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Elite Force Recon Marine Jason Morrison | Mike Drop Episode 234

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.96.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 181 minutes

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Summary

Jason Lee Morrison is a U.S. Marine Force Recon Veteran who's seen action in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel. Having deployed into the invasion of Iraq, he would go on to serve eight years as an elite Force Recon Marine, before spending the next few years working for various U.S. Government organizations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Israel and Palestine during the Israeli-Hezbollah war. Jason's perspective is uniquely grounded in his upbringing, being born in America but raised in Indonesia before coming back stateside to serve his country. Since then, Jason has transitioned into a career in technology development and consulting in government and private sectors, before pivoting full-time to writing about his work, his past, and on occasion, poetry and prose. ---------- Support Jason Morrison - Get Your Copy of Jason's Books 'The Perfect F*cking Life' and 'Finally Somehow Home' at https://www.theperfectfuckinglife.com/selected-work-1 Website - https://www.theperfectfuckinglife.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/swiftnshiftyninja/ ---------- Sponsors: C. Crane When the internet goes dark, radio still works! Order Your C. Crane CC Skywave SSB 2 today when you call C. Crane's U.S. based Customer Service at 800-522-8863 or visit https://ccrane.com/drop and use code DROP at checkout for 10% off orders over $75! ---------- Helix Go to https://www.helixsleep.com/mikedrop for 20% Off Sitewide! That's https://www.helixsleep.com/mikedrop for 20% Off Sitewide. https://www.helixsleep.com/mikedrop ---------- Beam Visit https://shopbeam.com/MIKEDROP and use code MIKEDROP to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off! ---------- BUBS Naturals The BUBS namesake derives from Glen ‘BUB’ Doherty, who was heroically killed in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. In addition to remembering Glen for the patriot he is, the BUBS ethos centers around the passionate and adventure seeking life that Glen lived. BUBS Naturals products are rooted in sustainably sourced ingredients and controlled consistency to provide our customers with the highest quality Collagen Protein & MCT Oil Powder that help you feel amazing and live a fuller life. Our mission is simple. FEEL GREAT. DO GOOD. 10% always goes back to charity, helping military men and women transition back into civilian life. Go to https://www.bubsnaturals.com/mike and use code MIKE for 20% off your order. ---------- TEAM DOG FOOD, TREATS & SUPPLEMENTS Be Your Dog’s Hero: Veteran-owned by a former Navy SEAL and Special Operations K9 Trainer, Team Dog provides a complete diet of science-backed premium dog food, treats, and supplements to optimize your dog’s health, forged from rigorous standards and real-world expertise. https://www.teamdog.shop TEAM DOG ONLINE TRAINING Mike Ritland – a former Navy SEAL & Special Operations K9 trainer – shares his simple and effective dog training program to build trust and control with your dog. Based on Mike’s bestselling book “Team Dog, Train the Navy SEAL Way”, join tens of thousands of families that successfully trained their way to a better dog. https://www.teamdog.pet SHOP ALL THE MIKE RITLAND BRANDS Get all your Mike Ritland branded gear - Mike Drop | Trikos | Team Dog https://shop.mikeritland.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Are you someone who tries to drive all distracted by your phone?

0:05.0

Someone who props it on the steering wheel, or peeks down at it for a glance,

0:10.0

or just scrolls and scrolls.

0:13.0

If so, you could be the next person to get into a thunderbender,

0:18.0

get a ticket, veer off the road, or even cause a crash that

0:22.7

kills you or someone else.

0:25.8

Enough already.

0:27.5

Put the phone away or pay.

0:29.9

Paid for by Nidza.

0:32.1

So I was actually born in North Idaho, but when I was two, my parents moved us to Indonesia

0:37.0

because there were missionaries. Wow. My dad I was two, my parents moved us to Indonesia because they were missionaries.

0:38.3

Wow.

0:39.3

My dad did some crazy, crazy stuff. Going over, you know, 20 miles of open ocean and a freaking dugout

0:45.3

canoe with a half-naked travel guy, there's fucking snakes, and everything out in the jungle's

0:50.3

trying to kill you, and the people you're trying to make contact with think you're an evil spirit and they'd establish contact with those people and then they'd set up shop in their village

0:58.8

for years and learn their language, learn their customs, their culture.

1:03.2

Yeah, that's wild.

1:03.7

And then they would translate the fucking Bible into that language.

1:08.7

This crazy shit.

1:10.2

I mean, I know people probably think my parents were

1:12.9

irresponsible exposing us to the stuff that we did as little kids. I mean I had a

1:16.3

machete when I was eight years old. I got a machete and a Bible for my eighth birthday.

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