Jamie Sclater

In Memoriam: Jamie “Doc” Sclater

U.S. Navy FMF Hospital Corpsman • USMC Scout Sniper Basic Course Graduate • Team USA Paralympian • ESS Senior Field Agent & Instructor

Jamie earned the name “Doc” the only way it can be earned: from the Marines he kept alive. Over eleven and a half years as a U.S. Navy Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman, he served four combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, graduated the USMC Scout Sniper Basic Course as a corpsman, a feat very few in military history can claim, and spent four and a half years as a formal military instructor turning what he had lived into what others could learn.

He was also a world-class athlete. As a Team USA Paralympic swimmer he set nine American records and represented the United States at the 2016 Paralympic Swimming Trials. He brought that same standard to everything he touched.

At ESS he was our Senior Field Agent and Instructor, leading Threat Assessment and Security Advance, Executive Protection, and the High Threat Security Operations program. He did not teach from a textbook. He taught from deployments, from protecting lives under pressure, from years of operating where the stakes were real. Hundreds of the people who wear this patch learned their craft from him. He was the instructor who stayed late, the teammate who called when things got quiet, the friend who checked in when no one else thought to.

Jamie took his own life. We do not soften that, because softening it is part of what kills. More than twenty-two veterans and first responders are lost this way every day in America, and Doc became one of them. He spent his life standing for others. Now we stand for him, and for every warrior still fighting a battle no one can see.

His mission continues through the “Doc” Sclater Memorial Scholarship, hosted by Project 22, which gives one veteran or first responder each year a full seat in the ESS Academy Executive Protection program he helped build.

Read Doc’s story and support the scholarship at project22.us/doc-sclater

If you are struggling: Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

About Jamie

Jamie “Doc” Sclater was a seasoned tactical specialist and instructor with a distinguished career spanning military medicine, executive protection, and high-risk security operations. A graduate of Elon University with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Sports Science (2002), Jamie went on to serve 11.5 years as a U.S. Navy Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Hospital Corpsman, operating alongside elite Marine units in some of the most challenging environments worldwide.

Throughout his military service, Jamie completed multiple deployments in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom (2007) and Operation Enduring Freedom (2006, 2009, 2011). He was a graduate of the USMC Scout Sniper Basic Course and the prestigious US Navy/USMC Formal School Instructor Course (FSIC), serving 4.5 years as a formal instructor, where he honed his skill for translating field knowledge into dynamic and effective training.

Jamie served as a senior instructor with ESS Global Corporation, where he led specialized training in Threat Assessment/Security Advance (TASA) and Executive Protection. His expertise included static and mobile surveillance, armed transport, high-threat protective operations (PSS), and tactical private security. He held both the Florida Class “D” and Class “G” Security Licenses, as well as CPR/BLS and CCW certifications.

An accomplished athlete as well, Jamie was a former Team USA Paralympic swimmer, having set 9 American records in the SB9/S10 classifications. He competed at both national and international levels and proudly represented the U.S. at the 2016 Paralympic Swimming Trials.

Jamie combined his real-world combat experience, instructor credentials, and elite athletic discipline to train the next generation of protectors. His leadership in high-threat environments, instructional excellence, and relentless pursuit of physical and mental resilience made him a respected figure in both the tactical and protective services communities.