Delta Force EOD Operator | Taamir Ransome

Taamir Ransome joins The Team House to discuss his path from the 82nd Airborne to EOD, the 75th Ranger Regiment, and eventually Delta Force, including deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. He also opens up about getting blown up repeatedly, the toll of the job, writing Mind of a Soldier, and the brutal reality of transitioning out of the military after a career in special operations.
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00:00 — Start
01:08 — Growing up, wanting to be a rapper, and joining the Army
03:20 — Radar repair, the 82nd Airborne, and signing up after 9/11
06:15 — Deploying to Fallujah and getting attached to the battalion commander’s PSD
10:47 — Trying for Special Forces, failing land nav, and finding the EOD path
13:15 — EOD school, explosives training, and why it was the hardest school he attended
18:04 — An 18-month EOD deployment in Mosul during the height of the IED fight
21:15 — Standing up the 28th EOD Company to support the Ranger Regiment
25:01 — First deployment with Ranger Battalion and learning SOF EOD on the fly
28:51 — Afghanistan, mountain warfare, booby-trapped rooftops, and Ranger casualties
31:30 — Getting blown up, warning the commander, and clearing a path for the medevac
35:40 — Helicopter shot down in Kandahar and taking fire after the crash
39:20 — Selection for Delta Force and the EOD role inside the unit
43:18 — In-extremis EOD training, hostage rescue, and going through OTC
50:22 — Life inside the unit, combat deployments, Syria, ISIS, and booby-trapped warfare
01:15:03 — Writing Mind of a Soldier, leaving the military, and struggling with transition
01:20:01 — The VA, veteran mental health, suicide, and being “functionally messed up”
01:35:04 — Helping enlisted veterans transition, hiring bias, TBI, and service dogs

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