Jul 16, 2022
Today’s Combat Story is one of perseverance and hustle on another
level. We hear from Remi Adeleke who deployed multiple times as a
Navy SEAL, but only after overcoming a truly difficult childhood of
being stripped of his family’s wealth in Nigeria to hustling on the
streets of the Bronx to make ends meet.
Remi would be one of those rare people who wanted to become a SEAL
even though he couldn’t swim, just to give you an idea of his
attitude and beliefs.
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After leaving the service, Remi has done it all. He was contacted
by Hollywood and has either acted in or advised on multiple
blockbuster movies and shows like Transformers, SEAL Team, and most
recently the Terminal List with Chris Pratt.
He’s also a best selling author with a fantastic book “Transformed:
A Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the
Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds,” a clothing line called
Kojo and more.
This is a true Combat Story of not just overcoming the odds down
range, but overcoming every obstacle life in the inner city can
throw at you.
Find Remi Online:
- Instagram @remiadeleke
- Twitter @remiadeleke
- Kojo Wear Clothing Line
- Book Transformed: A Navy SEAL's Unlikely Journey from the Throne
of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds
- Muskegon Maritime Academy https://muskegonmaritimeacademy.org/
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- Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Guest Introduction (Remi Adeleke)
2:00 - Interview begins
4:26 - About his family’s tribe from Nigeria and what it means to
him today
7:12 - Growing up in Nigeria
13:16 - Formative years spent hustling in the Bronx
24:24 - Why the military?
27:58 - Being in NYC on 9/11
30:56 - An influential recruitment officer and getting his record
cleared
34:43 - Becoming a SEAL without knowing how to swim
39:01 - First deployment experience
43:10 - Combat Story - First time outside the wire as a Humvee
gunner
45:30 - Being an African American in the SEAL teams and how being
black helped down range
50:25 - How his time in the Bronx gave him skills in the
military
52:17 - Direct action ops and running sources
57:56 - Combat Story - a quick snatch and grab operation that
turned into 14 hours with an intense foot chase
1:08:22 - The decision to get out
1:11:55 - Getting the call to work on Transformers without a formal
audition and how he got into acting and consulting
1:21:50 - Starting the Muskegon Maritime Academy, a military themed
charter school
1:26:59 - What did you carry into combat?
1:27:32 - Would you do it again?
1:27:50 - What do you think your old man would be saying now?
1:28:31 - Listener comments and shout outs
This interview is all about special operations and special
operators. If you want to learn more about special opertaions, you
can click: https://www.combatstory.com/
This interview is describing what it takes to be in special
operations but also try to cover the following subjects:
- What are special operations?
- Combat Story
- Remi Adeleke
- Navy SEALs
- Combat Operations
Remi Adeleke was born in Western Africa, but following the death of
his father, he, his mother, and his brother relocated permanently
to the Bronx in New York City. After years of making regrettable
decisions, Remi joined the Navy in 2002 and later became a Navy
SEAL. Ending his successful naval career in 2016, he was led to
pursue a career in speaking and acting. Remi holds a BS in
organizational leadership and an MS in strategic leadership, both
from the University of Charleston West Virginia. He resides in
Southern California with his wife, Jessica, and their two sons,
Cayden and Caleb.
Speaking about joining the team, Adeleke said: “Since I departed
from the military in 2016 my main focus in life has been to
inspire, motivate and educate people — whether through writing,
speaking, or visual storytelling."
If you would like to learn more about Remi Adeleke I suggest you
look into our various other video clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCyApoJr-mNmdMNwdk22xEQ
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Have I responded to all of your questions about what are special
operations?
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SEALs and we have interviews with many Navy SEALs at www.combatstory.com, including those in Naval
Special Warfare Development Group (or DEVGRU), which many people
refer to as SEAL Team Six.