Sean Rogers

Sean Rogers joined the military at twenty-one and, after a serious injury during Ranger selection, went on to become a Green Beret with two combat deployments to Afghanistan. After his military service, he served his community as a member of the Denver Police Department, earned a master's degree, and took up ultramarathon running. Today he helps the next generation of Special Forces hopefuls through his podcast, The FNG Podcast, and his YouTube channel, FNG Academy. In his memoir Rising Above, he chronicles his fight to confront the trauma of his childhood and reclaim his life.