Deep Intel From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Admiral Mike Mullen, USN (Ret.), 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins Ward for an in-depth discussion about his unlikely path from Hollywood to the Naval Academy and 43-year career in the U.S. Navy, topped by four years as the U.S. military’s highest ranking officer.

0:00 – 4:18: Young life in Hollywood
4:19 – 9:52: Path to the U.S. Naval Academy
9:53 – 20:35: Life as a midshipman during the Vietnam War
20:36 – 27:02: Junior officer sea tours
27:03 – 34:42: First command challenge and “zero defect mentality”
34:55 – 37:16: Senior commands and second career challenge
37:54 – 52:45: George Washington Battle Group command
52:49 – 1:10:20: Time as Chief of Naval Operations (including firing of Vice Admiral Joe Sestak)
1:10:25 – 1:26:51: Assignment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
1:26:52 – 1:44:37: Bin Laden raid
1:49:00 – 2:08:13: Thoughts on the war in Iraq (including the idea of re-instituting the draft)
2:08:15 – 2:16:49: Thoughts on the war in Afghanistan (including the Biden exit strategy)
2:16:50 – 2:19:49: Teaching future naval officers at the U.S. Naval Academy
2:19:50 – 2:29:55: Thoughts on the current politcal landscape and threats to American democracy (including the Senator Tuberville admiral nominations holdup)

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