# Ep. 230 | Brennan Morton | Marine Recon and Sniper

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Podcast: [Former Action Guys Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014)
Published: 2025-04-07T01:38:14+00:00
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## Resource

Brennan Morton is a former reconnaissance Marine who served with 2nd Recon Battalion during two deployments to Iraq. Brennan is also the author of Valhalla Boys, a book about his service. Support the show https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com Brennan's Links https://www.facebook.com/Brennan.Morton.Author https://www.facebook.com/paladinpresspublishing/ https://www.instagram.com/paladinpresspublishing https://amzn.to/4jq4ixy 00:00:00 J Cramer Graphics Ad 00:00:29 Intro | Joining the Marines 00:05:07 Marine Corps Tattoos 00:08:28 Call-To-Arms 00:12:19 Recon and SEAL Contracts as Recruiting Tools 00:16:15 Are SEALs Better Swimmers than Marine Recon? 00:20:42 Prepping Your Feet for Rucking 00:25:04 Marine Snipers | Organizational Changes 00:29:50 From Marine Infantry to Recon ARS 00:38:54 Work-Up and 1st Iraq Deployment 00:59:17 Over Worked and Underutilized 01:10:49 Grooming Standards | Advisor Teams 01:20:12 Sniper School 01:29:07 2nd Deployment to Iraq with 2nd Recon 01:35:04 Occupying Compounds 01:40:59 Valhalla Boys

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