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Episode 174 - John Lombardo

John Lombardo is a Lieutenant for Weymouth FD and a member of the Massachusetts National Guard. We discuss the parallels and difference between fire department and military leadership, fitness standards, sleep deprivation, passion and much more.

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I've been a firefighter since 2005 when I started my career as a FF/Paramedic in the Hull Fire Department, Massachusetts and then later transferred in 2012 to the Weymouth Fire Department (also in Massachusetts). I’ve also been a public safety dispatcher as well.

I enlisted into the Army National Guard in 2007 and served a combat tour in Afghanistan where I earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. I recently (2017) commissioned as an officer in the Guard and just completed the Infantry Basic Officer Leaders Course in Fort Benning GA (where I traveled from to meet you). I’m married with three children and enjoy Crossfit as a hobby.

Recommended Books:

Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World - Chris Fussell, David Silverman, Stanley A. McChrystal, and Tantum Collins

The 33 Strategies of War - Robert Greene

The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder - Peter Zeihan

Recommended Movie:

The Founder

Recommended Documentary:

They Shall Not Grow Old