---
title: "Navy vet ‘Full Metal Jackie’ Carrizosa is way cooler than you"
description: "Jackie Carrizosa was a rescue swimmer in the Navy, she's a motocross athlete, and she knows how to use a gun. Watch her video on WATM!"
date: "2021-03-26"
modified: "2021-03-26"
authors:
  - name: "Shannon Corbeil"
    job_title: "Contributor, Air Force Veteran"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/scorbeil/"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/music/navy-vet-full-metal-jackie-carrizosa/"
categories:
  - "Entertainment"
  - "Music"
---

# Navy vet ‘Full Metal Jackie’ Carrizosa is way cooler than you

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17312605/origin.jpg>)

Navy veteran [Jacqueline Carrizosa](<https://www.jacquelinecarrizosa.com/>) is awesome.

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She was a rescue swimmer in the Navy, she's a motocross athlete, and she knows how to use a gun — so yeah, she can more than hold her own.

We Are The Mighty sat her down to find out about her taste in music, and it was everything we'd hoped for and more.

Carrizosa has the kind of self-confidence that lets her to talk about her many successes and adventures, still with the perfect blend of self-deprecating humor. You get a taste of this when she gives a sample of her Atreyu scream, right after nonchalantly mentioning her "50-cals" and right before laughing at herself.

"In my mind, music definitely has a strong power and it has the ability to move people for the better."

Check out her full video [right here](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT7HBhwhqsg>)!

And for your listening pleasure, the
["Full Metal Jackie" Battle Mix](<https://open.spotify.com/user/wearethemightymusic/playlist/2GsndtQrjny1uqqmNtehEO>):

## Author
Shannon Corbeil has worked for We Are The Mighty as a digital video producer, writer, and host, as well as a staff writer covering military history, trivia, and valor. Shannon is a fierce veteran advocate, covering the achievements of members of the military community and volunteering in multiple veteran non-profit organizations, including Pin-Ups for Vets and Warriors for Peace Theatre. Her undergraduate degree is in Humanities and Philosophy and her Masters is in Strategic Intelligence. A screenwriter and actor recently seen on SEAL TEAM and THE ROOKIE, Shannon writes about exciting projects in the entertainment industry. She is an alum of the Writers Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Project, a Finalist in the Disney TV Writing Fellowship, an inaugural fellow for the STARZ/VME #TakeTheLead Program, and has performed at the Geffen Playhouse and Kennedy Center as a writer, dancer, singer, and actor. As a U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer, Shannon supported the 25th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, and conducted Cyber Threat Analysis at the National Security Agency. Her work has been seen in Business Insider, Task & Purpose, Military.com, and various other publications.

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