John Turner is an award winning writer and producer. Having served 20 years in the United States Navy as a Senior Cryptologist and Surface Warfare Specialist during Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Croatia, Somalia, Kosovo, Libya et al. He possesses a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from The University of West Florida and a Masters of Science in Counseling Psychology from Troy University. After retiring from Active Duty, Turner worked as an Acute Psychiatric Therapist for one of the top behavioral in-patient care facilities in Florida and an educator for Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in the development of Psychiatric care medications.  

In 2011, he left the clinical world to pursue more creative endeavors and took a job with the DOD as a Marketing and Engagement Leader with the goal of improving Education opportunities for those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. By 2015, his talents garnered the attention of non other than R. Lee Ermey, and that, as they say, was that; John was hired as a co-producer and writer for GunnyTime with R. Lee Ermey, where he collaborated with Gunny and Craig "Sawman" Sawyer until R. Lee's untimely passing in 2018.