Dispatched & Dysfuntional: The Warrior’s Profession — Resilience When the Uniform Feels Heavy Guest: Johnnie L. Gilpen J
Sat, Nov 15
|https://dispatchedanddysfunctional.podbean.
In this episode, Johnnie joins host Chris Stockton for a raw, peer-to-peer conversation about moral injury, faith, resilience, and the tools that keep us standing when the job tries to take everything.From his “Foxhole Principle” to the “Cookie Jar,” Johnnie proves that warriors don’t need to break
Time & Location
Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
https://dispatchedanddysfunctional.podbean.
About the event
From battlefield to bedside — Navy Corpsman, Paramedic, and Pediatric Emergency PA-C Johnnie L. Gilpen Jr. has seen what survival really costs.
He’s answered the call of “Corpsman up!”, treated Marines in the chaos that follows, held dying children in a trauma bay, and fought his own way back from burnout.
Now, through The Art of Medicine: A Warrior’s Profession, he’s helping responders, clinicians, and veterans hold the line — and remember they still belong.
Episode Themes:• Resilience after loss• Building your “Foxhole Team”• Tools for burnout and moral injury• Why belonging is medicine• Faith, family, and surviving the weight of the job