Job's shooting was described by Chris Kyle in his 2013 book American Sniper, and he was portrayed by Jake McDorman in the film of the same name.

[5] After graduating from Issaquah High School,[5] he attended the University of Washington in the late 1990s,[4] and from there enlisted in the United States Navy.

[1][6][7] On August 2, 2006, Job was shot in the head while on an overwatch mission with fellow SEAL members Chris Kyle and Marc Alan Lee in Ramadi, Iraq.

[3][5][8][1] Lee covered fire with an M60 machine gun while Kyle and another SEAL team member worked to carry Job down the steps of the building they were in.

[3] Job died on September 24, 2009, after undergoing further treatment for his eye injuries at the Maricopa County Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona;[5][11] it was later determined that he was administered a fatal combination of drugs.