TJ is a former Force Recon Marine. In addition to his real world experience as a member of Force Platoon while deployed with both the 31st and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit-Special Operations Capable (MEU-SOC), his wide array of skills and experience includes:

• USMC Basic Reconnaissance Course
• USMC Combatant Dive School
• Multi-Mission Parachutist Course (Freefall/HALO)
• US Army Basic Airborne Course
• USMC Special Operations Training Group Close Quarters Tactics Course
• USMC Special Operations Training Group Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS)
• USMC Special Operations Training Group Urban Reconnaissance and Surveillance Course
• T1G CQC Tactics and Marksmanship Course
• T1G Ground Mobility Training Course
• Triage Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
• USMC Special Operations Training Group Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Course (HRST Master)