S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
Theresa Carpenter
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Send us a text This episode pulls back the curtain on a NATO headquarters usually seen only through press releases. Marine officer and Foreign Area Officer Andres Caceres explains how honest analysis on Afghanistan, ISIS’s rise, and Russia’s moves toward Crimea collided with a staff culture that valued appearances over results—and what happened when he refused to go along. Andres contrasts early command lessons—where clear standards cut alcohol incidents to zero in Japan—wit...
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Send us a text This episode pulls back the curtain on a NATO headquarters usually seen only through press releases. Marine officer and Foreign Area Officer Andres Caceres explains how honest analysis on Afghanistan, ISIS’s rise, and Russia’s moves toward Crimea collided with a staff culture that valued appearances over results—and what happened when he refused to go along. Andres contrasts early command lessons—where clear standards cut alcohol incidents to zero in Japan—wit...
Green Beret Forced Out for Following His Conscience: The John Frankman Story | S.O.S. #231
S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
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Green Beret Forced Out for Following His Conscience: The John Frankman Story | S.O.S. #231
Send us a text What would you do when the order on your desk contradicts the conviction in your gut? We sit down with former Green Beret captain John Frankman to unpack the moment duty collided with conscience during the COVID vaccine mandate—and the ripple effects that followed. From early pressure cues and deployment rules to a surreal JRTC pause where troops were told to decide in the woods, John walks us through the machinery of coercion as he experienced it: shifting policies, career thr...
S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
Send us a text This episode pulls back the curtain on a NATO headquarters usually seen only through press releases. Marine officer and Foreign Area Officer Andres Caceres explains how honest analysis on Afghanistan, ISIS’s rise, and Russia’s moves toward Crimea collided with a staff culture that valued appearances over results—and what happened when he refused to go along. Andres contrasts early command lessons—where clear standards cut alcohol incidents to zero in Japan—wit...
