Mar 16, 2026
On this week’s podcast, I speak with former Australian Army
Combat Medic Jody
Tieche, a man whose story is built on service, resilience, and the
experiences that
come from operating in some of the most demanding environments
imaginable.
Jody served as a combat medic with the 4th Battalion, Royal
Australian Regiment, a
role that puts you right in the thick of it. When soldiers are
wounded and every
second matters, the medic is the one running toward the danger —
carrying the
responsibility of keeping his mates alive. Jody served in Timor in
2006 and served
two tours of Afghanistan, Rotation IV with Task Force 66 in 2007
and Rotation VII in
2008.
In this episode, we’re going to talk about Jody’s journey into the
military, what it’s
really like serving as a combat medic, the realities of battlefield
medicine, and how
those experiences shape the person you become long after the
uniform comes off.
After Jody left the military and went into the mining industry,
before moving into Oil
and Gas as a Paramedic.
In 2021, Jody applied and was successful in securing employment
with the South
Australian Ambulance Service through the Internship program. Shift
work and
juggling on-road workload, plus young toddlers, became too much for
Jody and his
wife. Jody put his family first and concluded his internship.
Jody currently works for BHP as a Paramedic/Emergency Services
Officer.
It’s a raw and honest conversation about service, sacrifice, and
the bonds that are
forged when people rely on each other in life-and-death
moments.
Presenter: Adam Blum
Guest: Jody Tieche
Editor: Kyle Watkins