John Doolittle is Jack’s BUD/S Class Officer in Charge and a retired Navy SEAL Captain with over 25 years of service, including leading elite teams in deployments across the globe and spearheading the Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) program at SOCOM. He swam the English Channel in memory of a fallen teammate, raising funds for the Navy SEAL Foundation, and continues to support the community as a co-founder of the Tampa Bay Frogman Swim. Now working with KAATSU Global, John applies his combat-tested leadership principles to help wounded warriors, organizations, and teams build resilience, trust, and performance.
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CHAPTERS
0:00-Introduction
2:18-Bourbon Toast, On Your 6, upcoming auction with Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
6:30-BUD/S Class Officer, Military Leadership, Meeting at BUD/S
14:27-BUD/S Knife
15:27-John Doolittle on moving to and living in Iran as a child
25:35-Doolittle's swimming origins & mentor Olympic gold medalist Mike Troy
29:46-Doolittle's path to the military
31:39-Interservice Transfer, Airforce to Navy
34:32-Salvage Diving
39:10-Applying to BUD/S
41:28-Jack Carr's book Cry Havoc, Beirut, & future books
50:08-Dealing with injuries
52:25-Class 213
52:55-Class Up Party
58:36-Phase 1 Swims
1:02-47-Phase 2 & final dive problem
1:06:00-Phase 3
1:09:53-Jump School
1:13:40-Deployments
1:22:15-Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) Program & Job's Story
1:36:15-Nonprofits, Charities, Foundations, & Resources
1:42:58-The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim
1:48:37-Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Leadership
1:56:10-Working out and building a business
2:03:08-Getting the idea to swim across the English Channel
2:09:52-Getting approval & training to swim the English Channel
2:14:18-John Doolittle on swimming the English Channel
2:25:06-Jack Carr's triathlon
2:28:34-Donations for the swim
2:29:32-KAATSU Bands
2:45:27-Brain Treatment Center, Wave Neuroscience, & Improving Sleep
2:51:57-Public Speaking
2:54:22-Florida State Guard
3:00:09-Leadership, Positive Attitude, & Paralympian gold medalist Dan Cnossen's story
3:05:00-Final Thoughts