JOHN WILLIAM HOFFMAN

John Hoffman was born in 1964 in Boise, Idaho and was raised in Atlanta, GA. John graduated from High School in 1982 and immediately joined the Navy. After joining the military John learned about the SEAL teams and soon decided that’s what he wanted to do and completed Basic Underwater Demolition/ SEAL training a year later in class 123. Upon graduation and completion of jump school John was assigned to UDT 11 and several months later SEAL Team Five where he completed two overseas deployments to Southeast Asia. Returning from his second deployment John was selected to go to SEAL Team Six in January 1986 in Virginia where he remained for twelve years. While at that command John attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer while participating in conflicts around the world. In 1998 John transferred back to the West Coast to assume the position Senior Enlisted leadership of the US Navy Parachute Team, The Leap Frogs This 12 man team travels the nation performing for over 4 million people annually. John was soon selected for the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer and returned to Naval Special Warfare Center also known as Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training, this time as the Senior Enlisted Instructor in charge of the First Phase of training which includes the infamous “Hellweek”. It was at this command that John Hoffman became a Master Chief, the highest enlisted rank attainable in the US Navy. John retired in April 2005 and is now the Director of Force Skydiving Team for Force Ministries. John currently resides in Coronado, CA.