Costa Rica is an amazing place for veterans to live. The country boasts the largest percentage of expats in Latin America, almost ten percent of the country comes from other places. Costa Rica has yearlong beautiful weather, a stable democracy, good healthcare, unlimited outdoor activities, and relatively low cost of living. Costa Rica’s tropical paradise …
A Vietnam Veteran sits in the lobby of MedVets in Puerto Plata sipping coffee waiting for group therapy to start. Wyatt Gresham was an eighteen year old kid drafted to Vietnam who “never felt at home in America again after how we were treated.” Now Wyatt lives in the Dominican Republic, enjoying ocean views and …
We develop a thick skin while serving and get desensitized to dark humor, insults, and obscenities. Veterans can be direct, honest, and harsh with the message first, occasional insult second, and feelings never. It’s commonplace to have it out with someone at work and have a beer together after…but the civilian world is different. Most …
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 moves alternately at the pace of a snail and a racecar. What it doesn’t do is move on your time or convenience. We live on the whim of Uncle Sam, there’s no other option. When we get out in the military, we find ourselves in a world that feels like it sped by …
