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.<br />Grab Taamir's book "Mind of a Soldier: 34 Laws for the War After the War" here -- https://a.co/06Xoy11w<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/taamir-ransome-b8442391<br />Today's Sponsors:<br />GhostBed ⬇️<br />https://www.ghostbed.com/house<br />FOR 10% off! <br />Quince⬇️<br />go to: https://www.quince.com/house<br />for free shipping and 365 day returns <br />For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! <br />https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse<br />To help support the show and for all bonus content including:<br />-live shows and asking guest questions <br />-ad free audio and video<br />-early access to shows<br />-Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests<br />Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<br />Support the show here:⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<br />___________________________________________________<br />PRE ORDER JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" <br />⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️<br />https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/<br />Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️<br />https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured<br />__________________________________<br />Jack Murphy's new book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️<br />https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/<br />——————————————————————<br />Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️<br />https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse<br />Social Media: ⬇️<br />The Team House Instagram:<br />https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link<br />The Team House Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod<br />Jack’s Instagram:<br />https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link<br />Jack’s Twitter:<br /> https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21<br />Team House Discord: ⬇️<br />https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6<br />"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"<br />00:00 — Start <br />01:08 — Growing up, wanting to be a rapper, and joining the Army<br />03:20 — Radar repair, the 82nd Airborne, and signing up after 9/11<br />06:15 — Deploying to Fallujah and getting attached to the battalion commander’s PSD<br />10:47 — Trying for Special Forces, failing land nav, and finding the EOD path<br />13:15 — EOD school, explosives training, and why it was the hardest school he attended<br />18:04 — An 18-month EOD deployment in Mosul during the height of the IED fight<br />21:15 — Standing up the 28th EOD Company to support the Ranger Regiment<br />25:01 — First deployment with Ranger Battalion and learning SOF EOD on the fly<br />28:51 — Afghanistan, mountain warfare, booby-trapped rooftops, and Ranger casualties<br />31:30 — Getting blown up, warning the commander, and clearing a path for the medevac<br />35:40 — Helicopter shot down in Kandahar and taking fire after the crash<br />39:20 — Selection for Delta Force and the EOD role inside the unit<br />43:18 — In-extremis EOD training, hostage rescue, and going through OTC<br />50:22 — Life inside the unit, combat deployments, Syria, ISIS, and booby-trapped warfare<br />01:15:03 — Writing Mind of a Soldier, leaving the military, and struggling with transition<br />01:20:01 — The VA, veteran mental health, suicide, and being “functionally messed up”<br />01:35:04 — Helping enlisted veterans transition, hiring bias, TBI, and service dogs<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support</a>.