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Ep 024: Capt Phil Klay - U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
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Phil joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) during college in 2004 and commissioned as an officer in 2005. He served for 4 years as a Public Affairs Officer (PAO).
In this episode he talks about going through Officer Candidate School, The Basic School (TBS) and the process of joining up. He also talks about becoming a PAO and the build up training for deployment, before heading out to Iraq.
Phil goes on to share his time on deployment in Iraq, and his transition back to civilian life, where he has become a writer; releasing the award winning book called Redeployment in 2014, and one of Barrack Obama’s favourite books in 2020, called Missionaries.
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Part 1: youtu.be/Cl-yb6EW9iU
Part 2: youtu.be/IVgSBANOPqI
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Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Growing Up (00:03:55)
3. Joining the U.S. Marine Corps (00:10:01)
4. Officer Candidate School (00:12:18)
5. The Basic School (TBS) (00:14:53)
6. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (00:25:05)
7. Public Affairs Officer (PAO) (00:26:35)
8. Iraq Deployment Build Up Training (00:29:47)
9. Iraq Deployment (00:34:03)
10. Remembering the Fallen (00:46:38)
11. Transition Back to Civilian Life (00:54:51)
12. Redeployment - Award Winning Book (00:57:18)
13. Missionaries Book (01:05:57)
14. Future Books (01:08:52)
15. Podcast - American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories (01:10:23)
16. Final Thoughts (01:14:26)
77 episodes
Manage episode 328005987 series 2798427
Phil joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) during college in 2004 and commissioned as an officer in 2005. He served for 4 years as a Public Affairs Officer (PAO).
In this episode he talks about going through Officer Candidate School, The Basic School (TBS) and the process of joining up. He also talks about becoming a PAO and the build up training for deployment, before heading out to Iraq.
Phil goes on to share his time on deployment in Iraq, and his transition back to civilian life, where he has become a writer; releasing the award winning book called Redeployment in 2014, and one of Barrack Obama’s favourite books in 2020, called Missionaries.
Watch Episode on YouTube
Part 1: youtu.be/Cl-yb6EW9iU
Part 2: youtu.be/IVgSBANOPqI
TikTok:
tiktok.com/@militaryveteranspodcast
Instagram:
instagram.com/militaryveteranspodcast
Twitter:
twitter.com/MilVetPodcast
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/military-veterans-podcast
Merchandise:
milvetpodcast.com/merch
Message at the beginning of the recording is from your host Gav, giving you information on how you can support the show through Patreon.
Supporting monthly would help the show record future episodes and help with the upkeep of the show.
£5 a month will give you access to bonus recordings, where Gav and the guest chat about things that don't make it into the main recording.
Thank you.
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Growing Up (00:03:55)
3. Joining the U.S. Marine Corps (00:10:01)
4. Officer Candidate School (00:12:18)
5. The Basic School (TBS) (00:14:53)
6. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (00:25:05)
7. Public Affairs Officer (PAO) (00:26:35)
8. Iraq Deployment Build Up Training (00:29:47)
9. Iraq Deployment (00:34:03)
10. Remembering the Fallen (00:46:38)
11. Transition Back to Civilian Life (00:54:51)
12. Redeployment - Award Winning Book (00:57:18)
13. Missionaries Book (01:05:57)
14. Future Books (01:08:52)
15. Podcast - American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories (01:10:23)
16. Final Thoughts (01:14:26)
77 episodes
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