At the moment now we have a singular and really attention-grabbing Fight Story with former Inexperienced Beret and later Command Chaplain at Particular Operations Command, George Youstra. George accrued over 400 flight hours, primarily within the F-16, on the urging of his boss on the time, Common Breedlove, so he might higher join with and serve the pilots and airmen he was assigned to. After constructing his fame as a Chaplain inside the Air Power fighter neighborhood, he was given a name signal, “Saul,” which is completely suited given his function and stature.
In his profession, George was a private advisor to eight 4 Star Generals and helped drive spiritual efforts at each tactical and strategic ranges in a number of fight theaters, notably inside the Particular Operations neighborhood. I had no concept how important the Chaplain’s function could be for combatant instructions on the strategic degree, which is one thing we dive into on this episode, along with the tactical expertise simply being current for troopers and airmen about to enter hurt’s method, on the verge of taking their very own lives, supporting brothers-in-arms who simply misplaced a greatest good friend, and wrestling with their spirituality within the warmth of fight.
At SOCOM, George served because the principal and private workers advisor to the Commander, Administrators, and headquarters workers in areas associated to morale, ethics and spirituality, to incorporate advising on the function and affect of faith within the strategic surroundings.
With that, I hope you get pleasure from this extremely insightful and shifting dialog with one of many few Chaplains to have seen fight himself as a Special Forces officer, as a lot as I did.
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Present Notes:
00:00 – Intro
00:44 – Visitor Introduction (George Youstra)
02:12 – Interview begins
02:45 – Childhood
04:45 – George’s Marine Father
06:18 – Faith and the Navy
08:48 – Path to the Chapalain Core
12:24 – Time within the Army
13:08 – Strom Thurmond
22:30 – Time in Special Forces
24:27 – Time in South America
29:30 – Difficult Operations as a Inexperienced Beret
34:30 – Happening the Chaplain path
37:16 – Coaching as a Chaplain
39:34 – Variations between Army and Air Power
42:21 – What makes an excellent Chaplain
50:04 – Day within the lifetime of a Chaplain downrange
54:59 – Objectives of a Chaplain
01:02:28 – Help with Psychological Well being
01:08:31 – “Saul” callsign
01:10:10 – Working with Fighter Pilots
01:18:47 – Perspective of management
01:22:40 – Management classes
01:26:04 – Totally different religions in fight
01:37:58 – Most brave act
01:41:37 – Sentimental objects
01:43:03 – Do all of it once more
01:44:35 – Administering final rights
01:45:18 – Closing ideas
01:46:19 – Listener feedback and shout outs
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