“I'm a big fan of what I call ‘hold my beer moments.’ What are those things that you're going to look back on in life and say, ‘Gosh, I regret not doing that’ versus, ‘That was crazy, but how cool that I had a chance to do that.’” — France Hoang

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Episode Timestamps:

*(0:24) - AAR 

*(0:50) - Getting airlifted out of Vietnam at the age of 2

*(2:15) - Why France’s parents decided to settle in the U.S.

*(4:40) - Joining West Point

*(6:15) - Post West Point 

*(10:25) - Becoming  Chief of Police and SWAT team Commander 

*(16:00) - Preparation meets opportunity

*(18:25) - Re-deploying at the age of 35 to the Special Forces

*(22:00) - Getting involved in aerospace 

*(26:50) - The love of learning 

*(30:55) - What France would have done differently

*(32:25) - The Sitrep - The Situation Report

*(35:20) - The founding story of boodleAI

*(39:00) - SOP - Standard Operating Procedure

*(41:25) - Giving Back

Links

The Long Gray Line by Rick Atkinson

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Connect with France on LinkedIn 

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