{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-soldier-fund-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F017-know-what-you-dont-know-W40hremC","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"017 | Know What You Don't Know","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/946a2b58-0ffd-45b6-9844-fac690eb5aff/b442d52e-181e-4596-92de-39e05ee0d085/copy_of_episode_art_interviews_6.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"This conversation gets underneath the surface of what draws a man into Special Forces—and what it actually takes to stay there. It moves past the mythology and into something far more grounded: the internal wiring required to operate in uncertainty, to manage yourself when no one is giving feedback, and to make decisions that don’t always end in clean outcomes.\n\nIn this episode, Ben sits down with a retired National Guard Special Forces medic whose path was anything but scripted. From Ranger Regiment to 20th Group, from combat deployments to a life-altering diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, his story traces the arc from capability to limitation—and what it means to hold onto identity when circumstances change.\n\nFor those in the formation, those approaching transition, or those simply trying to understand what real resilience looks like, this conversation offers something worth sitting with. It doesn’t simplify the cost of this life. But it does make clear that what is formed in it doesn’t disappear when the uniform comes off.\n\nIf you want to understand the mindset behind the tab—and what remains when it’s gone—this is a conversation worth your time."}