Show # 318: Walt Settlemyre the Host of The Distinguished Savage Podcast
The American Warrior Society is devoted to one thing: your safety. In todays world, taking responsibility for your own safety and survival is key and our goal is to teach you how.
Join me today for a discussion with Walt Settlemyre
the Host of The Distinguished Savage Podcast. Walt Settlemyre is a
US Army veteran serving with the 25th ID for the majority of his 4
years active duty. After the Army he followed several career paths
along with higher education but was always missing something
meaningful!
Looking for purpose he initially found Fire Service
and ultimately Emergency Medical Services as a Paramedic. With 30
years now as a Paramedic in 911 systems the vast majority of that
time has been spent in EMS Special Operations as both a Tactical
Medic and Rescue Medic. Until recently the last 20 years was
focused more on the Rescue side of the house including swift water,
and swift water boat operations, rope rescue, high angle,
structural collapse, trench rescue, infectious disease response,
and Search and Rescue.
After an injury made it difficult to remain in
Special Operations and moving in to Field Operations on a regular
ambulance he then focused both on teaching Tactical and Austere Med
Courses to civilians and on revamping the defensive tactics program
for his department, Austin Travis Co EMS. The program he helped
build now consists of elements from different defensive tactics
methodologies that flow well together. Situational awareness and
deescalation, Tony Blauers Spear, Gracie Survival Tactics, Jon
Burke’s P4 program, and elements of the Shivworks Collective’s
Managing Unknown Contacts as well as fighting in an enclosed and
entangled environment as in the back of an ambulance, where a
majority of assaults on EMS personnel occur.
Two years ago he also started a podcast, The
Distinguished Savage in an effort to talk to other like minded
individuals on self defense, EDC, critical thinking skills, along
with people’s story. Now nearing retirement in EMS he’s looking
towards moving in to executive protection and continuing the
podcast!
The American Warrior Show is the podcast of the American Warrior Society. AWS is a self-defense oriented educational website coming in the spring of 2015 that prepares men and woman from any walk of life to survive violent encounters.