i ve got two kids myself, and i m never going to push em towards the military, and i m never going to push em away because one great thing, the military, it is a volunteer force. and if you re going to be there, i want it to be because you want it. and you re going to understand that honor that goes into serving your country. as far as preparing them, i mean, they need to know that when you sign up to go into the military, there s a very high likelihood especially now you re going to go to war. so just prepare yourself that you may be called upon by your country to put your life on the line and possibly give your life for everybody else s safety here. and a lot of people are saying, well, they don t understand why they re fighting over there, and that s fine. just you don t even listen to the people who are coming out against the war because what they need to be doing is protesting congress. or protest the president. all these politicians. but leave the military guys
military does that it can help, it ll benefit the police. and the same, vice versa. some of the stuff the police do, it ll help the military. and just trying to get a little more synergy going between everybody and get everyone to talking and try to come out with the best possible solution for everyone. host: chris kyle, what s the web site? guest: it is thecraft.com or craftintl.com. host: next call for chris kyle comes from jeff in aiken, south carolina, a navy vet. go ahead, jeff. caller: hey, chris. i just want to say i appreciate everything you ve done. i served from 2000 to 2006 in iraq well, not the whole time in iraq, but i did two deployments there. i also did small boat swift teams, not sure you know what they are. and then i got out, and i discovered the same thing that you do, that the caliber of people just isn t quite the same that you deal with. became an flt officer, i did that for a few years. you know, i really [inaudible] and a lot of people may
guest: and the marine recruiter was out to lunch, and then in the strip mall all of a sudden there, you know, you ve got the army recruiter, the navy recruiter, all coming out trying to be snipers themselves and pick you off and get you to come to them. i talked to each one of them, and the navy recruiter sold me on being a seal. host: and at that moment you knew you wanted to be a seal? guest: yes, sir, i mean, everything he was telling me which, of course, the recruiter built it up to where it was more of a jason bourne type thing, but he definitely sold me that the navy seals, they do all this stuff that you never hear about and all this great adventures, and you re going to be the most highly-trained person out there, you re going to be able to have all these skills shooting and hand to hand, so i thought, all right, that sounds great. if there s a best, then i want to be the best. host: what was your training like? guest: well, the initial boot camp to become a
on being a seal. host: and at that moment you knew you wanted to be a seal? guest: yes, sir, i mean, everything he was telling me which, of course, the recruiter built it up to where it was more of a jason bourne type thing, but he definitely sold me that the navy seals, they do all this stuff that you never hear about and all this great adventures, and you re going to be the most highly-trained person out there, you re going to be able to have all these skills shooting and hand to hand, so i thought, all right, that sounds great. if there s a best, then i want to be the best. host: what was your training like? guest: well, the initial boot camp to become a seal is called buds, and that was, basically, felt like seven months long standing there with your feet shoulder width apart getting kicked in the junk. it sucked. it was just wet and sandy every day, and there were times during buds i thought about quitting, but, you know, i don t know if it was just i was too laz