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Congressman and retired Green Beret Mike Waltz shares how the mindset he honed in military service can help anyone -- in politics, in business or in life -- conquer everyday challenges.. Up in the mountains of Afghanistan, one of Mike Waltz's snipers watched through his scope as a young boy acted as a spotter for the Taliban mortars attacking a Green Beret position. The sniper requested permission to fire. Waltz refused, insisting on restraint. The child was spared, and the position was held. Later that same day, Waltz visited a nearby Afghan village and discovered the Taliban had hanged a boy in front of his family -- because the child wasn't willing to fight for them.. Restraint is a trait common to Green Berets, but rare on the battlefield -- and even rarer in today's national political discourse.