In our new series, ex-SAS soldier Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham and former Delta Force Operator Chris VanSant meet to discuss life as elite special forces operators. As they walk through an abandoned military base, Billy and Chris reveal their near-death experiences in war zones, the extreme pressure of special forces selection and compare the US and UK military elite. Chris tells Billy about the Delta Force squad’s capture of Saddam Hussein in the GWOT. As they reflect on life after the army, they share their darkest moments as veterans and remember their fallen friends.
00:00 – 00:37 – Intro
00:37 – 03:33 – Gangs & Stabbings
03:33 – 04:45 – Why I Joined the Rangers
04:45 – 07:12 – Overcoming Fear
07:12 – 10:50 – Real Warriors
10:50 – 16:27 – Special Forces Selection
16:27 – 21:12 – Mental Strength
21:12 – 25:50 – You Could Smell Death
25:50 – 30:54 – It’s About To Go Down
30:54 – 36:50 – Capturing Saddam Hussein
36:50 – 41:11 – UK VS US Special Forces
41:11 – 51:07 – The Risk We Took
Thank you to Billy Billingham & Chris Vansant for taking part in this episode.
To find out more about Billy’s upcoming tour, please follow this link:
https://www.fane.co.uk/billy-billingham
Chris would like to direct veterans to two US-based charities:
https://frontlinehealingfoundation.org/
https://www.allsecurefoundation.org/
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Thank you to Billy Billingham and Chris VanSant for taking part in this episode of The Meet.
To find out more about Billy's upcoming tour, please follow this link: https://www.fane.co.uk/billy-billingham
Follow Chris on Instagram: @cvansant123
Chris would like to highlight two US-based charities:
https://frontlinehealingfoundation.org/
https://www.allsecurefoundation.org/
This is hands down the best video I've seen.
Very interesting and candid conversation. We are very lucky to have such people protecting us.
Long story short
This is really cool. Honest, no fuss and to the point. I learned a lot watching this. Thx!
Vansant is an awesome guy, nice to see more content on him
Chris is the definition of don't judge a book by its front cover
Dude is solid under that jacket!!
Chris' podcast is one of the absolute best on Shawn Ryan so great to see these 2 toether here.
two absolute legends!
Definitely dad with his lad. One of them was in awe of the other
could you get Eddie Stone? and/or some of the Fijian members of the SAS? Some of them are very well respected around the world!
One of the best conversations I've ever heard.
✊️
The British go back to basics because they have no choice, they’re broke 😆
This was absolutely class
What a great talk of two humble heroes. We owe you our freedom, guys. Salute!
Tough soldiers in Britain 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
when 2 fairies meet you get a fairytale
Does VanSant have hip issues or something? His gait is really different
Big difference between kids growing up. One from Delaware talking about a fast baseball being tossed by his dad at him and the the other from England gang land talking about being stabbed in the back who almost died. I’ll take the the bloke who learned about possible death at a young age. Either way, good to know we are on the same side.
CVS is a damn legend.
Two world-class soldiers just having a chat. Great stuff.