Jessica Jay Dee
U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, Veteran and entrepreneur
In their words
There’s No Such Thing as an Ex-Marine | 250th Marine Corps Birthday w/ Ghost & Jessica Jay Dee
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Hear it at 18:23“I'm diagnosed PTSD, military sexual trauma.”
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Hear it at 19:27“The more that I tried to be helpful to others, the more that I healed.”
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Hear it at 30:43“When I left, I wanted my own identity. I didn’t want to be known as the Gunny.”
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Hear it at 40:28“I know that I'm joining a gun club. I know that I am joining a boys club, a men's club.”
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Hear it at 40:37“I am going to have to uphold a certain standard in order to be respected, in order to be valued.”
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Hear it at 42:03“They look at me as a vital asset to support the mission and they look at me as a sister.”
These stories are quoted in
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- What happens after military sexual trauma when you never reported it?
- What is it like being a woman in the military?
- What is Las Vegas like for Veterans?
- What is starting a business after the military like?
- What is VA therapy actually like?
- What makes a good leader in the military, and a bad one?
- Where do Veterans find their people if the VFW isn't it?
- Which military habits did you keep, and which did you drop?
- Why can't I adjust to civilian life?
- Why do civilians think I'm aggressive?
- Why is military humor so dark?