DiscoverMike DropChuck Hayes on SEAL's Post-9/11 Evolution, Crushing Taliban, and Questioning U.S. Wars | Ep. 253 | Pt. 2
Chuck Hayes on SEAL's Post-9/11 Evolution, Crushing Taliban, and Questioning U.S. Wars | Ep. 253 | Pt. 2

Chuck Hayes on SEAL's Post-9/11 Evolution, Crushing Taliban, and Questioning U.S. Wars | Ep. 253 | Pt. 2

Update: 2025-08-21
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Welcome back to Part 2 of the Mike Drop Podcast featuring Chuck Hayes, a 40-year Navy SEAL veteran whose career spanned from enlisted ranks to captain. In this episode, Chuck dives deep into the pivotal moments that shaped his post-9/11 journey, including the tragic loss of a teammate during training, the profound impact of September 11th on his career, revamping SEAL training for the Afghanistan theater, intense deployments as a task unit commander, kinetic operations against Taliban leaders, and candid reflections on the purpose, sacrifices, and outcomes of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.




Listeners will find raw stories of leadership under fire, hard lessons from combat, geopolitical insights, and thoughtful critiques on military strategy, national policy, and the human cost of endless conflict—delivering inspiration, introspection, and unfiltered truth from a warrior's perspective.



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Chuck Hayes on SEAL's Post-9/11 Evolution, Crushing Taliban, and Questioning U.S. Wars | Ep. 253 | Pt. 2

Chuck Hayes on SEAL's Post-9/11 Evolution, Crushing Taliban, and Questioning U.S. Wars | Ep. 253 | Pt. 2

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