Few people can take a perfectly good and honest story, and embellish it to no avail, better than a Marine Corps pilot. And so it is that The Ready Room podcast was born. My name is Phillip Goebel, my callsign is SUSAN. I’m a hockey player from the Midwest turned Marine Corps F-18 Pilot. If you google my name you’ll probably find a mugshot, some college hockey stats, and a picture of a restaurant I owned back in the day. Lucky for me in 15 years on active duty I was blessed to serve with some absolutely amazing people, and even a few that slipped through the cracks. Regardless, in every situation and encounter, whether it was a high or low stress scenario, there were lessons learned, many that were learned the hard way, and some of which were paid in blood. The goal of this podcast is to extract these lessons and share them with the world. Through the avenues of intelligent conversation, humor, history, shenanigans, and culture; I hope to share with people stories and lessons that will resonate in their daily lives. It might be something as simple as, hey, don’t get hammered with your old Tomcat buddies and crash your golf cart on the arresting gear, because that did happen, or something as serious as, how to genuinely take care of your people and how to get them to put every ounce of who they are into what it is they are doing. In my experience, I‘ve found that a strong dose of humor paired with a good cup of coffee or a quality beverage or two, will help keep things rolling. I hope you enjoy it, if you don’t, no worries, I encourage you to listen to Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan. There’s tons of really good brain food out there that’s worth checking out. And for those of you that do stick around, I hope you enjoy the ride. I am your host, SUSAN, and this is the Ready Room Podcast.
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Few people can take a perfectly good and honest story, and embellish it to no avail, better than a Marine Corps pilot. And so it is that The Ready Room podcast was born. My name is Phillip Goebel, my callsign is SUSAN. I’m a hockey player from the Midwest turned Marine Corps F-18 Pilot. If you google my name you’ll probably find a mugshot, some college hockey stats, and a picture of a restaurant I owned back in the day. Lucky for me in 15 years on active duty I was blessed to serve with some absolutely amazing people, and even a few that slipped through the cracks. Regardless, in every situation and encounter, whether it was a high or low stress scenario, there were lessons learned, many that were learned the hard way, and some of which were paid in blood. The goal of this podcast is to extract these lessons and share them with the world. Through the avenues of intelligent conversation, humor, history, shenanigans, and culture; I hope to share with people stories and lessons that will resonate in their daily lives. It might be something as simple as, hey, don’t get hammered with your old Tomcat buddies and crash your golf cart on the arresting gear, because that did happen, or something as serious as, how to genuinely take care of your people and how to get them to put every ounce of who they are into what it is they are doing. In my experience, I‘ve found that a strong dose of humor paired with a good cup of coffee or a quality beverage or two, will help keep things rolling. I hope you enjoy it, if you don’t, no worries, I encourage you to listen to Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan. There’s tons of really good brain food out there that’s worth checking out. And for those of you that do stick around, I hope you enjoy the ride. I am your host, SUSAN, and this is the Ready Room Podcast.
”Excuses are worthless. Escaping communist Vietnam to Los Angeles, CA; the ambition of a Vietnamese refugee in the United States”, Part 1, with Ret. USMC Fighter Pilot (and WSO), LtCol. ”Charlie” Dinh
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”Excuses are worthless. Escaping communist Vietnam to Los Angeles, CA; the ambition of a Vietnamese refugee in the United States”, Part 1, with Ret. USMC Fighter Pilot (and WSO), LtCol. ”Charlie” Dinh
On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War. In the days before, U.S. forces evacuated thousands of Americans and South Vietnamese. However, not everyone who wanted to escape, could. With South Vietnam now under communist control, life for those left behind became a completely new and challenging world, One that would eventually lead many to escape by any means necessary. On today’s episode I welcome Retired Marine Corps fighter pilot, WSO, and Forward Air Controller, LtCol “Charlie” Dinh for Part 1 of our 2 part series. We talk about his childhood in communist South Vietnam, how his family eventually escaped, what life was like as a Vietnamese refugee in Paris, France, and how going to HS in Los Angeles not knowing a word of English, is a great motivator to learn a language. Enjoy!
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Few people can take a perfectly good and honest story, and embellish it to no avail, better than a Marine Corps pilot. And so it is that The Ready Room podcast was born. My name is Phillip Goebel, my callsign is SUSAN. I’m a hockey player from the Midwest turned Marine Corps F-18 Pilot. If you google my name you’ll probably find a mugshot, some college hockey stats, and a picture of a restaurant I owned back in the day. Lucky for me in 15 years on active duty I was blessed to serve with some absolutely amazing people, and even a few that slipped through the cracks. Regardless, in every situation and encounter, whether it was a high or low stress scenario, there were lessons learned, many that were learned the hard way, and some of which were paid in blood. The goal of this podcast is to extract these lessons and share them with the world. Through the avenues of intelligent conversation, humor, history, shenanigans, and culture; I hope to share with people stories and lessons that will resonate in their daily lives. It might be something as simple as, hey, don’t get hammered with your old Tomcat buddies and crash your golf cart on the arresting gear, because that did happen, or something as serious as, how to genuinely take care of your people and how to get them to put every ounce of who they are into what it is they are doing. In my experience, I‘ve found that a strong dose of humor paired with a good cup of coffee or a quality beverage or two, will help keep things rolling. I hope you enjoy it, if you don’t, no worries, I encourage you to listen to Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan. There’s tons of really good brain food out there that’s worth checking out. And for those of you that do stick around, I hope you enjoy the ride. I am your host, SUSAN, and this is the Ready Room Podcast.
