Military Bottom Line

In this episode, I talk with Sgt. Dan Gaughan. He spent 5 years as an enlisted Marine, working as a C-130 Crew Master out of San Diego, CA. He tells stories of training and deployments while giving insight on what it's like to transition off active duty. He shares his regrets as well as his successes helps shine light on opportunities he believes everyone should take advantage of.

In this episode, I talk with Lt. Kelly Patterson (USMC) and learn about her experiences and the success that has come from her volunteering throughout her career. She has never shied away from an opportunity and has only benefited from her eagerness to raise her hand. From enlisting out of high school to recently graduating from Ohio State via the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) and everything in between; Kelly speaks from experience.

On today's episode we have the fortune of hearing from Rafael Cervantes. A Purple Heart recipient who was able to stay in the Marine Corps despite his injuries. We discuss everything from what he hoped to get out of the military and his deployments, to his love for the Marines and how he believes younger Marines and military members should be preparing for what's next in life.

Find more about Rafael on Instagram @ridefasterman

Hear me and my friend, Ethan, talk about his experience in the Marine Corps and what it was like to work on the Marine Security Guard (MSG) program living abroad. In this episode we dive deep into education benefits and the differences between TA (Tuition Assistance) and the GI Bill, further explaining how to make the most of it while still in service.  Ethan has a lot of cool stories and tons of wisdom on how to leverage the opportunities the military has to offer. I learned a lot from talking to him and I hope you do too.

In today's episode, I talk to my old roommate from the Marine Corps. Cody spent a number of years in and experienced a different type of contract that did include some time in the brig. Despite some difficulties early in his career, he was able to rebuild his reputation in order to receive an honorable discharge and keep all his benefits.

On this week's episode I have my good friend Josh Hammons. He just got out of the Marine Corps after 8 years and worked with munitions and ordinance on multiple aircraft frames. He was able to travel all around the world during his career on different naval ships and was able to save up a ton of money using his strategy, despite being knocked down to zero during his first contract.

I hope you guys learn as much as I did from hearing about his experiences.

Join me in my conversation with Justin. A MARSOC Marine that once worked as simple communications Marine, counting radios and is now one of the elite members of MARSOC. He still finds time to take advantage of military benefits and build his financial future.