After graduation, Wood joined the Marines and was sent to Lance Corporal in 2007 during the Iraq war, where he helped to lead a group of twelve infantrymen in the province of Anbar. During his service, he wrote about his experiences in a blog, making him known in the local news.
Wood was sent to Afghanistan in 2008 and promoted Sergeant before his honorable release in 2009. In the course of his career, he was awarded the Navy-Marine Commendation Medal for his campaign in the fight with the bravery badge. Then he began to work for war veterans.