To all the brave men and women out there still protecting our freedom 🇺🇸 🫡 Thank you for your service!

1SG (RET) Steven Buyck - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-b-5a898833/

Recently retired from the Army as an active duty 68R, San Antonio JBSA. A good buddy of mine from high school. Just reconnecting and obviously doing the normal interview about retirement and transition. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

⌚ 0:00 - Intro

⌚ 1:25 - Morning Routine

⌚ 2:19 - Entering the military - From managing hotel restaurants to being a 1SG

⌚ 3:37 - Any influence coming from a military family?

⌚ 4:50 - How was your retirement process?

⌚ 6:32 - The Army driving on when you leave to do SFL TAP

⌚ 8:43 - Slowly walking away from the work

⌚ 9:00 - What was the most important thing for you as you retired?

⌚ 10:32 - The legacy of just wanting people to miss you when you are retired

⌚ 11:34 - Don't wait til the last minute to start the retirement process and building your VA packet

⌚ 12:34 - Thoughts about Space A - from a Guam perspective

⌚ 13:44 - Talking with your 16 year old self - life is a marathon

⌚ 16:00 - A discussion about mentors and mentorship

⌚ 18:13 - Understanding we are all salesmen - and what do think about personal brand

⌚ 20:25 - GS job versus pure civilian job

⌚ 21:05 - the thing you miss the most about being in the military

⌚ 21:58 - What do you want to be when you grow up?

⌚ 23:59 - A short talk about joining the military

⌚ 27:05 - A short talk about those transitioning out of the military - "have a plan"

⌚ 28:57 - How important has college been for your career?

⌚ 30:32 - Books and reading

⌚ 33:51 - If you could invest $10,000,000.00...

⌚ 37:26 - Declining a retirement ceremony

⌚ 38:23 - The best gift you could get - helping younger Soldiers

⌚ 39:05 - Rescuing dogs - and Parvo disease

⌚ 40:27 - Final thoughts on retirement

⌚ 41:46 - Outro

Links:

🔗 Ministries of San Antonio - https://www.samm.org/

🔗 Hiring Our Heros / New York Life - https://www.hiringourheroes.org/

🔗 SCCA - https://www.scca.com/

🔗 Auburn - https://www.auburn.edu/

🔗 Alabama - https://www.ua.edu/

🔗 Audible - https://audible.com

🔗 parvovirus - https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/pet-owners/petcare/canine-parvovirus

Books:

📚 This Civilian Shit is Hard: From the cockpit, cubicle and beyond - Dan Bozung - https://amzn.to/3JzexP0

📚 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson - https://amzn.to/3Jzfabk

📚 Falling Upward - Richard Rohr - https://amzn.to/3z1LBu4

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Riverside.fm #riversidefm for their amazing software https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-mcconnell

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To all the brave men and women out there still protecting our freedom 🇺🇸 🫡 Thank you for your service!   

To all the brave men and women out there still protecting our freedom 🇺🇸 🫡     

To all the brave men and women out there still protecting our freedom 🇺🇸 🫡 Thank you for your service! 

**Please forgive the audio left/right - had some difficulties editing on this episode**

Following CW4 Justin Murphy on his last year of retirement - an inside look at going through the retirement process from mindset and the mental game to all the little things you might need to know along the way.

Timestamps:

⌚ 0:00 - Intro

⌚ 2:07 - pickle juice to stop muscle soreness?

⌚ 2:54 - ACP mentorship program update

⌚ 4:06 - HillVets update

⌚ 6:18 - Filing the VA Claim - Schedule for Rating Disabilities (link below)

⌚ 8:06 - Heartburn Acid Reflux a reated disability??

⌚ 9:20 - VA Burn Registry Online (Link below)

⌚ 9:24 - The importance of filing a VA Claim

⌚ 10:21 - BDD - Benefits Delivery at Discharge and using a VSO (Veteran Service Officer)

⌚ 16:11 - Breaking into a new career - 

⌚ 17:34 - Life Insurance as an afterthought

⌚ 21:00 - Any books or media that is relevant right now? (links below)

⌚ 24:12 - Outro

Links:

🔗 Schedule for rating disabilities - https://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/bookc.asp

🔗 Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry - https://veteran.mobilehealth.va.gov/AHBurnPitRegistry/#page/home

Books:

📚 Rule Number Two - Heidi Squier Kraft - https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/heidi-squier-kraft/rule-number-two/9780316067911/

📚 Falling Upward - Richard Rohr - https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Upward-Richard-Rohr-audiobook/dp/B0054U2Q9O/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10T9C9DXJ9LU5&keywords=falling+upward+by+richard+rohr&qid=1677864276&s=books&sprefix=fallin%2Cstripbooks%2C132&sr=1-1

📚 How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie - https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/B0006IU7JK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RX6TA0GJ43RJ&keywords=how+to+win+friends+and+influence+people&qid=1677864404&s=audible&sprefix=how+to+win%2Caudible%2C115&sr=1-1

📚 Tribe - Sebatian Junger - http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger

Thanks to my recording platform of choice:

Riverside.fm #riversidefm for their amazing software https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-mcconnell 

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Timestamps:

A retirement series following the transition journey of CW4 Justin Murphy as he navigates the last 12 months of his retirement  

The Linkedin post that started it all off: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justineilermurphy_transition-retirement-skillbridge-activity-7022237784337711104-opC9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop  

0:00 - Why you should take off the governor

🕗 0:00 - Intro

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