Lessons in Resilience from a Marine Officer | TRS 012

Our next guest, Tommy Waller, joins Chad Robichaux and Sean Kennard to talk about his years of service in the USMC, his firsthand experience with the power of resilience, and the work that he's doing now with the Center for Security Policy.

Tommy Waller is currently the President and CEO of the Center for Security Policy. Waller retired from the Marine Corps Reserves at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after serving more than two decades on both active duty and in the reserves with deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, and the Caribbean.

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CHAPTERS:
00:01:21 Becoming commander of 3rd Force Recon Company.
00:05:19 Rougarou legend in Louisiana.
00:08:32 Resilience in family dynamics.
00:10:27 Loss of fellow Marines.
00:15:31 Combat deployments and experiences.
00:19:29 Leadership and decision-making.
00:23:42 Leadership in the recon community.
00:25:30 Humility and listening to ideas.
00:29:58 Resilience in Combat Operations.
00:31:31 Coping with loss in combat.
00:37:20 Overcoming personal struggles through faith.
00:40:00 Lessons from training divers.
00:43:12 The power of righteous anger.
00:50:30 Making the right decisions.
00:53:25 Center for Security Policy.
00:55:47 Legislative solutions for infrastructure.
00:58:33 Resilient Communities Network.
01:01:40 Eco-terrorism and infrastructure threats.
01:06:45 Resilience in America.
01:08:14 Challenges in Military Recruitment.
01:14:24 Military general officers' accountability.
01:15:44 America's exceptionalism and inspiration.
01:19:43 Inventing the Oyster Bed.
01:25:21 James Beard award-winning restaurant.
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