

How does it feel to return to Vietnam to film the series – a place where your own father fought as a US Marine? Recruits being from the Northern Hemisphere will suffer in the equatorial environment in ways they cannot prepare for… Welcome to Vietnam! How do you think the recruits will cope with that? In stark contrast to the previous series, you are filming in the Vietnam jungle. I simply follow Mother Nature’s lead! These recruits are being taken to JUNGLE HELL!

The first enemy on this course is the jungle itself…. How brutal are you planning to make the course? I uphold the standards and traditions of the Reconnaissance Community as well as the United States Marine Corps. JUNGLE HELL! The harsh terrain and climate of jungle operations and the toll it takes on the recruits will be brutal.Īre you going to be even tougher on the recruits this year? I look forward to many missions in the toughest environments with the best teammates in the world. This series is about self-improvement and I am blessed to grow as the series grows. I continue to take charge in every challenge and lean on the wealth of experience and knowledge of each of the DS. This is your second year on SAS: Who Dares Wins, how different are you going to be, now you are an SAS: Who Dares Wins veteran, and what are you looking forward to most? He was also one of the main contributors for multiple BAFTA nominated documentary series Once Upon a Time in Iraq. He has worked on many survival shows, Apocalypse Man and Ultimate Survivor Alaska. In 2008, Rudy appeared as himself on the HBO miniseries Generation Kill. He also competes and trains people for Adventure Racing and Martial Arts. After leaving the Marines, Rudy worked as a counter-terror contractor for the Department of Defence.Īfter leaving the military, Rudy spent time in Africa where he trained wildlife preserve rangers in anti-poaching tactics and later went on to found ‘Force Blue’ a Veteran Non Profit which pairs former Special Operators with Marine Scientists to work rebuilding and restoring coral reefs, saving turtles, and working within the conservation community. He served one tour in Afghanistan and two tours in Iraq as a Recon Marine Team Leader and Scout Sniper. Rudy became a highly decorated Special Forces operator, leading over 50 patrols behind enemy lines. After his parents’ divorce, Rudy and his three brothers were raised by his grandparents, and later by the Omaha Home for Boys.Īged 26, a decorated martial artist, Rudy joined the United States Marine Corps and, after impressing in the recruitment phase, went on to become an elite Recon Marine. Rudy was born in 1971 on Richard’s Gebauer Air Base in Missouri while his father, a US Marine, was fighting in Vietnam.
