Episode 279 - Nick Koumalatsos

<p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 idfSAh" data-slate-node= "element" data-encore-id="type"><span data-slate-node= "text"><span class="sc-hIagIn jvFafy" data-slate-leaf= "true"><span data-slate-string="true">Nick was born in Hollywood Florida. He spent his childhood training to be Batman and planning his next big adventure. He grew up on the move and lived in 5 states by the time he was twelve. This only made him more adaptable and comfortable with integrating into any environment. His teen years took a turn and were rocky to say the least. Nick was forced into juvenile detention at the age of twelve. After shaking his past Nick needed to find a new direction.</span></span></span></p> <p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 idfSAh" data-slate-node= "element" data-encore-id="type"><span data-slate-node= "text"><span class="sc-hIagIn jvFafy" data-slate-leaf= "true"><span data-slate-string="true">Nick joined the Marine Corps at 19 but not without a fight. Because of his troubled youth, Nick had to seek legal counsel just to be accepted. He suffered from a wrist injury within his first week of boot camp. He spent five and a half months in basic training but graduated company honor grad. It was his perseverance through adversity that set the tone for his future and a foreshadowing of things to come.</span></span></span></p> <p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 idfSAh" data-slate-node= "element" data-encore-id="type"><span data-slate-node= "text"><span class="sc-hIagIn jvFafy" data-slate-leaf= "true"><span data-slate-string="true">Nick went on to become a 12 year Special Operations Marine Corps veteran with Marine Reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command. He has deployed in support of OIF/OEF and other places all over the world. Has trained foreign police, military, and militia in several countries.</span></span></span></p> <p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 idfSAh" data-slate-node= "element" data-encore-id="type"><span data-slate-node= "text"><span class="sc-hIagIn jvFafy" data-slate-leaf= "tr