JP Dinnell sits down with Eric Grogan, former McKinney officer who was on the scene during the infamous "McKinney Pool Party Incident". Eric's actions that day exemplified what it means to serve and protect.

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JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and now a Leadership Instructor, Speaker and Strategic Advisor with Echelon Front, where he serves as Director of Experiential Leadership Training Programs.

J.P. is also a pro team athlete and spokesperson for Origin Maine and Jocko Fuel, an American clothing and supplement company.

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Jeremiah spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments. Sent to the violent terrorist stronghold of Ar Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 with SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, J.P. served as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon opposite the American Sniper, Chris Kyle, who was in Charlie Platoon.

For his leadership and courage under fire, JP was awarded a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor helping Task Unit Bruiser to become the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War.

He worked closely with SEAL Officers Jocko Willink, his Task Unit Commander, and Leif Babin, and was the driving force on many of the daring combat operations Jocko and Leif wrote about in Extreme Ownership.

Upon his return, J.P. again worked directly for Jocko as a training instructor at Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment, where he orchestrated realistic and challenging training scenarios for Special Operations Urban Combat training and Close Quarters Combat training to better prepare SEAL units for the real-world battlefield. He also served as a Combatives Instructor, Marksmanship Instructor and earned his Master Trainer Specialist qualification while helping Jocko rebuild and enhance these training programs into the highly effective platforms they are today.

J.P. brings exceptional experience and frontline leadership perspective from the winning mindset and culture of Task Unit Bruiser.

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:23 Eric Grogan
00:03:44 Wrestling
00:07:06 Growing Up Grogan
00:10:37 Faith and Family
00:11:03 Anger At God
00:13:02 Enlisting in the Army, Working for the DEA
00:18:53 Army Engineers and Navy CBs
00:21:44 Maintaining Alignment
00:22:40 Joining the McKinney PD
00:26:33 Cop Shows Aren't Reality
00:27:40 Rookie Mistakes
00:31:46 Brushing the Guardrail of Failure
00:34:30 Dealing with "No" People
00:38:14 The Need for More Officers
00:39:36 The McKinney Pool Party Incident
00:59:20 Leaving Law Enforcement
01:03:00 The Gift of Fear
01:06:50 Favorite Bible Verse
01:08:16 Staying Hungry
01:10:00 Questions from Lucas
01:22:50 Final Thoughts