Inaugural retiree interview with SFC(R) Garry Frobart - Logistician  

In this first episode, we talk a lot about job prep, education, interviews, resources, and many other fun things. 

Lots of laughs and also seriousness.  

These interviews will be long form (from 30 minutes til we finish) - They will remain mostly uncut other than taking out the ums and long pauses or anything the interviewee would like to remove.  

The links discussed in this interview are as follows:  

You can learn more about Garry here on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryfrobart/  

HUGE THANK YOU TO: Tommy Marerro Ray Dilfanian Lupe Teat for subscribing to the channel and helping keep me accountable!!!!!!! Thank you!

In this video Tondalaya discusses her experience with taking space a hops. She also talks about how her and her husband flawlessly managed her first Space A flight with her children.

We also dig into her career experiences as a minority entrepreneur in the engineering and scientific fields, and how she started Club Lab Rascals to help children learn about STEM. Tondalaya also discusses her experiences with early introduction and representation in the field, and how Club Lab Rascals strives to provide a hands-on experience for all students.

The best retirement thank you EVER! https://www.facebook.com/100020253502828/videos/1471854703281958/

Find Tondalaya here:

https://www.facebook.com/tondalaya.takapu.31

[email protected] or check out her youtube channel  @Club Lab Rascals STEM  

Travis AFB - SRA Hunter Plain - Best customer service!!!

BWI - Mindenhal rotator now available

One wish for AMC: A central place to look up all flights across all terminals

https://poppinsmoke.com

information blog about retirement, space a travel and military life

https://rtttravel.com

travel agency for inter european trips and excursions

https://clublabrascals.com

introductory pre-k - 5 STEM education based in the DC metro area, working with local schools and youth organizations to increase awareness about STEM

A great discussion about many things to do with life after the military.

Sergeants Time Training

https://signaljobs.org

Links—

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1915564248663542/about/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/signaljobs/

[email protected]

Thanks to the following companies who help make this possible for me:

Aston Microphones: https://www.astonmics.com/

Zoom PodTrak P4: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/podtrak-recorders/podcast-recorders/podtrak-p4/

Riverside FM: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-mcconnell (Referral link) 

Davinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com

CapCut: https://www.capcut.com

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Today I am sitting with MG (Ret) Joe Robinson (BIO at the bottom) - in this episode we discuss the GOMO retirement process, how it compares to everyone else who is retiring. We also talked a lot about Tricare and how to select between Tricare Prime or Tricare Select and what the tradeoffs are. MG(Ret) Robinson also gives a few insights on leadership. Please enjoy this conversation!

Retired MG Robinson is a native of Lubbock, Texas. 

His military awards and decorations are: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with 2 campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Expert Field Medical Badge, and Basic Parachutist Badge and Meritorious Unit Citation ribbon.

Joe Robinson resides in Boerne, TX. wife Sandy Whitaker. 

Big thanks to (not sponsors of the show) the tool makers who help me produce these shows:

Louis Fernandez  

Shorter interview about Army Reserve Retirement - Recently retired CW3 Glen Mitchell tells us all about his journey through Reserve retirement, doing multiple Reserve retirement briefings, interfacing with Veterans Affairs even after just coming off of 29 days (or more) orders [ get your DD214 === go initiate your VA claims process], the civilian job market abd how to increase your odds of getting hired, beating the boredom by remaining active in the workforce or in your hobbies, and more.

Links and show notes:

MRE - Meal Ready to Eat

Voluntold - The exact opposite of volunteering. Always used in reference to an unpleasant task to which you have been assigned by your boss.

Additional Information:

Co-worker 1: I hear you got a transfer. Co-worker 2: Yeah. I didn't want to, but I was voluntold.

Build a list of contacts / networking in order to position yourself for a job

Keep yourself consistently engaged in something after leaving the military in order to fill the time gap

Affect change through taking action, not through planning

dev/null - This entity is a common inspiration for technical jargon expressions and metaphors by Unix programmers, e.g. "please send complaints to /dev/null", "my mail got archived in /dev/null", and "redirect to /dev/null"—being jocular ways of saying, respectively: "don't bother sending complaints", "my mail was deleted", and "go away".

Buying your spouse a retirement gift instead of buying yourself a retirement gift

Reservists having to do SFL-TAP every time you get a DD214

Build your own camaraderie structure outside of the military

“If it’s not a hobby, it’s going to run you over” - Glen Mitchell

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” - Confucius

Warrant Officer Career Path - Why Warrant Officers have such a tight bond

Warrant Officer Career College - https://armyuniversity.edu/wocc/home

Master Resiliency Training/ Comprehensive Soldier Fitness - https://www.usar.army.mil/CSF/

Army Reserve (and National Guard) - Apply for VA benefits after mobilization - https://www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/benefits-summary/SummaryofVANationalGuardandReserve.pdf

VA website - check the box - Im applying - https://www.va.gov/

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glen-mitchell-7721a95/

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