Regular G.I. Joe

On this episode, Izzy and Mike talk about Izzy nephew that wrote the hysterical Navy basic training letter. Izzy talks about his frustration with his nephew’s leadership but even more with the supervisor not caring about their troops. Mike talks about that if you get into trouble that it is better to take ownership of your actions, for how you handle it will definitely make life easier. Sooner or later another negative incident may occur that will trump the incident you were in, so keep your head down and continue to do your work and not let that incident affect you. Izzy and Mike share their views about supervising. It is also a great thing to know people for you never know when you will need to pull out the rolodex to help you out. Izzy and Mike talk about that when being a leader or a supervisor that the main concept is to give a flying f@#k about your people. #leadership #militaryhumor #veteranpodcast

On this episode, Mike and Izzy talk about how people that go into the military change especially when they get out and become parents because they are able to spend more quality time with their children. Izzy share stories of how when people get done with the military to decompress and chill, no more worrying about physical training, getting up early, or even having to report to work. Mike shares his views as being a person that needs to be doing something every day, cannot just be doing Groundhog Day. Mike shares stories regarding the red pill reddit, that entails conspiracy theories. Izzy and Mike talk about Operation paperclip, that Izzy read on a book titled Zigzag and from a show starring Al Pacino. Mike shares the various operations that were conducted as in Operation Paperclip or Operation Hummingbird. Izzy talks about having to call 911 for a potential active shooter, but it took three tries to get through to 911...WTF #redpill #militaryhumor #veteranpodcast

On this episode, Happy Halloween from Izzy and Mike. Izzy begins to roast Mike regarding his mustache, only to find out that Mike is in the Halloween spirit and even attended a costume fiesta...this is that Mike dislikes to be social. Izzy and Mike talk about Halloween and the depths they go to in handing out candy or not too. On top of that Mike talks about his venture at a Trunk & Treat to include that growing up Mike wasn’t allowed to do Halloween. Izzy shares his stories of going trick or treating in Brooklyn but as he got older it turned from trick or treating to bombing...where we would hit people with eggs. Izzy shares his Michael Myers experience under the assumption that a friend dressed up as Michael Myers, but Izzy guessed wrong. Mike provides parenting advice in that it is okay to still have your kids around when they get older, it isn’t just them turning 18 and out the door. #halloween #michaelmyers #wrongprank

On this episode, Mike breaks down what it means to write an Air Force 1206 on himself. Izzy and Mike share their outlook on what it means to be reservist or guard. Izzy shares his stories on dealing with reservists during his deployments. Mike shares stories on his dealings with reservists during his time on deployments and at home station. Uh-Oh, Mike reveals how he served a year as a reservist but doesn’t count it. It seems with the reservists that they HOPE that someone will die, retire, or separate to be able to move up in promotion. #airforcereservist #airforce #reservist

On this episode, Mike shares his experience of having two celebrity keynote speakers during his work conference, one was Michael Phelps and the other Mack Newton. Mike talks about how many people were not feeling Michael Phelps story of his achievements. The message that should have been taken was Phelps commitment, dedication, and overcoming adversity of being in the Olympics. Mike shares how impressive Mack Newton speech was and how this person had so many accolades but was more invested in helping people. Mack Newton showcased his pride in overcoming adversity. Mike shares his outlook on wanting to create a resume of his life and be able to continue to achieve milestones versus hanging your hat on one life event. Mike shares his dislike for the movie Hocus Pocus 2. #michaelphelps #macknewton #storyofmylife

On this episode, Izzy and Mike discuss how the psyche of people can be when a woman or man want to begin working out, it can be perceived as a negative view. On the other hand, people are wanting to work out just to be healthy versus being a sex appeal. During covid, it revealed a lot of people began to work out, and if women or men think it is wrong it can be because of their insecurities. Insecurities can be misconstrued as jealously, but in reality, it isn’t. People need to understand that being insecure is bad for the mental and well-being of people. Mike shares how he feels hungry even though he is trying to stay committed to his diet and eating right. So, if you see Mike pulling a gum out to eat, that is a sign he is starving. I guess starvation is the key to dieting, at least it is for Mike... We believe it is individual based if people want to better themselves, it means sacrificing and setting goals for yourselves versus waiting for that day you hit the lotto. People can’t blame it on their age anymore as to why they can’t be in the gym to workout, for there are 70yr old men/women that look great. #veteranpodcast #veteran

On this episode, Mike shares his adventures in Phoenix during his work trip and how hard it was for him to stay committed to eating right, working out, and not letting those around him to change his routine, even though he felt hungry from watching them eat pizza. Izzy shares that when going on vacation is to be on vacation, at times it can be difficult to find time to work out. Mike shares his insight on how people identify themselves, and how he identifies himself as a husband, father, and a veteran with each holding a definition. It is important to set goals for yourselves by setting a plan to ensure you attain them. People need to start taking the “I think, what if, I hope” out of their vocabulary and start following through on what they say. Also, just because you get married doesn’t mean that taking care of your physique and health stops, it is probably best to do it as a couple and as a team. Izzy and Mike talk about if is it wrong or okay for men to catch a glimpse at another women or vice versa where a woman catches a glimpse at another man. The fellas share their outlook on what is considered appropriate attire for women to wear, is there a threshold to hold women to when they go out.

On this episode, Izzy and Mike talk about their 1yr anniversary of the Regular G.I. Joe podcast. Izzy shares his prayers to those that were impacted by Hurricane Ian. Izzy shares that water parks are an infestation of people urinating in the water and how people are just splashing the water all around. It seems that Izzy and the other 3 trying to ride the tube were way to heavy, even had alarms sounding off. Mike shares his insight on Izzy suing Aquatica because of the body shaming…😊 Mike shares his weight loss journey and his process of losing weight to have confidence in himself and feels that representation is key to work, going out, and for his spouse. Mike shares details of the concept of infinite banking which was brought about by another host of a podcast titled aesthetic business. Mike discusses reverse dieting to be able to put on weight/muscle with the winter coming up and then in the summertime it reverts to cutting weight. Izzy and Mike talk about being disciplined and committed to working out and even though you go on vacation doesn’t mean you need to stop working out; however, Izzy doesn’t see it that way since he enjoys the party scene.

On this episode, Izzy and Mike are joined by a dear close friend, an Air Force veteran, a person whose passion is photography, but most importantly, a person that faced his demons and was able to overcome and is now living a life of sobriety from drugs and alcohol, Matthew Porter. Matthew shares his story from life of adversity to bouncing back and changed his life to a positive one. Matthew discusses his downfall in the Air Force after failing a urinalysis, the hardship he felt when having to return home and feeling like an embarrassment and letting those important in his life down. Matthew talks about how when you go looking for the devil, the devil will show up, and how the devil led him to succumb to alcohol and drugs as his vices to cope with the negativity that was occurring in his life. After being told numerous times of being an alcoholic, a drug addict, basically has been overcome with addiction, Matt knew it was time for a change or face death. It took one phone call and a prayer to God for Matt to find his path to Alcoholics Anonymous and face his fear of admitting that he had a problem. From there Matt has turned his negative into a positive and lives a life of sobriety for 18 years and still going strong. Matt truly epitomizes that as a veteran you may feel isolated with no one to help, but it is up to you to make that decision between life or death, for with life there is so much more to live for, and his testimony is proof to that revelation. #addiction #addictionrecovery #veteranpodcast

On this episode, Izzy and Mike are joined by Chauntel Simmons, a veteran, teacher, life coach, author, and co-host of the Meet the Simmons brand YouTube channel titled “Enough Said”. Check it out as Chauntel describes her remembrance of 9/11 and how she felt being deployed to Afghanistan. Chauntel shares with us her outlook as she transitioned from military life to the civilian workforce. Chauntel has a passion for teaching, for when she transitioned out of the military, she shares her journey to becoming a teacher. Chauntel shares her experiences of teaching Kindergarten. Chauntel discusses her entrepreneurship of becoming an author of a book and children book and the ups and downs of it. Chauntel shares with Izzy and Mike the creation of the Meet the Simmons brand that led to the YouTube channel “Enough Said”, where she is joined by her husband, which both of them are life coaches, and provide their takes on marital relationships, dating, or even men & women issues, and provide their perspective on their segments of reaction videos. Chauntel discusses that the premise of Enough Said is to heal people and try to prevent those households that are dealing with problems. Lastly, Izzy puts Chauntel on the “Enough Said” hot seat as she is asked numerous relationship questions and she provides her thoughts on them.  @Enough Said  #veteranownedbusiness #author #realtalk