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Brandon Webb

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As seen in: SOFREP, Medium, The Australian, Publishers Weekly, The Asia-Pacific Journal, The Pilot, Special Operations.Com, The Loadout Room, Red Carpet Crash
Parenting Confident & Joyful kids since 2001. Dad of 3 | NY Times Bestselling Author | Former Navy SEAL. Puddle Jumpers 📕(May 12, 2026)
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Why This Navy SEAL is Leaving USAA After 20+ Years: A Public Breach of Trust

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By Brandon Webb
| SOFREP
I’ve spent a fair share of my life in uncomfortable places. I’ve crouched in dusty desert sniper hides where the air tasted like metal and diesel, and I’ve navigated the bureaucratic labyrinth of the military-industrial complex after leaving the SEALs in 2006. But nothing—absolutely nothing—prepares a man for the psychological warfare of USAA’s AI integration hell. After two decades of loyalty, I am finally pulling my cutaway handle and deploying my reserve chute and leaving USAA.
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Make Your Bed, Bury the Bodies: The Hypocrisy of McRaven’s Crusade Against Trump While SOCOM Burned

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By Brandon Webb
| SOFREP
I used to have a lot of respect for McRaven until 2014. That was when we had multiple sources within the SEAL community submit evidence of war crimes to SOFREP. I’m talking really bad stuff, that still gives me cold sweats when I think about it. I decided not to publish what was given to us (after seeking counsel from a friend, Jeff, then Editor of the San Diego Union Tribune) and instead inform McRaven’s US SOCOM directly, in an attempt to let them clean up their mess.
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A Navy SEAL on the Iran Strategy: Why Prayer Is No Plan

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By Brandon Webb
| SOFREP
As someone who spent close to a decade in the SEAL Teams, I can tell you that “hope” is not a Course of Action. Neither is “Pray for our troops.” The “Moto” tough-guy sound bites spit out by Hegseth and the Pentagon (like chewing tobacco on the rodeo grounds) do not win wars. They’re just more great content for SNL skits.
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