Military Bottom Line

Zech enlisted in the Army following high school as an Apache mechanic and avionics technician. Zech believed he would complete 20 years in the military until he read a book that completely changed his mindset and his life. Despite being stationed in Hawaii when his mindset shifted, Zech decided it was time to start preparing for the transition. After several deployments, a close encounter with a kangaroo and thousands of dollars of free vacation travel, Zech finally called it quits. Tune in to this episode to hear Zech’s whole story.

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This week’s Most Influential Book - Rich Dad Poor Dad https://amzn.to/3mpj2Sn

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Kirielle enlisted in the Alaska Air National Guard in 2016 in the Intelligence field. Due to the geographic location of her unit, she has been able to remain on full time, Title 10 orders and quickly gain all the same benefits as if she were active duty in the big Air Force. Over the last 5 years Kirielle has completed her bachelor’s degree, deployed to defend the nation’s capital and is currently working on her private pilot’s license to build her application for becoming a pilot in the Air National Guard.

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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kiri_elle/

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This week’s Most Influential Book - Today Matters - https://amzn.to/3iRbZzs

If you’re interested in applying to Air National Guard Flying Positions, this page will save your life when looking for units to apply to - https://bogidope.com/job-posting/

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Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of a guest this week. I want to take the opportunity to share a little bit more of my story and discuss how to make the most out of the military when the military seems to be failing to give you what you want. Tune in to find out how I made the most of my contract when I found out I was in a non-deployable unit. Pick your own challenge and stay uncomfortable.

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My YouTube Video on going to school while on active duty

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Tim joined the Air Force immediately following high school in 2008. After boot camp, he found himself working as a cybercommunications technician. Tim admits to making some major mistakes early on but turned his life around with goals of financial freedom. Using his military benefits (TA, Montgomery GI Bill, Post 911 GI Bill, AF COOL), he obtained his Associate’s, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees, security plus certification, EMT certification, and Project Management Professional Certification. He talks about bettering his financial position by investing and using VA benefits to acquire 9 doors of real estate rentals. Learn how Tim went from active duty enlisted Air Force to Medical Service Corps (MSC) Officer with the Air Force Reserves to his current position as an Active Duty MSC Officer in the Army!

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This week’s Most Influential Book - The 48 Laws of Power

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After graduating from West Point, Pete commissioned as an infantry officer. Midway through his first deployment to Afghanistan, Pete left to initiate his pursuit of becoming a Green Beret. Following 10 years of service, Pete is now actively pursuing his medical degree. In this episode, Pete shares his experiences including time spent as an infantry platoon leader, special forces selection, and his role as a special forces leader. Pete also shares some great resources to support service members in pursuing higher education including Service 2 School. He also shares how he got into medical school without needing all the traditional science courses or the MCAT!  

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This week’s Most Influential Book - Mountains Beyond Mountains  

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After attending the United State Naval Academy, Sean commissioned in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer. Sean did a total of 9 years in the military and has recently transitioned out to start his own business. Throughout this episode, we talk about Sean's experiences, motives for joining AND leaving, transition process and much more! We also discuss a very unique transition opportunity that is available to all service members - the IMA!

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Sean’s Instagram 

Quiet Waters Realty Group

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More Information on the IMA **IMA is offered in all branches, contrary to what I said in the episode introduction

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Naaman has been in the Army for 12 years now and up until recently, has expected and planned on finishing out his 20 years of active duty to obtain a military retirement. What ultimately changed the course of Naaman's career was being stationed overseas during a global pandemic! While Naaman begin using his downtime by playing Call of Duty with his friends, he quickly realized the time he was wasting and instead turned to self education. Just one year later, Naaman is CEO of his own company and hoping to be able to earn $1,00,000 in order to get chaptered out of the Army. This is the only option he sees to getting out of the military before his 4 years left in contract are up. Tune in to see what the catalyst was for Naaman and what kind of business he got involved in.

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Tamario Spivey currently serves active duty in the US Navy aboard submarines. During this episode, Tamario and I discuss his career to this point - to include how he is getting a commission BEFORE graduating with his bachelor's degree. We also talk about balancing side hustles while going back and forth between shore duty and ship duty. Don't miss hearing Tamario's story about the first time he submerged in a submarine!

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Daniel Doty enlisted in the US Army after dropping out of college to be an infantryman. Dan reenlisted in order to achieve his goal of completing a deployment to Afghanistan, but ultimately decided he did not want to remain in the military for 20 years. After 5 years, Dan left active duty with a seamless transition by taking advantage of the Career Skills Program (CSP) and used his last few months in the military to complete an internship and become a real estate agent. Check out the episode to hear Dan's full story! Learn more about Dan on his Instagram 

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Yesenia is a first generation American who emigrated from Panama as a child with her parents. After getting involved in Air Force JROTC in high school, Yesenia enlisted in the Air Force. In this episode, Yesenia and I discuss her four years in the military, why she got out and her lengthy transition process. We focus primarily on her transition because like many of us, it took her time, trial and error to find where she was meant to be. Yesenia tried school, jobs and even moved back in with her parents for a short period following her  transition. However, there was one catalyst that led her to find her passion.  

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