{"id":218225,"date":"2025-08-17T10:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=218225"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:43:22","slug":"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">0<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s your dream job? We all have one. I\u2019d like to be flying J-model P38 Lightnings over Europe circa 1944. With the crystalline clarity of hindsight, it\u2019s just as well I didn\u2019t get to do that. Some hotshot Luftwaffe fighter jock would most likely have blown me to pieces in the skies above France, and that would be that. However, there are plenty of other cool ways to make a living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JasonEvermanArmySpecialForces.jpeg\" alt=\"Jason Everman\" class=\"wp-image-218227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JasonEvermanArmySpecialForces.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JasonEvermanArmySpecialForces-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JasonEvermanArmySpecialForces-150x112.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This steely-eyed rascal is Jason Everman. Genuine rock star, Ranger, Green Beret, and full-time professional philosopher, he has packed an awful lot of living into his 57 years. (Photo\/Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve known a few truly wealthy people. None of them seemed terribly happy. Just sitting about being rich, therefore, wouldn\u2019t be at the top of my list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-stars\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">Stars<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-man\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">The Man<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-making-music\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">Making Music<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-donning-the-uniform\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">Donning the Uniform<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-stripping-away-the-fluff\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">Stripping Away the Fluff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-rock-star-goes-to-war\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">The Rock Star Goes to War<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-today\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">Today<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-more-than-just-existing\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-level=\"2\">More Than Just Existing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stars\">Stars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a movie star sounds pretty neat\u2026on paper, at least. Realistically, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are literally slaves to their professions. The glitz and the glamor seem esoterically appealing, but I\u2019d bet the newness would wear off pretty quickly once you realized you could never go out in public again. Despite the gilded cage, that seems a bit too close to prison for my tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.00.49-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"top gun poster\" class=\"wp-image-218228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.00.49-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.00.49-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.00.49-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.00.49-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.00.49.jpg 904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When yours is one of the most recognizable faces on Planet Earth, that lifestyle can become terribly confining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I bumped into Simon Pegg in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London some years back. He was bundled up with a hat and scarf, not so much because it was cold, but rather so he could just enjoy the museum in peace. We both smiled silently, and I left it at that. I hope he had a fun day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What seems like it would be pretty epic would be to try my hand at being a rock star. I played the baritone in our high school band. There\u2019s a reason there\u2019s no such thing as a baritone solo. Three friends and I can move a piano, but that is really about the extent of my musical abilities. My mom sings like an angel, but I didn\u2019t seem to inherit any of that. Regardless, if we\u2019re just dreaming, it is indeed thought-provoking to imagine what it might be like to be a real-deal rock and roll superstar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Everman didn\u2019t have to imagine that. Everman played guitar for the likes of Mind Funk and Nirvana. He rocked a bass for Soundgarden and OLD (Old Lady Drivers). However, he gave up the turbocharged life of rock and roll to enlist in the US Army and serve his country. Jason Everman is the archetypal warrior poet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-man\">The Man<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Everman was born somewhere in Alaska. He\u2019s not completely sure where. His birth certificate says Kodiak, but his parents, Dianne and Jerry, lived in a microscopic little village called Ouzinkie. Everman grew up in a two-room cabin alongside a pet ocelot named Kia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ocelot-1024x672.jpeg\" alt=\"an ocelot\" class=\"wp-image-218230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ocelot-1024x672.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ocelot-400x262.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ocelot-150x98.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ocelot-768x504.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ocelot-1536x1008.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ocelot-2048x1344.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is an ocelot. Jason Everman kept one of these wildcats as a pet when he was a kid. (Photo\/Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent three years in the Alaskan interior back when I was a soldier. That is one seriously cool place. There were times I could take a helicopter up to 6,000 feet or so and do a pedal turn without seeing a manmade object to the horizon in all directions. Such unspoiled open space is pretty tough to find these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also flew into a few of those tiny little Inuit villages. The people were invariably warm and welcoming. They enjoyed an intimacy with nature that normal folks simply cannot imagine. It was this intimacy that Jason Everman\u2019s parents were seeking when they later moved to remote Spruce Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit-1-1024x824.jpeg\" alt=\"war. Jason Everman\" class=\"wp-image-218231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit-1-1024x824.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit-1-373x300.jpeg 373w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit-1-150x121.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit-1-768x618.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit-1-1536x1236.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit-1-2048x1648.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Everman&#8217;s grandfather actually did this. The tales he related about such experiences ultimately made a huge impact on his impressionable young grandson. (Photo\/Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the remote nature of his upbringing, Everman still got to know his maternal grandfather. The man had served as a company commander during World War 2, and his stories of D-Day and combat in Europe left the young boy mesmerized. This planted a seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, Everman\u2019s parents eventually split up, and he moved back to the continental US with his mom. She married a former sailor, and the young man spent the remainder of his formative years in Poulsbo across the Puget Sound from Seattle. Seattle, you might recall, is a bit of a music town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young Jason was fairly full of himself. That\u2019s a euphemism. He was actually a genuine menace. After destroying a school toilet with an M-80, he found himself in therapy. His therapist was a musician and kept a couple of guitars in his office. The therapist encouraged Jason to try one of his instruments, and eventually they were playing side-by-side. This experience eventually landed Everman in a series of amateur bands during his time in High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By now, Everman\u2019s Dad owned his own fishing boat back in Alaska. Jason spent four seasons crewing the boat with him. This experience introduced the boy to deprivation and hardship. It also put $20k in his pocket. These were critical skills for what was coming later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-making-music\">Making Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In February of 1989, Everman signed on with a Seattle grunge band called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nirvana.com\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nirvana<\/a>. Perhaps you\u2019ve heard of it? When the struggling band couldn\u2019t cover the $600 studio fee for their album Bleach, Everman coughed it up from his Alaska fishing money. After playing alongside Kurt Cobain, the up-and-coming rocker did a KISS cover titled \u201cDo You Love Me?\u201d In the Fall of that year, Everman was playing with Soundgarden, having replaced Hiro Yamamoto on bass guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CastingCallSmellsLikeTeenSpirit.jpeg\" alt=\"Nirvana ad\" class=\"wp-image-218232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CastingCallSmellsLikeTeenSpirit.jpeg 419w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CastingCallSmellsLikeTeenSpirit-369x300.jpeg 369w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CastingCallSmellsLikeTeenSpirit-150x122.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Everybody starts somewhere. This is the help wanted poster Nirvana used to get volunteers to star in their music video for Smells Like Teen Spirit. I looked the video up on YouTube. It currently sits at 2 billion views. (Photo\/Public domain.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1990, Everman left Soundgarden for OLD. By 1993, he was jamming with Mind Funk. Throughout it all, after having been let go from some of the biggest bands in the history of rock and roll music, he was still searching for something more. In retrospect, he likened himself to the titular character in the Wes Anderson classic, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. If you haven\u2019t seen the film, you should. It is both thought-provoking and hilarious. Like so many wandering young men, he ultimately found what he was looking for at Fort Benning, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-donning-the-uniform\">Donning the Uniform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait_of_a_bearded_man._Cellini_Benvenuto-647x1024.jpg\" alt=\"old sketch\" class=\"wp-image-218233\" style=\"width:650px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait_of_a_bearded_man._Cellini_Benvenuto-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait_of_a_bearded_man._Cellini_Benvenuto-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait_of_a_bearded_man._Cellini_Benvenuto-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait_of_a_bearded_man._Cellini_Benvenuto-768x1216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait_of_a_bearded_man._Cellini_Benvenuto.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Benvenuto Cellini was a legit Renaissance man. This is a pencil drawing he did back in the 1500s. Jason Everman subscribes to his ethos. (Photo\/Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everman later admitted that his inspiration was 16th-century Italian artist Benvenuto Cellini. Cellini once opined that a well-rounded man should be an artist, a warrior, and a philosopher. As a result, in September of 1994, Jason Everman enlisted in the US Army as a grunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all grunts are created equal. I spent a year with a light infantry brigade myself. That\u2019s a tough job. The day-to-day grind is physically demanding, and the optempo keeps you away from home a lot. However, for those young studs with a serious adrenaline addiction and a concomitant death wish, there is always the Ranger Regiment. After surviving RIP (the Ranger Indoctrination Program), Everman found himself serving alongside the hardest light infantry soldiers on Planet Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stripping-away-the-fluff\">Stripping Away the Fluff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No offense to any legit rock stars in the audience, but that\u2019s all fake. Steve Tyler, David Lee Roth, and Mick Jagger look undeniably cool on stage. However, that\u2019s not a terribly healthy lifestyle. Over time, that world tends to take a toll. Have you seen a photograph of Keith Richards lately? I\u2019m fairly sure he actually died some years ago and has been rocking on stage with the Rolling Stones as a certifiable undead zombie ever since. Jason Everman, by contrast, was the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-british-sas-operation-trent-the-real-freaking-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"157\">real freaking deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KeithR2-1024x674.jpeg\" alt=\" Keith Richards\" class=\"wp-image-218234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KeithR2-1024x674.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KeithR2-400x263.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KeithR2-150x99.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KeithR2-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KeithR2-1536x1011.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KeithR2-2048x1348.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is Keith Richards playing with the Rolling Stones back in 1995. New math tells us that was 30 years ago. I&#8217;m telling you, I think the guy has got to have been dead for a least a decade by now. He just hasn&#8217;t stopped wiggling yet. (Photo\/Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These were the late 1990s, and Jason Everman was a peacetime Ranger. He traveled as far afield as Panama and the UK, but he never went to war. Once his enlistment was complete, Everman left the Army and moved back to New York City. While there, he paid his way as a bike messenger. Eventually, true to his philosopher roots, he trekked to Tibet and studied in a Buddhist monastery for six months. When he came back to the States, he found himself refreshed and ready for a new challenge. That\u2019s when he reenlisted, this time for the Special Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rock-star-goes-to-war\">The Rock Star Goes to War<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t just fall off the turnip truck and find yourself wearing a green beret. On the last day of language school, he and his classmates watched dumbstruck as the planes hit the towers. This was no longer a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A_joint_special_forces_team_moves_together_out_of_an_Air_Force_CV-22_Osprey_aircraft_Feb._26_2018-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\" Special Forces soldiers. Jason Everman\" class=\"wp-image-218236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A_joint_special_forces_team_moves_together_out_of_an_Air_Force_CV-22_Osprey_aircraft_Feb._26_2018-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A_joint_special_forces_team_moves_together_out_of_an_Air_Force_CV-22_Osprey_aircraft_Feb._26_2018-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A_joint_special_forces_team_moves_together_out_of_an_Air_Force_CV-22_Osprey_aircraft_Feb._26_2018-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A_joint_special_forces_team_moves_together_out_of_an_Air_Force_CV-22_Osprey_aircraft_Feb._26_2018-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A_joint_special_forces_team_moves_together_out_of_an_Air_Force_CV-22_Osprey_aircraft_Feb._26_2018-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/A_joint_special_forces_team_moves_together_out_of_an_Air_Force_CV-22_Osprey_aircraft_Feb._26_2018-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jason Everman eventually went downrange as a Special Forces soldier. It was in the crucible of combat that he found true enlightenment. Public domain. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After all of the obligatory grueling training, Everman headed downrange, this time to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/5-tips-winning-hearts-minds-anti-gunners\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"158\">win hearts and minds<\/a> in Iraq and Afghanistan. When that didn\u2019t work out, his job inevitably got a good bit messier. In 2006, he left the military for good to go back to school. When he applied to enter Columbia University, General Stanley McChrystal penned his letter of recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everman earned his BA in Philosophy from Columbia in 2013. Four years later, he had also earned a Master\u2019s Degree in Military History from Norwich University. Throughout it all, he made appearances with former bandmates while still working overseas on occasion as a private military contractor. He was invited to attend Nirvana\u2019s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-today\">Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017, Everman joined up with fellow vet Brad Thomas to found Silence and Light, a rock and roll band comprised solely of military veterans. They released their first album in December of 2019. Profits from their music go to support members of the Special Operations Community, military veterans, and First Responders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.12.18-1024x814.jpg\" alt=\" Silence and Light rock band with Jason Everman\" class=\"wp-image-218238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.12.18-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.12.18-377x300.jpg 377w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.12.18-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.12.18-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-21-at-16.12.18.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is Silence and Light, the all-vet rock band that Jason Everman helped form. He&#8217;s the second from the right. (Photo\/Silence and Light website)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having checked Cellini\u2019s boxes refining his artist and warrior vibes, Jason Everman now concentrates on the philosophy bit. Nowadays, he devotes a great deal of his time to the mastery of cooking. He admits that he aspires to own a restaurant someday. However, before that, he naturally wants to sail around the world. He\u2019s already bought the boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nathan-bedford-forrest-iii-the-nut-and-the-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"will-jason-everman-warrior-poet\" title=\"Jason Everman: Warrior Poet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nathan Bedford Forrest III: The Nut and the Tree&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-than-just-existing\">More Than Just Existing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of us burn through our days earning a living, loving a little, tasting a few things, and then passing on. However, now and then, a man arises who is not satisfied with simply existing. Those folks invest their lives vigorously and well. Such stuff is invariably risky, dangerous, and hard. 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