022 Chris Jewell / Force Recon, Fallujah, Entrepreneur

Описание: In this powerful episode of the Nomadic Research Podcast, host Dagan “Hoot” Van Oosten sits down with Marine Corps veteran Chris Jewell, a former Second Force Reconnaissance operator with two combat deployments, to trace the raw, unfiltered journey that took him from a troubled childhood to the elite ranks of Recon and sniper school. The two kick things off with a hilarious Memorial Day weekend story from 2005 — a motorcycle ride to the D.C. memorials during Rolling Thunder that quite literally launched their friendship — before diving deep into Jewell’s upbringing on Wheeling Island, West Virginia, where poverty, anger, and constant trouble with the law shaped his early years.
Chris opens up about barely finding his footing in life until his older brother, a former Recon Marine turned police officer, pushed him to change course. After multiple failed attempts at the ASVAB, he finally passed, joined the Marines as an infantryman, and clawed his way through some of the toughest pipelines in the Corps. From surviving Force Recon INDOC, airborne school, Amphibious Reconnaissance School, and becoming one of the youngest jump masters in the Recon community, to failing sniper school once and returning to graduate as class commander, Jewell’s story is a masterclass in resilience, humility, and relentless self-improvement. This episode dives into brotherhood, second chances, and what it truly takes to rise from nothing into the most demanding corners of military service.