(This post contains affiliate links. Your support continues to make this blog possible.) I’m a big believer in reading, broadly[…] Read more In conjunction with the Military to MBA series, current veteran MBA candidates will be sharing their experiences in moving from[…] Read more
Test day for any type of standardized test can be stressful. Add in the pressure you may feel, knowing that you need to score well to get into the school of your dreams, and it’s easy to have anxiety about test day. That’s why it’s helpful to know what the test logistics look like. The […]
“Veterans bring amazing advantages to the entrepreneurial game — things like discipline, perspective, leadership ability, and the learned skill of seeing problems as opportunities — to say nothing of having accomplished ambitious goals with the weight of a gigantic bureaucracy on their backs.” — Bill Murphy Jnr, Inc.com The typical image of entrepreneurship involves someone having a world-changing tech idea, raising […]
Your GI Bill is not the only way you can pay for higher education. If you have a service-connected disability rating of at least 10% (10% with a “serious “ employment handicap, or 20% or more with an employment handicap) and do not have a dishonorable discharge, you may be eligible for receiving Chapter 31 […]
Jocko Willink and his philosophy on extreme ownership and discipline rocketed him from a recently retired Navy SEAL to a man with a huge following and multiple successful businesses. The daily Instagram posts of his 4:30 wakeup and morning workout are his way of putting actions to his philosophy of “discipline equals freedom”. Before becoming […]
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is to look at every challenge as an opportunity. The challenge of not knowing could provide you the opportunity to learn something new. The challenge of the unknown is an opportunity to help you become uncomfortable with uncertainty. And difficult challenges take you from your comfort zone […]
This isn’t meant to be a full “how-to”. And I definitely did not do everything right. But it helps to get a picture of what a transition looks like. May 2011: Graduated and commissioned into the infantry. August 2012: Left Ft. Benning after IBOLC and Ranger School; reported to Ft. Bragg and 3rd BCT, 82nd […]
Jocko Willink and his philosophy on extreme ownership and discipline rocketed him from a recently retired Navy SEAL to a[…] Read more Besides the GI Bill, veterans can access dozens of different scholarships to help fund their education. Scholarships for veterans can[…] Read more
From 2011-2019 I served as an Army Officer. Starting off as a rifle Platoon Leader in 3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, I later attended Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection and spent 3 years in the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade. Mandatory bearded deployment picture. My buddy will for sure be upset he was cut out of […]
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Trigger warning: prepare to have your ego bruised and a hard slap of reality beat you across the face in this post. If you think you are going to walk off base on your last day in the military with a DD-214 in hand and you are expecting fireworks, the Cowboys cheerleaders, a 10-piece band, […]