weapons in your truck. Question one is

why? Question two, have you ever needed to use farms in your daily civilian life? Three, should we all be armed at all times. Parathesis, properly trained, of course, not judging, just curious. Number one, the weapons I have in my truck, they go onto my person generally. So it's not like I have a truck armory and then a weapon on me. I transition back and forth. Why do I have it? I spent the vast majority of my adult life training on those tools. They are an amazing set of purpose-driven, purpose-built tools that can have an immediate impact. on life and death situations and I would never be able to forgive myself if I was put into one of those situations and didn't have the tools that I needed to impact and affect the outcome

and the way that it needed to be impacted or effective. So that is why I choose to carry. No, I've never had to use them in civilian life and I hope that I never have to. Should we all be armed at all times if we're properly trained? I would say if you're properly trained and current and competent, that's a decision for the individual. Obviously, respect, state, and federal laws. There's places that you cannot take weapons, even if you have a concealed carry permit in situations where you still cannot carry

one of the main ones being consumption of alcohol. If you're going to go out and get fucked up, put your gun somewhere else. Perhaps leave it in a portable safe in your truck. But those are the reasons why. 300 blackout or 556 for home defense in the townhouse I'm closing on this Friday. Oh, man.

How close are your neighbors? And perhaps consider, oh, oh, I'm not. have to sneeze. Okay, I thought it off. I was going to have to sneeze in the errant of COVID, which is not allowed. And actually, every time that I sneeze in public, I say out loud, it's not COVID to make people feel better. So 300 Blackadder, 556. I would look at a shotgun, depending on how close you live to your neighbors. You can always go with shot or slug, whatever you want to do. I mean, 556 is great. But, you can always go. But, you can always go with a shot or slug. I mean, 556 is great, but depending on the ammo that you shoot, it can go through walls. Same up with

300 blackout. I mean, it's a 762 round, essentially. Always need to be aware of your backdrop. You always need to be aware of the ballistic ability of your round. Can it penetrate drywall? How far is it probably going to go? What proximity do you live with your neighbors? Explore some options besides 300 blackout and 556. That would be my recommendation. Mason, who, Gerlotch? Yeah, Mason Gerlotch. How many tattoos you got, meanings, future ones? I have one, two, three tattoos. I have a tattoo that. got when I was 18 on my right hand shoulder. It's a yin-yang with fire around it.

I don't know what it means. I have a dragon on my right shoulder as well, which is wrapped around that in this very ferocious and masculine manner that I got when I was in the Philippines, and I don't know why I did. And then on my left arm, I have the bone frog tattoo, which is very tied to the seal community. A lot of guys that I know get that tattoo. One of the nicknames for seals is frogmen. and that's it for a tattoos.

Future ones, yes, I'm actually going to get the laser removal of the frog on my arm to the point where it is, I don't know if dole is the right word. So it's light enough that I can get a tattoo over the top of it. And I'm going to get a full three-quarter sleeve, which is not the correct description. I'm going to get a three-quarter sleeve on my left arm from the top of the shoulder down to probably the middle of my forearm. And people have asked me why I would want to do that instead of the full sleeve. I don't know. I just kind of like the way that it looks. I know the yakuza in Japan. That used to be one of their trademarks. It's nothing to do with that. I just kind of like the way that it looks. And I want to do that because I am constantly and consistently trying to find ways to move past my old job. And I am, I don't like the daily reminder of it. And sometimes people will recognize it and they ask about it. And I want to cover it up with. And that what I'm going to cover it up with is hopefully going to be an expression of me moving my life forward.

Eric, do you think the law of armed conflict and rules of engagement are getting to the point that they are unnecessarily putting American lives in danger? Do you think political correctness even has a place in war? Do I think political correctness has a place in war in an environment where you're going to take life? No, there's no room for political correctness, but there is room for rules of engagement. We need rules of engagement. We need to have something, a foundation, a backbone, that separates us between those that we are fighting. And the rules of engagement are actually empowering. If you understand your lateral boundaries and what you can do, you can make decisions

inside of that. I have never found them to be putting American lives in danger. What I have found is that poor leadership, who has poor understanding of rules of engagement and are afraid of justifying behavior and actions to people above them, do a poor job of explaining the rules of engagement to their people, and therefore limit what they're able to do, and then put them at a tactical disadvantage. That's not the rules of engagement that is doing that. That is poor leadership. Two more. And then we are going to be done. Are you going to compete in Jiu-Jitsu? If you are, Ghi or No-Gi, and that was from Gregory Ensley. Yes, I actually had planned to compete in 2020. And yeah, that's not happening. There's a couple competitions going on right now, but there used to be a

bunch, very local, like driving distance, and I'm just going to wait until they come back. I would do both. I would like to do ghee or no ghee. I don't spend 50-50 going gea or no-gee. I'd say it's 80, 20, 75, 25, but I like both. And I could care less about the actual competition results. What I really like is the idea of slapping and bumping, which it's like you do a high-five and you bump this and then you start the roll or the match. I like the idea of doing that with somebody that I have no idea of their experience level or their A-game

because I roll with a lot of the same people at the gym, and it's not that you know what they're going to do. You just develop a level of comfort with their game, and I would like to test myself against people who are trying to test themselves against me, so I can get a better idea of where my personal jujitsu is at. How to Avoid Burnout as a Pro Athlete? I have no idea. I am not a pro athlete.

Sean Folkerson, is it possible to be straight and be a U.S. Navy SEAL? Jury is still out on that one, I'd say for most guys, it's coin toss. Last question. Machine gun noise. It's a hell of a username. What's the hardest non-military thing you've had to do go through? And how did you handle it? This one's easy. Divorce. Hands down is the hardest thing potentially I've had to do in my life. How did I handle it? One day at a time and some days worse than others. I have been my worst self on some of these days. And I would like to think that I have been my best self on some of these days. And I just try to keep. that if there was a scale, I tried to keep it tipped towards more better days than good. All right, more better days than good. More better days than bad. And I'm not always successful. So if you can avoid that path, I highly recommend that people do.

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