062: Counting Coup - Part Two w/Fred
Episode 62 of the The Art and War Podcast podcast, hosted by @CBRNArt on IG, titled "062: Counting Coup - Part Two w/Fred" was published on August 21, 2022 and runs 115 minutes.
August 21, 2022 ·115m · The Art and War Podcast
Summary
Fred, Counting Coup Tactical, former AF Combat Controller cool guy and current Spiritus cool guy, joins the lads once again to hit some deep topics! Starting out by touching on Fred’s recent experiences working on physical and mental health with some herbal assistance and how he felt getting off of medications, Mitch gets into his own experiences seeing the difference between just showing up for therapy and putting in the work to get better, what could be done better with troops transitioning from combat deployments back stateside, how the military will readily leave the individual behind out of convenience, the issue of retaining troops and how money is thrown at recruitment bonuses over maintaining those currently enlisted and why the Army has so many Generals with seemingly pointless jobs. Also, Mitch asks Fred if he can ever relax and do nothing, doing good without expecting to be rewarded and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Fred at Counting Coup Tactical on Instagram, here! Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks! Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!
Episode Description
Fred, Counting Coup Tactical, former AF Combat Controller cool guy and current Spiritus cool guy, joins the lads once again to hit some deep topics! Starting out by touching on Fred’s recent experiences working on physical and mental health with some herbal assistance and how he felt getting off of medications, Mitch gets into his own experiences seeing the difference between just showing up for therapy and putting in the work to get better, what could be done better with troops transitioning from combat deployments back stateside, how the military will readily leave the individual behind out of convenience, the issue of retaining troops and how money is thrown at recruitment bonuses over maintaining those currently enlisted and why the Army has so many Generals with seemingly pointless jobs. Also, Mitch asks Fred if he can ever relax and do nothing, doing good without expecting to be rewarded and much more!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Check out Fred at Counting Coup Tactical on Instagram, here!
Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!
Follow the lads on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en
Follow the lads on Twitter:
Check out our sponsors:
Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com
Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com
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