When Violence Is Virtue: Why Men Need The Warrior Ethos | Adam McLain | Ep.

📍Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford sits down with Adam McClain, U.S. Marine infantry rifleman and author of the bestselling book When Violence is Virtue.

In this powerful conversation, Adam shares his journey from college dropout to Marine rifleman, his combat deployments in Afghanistan, and the hard lessons about rules of engagement, leadership failures, and the price of restraint. Together, they explore themes of warrior ethos, courage in the face of fear, false peace, societal decay, and legacy.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Book Excerpt Intro

05:23 - Why Adam Chose To Be A Marine

11:16 - 2014 Deployment, ROE frustration

29:09 - Why Adam Wrote The Book

37:57 - The Warrior Ethos

42:06 - Embracing Fear

45:27 - Passivity Isn’t Virtue

50:37 - The Compassionate Warrior

55:08 - A Warrior’s Legacy

56:51 - Order the book and follow Adam

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