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Producer
Sebastian Garcia
Description
The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Jim Stoddard, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran that served from 2003 to 2013. After his military service, Jim decided to continue his education at UCF. In 2016, he earned his bachelor’s degree in history and continued to push forward in his pursuit of education by earning his master’s degree in history in 2020. Jim is currently working towards his Ph.D. in UCF’s Text and Technology program, with his doctoral research focusing on memory and identity in the U.S. Marine Corps. In this podcast, UCF History Department’s 1st ever Veterans Alumni Roundtable Event was the basis of the conversation, with a specific focus on Jim’s personal journey going back to education post-military service.
To read (highly recommend) Jim’s Master’s Thesis that was talked about during the podcast, the link is down below:
Narrator
Sebastian Garcia
Interviewer
Sebastian Garcia
Interviewee
Jim Stoddard
Date Created
12-5-2022
Keywords
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Subjects
History, UCF, University of Central Florida, history podcast, UCF history podcast, Knights Historycast, podcasting, Jim Stoddard, U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps, Marine, Veteran, veterans, identity, military, service, education, UCF History Department, UCF History program, UCF History MA program, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, Veteran Legacy Program, Mau Mau Uprising, homemade firearms, UCF Veterans Alumni Roundtable, transition, 9/11, September 11th, 2001, school, college, courses, associate’s degree, Valencia College, Intelligence Analyst, researching, research, enemies, capabilities, aircraft, historical research, intelligence work, briefings, officers, commanders, interest, historical interest, Indiana Jones, James Bond, World War II, Cold War, intelligence, pop culture, theme, veteran experience, skills, military experience, personal experience, deadlines, tasks, life, civilian world, responsibility, mission, leader, delegating, teams, accomplishment, deliverables, relationships, professors, young privates, PFCs, familiar, forward, recognize, different, mentality, staff sergeant, staff NCO, enlistment, indoctrination, soldier, sailor, de-indoctrination, out-go, fire squad, master’s program, MA program, cohort, historiography, class, mannerisms, fire team, professional, career, thesis, Dr. Ezekiel Walker, history of slave trade, African history, taking, out, comfort, zone, Dr. Foster, history of technology, focuses, shift, American political history, American military history, historiography of guns in Africa, colonial trade, modern history, colonial uprising, mid-20th century, digital, archives, Imperial War Museum Digital Collection, rustic, interesting-looking, weapon, homemade, Mau Mau Rebellion, Kenya, 1950s, rebellion, British, imperial oppression, colonialism, ceremonial use, well-used, freedom, independence, strategies, tactics, logistics, factories, infrastructure, not-for-ceremonial use, oral histories, British soldiers, widely used, in conflict, gap, gun, IWM, armory, East Africa, chapter, interested, S.T.A.R.S, American history, VLP, VLP research team, metadata, objects, educational material K-12, biographies, veterans, passed away, Dr. Amelia Lyons, head PI, Dr. Lester, Dr. Belier, France, eastern France, cemeteries, grave sites, reading, writing, researching, veterans, photographs, videos, coordinates, next level, worthy, enough, historian, in the archives, on the field, answering questions, veteran research, homecoming, tribe, natural fit, veteran history, Marine Corps history, specific focus, dissertation, juxtaposing, institutional history of the Marine Corps, through the 20th century, to new recruits, recruit, compared to, academic research of the history, case studies, Battle of Belleau Wood, World War I, Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II, Chosen Reservoir Campaign, Korean War, extremely important battles, in the Marine Corps memory, in the Marine Corps identity, the legends, the myth, the history, overlap, flag-rising photo, Communist China, U.S. forces, naval forces, living, wounded, the dead, POWs, fallen comrades, running gunfight, embused, identity, officers, feel, like, a Marine, mythology, lore, legend, academic side, personal experience side, geographical fit, research focuses, similar themes, courses, teaching, history profession, adjunct, classroom, interpretations, debates, American history courses, passion, rubs off, shows, humanities, backseat, to STEM, undergrad level, Third Reich, Interwar years, scope, enrollment, GI Bill, engaging, historian’s craft, read, research, write, military memory, veteran memory, Dr. Gannon, advice, generalities, never, stop, learning, security, pragmatic reasons, new direction, new mission, mission accomplishment, primary, above, troop welfare, getting the job done, officer, sergeant major, benefits, earned, structure, academic coin, infantry soldier, Veteran Affairs, VA, invested, four-year degree, get, into, professional world, struggles, truthful words, duck metaphor, potent, sincere, inspiring, advice
Length of Episode
1:03:31
Recommended Citation
“Episode 27: Jim Stoddard, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and His Experiences Going Back to Education Post-Military Service,” Knights Historycast Podcast, 2022, [https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/27]