DRS Special: Should Young People Fight In Iran? - Navy SEAL, A-10 Pilot & Green Beret Fireside Discussion episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 51 MIN

DRS Special: Should Young People Fight In Iran? - Navy SEAL, A-10 Pilot & Green Beret Fireside Discussion

from The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show · host iHeartPodcasts

David sits down around a fire in Idaho to answer this question with A-10 Pilot Dale Stark, and Green Beret Clay Martin. This is the question nobody on cable news will answer honestly.  The answers are not what you'd expect. Both men love the military. Both men would serve again in a heartbeat if they could go back to 20. Both men are getting messages every day from young people asking whether they should sign up right now — and both men are struggling with how to answer. This is the third and final episode of the Idaho series, recorded the night before David flew home. It's the conversation that can only happen once the cameras have been rolling all weekend and the men trust each other enough to say what they actually think. They talk about the letter Joe Kent wrote. The 20 years they each spent wondering if the mission they were on was the mission they were told. The moment Dale walked back onto Bagram in 2014 and realized something was deeply wrong. Clay's read on what the Iraq War actually cost, spoken as a 45-year-old man looking at the 20-year-old he used to be. The question of whether Iran is a country America is prepared to fight — and whether our kids should be the ones sent to find out. They do not tell young people not to serve. What they do is give them the full picture — the cost, the mission, the moral weight — and trust them to make the choice themselves. If you're on the fence about serving, or you know someone who is, this is the conversation you need to hear. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/➡️ Dale's Ranch, Belt Business & More: https://dalestark.com/➡️ Follow Dale on X: https://x.com/DaleStarkA10➡️ Find Clay's books, programs, and resources: https://www.barbarianspirit.com/ 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/ Timestamps:00:00 - The Question No One Is Answering Honestly01:52 - Questions They're Getting Asked By Young People Right Now08:46 - Is This The Same War Over And Over Again?18:02 - Questions About The Iran War26:16 - Vet Community Is Split On Iran30:16 - Boots On The Ground & Arguments Around Iran Conflict36:59 - The Insanity & Devastation of A Ground Invasion of Iran43:43 - What Will Trump Do? And Changing Red Lines47:59 - Final Message To Young PeopleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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