Ep. 31: James Hebert - (N1) Life of Purpose, Purposeful Life

EODCS James Hebert (Eh Bear) joins me in Episode 31 where he talks about a variety of EOD topics experienced over his 20 years of service. One subject that is brought up frequently in this episode is the importance of mental health. Eh Bear opens up about how doing the job he loves caused some lasting effectsthat were not talked about initially.

His first IED call, an unlikely group reporting a weapons cache and the ensuing shenanigans, almost getting shot, along with stories from times with the boy’s. This episode has it all.

I was honored to sit down with James and take some nuggets for myself. Enjoy.

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TIME STAMP

00:00 – Intro

00:51 – Guest Introduction

02:57 – NSOF Sponsor

03:28 – Before EOD

12:29 – Navy EOD/Dive School

18:32 – Being Ready to Deploy

23:50 – First EOD Call

32:19 – Cache

35:40 – VBIED

40:57 – EOD Training Unit One

56:56 – Differences in Deployment AORs

01:05:55 – EOD Mobile Unit Six

01:18:58 – Motivation for new Operators

01:33:31 – Working with Army Special Forces

01:43:25 – Almost Getting Shot

01:53:01 – Exiting the Military

02:09:43 – Learning to Look at Life Closer

03:34:18 – Outro

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