Summary: <br> When this 5’3″ tall airman was denied a waiver to be a pilot, along with women and a male gymnast, he had to figure out something else to do.<br> 23 years later, he retired from the Air Force’s elite Special Tactics community as a combat controller.<br> Kurt Buller said he has “the energy of a really tall guy jammed up in my little body.” He’s a motivator and a leader. You’ll hear his passion for excellence from the moment he opens his mouth. When I asked him how he made it thru the grueling pipeline, he said “the team made me stronger.” We also talked about the most difficult decisions he made as a leader.<br> He shares some nuggets of wisdom, such as:<br> <br> * Our adversary (enemy) is very clever. The dumb ones got killed in first wave<br> * The enemy can’t duplicate our training and team mindset<br> * Get them the snorkel; a reference to Buddy Breathing in the water training portion of pipeline<br> * I may ask you to do hard things, but I will run thru the brick wall first<br> <br> This interview was jam-packed with advice for being a leader and teammate. And since he helped prepare AFSOC warriors for battle, he complimented the role of all battlefield airmen–CCT, PJ, TACP, and SOWT. <br> Since his retirement three years ago, he taught JROTC and now has his own consulting company <a href="http://www.beintrepid.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intrepid Leadership Group</a> where he’s still able to work with our nation’s elite warriors. It allows him to spend more time with his wife and teenage boys while still doing something he loves.<br> Buller will fire you up. I had a good time with this one and think you will too.<br> *Also, PTC is now on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/patriottothecore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a>. Please check out how you can help the cause so I can provide quality content. <br> Copyright 2017 Thad Forester<br><br> http://<a href="http://www.patriottothecore.com/">www.patriottothecore.com<br><br> </a>email questions to <a href="mailto:thad@patriottothecore.com">thad@patriottothecore.com<br><br> </a><br> Rock Tune by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)<br> <a href="mailto:thad@patriottothecore.com">Artist: </a><a href="http://audionautix.com/">http://audionautix.com/</a><a href="mailto:thad@patriottothecore.com"><br><br> </a><br>
