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Zack Ferguson is a former Navy SEAL Team 7 veteran with multiple deployments to Iraq, Yemen, Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, where he served as his platoons Lead Sniper/Point man, JTAC, Combatives Instructor, and Weapons Ordnance Specialist. He's also an instructor and co-owner at Defense Strategies Group, a collective of Special Operations Combat Veterans dedicated to continued service and empowering communities through defense training and security solutions. And when he's not training with the best, he's even a competitive 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu purple belt and amateur MMA fighter, where he met fellow Defense Strategies Group instructor (and previous Mike Drop Episode #62 Guest) Angel Cortes.
But for every hardened warrior there's a complicated backstory, and Zack's story doesn't end overseas. So where did the trouble at home come from? How does a SEAL recover when they've lost everything? And most importantly, why is Zack Ferguson still fighting?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
05:02 - A Warrior in California
11:47 - Fighting UFC Fighters at 16
21:24 - BUD/S Class 319
43:20 - Augmenting in Iraq with SEAL Team Three
58:51 - Deploying to Africa with SEAL Team Seven
01:01:57 - Classified Diving Operations
01:10:12 - Zero Tolerance at Sniper School
01:22:17 - Special Operations COVID Protocols
01:28:34 - Yemen Abroad, Addiction at Home
01:42:34 - Getting Out & Solving Problems at Home
01:46:25 - Healing through Psychedelics
01:58:20 - All in the Family
02:02:38 - Training with Defense Strategies Group
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Find Out More about Defense Strategies Group at https://www.defensestrategies.us
Find Out More about Zack at https://zackkferg.com
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Zackkferg
IG - https://www.instagram.com/zackkferg
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