Inside CIA's GRS: CIA's Elite Special Forces Team | Ben Wallick

Ben Wallick, known as the "Vanilla Gorilla," a former Navy SEAL team 2 lead and CIA GRS Operator, as he breaks down his his storied career in combat and security. The CIA GRS group, a group of elite special forces operators (Delta Force, Navy Seal, Green Beret) who operate security and target missions for CIA case officers. This group may be best known for its role in Benghazi and the movie 13 hours. Join us as Ben breaks down what the reality of this role is truly like. Support Ben: Check out Ben: https://vanillagorillasecurity.com/?page_id=843 Patreon and enjoy exclusive content! Support the Show/Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/@ReedMorinShow 00:00 Intro 00:30 Martial Arts in Navy Seal Training 14:52 Ben Wallicks Early Life 27:10 Paintball as a Navy Seal 30:00 Old Navy Seal Military Tactics 45:49 Navy Seal BUD/s 54:40 Navy Seal Hell Week 1:42:00 Joining Seal Team 2 1:45:03 Ben’s First Time Getting Shot At 2:12:38 The Reality of War 2:20:40 USA/WW3 potential 2:25:52 How to be a Navy Seal Team Lead (What Leadership Takes) 2:34:42 CIA GRS 2:47:56 Relationship with CIA Spies (Case Officers) 3:14:40 What People Get Wrong about CIA 3:18:24 Support Ben! 3:30:40 Outro 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 Reed Morin Show Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/@ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/@reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #military #specialforces #podcast