Regular Infantry Guys Podcast

Marine veteran Justin Howell shares his transition story. He talks about the non-profit Mighty Oaks program has helped his transition home.  Mightyoaksprograms.org

Air Force Veteran Greg Palmer shares his transition story from military to civilian life and how higher education was important to him. He has a masters from Sacramento State University with an emphasis in counseling and mental health for children. During the conversation Greg shares how he found his passion and purpose in life. Thank you Greg for being a great example we veterans can learn from. Service never stops.

Paul Bill is the veteran employment coordinator for Veteran Bridge Home Non-Profit. He has made it his mission to help Veterans gain employment in the Carolina area. He shares insight of his service to this great country, in addition to his own transition struggles; hence why veterans are his number one priority. Thank you Paul Bill for sharing your story with us. 

Marine Combat Veteran Collin Yarborough is running 22 miles a day for 5 days (total 110 miles) to raise awareness for Veteran suicide and transitioning services. Run date June 1st-5th. All proceeds and donations will go directly to the organizations Hope for The Warriors and Got Your Six non-profits. Please spread the word! 

Combat Veteran John Kalo shares his transition story from military to civilian life. Our conversation goes much deeper into substance abuse and how you should seek help before you transition out.

On this episode we discuss what passion and purpose is; and how these two words are interconnected for success. Today’s guest is Yun Kim, of YUNiversal Lifestyle, and Army Veteran Ahmad, also known as the “Barber.” As always we hope you learn and grow from this conversation as much as we did. Thanks Yun for lending your time and expertise to the biggest question we all must face. What is passion and purpose? How can these two words be so powerful that once channeled, they become life altering.

Army Veteran Eli Smith is taking matters into his own hands by riding his bike across the U.S. for PTSD awareness and advocacy. Eli shares with us how veteran suicide has hit home personally, which led him to sell off all his belongings to raise awareness. He shares his life on the road meeting great Americans and Veterans along the way. You can follow Eli's progress on social media @4cornersHike and @EliSmith

Karla Seijas was an active duty military spouse for 10+years who's been involved extensively with numerous military organizations such as Wounded Warriors in Fort Sam Houston, Political Advising to the Govt. of Isreal, Public Affairs  Specialist at IMCOM Fort Sam, Transition Counselor, and the list goes on. Her passion is helping service members. She created a organization called Boots in Action in her native hometown of Merced, California once her husband retired from service. Her goal is establish more spaces for Veterans to mingle and reestablish the brotherhood and sisterhood many veterans miss once they transition to civilian life.  

Swamp Apes is a program that helps veterans transition from military lifestyle by hunting Burmese Pythons in Florida Everglades. This program is ran by Tomas Rahill. Take a listen and learn about an opportunity to go be in the wilderness with a great purpose behind it. 

Episode 35 Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good Clay Cornell former Infantry Captain talks about life after his military service. His number one advice is always look confident. If you are interested in learning insight on military transition, take a listen!

James Turner, a former US Army Infantryman talks about his transition and the importance of adopting a positive mindset to excel in life, post-military. 

Claire introduces Prancing Horse Center and the physical benefits of horseback riding for adaptive individuals and veterans. At the farm in Southern Pines, Freedom Reins and bheard.org are two organizations that have a passion to facilitate quality of life for veterans. 

Army Wife Network representative Sherita Knobloch shares insight on the organization and how they help military spouses. We all also discuss her private screening of the military movie "12 Strong."

Collin is a Marine Corp combat veteran. He transitioned out of the service and is attending college at The University of North Carolina Greensboro. His love for the outdoors and camping has helped cope with the internal battles during his transition.

Matt talks about his transition into small business ownership and what he did to prepare himself before he got out of the military. 

The Healing Box Project is a non-profit located in Missouri that uses guitar lessons for Veterans for therapeutic means. Dave and his wife CJ created this program to give back to Veterans. Dave has an extensive music background which uses to transform lives' and to share his knowledge. 

Service-member who just made the transition out talks about his preparation for school enrollment, VA Home Loan, and career goals as a software engineer.

Retired Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force "Tuff," shares his transition story from a retired service member perspective. He leads the conversation discussing topics of retirement preparation, always be willing to learn, sparking that curiosity bubble, have a game plan before you retire, and most importantly having confidence–that's the key he says. 

Daniel is pursing a degree in mechanical/aeronautical engineering at UC Berkeley. He shares with us Project 22 that he created. Additionally, how transitioning impacted his life and the others he was able to help along the way.