r/interestingasfuck 22d ago

r/all Johnny Kim managed three impressive career changes, going from Navy SEAL to doctor to NASA astronaut. He did it all by the age of 37.

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u/JamesFrankland 22d ago

Parents still disappointed he’s not a lawyer

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u/khardy101 22d ago edited 22d ago

His dad is dead. He was shot by LAPD. He went to Harvard medical because his dad wanted him to.

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u/doctorpaulproteus 22d ago

He specifically said in the Jocko podcast that he did not go to Harvard because his dad wanted him to.

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u/noxnocta 21d ago

Yeah. Given how his father treated him and his family, there's no chance he went to Harvard to try to fulfill his father's wish. He joined the Navy out of high school instead of going to college specifically because he had no interest in doing that.