The 82nd Airborne Division right after basic training. With his degree, he was selected to enter Officer Candidate School, however Schappert rejected the offer as he was more interested in ground forces. While assigned to a recon squad, he completed Ranger School. After serving in the Persian Gulf War, Schappert moved on to his ultimate challenge; becoming a Green Beret.[8]
Schappert spent five years as a Special Forces Medical Sergeant. He was involved in Operation Joint Endeavor before he left active duty in 1997. He then pursued an acting career.[9]
After 9/11, Schappert re-enlisted as Special Forces Combat Medic in the National Guard 19th Special Forces Group. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the War on Terror before he retired in
Terry Schappert is a retired Green Beret, TV personality and professional actor...his latest adventure...filming the fourth season of the Outdoor Channel's original series Hollywood Weapons.
Over the years, he has been seen as a regular guest on Fox News Channel, on The Greg Gutfeld Show and his former cult-favorite Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld.
Master Sergeant Schappert, retired after 22 years of service in the U.S. Army Special Forces, first becoming a Green Beret medic and then leading his own A team. He is an expert on small arms, demolition, conventional & unconventional military tactics and combat medicine. Schappert started his military career 21 years ago with the 82nd Airborne Division. While assigned to a recon squad, he completed Ranger School and after serving in the Persian Gulf War, Schappert moved on to his ultimate challenge, becoming a Green Beret.
Since graduating the Special Forces Qualification Course, Schappert has been deployed on training and combat missions all over the world, including in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In addition to his military credentials; Terry is a licensed paramedic, scuba certified, speaks several languages, has extensive martial arts training and a degree in anthropology.
82nd Airborne Division right after basic training. With his degree, he was selected to enter Officer Candidate School, however Schappert rejected the offer as he was more interested in ground forces. While assigned to a recon squad, he completed Ranger School. After serving in the Persian Gulf War, Schappert moved on to his ultimate challenge; becoming a Green Beret.[8]
Schappert spent five years as a Special Forces Medical Sergeant. He was involved in Operation Joint Endeavor before he left active duty in 1997. He then pursued an acting career.[9]
After 9/11, Schappert re-enlisted as Special Forces Combat Medic in the National Guard 19th Special Forces Group. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the War on Terror before he retired in
He filmed two amazing seasons of the popular survival game series Dude, You're Screwed on Discovery Channel. Each action packed 8-episode season was aired in the U.S. and internationally, as the alternatively titled 'Survive That.'
You may also know him as that 'crazy military guy' who jumped head first into shark infested waters for his own one hour special Shark Attack Survival Guide, for Discovery Channel's infamous Shark Week.
And last, in his most well known and favorite project to date, as the fearless host of History Channel’s internationally broadcast series WARRIORS with Terry Schappert. In the 11-part series, Schappert traveled the globe experiencing the training, rituals and weapons of history’s most iconic warrior cultures. Warriors still airs on Military History Channel in the U.S. and abroad.
He was last seen on Outdoor Channel as a guest, teaching survival skills to Derek, the hapless suburban star of The Reluctant Outdoorsman - just in case of a doomsday apocolypse. Before that, Schappert took part in Outdoor Channel's "adrenaline-fueled reality series" Elite Tactical Unit (ETU), featuring a "fierce competition between active-duty S.W.A.T. officers." During the 2013 series, Schappert leads one of two teams of elite SWAT operators chosen from around the nation to compete against each other in real-world type missions to see who is the last man standing.
He has also been spotted fighting off the undead in the film adaptation of Steve Niles' horror comic book Remains on the Chiller Network, as well as his many theatrical enemies while onstage in NYC - playing such roles as Shakespeare's MacBeth and Roshomon's legendary bandit Tajomaru.
