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Trust and Standards as the Foundation

Marine Pulse
Gary Sampson and Adrian Guebara
January 26, 2026

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Episode Notes:

Gary Sampson sits down with Staff Sgt. (ret.) Adrian Guebara to make the case that trust and standards — not slogans — are the foundation of deckplate leadership in small, high-demand teams. The pair trace lessons from radio reconnaissance and tactical signals intelligence deployments to the drill field and dual-military life, including Adrian’s approach to mentorship “kneecap-to-kneecap,” how he handled “broken time” by focusing on discipline and internal locus of control, and the advice he’d give his younger self.

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