The Pat McAfee Show PMS 2.0 1449 - Happy Veterans Day LIVE From Parris Island, South Carolina, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz, Dan Orlovsky, President of the United States Donald Trump, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk
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Nov 12, 2025 
In a special Veterans Day edition, Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz, the highest-ranking enlisted Marine, shares insights on Marine Corps tradition, the significance of Parris Island, and the importance of teamwork and mentorship. Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky analyzes the tight Monday Night Football game between the Eagles and Packers, offering a critical look at the Packers' offense. Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th U.S. President, joins to discuss veterans' issues, the unifying power of sports, and critiques of the NFL's new kickoff rules.
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Marines As A Living Legacy
- Sergeant Major Carlos Ruiz frames the Marine Corps as a living legacy that recruits inherit and must honor.
- He emphasizes sacrifice, continual movement forward, and freedom's cost as central Marine values.
Team Building Through Stripped Individuality
- Ruiz describes boot camp as stripping individuality to forge accountability and teamwork.
- He argues that team-based accountability makes Marines "invincible" on future battlefields.
Recruits Voluntarily Surrender To Change
- Ruiz recounts recruits "handing their soul over" to drill instructors after researching and asking veterans.
- That voluntary surrender fuels the intense transformation drill instructors deliver.
