The military is challenging... leaving the military is easy... but being a civilian is hard! I aim to chronicle the journeys of other military members that might be able to help me figure out how to live my life as a grown up!
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E8: Leonardo Yui is like me but nothing like me!
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You know when you meet someone with a similar story to yours and you feel less special? Yeah that isn't what happened in this episode! Leo and I are two totally different people that shared similar experiences in the military and it was awesome to see his perspective!
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Podcasting is hard! I mean not physically, but mentally hard. Not even getting the material! Finding the drive is challenging and I promise to myself that I will do better! I promise to you that I break promises to myself all the time!
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E6: Things you didn't need to know about me
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He supplied the Bourbon! My "oldest" friend Alex Przygoda takes some time to have a drink and talk to me about me! We talk about why the hell I joined, how the Air Force hurt my feelings, couldn't be a cop, short history of the Navy and a little on how meds affect my sex life!
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E5: Nathan Patton graduates military childhood
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My son Nathan graduated this year and I wanted to get his perspective on his first 18 years of life enduring the military. He speaks on how me and his mom messed up and how he feels that the military lifestyle has prepared him for the next chapter of his life! He also dives into how the shooting at Great Mills High School in 2018 has affected him.…
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E4: Tad Levan protests suicide while attempting to watch his language!
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Tad Levan is a co-founder of the Facebook Group "The Veteran Collective", a group dedicated to making veterans available to help each other with various challenges throughout the United States. In this episode we talk about the effects of suicide on survivors, overcoming challenges after the military and how we can help each other without the need …
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E1: Thank me for my service, and Tuna Herding with Chris Carson
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Chris Carson, or Carson as he likes to be called, is an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, a former Navy Seabee turned Navy photographer. As if being a veteran wasn't enough, he has been graced with not only brains, but a gorgeous beard and a beautiful physique and since separating, Carson has fulfilled his lifelong goal of being a commercial helico…
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This episodes dives further into my uneducated rants by answering follower questions on Memorial Day and COVID stupidity. I also share my thoughts on taking off the uniform!
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E3: I make Andi Ward a "Doctor of Fitness"
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Andi Ward is a former Second Class Petty Officer and OIF veteran. SHe discusses her challenges both in and out of the military and the various veteran support systems we can use to overcome them! She uses her fitness knowledge to get my laziness under control! I also discuss what we can do as veterans in the face of riots!…
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