Oh-Three-Thirty-One

Oh-Three Series

By: Christopher Bast

Narrated by: Cory Hance

"0331" is the US Marine Corps designation for machine gunners, Marines who provide fire support by heavy and medium weapon platforms. Lance Corporals Stecker and Rodriguez work cohesively to bring their medium machine gun against the Taliban. However, Stecker’s uncontrollable anger crashes headfirst into Rodriguez’s quiet patience, and now, the two must find a means to settle their differences while the war in Afghanistan rages.

Christopher Bast is a combat veteran of the US Marine Corps having served as an 0311 rifleman and scout for the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion out of Camp Pendleton, California. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, then again in 2011-12. He would leave the Marine Corps in 2013 with an honorable discharge at the rank of corporal.

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Fantastic Storytelling

A really good story about learning to grow up in the military. Epic battle depictions that make you feel like you're the boots on the ground.

...well worth the one hour listen!

Audiobook Review - "0331" by Author Chris Bast, is the US Marine Corps designation for machine gunners, Marines who provide fire support by heavy and medium sized machine guns. Two Marine Lance Corporals work cohesively together to bring their medium-sized machine gun to bear against the Taliban. However, one Marine’s uncontrollable anger crashes headfirst into the other’s quiet patience, and now, the two must find a means to settle their differences while the war in Afghanistan rages. A really good short story about two young warriors learning to grow up in the military. The battle scenes were epic and the depictions of war makes the listener feel like they’re right in the thick of it all. Excellent one hour short story!