We Finally Understand Gibbs' Entire NCIS Backstory

Gibbs is one of the most fleshed-out and deeply realized characters in the NCIS world. But when you're talking about police procedurals, a deep backstory is rarely a good thing. Gibbs' life has been a blend of professional success and extreme personal tragedy. We're here to break it all down.

Gibbs was born and raised in the small town of Stillwater, Pennsylvania. His father owned the local general store and was a pillar of the community, but Gibbs rebelled against the upstanding nature of his family.

Though he would go on to be in the military police, young Gibbs was known around his hometown as a juvenile delinquent. He would frequently get into fights and other scrapes around town, resenting his father for regularly coming to the rescue. The animosity between the pair led to a 30-year split, one that only healed when Gibbs was forced to return to Stillwater on a case.

Gibbs ultimately found a way out of his small town. His father's business partner and best friend, LJ, convinced him to join the Marines.

Gibbs' mother took her own life via an intentional drug overdose when he was 14 years old. Though his mother made the choice with her family in mind, she took her own life so they wouldn't have to watch her die from terminal cancer.

Gibbs and his father were already on less-than-ideal terms. Eventually, they realized that LJ had known of Gibbs' mother's plan to kill herself. The grieving men pushed him out, and he fled town and disappeared.

The decision to join the Marines stuck, however, and Gibbs enlisted shortly after graduating high school. He lost his first close friend in the service less than a year after enlisting in a helicopter crash near an American base in Okinawa.

Things weren't all bad, though. Gibbs rose through the ranks as a military police officer and started a relationship with a woman back home named Shannon. He met her while waiting for the train out of town and their relationship grew during his early years in the Marines. They were married after his sixth year in the service, and had a child two years later. Keep watching the video because we finally understand Gibbs' entire NCIS backstory.

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NCIS origins | 0:00
Series of formative tragedies | 0:55
Desert Storm | 1:47
The death of Shannon Gibbs | 2:26
Writing the rules | 3:02
Exacting revenge | 3:38
Joining the force | 4:23
Broken hearts | 5:20
A dark secret | 6:00

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