Choices Not Chances Podcast

Benjamin is a writer and has been published in The War on Rocks, The Connecting File and others. He has had a career not often found on this show, and I am excited to share the chat with you. Please enjoy this listen and learn with me as we listen to Benjamin Van Horrick.

In this episode John returns to the podcast to catch up on life. The publishing of his book "Tough Rugged Bastards", his Substack Ruck The Fuck Up (RTFU) and executive coaching. John continues to be a wealth of knowledge to the community and the people around him.

Jo Munisteri has been on the show 2 times before and joins us today to talk about the world of good versus evil. A world that was seemingly so dark, I wouldn't believe most of it. But, with the revelations of the E. files, many of the conspiracies are not conspiracies at all. Jo spent time working around the world on behalf of different NGOs. Some of this work was dangerous, and some of the key players in command were just as corrupt as you would imagine. This is one of the more intense shows that we have had concerning trafficking and the dark underworld of power and politics.

In this episode, we sit down with Matthew St Pierre. A retired Marine Gunner who has been around the block. He has been through the fire and brought the lessons out of the other side. Featured in the book "On Combat" by Dave Grossman (Episode 40), as he gathered his teams and squads for a debrief after the gunfights. He is/was a leader of men. In this episode, we talk about Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Jason Dunham and his heroics. St. Pierre also talks in depth about the loss of Major Gannon on the Syrian border. A place that I later fell in on, by that time, rightfully named Camp Gannon. There is a wealth of information in this episode, and I hope you enjoy it.

Kaedy Molley serves as the Warrior-Scholar Project’s manager of individual philanthropy.Kaedy served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as an Arabic cryptologic linguist and Aircrewman, deploying to Afghanistan and the Mediterranean before becoming a training instructor at Great Lakes Naval Station. She attended the WSP humanities boot camp at Syracuse University in 2017, returned as a Warrior-Scholar Project alumni fellow in 2020, and has been an active member of the alumni community and a self-described WSP “fangirl” ever since.Kaedy graduated from the University of Chicago in 2023 with a degree in Comparative Human Development. Prior to joining WSP’s central staff full-time, she worked in asset management for a New York-based private equity firm.Residing in Chicago with her two dogs, Kaedy’s interests include interior design, spontaneous travel, live music, and exploring nature. Passionate about authentic human connection and social impact, Kaedy also dedicates much of her time outside of work to community engagement.https://www.warrior-scholar.org/ for more information