Veterans start businesses at higher rates than civilians. We probably do it because after the military we’ve had enough of other people ordering us around. The US Small Business Administration reports veterans are 45% more likely to be self-employed. Today there are almost 2.5 million veteran businesses across the country and make up almost 10% […]
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The military hurries up and it waits, what it doesn’t do is move on your time. We live on the whim of Uncle Sam, there’s no other option. When we get out in the military, we find ourselves trapped in a fast-paced world that feels exhausting. When I first got out, I rushed around feeling
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College is about far more than going to class and getting the diploma, it’s about setting yourself up for success after. Networking is how student veterans can make the most of their college experience. It’s done over time and not just once a year at networking events where you put your “business face” on. More
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People think of travel as fun, it’s drinking pina coladas on a beach. When you’re in the military, you’re constantly on the move, told where to go and even for how long. They even give you a list of what to pack. If you’ve ever served, you know the military has the unique ability to
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A year ago, I was watching humans fall from airplanes trying to escape the coming Taliban rule in Afghanistan and it looked like an Expendables movie. My years there were the best and worst of my life and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. I fell in love with the people there, all they knew
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I didn’t know what I was getting into my first day reporting at Fort Campbell to 3rd Brigade Combat Team. It was my first unit, and I was happy to be out of training and doing real things. When the replacement NCO got to me, he said, “oh shit, you’re going to be a Rakkasan.”
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A lot of us veterans make bad decisions, epically bad decisions. If we always made brilliant decisions, we might not have ended up in the military. We drink too much, buy cars we can’t afford, marry strippers, and destroy our credit. One of my best friends blew all his money from a 15-month deployment in
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It’s strangely peaceful doing seventy down the highway with my handlebars inches from the veteran rider next to me. The wind feels good on my face, the road smooth, and the sun is shining. We’re riding to bury a Vietnam Veteran, a man who was shot twice in the jungle and divorced twice. He told
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I get asked a lot if tattoos hurt, I’m used to the question. I always smile a bit and say yes, obviously tattoos hurt. I didn’t know why I was smiling until I realized I enjoy the pain and the tattoo process. Actually, I love the pain of the tattoo needle. It’s therapy for me,
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I wasted too many hours wrestling with my PTSD in windowless VA offices under glaring fluorescent lights. The obligatory motivational quotes on the wall were more annoying than inspiring. I was handed pills for this or that out of the VA PTSD pill vending machine. The system appeared designed to trap me in a pharmaceutical
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