The Journey from Afghan Refugee to Green Beret

Beer:30 | A podcast, brought to you by UF PRO

Beer:30 | A podcast, brought to you by UF PRO
The Journey from Afghan Refugee to Green Beret
Mar 07, 2026 Season 3 Episode 2
UF PRO

In this episode of UF PRO Beer:30, we sit down with Kawa Mawlayee from 2Alpha Training Group to discuss his journey from arriving in the United States as an Afghan immigrant to serving more than two decades as a U.S. Marine infantryman and U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret.

The conversation covers combat experience, situational awareness, civilian training, lessons from Kawa’s time in Special Forces, and his work consulting on military films such as Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant.