Jason K. Stanford, All Rounder/Ship's Medic

Jason Kingsley Stanford (1974 - ?) is a hands on deck, "all round" sailor and medical technician. Experienced in both medicine and sailing, no voyage could be complete without him.

Stanford is a genuine adventurer and man of action, not dissimilar from many of his medical roles. He ran away to sea at 17, as a ship's boy, then later was a fisherman on the Grand Banks. After serving as sailor and medic on larger vessels, he was awarded his first command at 19, and sailed around the world several times. He also joined the Marines under the name John Hamilton.

But his admiration for Communist partisans led to a brief involvement with the Communist Party. According to his auto-biography, "As Red Scare deepened in the U.S., I cooperated with the House Un-American Activities Committee, confessing my brief Communist ties and 'naming names'". Forever after he claimed he regretted this action, holding himself in enormous contempt for what he considered "ratting". His wife states unequivocally that the 'names' provided were those already provided by others.

He professes that he only practices medicine to pay for his sailing activities, and other various and sundry adventures.