Navy seal rob oneill biography
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Robert J. O’Neill is one of the most highly-decorated combat veterans of our time. He was a team leader with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He has deployed more than a dozen times, and he held combat leadership roles in more than combat missions in fyra different theaters of war. A highly-trained Navy SEAL, he led the military’s most elite and was involved in our nation’s most important campaigns. With most of his career shrouded in a classified cloak, O’Neill was the man on the ground we have never heard of but know exists. He was one of the quiet professionals performing the most difficult tasks in the most difficult circumstances, serving his remarkable career in the shadows and keeping America safe in the process. O’Neill rose to the rank of senior chief petty officer in the United States Navy and served as a team leader at DEVGRU, positions not come bygd easily. O’Neill has a laundry list of certifications, including instructor, physical trainer, master training spe
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BIGGER THAN ME
During my military career, I was fortunate to serve with the best of the best — people I found to be so much better than me. I pushed myself every day to be every bit as good as they were. Most of those I worked with felt the same way, and together we accomplished some amazing things.
I was part of over combat missions. Although major motion pictures have been made about some of them, our accomplishments never seemed like a big deal to us. I did what the guys next to me, in front of me, and behind me were doing. We all just did what our SEAL training prepared us to do.
During our missions all I had to do was focus on my job and watch the back of the guy in front of me. I never worried because I knew my teammates were doing the same. I was part of a team that was bigger than any one man. Everything I ever accomplished could have been achieved by one of my teammates.
THE NEXT MISSION
As fate would have it, I now find myself in a unique set of circumstances. And
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Robert J. O'Neill
US Navy SEAL (born )
Robert J. O'Neill (born 10 April ) is a former United States Navy SEAL (&#;), TV news contributor, and author. After participating in May 's Operation Neptune Spear with SEAL Team Six, O'Neill was the subject of controversy for claiming to be the sole individual to kill Osama bin Laden.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Butte, Montana, on 10 April ,[1] Robert J. O'Neill[2] is the son of Tom O'Neill, Jim Johnson, and Diane Johnson.[3] He graduated from Butte Central High School in , and has attended Montana Technological University. O'Neill married in March ,[3] and has at least two children; he and his spouse were legally separated by February [4]
United States Navy
[edit]O'Neill told Esquire that he found himself in a United States Navy recruiting office after a relationship breakup. After expressing interest in becoming a sniper,[4] O'Neill enlisted on 29 January ,[5&