“Train how you fight and fight like you train” - Robert McKenzie, Major Battalion Executive Officer, United States Army, retired. “More you sweat the less you bleed.” “You don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of training.”- Jason Deming, 3rd generation Silver Star recipient as a Green Beret in the United States Army. Normandy Beach. Vietnam. Iraq.

All of these are locations on a map that people could probably find geographically. But these are also places where men and women have made sacrifices that have changed countries and families lives, forever.

What does it take for someone to be in the military? How does it change them? What about their family? On this week show, Army veterans Robert McKenzie and Jason Deming talk about life before the military, during and after, and give us an inside peek of what life in the military means for them, and their families. From the “world’s largest bed and breakfast” of feeding and refueling 18,000 soldiers to almost 2000 jumps from an airplane for a single person, Robert and Jason talk about what civilians don’t see, but receive the benefits from the service of many brave men and women.

Topics include:

-Why they entered the military?

-How the experience helped them when they reunited back to the states.

-Effects on their family.

-Green beret roles vs. other special forces

-What role did your faith play in your service?