A Soldier Against All Odds

By: Jason Pike

Narrated by: Jason Pike

A brutally honest tale of a soldier's unorthodox life, a rogue career, and an often-maverick character not easily aligned with the military credo.

I am A Soldier Against All Odds, and what follows is a genuine and frank account—the good, the very bad, and the very ugly—of my 31 years in uniform. Diagnosed at age seven with an acute learning disability and failing first grade that year, I was sent back to repeat it. At age nine, I was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a crippling bone disease dissolving the bone of my knee that added to my academic challenges and a significant physical disadvantage.

With more than three decades of national guard and active service, after starting my military career at 17 and retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel, I was told that none of it would be possible. For that advice, there were undoubtedly excellent grounds. My story, therefore, is one of survival, perseverance, and a refusal to quit, no matter what, a characteristic gifted to me by my father. Once I did it, everyone asked, "how the hell did you do it?" And many times, I asked myself the same question….

In A Soldier Against All Odds, I show that It is possible, through determination, careful application, and bold strategy, to overcome or compensate for personal humiliation brought about primarily by my own mistakes, being haunted by investigations, academic difficulty, arrests, many ass-chewings, and physical frailty. I did pay the price for being me. This is how I did it, but most importantly, how I survived it.

The chronicle of life will inspire you to wince, cry, and laugh. I hope that the lessons I learned through the course of my life and my military career will be an inspiration to anyone confronting the future from a place of disadvantage.

©2023 Jason Pike (P)2023 Jason Pike

Absolutely Superb!

A story of self hate and the struggles so many people deal with in this world. I highly recommend it as junior and high school required reading that leads to a composition essay assignment.

Definitely a classic.

I hope that the lessons I learned through the story(A Soldier Against All Odds) military career is an an inspiration for me confronting the future from a place of disadvantage.Great story and superb acting. Definitely a classic.

Based on true story and heartbreaking

There is not enough stars to rate this audiobook and the story it tells.100% perfection by all involved in telling By Jason Pike the story of a soldiers against all odds he face during his career in army. We should never forget what our soldiers have sacrificed in that war and all since. Based on true story and heartbreaking.

Well written audiobook.

All in all, a great audiobook - and made even better by having read the book before hand, and having a personal recommendation as to it's generally accurate portrayal of a time and place from someone who was far closer than I.

Great book, soldier overcoming uncertain times

An eye opening memoir that was an unexpected adventure and chaos. Humbling life lessons with very deep and revealing twists, with an inside perspective military life.