The Truth About Women in Combat (Cultural Support Team)| Stephanie Rotolo
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Stephanie Rotolo joins us to talk about her path from Mortuary Affairs and MP work to joining the Cultural Support Team program and deploying to Afghanistan with Special Operations Forces. She breaks down CST selection, working with Afghan female tactical platoons, going out on missions with ODAs, and how those experiences shaped her later work in Civil Affairs across West Africa. Find Stephanie here: stephanie-r-d-rotolo-1b01641a6 Today's Sponsors: Mars Men⬇️ For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at mengotomars.com GhostBed ⬇️ ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show here:⬇️ patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/t... Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ @EyesOnGeopoliticsPod __________________________________ Jack Murphy's new book "We Defy: The Lost of Special Forces History" ⬇️ amazon.com/We-Defy--Special-History-e... —————————————————————— Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ ko-[fi.com/theteamhouse](https://fi.c... Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: @the.team.house The Team House Twitter: @TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: @jackmcmurph Jack’s Twitter: @jackmurphyrgr Team House Discord: ⬇️ discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 Start 01:43 Stephanie’s origin story and path to the Army 07:20 Mortuary Affairs and working at Dover 12:53 ROTC, commissioning, and becoming an MP 17:04 MP life in Germany and barracks chaos 25:31 Discovering the Cultural Support Team program 28:14 CST selection and Ranger-led training 33:08 Cultural training and preparing for Afghanistan 38:11 Training Afghanistan’s Female Tactical Platoon 48:00 Operations with ODAs, Rangers, and JSOC 58:00 Coming home, reintegration, and CST program gaps 1:04:36 Smokey the deployment dog 1:12:10 Switching to Civil Affairs and language school 1:15:18 West Africa missions in Senegal and Benin 1:26:30 Naples, the reserves, Altru, and final reflections
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Stephanie Rotolo joins us to talk about her path from Mortuary Affairs and MP work to joining the Cultural Support Team program and deploying to Afghanistan with Special Operations Forces. She breaks down CST selection, working with Afghan female tactical platoons, going out on missions with ODAs, and how those experiences shaped her later work in Civil Affairs across West Africa.<br />Find Stephanie here:<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-r-d-rotolo-1b01641a6?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name<br />Today's Sponsors:<br />Mars Men⬇️<br />For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com/<br />GhostBed ⬇️<br />https://www.ghostbed.com/house<br />FOR 10% off! <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 />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 />01:43 Stephanie’s origin story and path to the Army<br />07:20 Mortuary Affairs and working at Dover<br />12:53 ROTC, commissioning, and becoming an MP<br />17:04 MP life in Germany and barracks chaos<br />25:31 Discovering the Cultural Support Team program<br />28:14 CST selection and Ranger-led training<br />33:08 Cultural training and preparing for Afghanistan<br />38:11 Training Afghanistan’s Female Tactical Platoon<br />48:00 Operations with ODAs, Rangers, and JSOC<br />58:00 Coming home, reintegration, and CST program gaps<br />1:04:36 Smokey the deployment dog<br />1:12:10 Switching to Civil Affairs and language school<br />1:15:18 West Africa missions in Senegal and Benin<br />1:26:30 Naples, the reserves, Altru, and final reflections<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>.
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Stephanie Rotolo joins us to talk about her path from Mortuary Affairs and MP work to joining the Cultural Support Team program and deploying to Afghanistan with Special Operations Forces. She breaks down CST selection, working with Afghan female tactical platoons, going out on missions with ODAs, and how those experiences shaped her later work in Civil Affairs across West Africa. Find Stephanie here: stephanie-r-d-rotolo-1b01641a6 Today's Sponsors: Mars Men⬇️ For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at mengotomars.com GhostBed ⬇️ ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show here:⬇️ patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/t... Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ @EyesOnGeopoliticsPod __________________________________ Jack Murphy's new book "We Defy: The Lost of Special Forces History" ⬇️ amazon.com/We-Defy--Special-History-e... —————————————————————— Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ ko-[fi.com/theteamhouse](https://fi.c... Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: @the.team.house The Team House Twitter: @TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: @jackmcmurph Jack’s Twitter: @jackmurphyrgr Team House Discord: ⬇️ discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 Start 01:43 Stephanie’s origin story and path to the Army 07:20 Mortuary Affairs and working at Dover 12:53 ROTC, commissioning, and becoming an MP 17:04 MP life in Germany and barracks chaos 25:31 Discovering the Cultural Support Team program 28:14 CST selection and Ranger-led training 33:08 Cultural training and preparing for Afghanistan 38:11 Training Afghanistan’s Female Tactical Platoon 48:00 Operations with ODAs, Rangers, and JSOC 58:00 Coming home, reintegration, and CST program gaps 1:04:36 Smokey the deployment dog 1:12:10 Switching to Civil Affairs and language school 1:15:18 West Africa missions in Senegal and Benin 1:26:30 Naples, the reserves, Altru, and final reflections
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Stephanie Rotolo joins us to talk about her path from Mortuary Affairs and MP work to joining the Cultural Support Team program and deploying to Afghanistan with Special Operations Forces. She breaks down CST selection, working with Afghan female tactical platoons, going out on missions with ODAs, and how those experiences shaped her later work in Civil Affairs across West Africa.<br />Find Stephanie here:<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-r-d-rotolo-1b01641a6?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name<br />Today's Sponsors:<br />Mars Men⬇️<br />For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com/<br />GhostBed ⬇️<br />https://www.ghostbed.com/house<br />FOR 10% off! <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 />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 />01:43 Stephanie’s origin story and path to the Army<br />07:20 Mortuary Affairs and working at Dover<br />12:53 ROTC, commissioning, and becoming an MP<br />17:04 MP life in Germany and barracks chaos<br />25:31 Discovering the Cultural Support Team program<br />28:14 CST selection and Ranger-led training<br />33:08 Cultural training and preparing for Afghanistan<br />38:11 Training Afghanistan’s Female Tactical Platoon<br />48:00 Operations with ODAs, Rangers, and JSOC<br />58:00 Coming home, reintegration, and CST program gaps<br />1:04:36 Smokey the deployment dog<br />1:12:10 Switching to Civil Affairs and language school<br />1:15:18 West Africa missions in Senegal and Benin<br />1:26:30 Naples, the reserves, Altru, and final reflections<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>.