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LOWREADY Podcast:

From Childhood Trauma to SOF Sniper

Dennis Pfeifer, founder of NXTGEN and host of Germany's largest military podcast, shares his transformative journey from a troubled youth to a special forces sniper squad leader. In this episode, he discusses themes of loss, resilience, and leadership, offering an inspiring look at how setbacks can lead to meaningful paths.

06/07/2026  By Redaktion

Dennis Pfeifer is now the founder of NXTGEN, host of Germany’s largest military podcast, and a former sniper squad leader in the special forces. But his journey began quite differently. He lost his mother at the age of eight. He was bullied, felt lost, struggled in school, and was expelled from his vocational training program shortly before graduation.

When a mentor finally advised him to join the German Armed Forces, he had no idea that this decision would change his entire life. In this podcast, we talk about loss, resilience, feeling lost, EGB training, special forces, leadership, the search for meaning, and why some people find their way despite the most severe setbacks. One of the most honest and impressive life stories we’ve told so far on the LOWREADY Podcast.

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