Former SEAL, Podcaster Warns of ‘Warrior Class’ Decline After Roberts-Smith Arrest

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan has spoken out about the charging of Australian special forces operator Ben Roberts-Smith.

A street mural by artist Jarrod Grech shows former Australian SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, in Melbourne, Australia on April 17, 2026. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Major podcast host and former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan has weighed in on the decision by Australian authorities to arrest and charge Ben Roberts-Smith for alleged war crime murders.

Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, was arrested in April and charged with the murder of five detainees during his service in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012.