{"podcast":{"title":"Former Action Guys Podcast","slug":"former-action-guys-podcast-518014","podcast_index_feed_id":518014,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3632052/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://jcramergraphics.com/blogs/former-action-guys-podcast/main","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/97312ac74d10ff38945f28bf83785500.jpg","author":"Justin Cramer","episode_count":293,"summary":"Former Action Guys Podcast is a way for veterans, first responders and others to share their stories that the world has never heard in a casual, conversational format that allows a natural flow of information about their career and lives. Justin Cramer is a former Marine JTAC Evaluator that completed 5 deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and on the USS Makin Island. Justin served with 1st ANGLICO, 10th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment and others before leaving the military after 12 years in 2018. Some content is not appropriate for children or listeners because of the graphic description of combat and other traumatic events. Support the show https://patreon.com/formeractionguys https://jcramergraphics.com https://ANGLICOshop.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T04:22:16.097543+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 246 | Jordan Wilkins | MARSOC Corpsman and Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman","slug":"ep-246-jordan-wilkins-marsoc-corpsman-and-special-operations-independent-duty-corpsman","published_at":"2026-08-23T19:15:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/ep-246-jordan-wilkins-marsoc-corpsman-and-special-operations-independent-duty-corpsman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-246-jordan-wilkins-marsoc-corpsman-and-special-operations-independent-duty-corpsman--74584550","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74584550/special_operations_independent_duty_corpsman.mp3","summary":"(00:00:00) Intro | Joining the Navy (00:10:19) Greenside Corpsman | Marine Corps Regulations (00:14:16) Recon Corpsman Pipeline | Basic Reconnaissance Course (00:23:30) Special Operations Combat Medic Course (SOCM) (00:26:53) Live Tissue Training (00:37:33) Field Amputation (00:44:22) Dive Medicine (00:46:44) 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion (00:52:02) Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT) 8211 (00:55:23) Iraq Contract Gig (00:58:27) Training For Afghanistan (01:02:34) Afghan Biker Gang Part 1 (01:05:22) First Casualty (01:12:57) Afghan Biker Gang Part 2 (01:23:20) First Deployment Engagements (01:43:50) Keep Fighting (01:45:50) Mental Health Discussion Jordan Wilkins joined the Navy with his goal to become a Hospital Corpsman in special operations. Following his graduation from Navy boot camp and Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB), Jordan attended the grueling Basic Reconnaissance Course before beginning his special operations medical training. After three years of training, Jordan was ordered to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion where he completed three deployments to Afghanistan. Support the show https://www.jcramergraphics.com https://www.ANGLICOshop.com https://www.patreon.com/formeractionguys Jordan's links https://www.karmatms.com/ https://www.brotherrecon.com/product-page/the-untold-stories-of-valhalla-2nd-edition","meta_description":"(00:00:00) Intro | Joining the Navy (00:10:19) Greenside Corpsman | Marine Corps Regulations (00:14:16) Recon Corpsman Pipeline | Basic Reconnaissance Cou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7407,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/episodes/ep-246-jordan-wilkins-marsoc-corpsman-and-special-operations-independent-duty-corpsman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/ep-246-jordan-wilkins-marsoc-corpsman-and-special-operations-independent-duty-corpsman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}