Ep 605: Mind of a Soldier | Taamir Ransome

Send us Fan MailPeaches sits down with retired Sergeant Major Taamir Ransome, an Army EOD veteran and author of Mind of a Soldier, to talk about EOD, transition, veteran suicide, purpose after service, and what happens when the war is over but the fight is not.Taamir walks through growing up in New Jersey, joining the Army with a GED, starting out in radar repair, attempting SFAS, and eventually finding his way into Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He explains the differences between Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force EOD, what makes the career field so small, and why EOD school is one of the hardest technical schools in the military.The conversation also gets into deployments, working around Special Operations Forces, wild stories from Iraq, and the reality that the military creates people who are calibrated differently than the rest of society.Then the episode turns toward Taamir’s book, Mind of a Soldier: 34 Laws for the War After the War. He talks about veteran suicide, transition, moral injury, finding purpose, nonprofits, service dogs, mentorship, and why veterans need to find a new pack and a new mission after leaving the uniform behind.This one is about more than war stories. It is about what comes next.Check out Mind of a Soldier: Available on AmazonFind Taamir: Mind of a Shadow Soldier on YouTubeCheck out Tasty Gains: TastyGains.comTrain with us: OperatorTrainingSummit.comChapters:00:00 - Intro, Tasty Gains, Ones Ready, and Operator Training Summit04:05 - Meet Retired SGM Taamir Ransome05:07 - Growing Up in New Jersey05:40 - Family Military History and Crazy Uncle Jerry07:39 - Joining the Army With a GED09:39 - The Cheat Code for Getting Mom On Board10:23 - GEDs, Recruiting, and the Military12:05 - From Radar Repair to EOD12:23 - SFAS, the 82nd, and Finding EOD13:27 - Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force EOD Differences16:32 - Why Navy EOD Supports SOF18:07 - Taamir’s EOD Career19:23 - How Small the EOD Community Is21:01 - EOD School and Joint Service Training21:42 - Deployment Stories and EOD Reality24:26 - Iraq, Targeting, and Wild Stories27:19 - Mind of a Soldier28:00 - Why Veterans Are Killing Themselves29:16 - Being Calibrated Differently After War30:10 - Suicide, Policy, and Personal Responsibility31:37 - Purpose, Pack, and Fighting the Noise34:44 - Finding a New Mission35:25 - Moral Injury and Mentoring the Next Generation40:48 - STEM, AI, and Teaching Kids42:05 - Training Service Dogs for Veterans43:05 - Conventional Veterans and SOF Access44:28 - Veteran Nonprofits and Finding Help47:51 - VFW, DAV, and the Next Generation49:11 - Podcasts, Trust, and Reaching Veterans53:09 - Quiet Professional vs. Silent Professional54:34 - The Price of Service55:21 - Where to Find TaamirSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...