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The moment the uniform comes off, the noise drops—and the harder questions echo. We open up about the silence that follows separation, the sudden return of every choice, and why “freedom” can feel like drift when the structure that once organized your life disappears. Instead of sprinting into a new title to patch the hole, we get honest about the quiet grief many veterans carry and the subtle ways it shows up as irritability, restlessness, or emotional flatness.
Together we unpack the temptation to over-identify with the next role and call it resilience. We draw a hard line between usefulness and worth, then explore how to build identity on anchors that do not move: values, principles, and for some, a renewed or redefined faith. You’ll hear practical ways to practice identity rather than hunt for it—how you speak when you’re tired, how you treat people who can’t advance you, how you rest without a spreadsheet to justify it. We share why patience is not passivity but the only path to depth, and how families often sense the drift before we do.
This conversation is for veterans who feel “between structures” and anyone who loves them. We honor the past without getting trapped in it, and we set a course for integration—carrying forward discipline, mission, and service into a wider life that isn’t defined by rank or role. If the question “Who are you without the uniform?” makes you uneasy, good. That’s the starting line. Press play, sit with the question, and let the answer take time. If this resonates, subscribe, share with a fellow veteran, and leave a review to help others find the show.
If you're a military veteran in the construction industry, or you're in the construction industry and support our military vets, and you'd like to be a guest on the podcast you can find me at [email protected] , or send me a message on LinkedIn. You can find me there at Scott Friend. Let's share the stories and motivate others!
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- TCV Email: [email protected]
- TCV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/constructionvetpodcast/
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The moment the uniform comes off, the noise drops—and the harder questions echo. We open up about the silence that follows separation, the sudden return of every choice, and why “freedom” can feel like drift when the structure that once organized your life disappears. Instead of sprinting into a new title to patch the hole, we get honest about the quiet grief many veterans carry and the subtle ways it shows up as irritability, restlessness, or emotional flatness.
Together we unpack the temptation to over-identify with the next role and call it resilience. We draw a hard line between usefulness and worth, then explore how to build identity on anchors that do not move: values, principles, and for some, a renewed or redefined faith. You’ll hear practical ways to practice identity rather than hunt for it—how you speak when you’re tired, how you treat people who can’t advance you, how you rest without a spreadsheet to justify it. We share why patience is not passivity but the only path to depth, and how families often sense the drift before we do.
This conversation is for veterans who feel “between structures” and anyone who loves them. We honor the past without getting trapped in it, and we set a course for integration—carrying forward discipline, mission, and service into a wider life that isn’t defined by rank or role. If the question “Who are you without the uniform?” makes you uneasy, good. That’s the starting line. Press play, sit with the question, and let the answer take time. If this resonates, subscribe, share with a fellow veteran, and leave a review to help others find the show.
If you're a military veteran in the construction industry, or you're in the construction industry and support our military vets, and you'd like to be a guest on the podcast you can find me at [email protected] , or send me a message on LinkedIn. You can find me there at Scott Friend. Let's share the stories and motivate others!
Support the show
- TCV Email: [email protected]
- TCV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/constructionvetpodcast/