Eric Davis

About the author

Eric Davis, former Navy SEAL Sniper Instructor, author of "Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned in Their Training and Taught to Their Sons." and the founder of Average Frog. A human performance company leveraging SEAL performance principles to help the ambitious find and live out the purpose for which they were created for.

Lone Survivor & Unsung Heroes of Operation Red Wings Remembered

They didn’t want anyone to say anything to you, but a few years ago 19 men quietly died for America. You never knew about them because they loved you so much that they didn’t even want you to know you were in danger. Nobody said anything to you because they didn’t want you to bear […]

Spy Kit For The Average Citizen

The idea of our own government spying on American citizens is a bit disturbing, and SOFREP has covered this in the past. While we can acknowledge this concern, as a society we can also learn to appreciate all of the ways our government tries to keep us safe. After spending a few years as a technical surveillance […]

Navy SEAL Parenting Techniques: Throw Your Kid Off A Cliff

I feared I had lost my son to his friends and to teenage life so I lured him into the High Sierra to celebrate his 18th birthday, and then threw him off a cliff. Extreme, I know; but for those of you who work long hours, travel often, or ever worry about spending enough time with […]

Trying To Keep Perspective and Honor Chris

When I heard the news about Chris, my close friend Brandon Webb of SOFREP was at my house. As we got to talking I began to feel that familiar feeling of regret and remorse, the feeling that I’m sure every Special Forces Operator carries with him after he leaves his team. Every news story, every […]