![]() ![]() RR: I think there are probably two things I would love to do for veterans. MH: If you could snap your fingers and change one thing for veterans right now, what would it be? And I'm getting back into it as we speak. I took about 20 years off from flying but now I'm actually getting back into it and I love it. RR: With the comedy thing I tend to go pedal to the metal. I think I think you went the other way with that. MH: I would say I haven't noticed that in your comedy. No, I think, I've always tried to be tactful, but maybe the tone I probably needed to soften up a little. Maybe, maybe a little more tact? Perhaps. MH: Was there anything that you had to unlearn from your time in the Marine Corps? Riggle giving a speech at the We Are The Mighty event at the North Ranch Country Club in 2018. I think I was on a plane to Afghanistan on November 30. I reported Central Command down in Tampa, November 17. November 10, the Marine Corps birthday as a matter of fact, is when I got my orders. So I put my hand in the air, and I got picked up very quickly. ![]() People wanted to feel like they could do something, and I knew I could. There were people down at the blood banks giving blood, people were bringing food and clothing. After spending time down there, you know, it affected me. ![]() I knew they were going to need people, and so I volunteered right after I got done with my time at Ground Zero. So I'd only been in the reserve for maybe less than a year. I put my hand in the air and asked to go back on active duty. The only difference was, I was a captain in the Marine Corps and I could do something about it. I think most people were highly shocked and highly offended and outraged by this attack. And I was upset, and I was angry, as were all Americans, as were most citizens of the world. And I watched thousands of my fellow New Yorkers, fellow American citizens, die in an instant. I’d just watched my country get attacked. MH: Do you feel like your experience at Ground Zero gave you a reason to deploy? I mean, if not me, somebody's going to do it. But the Marine Corps did give me the confidence to say, “You know what, if this is something I want to do, let's go for it. I also was very blessed to have wonderful parents and wonderful friends. I didn't realize it until much later in life, but that's where it came from. And that belief came from the Marine Corps. I started to believe that if I applied myself, I could make things happen. I just didn't think it was something that was feasible or realistic.Īnd then when I got in the Marines and I started doing things, I found that I was capable of accomplishing the goals I set out for myself. You know, I’m a kid from Kansas, this is the early 90s. Rob Riggle (RR): I joined the Marines when I was 19, and back then I just didn't think it was in the cards for me to make it in acting. Men’s Health (MH): How did your experience in the Marines shape your post-military career? Rob Riggle so we could get to know both a little better.Įditor's Note: This interview has been edited for clarity. We talked to Rob Riggle about retired Lt. Those intangibles show through in Riggle’s continued commitment to his work, life, family, and connection to veterans efforts. So I think there are a lot of intangibles a lot of stuff that carries over from military service to the maturing process.” And then once you get that down, you learn how to take care of others. And once you get that down, then you learn how to take care of your things. “The military prepares you wonderfully to take on the responsibilities of life, and it starts with learning how to take care of yourself. “I don't think you could ever do something like the military and not have it affect almost all aspects of your life,” Riggle says. You may not know Riggle went on to serve two tours in Afghanistan, and that after retiring from the Marine Corps Reserves in 2013 as a lieutenant colonel he now spends much of his celebrity capital supporting veterans’ organizations and drawing attention to the needs of those who have served. You know him from Talladega Nights, The Hangover, 21 Jump Street, 12 Strong, Fox NFL Sunday, Holey Moley, and Saturday Night Live.īut you may not know Rob Riggle, the retired United States Marine Officer, who once toiled among the bucket brigades at Ground Zero on Sept. You know him from his Jon Stewart Daily Show correspondent days. YOU KNOW ROB Riggle, the actor and comedian. Read the rest of the profiles in this package here. military veterans and spotlight some of their voices. This story was created as part of Project Tell Me, a series running across Women’s Health and Men’s Health to celebrate the contributions of U.S. ![]()
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