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Episode 11 with Thomas Benge SFG (17 years in Law Enforcement)

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1. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you been a police officer for? Well, I am 47 years old. I have been married to my beautiful wife Nicole for 18 years. We have twowonderful daughters (Junior and Senior in H.S) We own a Strength and Conditioning facility in CentralOregon and have been doing that for ten yrs. I was in LE for 17 years. One year in corrections and one year inProbation/Parole and then I spent 15 yrs. As a Police officer where I retired at the rank of Sergeant. Inaddition to working in the fitness space, I am still actively involved in training Law enforcement andMilitary in skill domains like combatives, tactics and shooting as well as constitutional Force response.When not doing all of the that, I serve as the Co-teaching Pastor of a local church. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? I would say probably in my late 20’s. Just a series of poor decisions, carried a lot of anger, I seemedgood on the outside, but on the inside, I was pretty empty, and I remembered a day when I was justtrying to find the courage to end it. My faith or better yet, being called back to my faith in God was thegame changer. 3. What are your greatest successes? This is always a tough one. I would definitely say finding an amazing wife has been a gigantic success. Ibelieve that having the support of someone who sees you at your worst, but still believes in your best ishuge. The years I spent active in law enforcement was some of the best times of my life. Opening ourStrength and Conditioning Facility. Earning my SFG Level I and some of the people that I have met as aresult. Serving the Law Enforcement and Military communities as a Trainer has been a massive success inmy life. I have coached athletes who have done well at the local, national and International level(amateur) of strength sport. Helping others attain there SFG’s. Published Author (Articles). Those are afew 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? I would say to 20 years old me…Everything matters. I sometimes think when we are younger that webelieve that we have two lives. One that is our young, wild, foolish life and then our older life, and neverthe twain shall meet. I would say to younger me that they are inextricably connected and thateverything has a ripple. Think about the man you want to be in 27 years and start mentoring him now. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? Another Great question. I have two if that is okay. Professionally I would say, George Williams. He is oneof my closest friends and the Director of Training for the law enforcement training company that I havebeen with for almost 20 years. He is the consummate professional and one of the five most brilliantpeople I personally know. He saw something in me as a 30-year-old guy and has been a tremendous Mentor about what it means to be a professional. Personally – I would say my grandmother Maxine.She passed away when I was 22 (my mom’s mom), and she was the complete embodiment of love andcommitment. If she never told you she loved you, there would still have been no doubt she didbecause her life was love. 6. Any particular stories that stand out? I am not sure if you mean from when I was a police officer or in general. But there was one incidentwhen I was an officer that myself and another officer were nominated for a National Award. I Thinkwhat stood out for me was remembering how nervous and unsure I was, but the Assistant chief and thefirst guy I went through the door with, said of all the guys I was the one they wanted going through first.And people who say that in critical incidents that time seems to slow down…It really does. 7. If you had a chance for a do-over in life, what would you do differently? Or would you keepeverything the same? You know this is another one of those interesting questions to consider. On the outside I think our initialresponse is sure, but if we sit w
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1. Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you been a police officer for? Well, I am 47 years old. I have been married to my beautiful wife Nicole for 18 years. We have twowonderful daughters (Junior and Senior in H.S) We own a Strength and Conditioning facility in CentralOregon and have been doing that for ten yrs. I was in LE for 17 years. One year in corrections and one year inProbation/Parole and then I spent 15 yrs. As a Police officer where I retired at the rank of Sergeant. Inaddition to working in the fitness space, I am still actively involved in training Law enforcement andMilitary in skill domains like combatives, tactics and shooting as well as constitutional Force response.When not doing all of the that, I serve as the Co-teaching Pastor of a local church. 2. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it? I would say probably in my late 20’s. Just a series of poor decisions, carried a lot of anger, I seemedgood on the outside, but on the inside, I was pretty empty, and I remembered a day when I was justtrying to find the courage to end it. My faith or better yet, being called back to my faith in God was thegame changer. 3. What are your greatest successes? This is always a tough one. I would definitely say finding an amazing wife has been a gigantic success. Ibelieve that having the support of someone who sees you at your worst, but still believes in your best ishuge. The years I spent active in law enforcement was some of the best times of my life. Opening ourStrength and Conditioning Facility. Earning my SFG Level I and some of the people that I have met as aresult. Serving the Law Enforcement and Military communities as a Trainer has been a massive success inmy life. I have coached athletes who have done well at the local, national and International level(amateur) of strength sport. Helping others attain there SFG’s. Published Author (Articles). Those are afew 4. Now that you have experienced life a little, what would you tell your 20-year- old self? I would say to 20 years old me…Everything matters. I sometimes think when we are younger that webelieve that we have two lives. One that is our young, wild, foolish life and then our older life, and neverthe twain shall meet. I would say to younger me that they are inextricably connected and thateverything has a ripple. Think about the man you want to be in 27 years and start mentoring him now. 5. Who is your greatest role model and why? Another Great question. I have two if that is okay. Professionally I would say, George Williams. He is oneof my closest friends and the Director of Training for the law enforcement training company that I havebeen with for almost 20 years. He is the consummate professional and one of the five most brilliantpeople I personally know. He saw something in me as a 30-year-old guy and has been a tremendous Mentor about what it means to be a professional. Personally – I would say my grandmother Maxine.She passed away when I was 22 (my mom’s mom), and she was the complete embodiment of love andcommitment. If she never told you she loved you, there would still have been no doubt she didbecause her life was love. 6. Any particular stories that stand out? I am not sure if you mean from when I was a police officer or in general. But there was one incidentwhen I was an officer that myself and another officer were nominated for a National Award. I Thinkwhat stood out for me was remembering how nervous and unsure I was, but the Assistant chief and thefirst guy I went through the door with, said of all the guys I was the one they wanted going through first.And people who say that in critical incidents that time seems to slow down…It really does. 7. If you had a chance for a do-over in life, what would you do differently? Or would you keepeverything the same? You know this is another one of those interesting questions to consider. On the outside I think our initialresponse is sure, but if we sit w
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