Ep. 43 // Avocado Man: Colonel Jay Clason

Published: Oct. 22, 2019, 8 a.m.

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\\nGrab a seat and lean in, because we\\u2019re sitting down with Jay
\\nClason. Jay\\u2019s a man with 37 years in the U.S. Army, 34 countries under his
\\nboots, and 49 states notched in his belt. You could say he\\u2019s been around the
\\nblock a few times.
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\\nJay leads us through his life from being drafted at the end
\\nof the Vietnam War through his progression to Lieutenant Colonel and beyond. Full
\\nof noteworthy quotes, eyebrow-raising friendships, and one hefty resume, Jay is
\\nsure to delight in this episode of Terminal Exchange.
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\\nAnd how does one with such a dense resume end up running
\\nmiles for Nussbaum Transportation? Jay fills in the gaps and leaves you with an
\\nincredulous cliffhanger.
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\\nHe\\u2019ll be back, don\\u2019t worry.
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\\nQuotes
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\\n* \\u201cWhen they\\u2019d say, \\u2018Wow, you\\u2019ve had a lot of
\\njobs\\u2026\\u2019 My answer was, \\u201cWell, I need to figure out what I want to do when I grow
\\nup. And I think I have. It\\u2019s called retirement.\\u2019\\u201d* \\u201cYou never know what people see in you that you
\\ndon\\u2019t recognize in yourself.\\u201d* \\u201cI wrote the DOD portion of the National
\\nResponse Plan in 2002.\\u201d* \\u201cI\\u2019ve lived in big cities all over the world,
\\nbut I\\u2019m a country kid from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I do not want to
\\nlive in Washington, D.C.!\\u201d* \\u201cI\\u2019ve slept on top of tanks, in the back of
\\ntrucks and Humvees, in the sand, in the snow. But I\\u2019ve also slept on the floor
\\nof the House of Representatives \\u2013 we did a terrorist training exercise to
\\ndefend Congress.\\u201d* \\u201cFor the military, we only know two worlds\\u2026 we
\\ngo to war, or we\\u2019re training to do that.\\u201d* \\u201cI haven\\u2019t grown up yet.\\u201d
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\\n* General Mattis* General John Kelly* Christian
\\nResort Ministries

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