Lieutenant Jason C. Redman, USN (Ret)[clarification needed] is a retired naval officer and U.S. Navy SEAL.

He is also the author of the memoir The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader and of the book Overcome: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America's Toughest Warriors.

His paternal grandfather flew B-24 Liberator bombers for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and was highly decorated.

His great uncle was shot down in the Pacific during the early years of World War II.

[6] Redman was accepted to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and graduated BUD/S class 202 in December 1995.

In December 2000, he was an instructor for SEAL Team's Basic Land Warfare block of training.

[1] Shortly after, Redman was selected as one of the 50 enlisted personnel in the Navy to participate in the Seaman to Admiral program, which would put him on the "officer track.

It first hit him in the left elbow, then in the right side of his face, entering his jaw and exiting through his nose.

[13] LT Redman arrived at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on September 16, 2007.

"[3] The sign attracted then-President George W. Bush, and Redman had the chance to meet him in the Oval Office.

[13][14] The sign hangs at the wounded ward of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

[4] The organization donated clothing kits to warriors hurt in combat and to families of fallen soldiers.

[12] He has spoken to the Marriott Corporation, the NFL Cincinnati Bengals, and the U.S. Men's 2010 Olympic Hockey Team.

[15] Redman started writing his memoir, The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader, while he was in recovery.

His second book Overcome: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America's Toughest Warriors was published by Center Street in 2019.

Redman is married to his wife, Erica, whom he met in Louisville, Kentucky circa 2000, just months after her son was born.

[9][17] In July 2010, Redman reached the summit of Mount Rainier along with three other wounded service members.