Justin Murphy - Back again for a bi-weekly update talking about the following:  

Timestamps:

⌚ 0:00 - Intro

⌚ 2:21 - You are having a baby!

⌚ 5:00 - 12 Week Paternity Leave for either parent - including non-child-bearing parents - Just a dropdown on the DA31

⌚ 7:50 - Thinking about retirement taxes

⌚ 12:01 - Shifting the internship timelines to make room for the new baby

⌚ 13:46 - Meeting Terrence Hayes - VA Press Secretary - A HillVets speaker

⌚ 16:04 - Some books and resources (see list below or go to https://retire.army/books)

⌚ 20:16 - First meeting with my ACP mentor - Andrew Rudman- The Mexico Institute Director

⌚ 23:17 - Getting into Public Policy -  

⌚ 25:38 - Not knowing the rules can give you an advantage

⌚ 26:09 - Outro  

Links:

🔗 Terrence Hayes - Dept of VA Press Secretary - https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5607

🔗 Andrew Rudman - The Mexico Institue - https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-names-andrew-rudman-mexico-institute-director

Books - All of the books discussed can be found at https://retire.army/books :

📚 How to win friends and influence people - Dale Carnegie

📚 Lead Well - Ken Falke

📚 How to stop worrying and start living - Dale Carnegie

📚 The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck - Mark Manson

📚 Never Split The Difference - Chris Voss

📚 Leaders Eat Last - Simon Sinek  

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