Ep. 20 • Ben Gallimore - Frogman Family Ties.

Ben Gallimore grew up in a quiet town of just 500 people in rural Tennessee. After getting a taste of college, he quickly realized it wasn't the right path for him and started looking for something different.

When his parents suggested the military, Ben learned that his cousin (who he'd never met) had taken a similar path. That cousin was none other than Liberty Risk co-host Kevin Kent, now a Navy SEAL based out of California, a world away from Ben's life in Tennessee.

He flew out to San Diego to meet Kevin for the first time, get a first hand glimpse of the West Coast SEAL lifestyle, and join in on one of Kevin's infamous 4th of July parties. A miserable long run around Coronado followed by a beer fueled torture test at Danny's and Kevin's party sealed the deal, Ben knew this was his path.

Despite being athletic, the journey wasn't easy. Ben broke his foot in boot camp and later developed stress fractures in both legs during BUD/S. He failed nearly every evolution it was possible to fail without being dropped.

But after two years of setbacks and perseverance, he graduated with BUD/S Class 293 and went on to complete four deployments with SEAL Team 5, the same alma mater as Kevin, where he collected his share of Liberty Risk stories as well.

Here are a few of the highlight stories from this episode:

• The legend of the BUD/S Phantom 👻 and alternative uses for refrigerator boxes.

• Kevin's sage advice on how to shoot better.

• Seeing the rise of ISIS in his 1st deployment and being there for the fall of it in his last deployment.

• Accidentally leaving your boys on a dusty road in Afghanistan with no comms.

• "The passion of the Christ" style voluntary hazing.

• A few Diamond Dave stories - "I SAID MARLBORO REDSSS!!!"

• An op gone bad in Yemen, what do you do when the shit hits the fan?

• Kevin's dad killing a VC in Vietnam with just the barrel of a .50 cal.

• The culture differences of the 4 military branches, why it's so important to find what fits YOU.

• The benefits of properly supervised hazing on moral and camaraderie in tight knit units.

• Hazing classics like Edward 40 hands, the Dance of the Flaming Assholes 🔥🍑, and Yarding In.

• Dirty Dan stories: peeing into your own beer cup and head kicking party crashers while naked.

• Why Bito from Half Faced Blades is the real life Tristan from Legends of The Fall.

• GameDay men's health and the benefits of proper testosterone supplementation.

Get to know Ben Gallimore more at the links below:

✖️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3bgconsulting/

✖️ Website - https://www.3bgconsultingusa.com/

Liberty Risk Hosts:

✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326/

✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent/

✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts/

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