Italian Tier-1 Raider Says Benghazi Rescue Forces Were Ready—Then Told NOT to Go | EP 317

WANT MORE MIKE DROP? Become a Mike Drop YouTube Member and get closer to the show with exclusive members-only content, bonus access, and perks you won’t get as a regular subscriber. 👉 Click “JOIN” below the video to become a member. Captain Alex Folchitto, a 16-year veteran of the Italian Army Special Forces and an airborne Ranger from the tier one unit known as the 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment, Col Moschin, joins Mike Ritland as the first Italian veteran to appear on the podcast. Alex opens with a mission that nearly went terribly wrong: a midnight flight into a village, everybody shooting at them, and an aircraft that loses its front wheel. From there, he walks through the Italian selection (ten-day hell week, then three years of training), working alongside U.S. units in Afghanistan, rules of engagement, and his deployment to Libya around the time of the Benghazi attack. He also tells how he went from washing dishes at his sister’s restaurant to the movie business as a military advisor, stunt performer and actor. If you like this, click subscribe, like and share with a friend. ---------- Support Alex Folchitto https://www.instagram.com/alessandro_folchitto/ https://fproduction.us/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6671146/ https://www.facebook.com/AlessandroFolchitto74 https://x.com/AFolchitto https://www.tiktok.com/@alessandrofolchit0?_r=1&_t=ZP-98nUs6O4g5W ---------- COVERON Visit https://coveron.com/MIKERITLAND to get 71% off this BLACK FRIDAY with code MIKE RITLAND HELIX Get 120-night sleep trial at https://helixsleep.com/mikedrop GEVITI Get started at https://gogeviti.com/MIKEDROP and use code MIKEDROP for 20% off your membership. That's G-O-G-E-V-I-T-I dot com, slash MIKEDROP for 20% off today. ETHOS Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/MIKEDROP. BUBS NATURALS Get 20% off your first purchase with promo code mikedrop at https://bubsnaturals.com MIKE DROP PATREON Watch ad free never before seen content at https://patreon.com/mikedrop WARRIOR DOG FOUNDATION Help Warrior Dog Foundation provide lifelong care for retired military and law enforcement K9s by donating today. https://warriordogfoundation.org/donate TEAM DOG FOOD, TREATS & SUPPLEMENTS Team Dog provides a complete diet of science-backed premium dog food, treats, and supplements to optimize your dog’s health, forged from rigorous standards and real-world expertise. https://www.teamdog.shop TEAM DOG ONLINE TRAINING Based on Mike’s bestselling book “Team Dog, Train the Navy SEAL Way”, join tens of thousands of families that successfully trained their way to a better dog. https://www.teamdog.pet SHOP ALL THE MIKE RITLAND BRANDS Get all your Mike Ritland branded gear - Mike Drop | Trikos | Team Dog https://shop.mikeritland.com Chapters 00:00:00 - Cold Open 00:01:26 - Guest Intro 00:03:45 - Childhood & Basketball 00:09:09 - Italian Food & Culture 00:11:13 - Mafia Discussion 00:17:07 - Deciding to Join 00:22:32 - Selection Process 00:24:20 - Three-Year Training 00:31:02 - Sponsor: HELIX 00:34:14 - Vatican Swiss Guard 00:36:22 - First Deployment 00:41:25 - Delta Force Encounter 00:45:43 - Sponsor: GEVITI 00:47:23 - Chinook Crash Landing 00:50:51 - Enemy Fighters 01:00:15 - Sponsor: ETHOS 01:03:00 - Rules of Engagement 01:05:12 - Bosnia Deployment 01:11:25 - Benghazi Discussion 01:14:51 - Sponsor: COVERON 01:18:25 - Leaving Military 01:30:33 - Moving to America 01:36:10 - Washing Dishes 01:37:04 - Insurgent Audition 01:38:35 - Sponsor: BUBS Naturals 01:41:46 - Film Career 01:52:24 - European Migration 01:58:16 - Visiting Italy 02:04:13 - What’s Next 02:09:06 - Improvisation Mentality #MikeDropPodcast #MikeRitland #Veteran #Military #Geopolitics #MikeRitlandPodcast #NavySEAL #Politics #Tier1 #DeltaForce #SpecialForces #ColMoschin #ItalianMafia #SpecialForcesSelection #VaticanSwissGuard #VeteranStories #MilitaryCulture #MilitaryStories #MilitaryNews #DonaldTrump #SpecialForcesTraining #JoeRogan #JockoWillink #MilitaryLife #ValhallaVFT #MilitaryHistory #MilitaryStory #ShawnRyanShow #USSpecialForces #DavidGoggins #Operator #AndyStumpf