Nick Irving is New York Times bestselling author and former Sergeant and Sniper with the Special Operations unit, 75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Ranger battalion. Nicknamed "The Reaper," Irving has 33 confirmed kills in a single, three and a half month deployment. His authored works include: The Reaper and Way of the Reaper, hit thriller novel Reaper: Ghost Target and Reaper: The Board. Irving also starred in the FOX reality TV show American Grit. Join this channel to get access to perks: Shawn Ryan Show Links SUBSCRIBE: @ShawnRyanShow Sign up: Support the Show: Download Free Content: Listen on Apple: Listen on Spotify: Follow on TikTok: @shawnryanshow Follow on Instagram: Follow on Facebook: Follow on X: SRS Podcast Playlist: #vigilanceelite #shawnryanshow Nick Irving Links: Book - IG - X - FB - Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: - USE CODE "SRS" | 855-936-GOLD @goldcopartner 00:00 - Introduction 04:25 - Patreon question 11:20 - Childhood 55:44 - . 1:11:14 - First deployment & engagement 1:25:00 - First kill 1:37:34 - Marriage, Family, War 1:47:23 - Ranger School 1:54:16 - Working with SEAL Teams 2:07:25 - Sniper School 2:12:54 - Target detection 2:33:19 - Deployment with 33 kills 3:07:54 - Saving friends 3:47:44 - Getting out and finding faith 4:27:30 - Masonic teachings vs traditional 4:43:12 - Death of ego 5:20:55 - Prophetic times 5:45:36 - The lies we’ve been told