Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
17-year Navy SEAL, Team 10 & DEVGRU Operator Cole Fackler pulls back the curtain on DEVGRU’s year-long “Green Team” pipeline where even the top 5 percent of Navy SEALs face a 70% cut rate and a relentless zero-fail mindset.
In this candid conversation with former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux, Cole explains why he and DJ Shipley postponed screening to finish combat deployments, details the exact physical, psychological and reputation checks that filter candidates, and reveals how leadership styles and squadron “personalities” dictate final selections.
Cole breaks down the culture of limitless resources paired with unforgiving accountability, then ties it to real-world missions that prove Green Team’s training works on day one. Cole also opens up about the mental toll of never knowing where you stand, the career risk of being “that guy who got dropped,” and what zero-mistake performance really means on the world’s most sensitive operations.
Stay to the end to learn how graduates deploy in as little as two months.
FULL EPISODE: youtube.com/watch?v=sr5JtUI8Ojg
WATCH NEXT:
Green Beret's Fight For Survival in Afghanistan: youtu.be/KYJCBcvk6ac
How an Army MP Became A Green Beret: youtu.be/gF4nCUWOLd0
CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Introduction
01:16 – Submitting to Screen for DEVGRU
02:40 – Delaying Selection for Another Deployment
03:39 – The Grueling Screening Standards
04:34 – Mental Stress & Huge Failure Odds
05:13 – Smith & Wesson Sponsor Break
05:48 – How Leadership Picks Candidates
06:43 – Personality Fit & Squadron Needs
07:17 – Building Specialized Skill Paths
08:04 – Living the Zero-Fail Culture
09:12 – Unlimited Resources & Autonomy
11:00 – High-Level Stakes of Tier 1
11:46 – Deployable Two Months After Selection
12:08 – First Missions Under Extreme Pressure
#DEVGRU #GreenTeam #NavySEAL
17-year Navy SEAL, Team 10 & DEVGRU Operator Cole Fackler pulls back the curtain on DEVGRU’s year-long “Green Team” pipeline where even the top 5 percent of Navy SEALs face a 70% cut rate and a relentless zero-fail mindset.
In this candid conversation with former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux, Cole explains why he and DJ Shipley postponed screening to finish combat deployments, details the exact physical, psychological and reputation checks that filter candidates, and reveals how leadership styles and squadron “personalities” dictate final selections.
Cole breaks down the culture of limitless resources paired with unforgiving accountability, then ties it to real-world missions that prove Green Team’s training works on day one. Cole also opens up about the mental toll of never knowing where you stand, the career risk of being “that guy who got dropped,” and what zero-mistake performance really means on the world’s most sensitive operations.
Stay to the end to learn how graduates deploy in as little as two months.
FULL EPISODE: youtube.com/watch?v=sr5JtUI8Ojg
WATCH NEXT:
Green Beret's Fight For Survival in Afghanistan: youtu.be/KYJCBcvk6ac
How an Army MP Became A Green Beret: youtu.be/gF4nCUWOLd0
CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Introduction
01:16 – Submitting to Screen for DEVGRU
02:40 – Delaying Selection for Another Deployment
03:39 – The Grueling Screening Standards
04:34 – Mental Stress & Huge Failure Odds
05:13 – Smith & Wesson Sponsor Break
05:48 – How Leadership Picks Candidates
06:43 – Personality Fit & Squadron Needs
07:17 – Building Specialized Skill Paths
08:04 – Living the Zero-Fail Culture
09:12 – Unlimited Resources & Autonomy
11:00 – High-Level Stakes of Tier 1
11:46 – Deployable Two Months After Selection
12:08 – First Missions Under Extreme Pressure
#DEVGRU #GreenTeam #NavySEAL
