The Mettle of Honor Podcast: Stories of, Strength, Courage, & Perseverance™️

U.S. Army Veteran Wanda Petty's background consists of being a Chief Executive Human Resource Manager/Trainer at the personnel command level. She's a wounded warrior with 21 years in the active-duty service in the U.S. Army and is passionate about helping service members and veterans. She has over 25 years' experience of recruiting and training. As a Transformational Coach she enjoys changing the lives of people who have visions and dreams and don't know where to begin. It's seeing the accomplishments and success record of those she helps that keeps her energized. She loves being creative, focusing on strategic projects, and helping to build successful effective teams that are motivated and goal oriented. Phone 855-367-5091 Mobile 301-541-7398 Fax 888-707-7370 Address 1300 Mercantile Ln. Suite 139-GG , Largo, MD 20774 Website www.NRSWV.org Email [email protected] Website: https://wiseintro.co/shevetinc

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Theresa Carpenter is an active-duty Navy commander with 25 years of service, including 10 years as an enlisted aviation electrician on the S-3B Viking aircraft. Upon her commissioning in 2006, she became a Surface Warfare Officer and was subsequently accepted into the public affairs community in 2008. She's deployed three times to combat zones. Her programs across numerous commands have resulted in 18 Navy awards for public affairs excellence. She is a joint qualified officer with two master's degrees, one from San Diego State University in Mass Communications and Media Studies, and the other in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. In her off time, she is a blogger and host of the Stories of Service podcast (SOS), which highlights ordinary people from all walks of life who show up in service to their communities. Find her work here - https://beacons.page/theresacarpenter

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Robert Caslen (US Army; LTG, Retired)

New Smyrna Beach, FL

http://linkedin.com/in/robert-caslen-234651

Website https://www.robertcaslen.com/

Blog https://www.robertcaslen.com/blog

Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering

USMA - West Point 1971 - 1975

MS, ORSA Kansas State University 1988-1989 Member Hall of Fame

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Long Island University 1980 - 1982

HONORS

United States Military Academy

Distinguished Graduate May 2019

NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award for LIfetime of Honorable Service (Jan 2019)

Gerald R. Ford Legends Award for lifetime service (2018)

Rimington Trophy and Boomer Esiason Foundation (Jan 2018)

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Tabatha Bartley |  USMC Vet | Public Affairs | Veteran Advocate |  Project Manager, Unit Campaigns at Purdue Research Foundation | 

Tabatha is the Chapter Director for the Women Veteran's Alliance (Lafayette, Indiana). She brings her experience from her time in the Marine Corps in Public Affairs in the civilian sector as a public relations specialist. She is good at fostering and driving relationships needed to initiate, develop and implement organizational communication strategies. Experienced in digital content creation, brand integration, marketing, social media management, community relations, and promotion across major media outlets, news media networks, editing, and photojournalism.

LINKEDIN PROFILE https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabitha-bartley/

Email  [email protected]

David Reeser, Founder of OpiAID, has a true passion for lifting others in word or deed. David’s “why” behind OpiAID, a technology solution combating the opioid epidemic, is enabling his neighbors and community members who are in recovery to find confidence and freedom – freedom to become unshackled by a physiological response that is ruining their lives. In David’s spare time, he enjoys serving in his church, spending time with his family and being in the outdoors, kayaking or walking in the mountains. “It’s funny,” David says, “because I spend so much time with technology and the one thing I enjoy most when I’m not working on innovation, is chopping wood.”

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I had the privilege of serving under the leadership of today's guest: She’s Dr. Allison Smith -retired Army Command Sergeant Major of the Washington DC-Baltimore area. Dr. Allison Smith helps people and organizations reach their maximum potential.

Her mission is to help people discover, reach, and maximize their potential. “Who is she?” You ask? Dr. Aliison Smith brings a lot to the table for you and your organization. Leadership and People Development Coach & Trainer, Former Human Capital Director

Civilian Education

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Educational Leadership and Administration, General

(Liberty University 2016 - 2020)

Master of Public Administration - MPA,

Criminal Justice (Troy University) |

HRM Consultant PCP | Former Human Capital Director | Professional Development Expert

Talks about: #faithbased | #leadership |#leadingwomen | #faithbasedcoach | #motivationalspeaker

| Former U.S. Army Senior Advisor and Master Trainer| Motivational Speaker | Washington DC-Baltimore Area | Allison Smith Konsulting, LLC |

Contact information for Dr. Allison Smith

LINKEDIN_PROFILE_URL

http://linkedin.com/in/dr-allison-smith-ed-d-u-s-army-retired-command-sergeant-major-ab110b31

EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]

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Tiffany Martschink, originally from Charleston, South Carolina, joined the military after a semester of college. Originally, she was going to join the military as a Bandsman (she plays 5 instruments!), but after she passed the required audition for Tuba, she would have to wait 6 months before being able to ship out to basic training and AIT. Instead, Tiffany joined the Army as a Religious Affairs Specialist (56M) and served on both active duty and in the Army reserves for a total of 24 years of service.  During that time, she also served as an Army Recruiter (79R) and an AIT Instructor amongst other roles.

In this episode, Tiffany shares a piece of her story about a specific event she experienced while serving as an Instructor/ Course Writer in the Army Reserves at the end of her career. It was at a point, while serving when she was also homeless that she experienced an MST (Military Sexual Trauma). Listen to her share her story and how it influenced what she is doing now- providing a platform for military service members, veterans, and their family members to share their personal stories by hosting this podcast- The Mettle of Honor Podcast -and advocating for those veterans dealing with mental health issues, suicide intervention, and MST survivors. 

Tiffany's Professional Memberships

American Legion (Lifetime Member) | Project Management Institute (PMI) (Member #4731395) | Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Trainer (LivingWorks, LLC) |

Tiffany's Contact Information 

Website https://www.gap-mettleofhonor.org 

Email [email protected]

LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/tiffanymartschink Podcast https://anchor.fm/mettle-of-honor

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RESOURCEFUL WEBSITES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT/ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Women’s Health Hotline 1.800.VA.WOMEN 

VA Women’s Health Clinics https://www.womenshealth.va.gov/

VA’s Military Sexual Trauma https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/mentalhealth/msthome/ 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network: https://www.rainn.org | National Network (for male survivors):  www.1in6.org

PTSD from MST

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This weeks episode is not like previous episodes heard on The Mettle of Honor Podcast. We’re gonna talk about what this second season of the podcast is gonna be looking like and here’s some clips from the upcoming episodes. We will also hear Erika Kelly and Lefford Fate talk about the book they co-authored. It’s entitled, “P.E.R.S.I.S.T.E.N.C.E.: Lessons from Chiefs Empowering You to Move From Success to Significance as a Transformational Leader”.

This book will give you an inside look for anybody planning on serving, currently serving, or who has served to help them be successful and significant. You will hear from Chiefs in their own words, with different personalities, and different backgrounds. Each word relates to the more significant theme. You will learn how to be persistent, not give up, and have faith in yourself!

P - Passion

E - Excellence

R - Resiliency

S - Significance

I - Identity

S - Service

T - Transformation

E - Enthusiasm

N - Noble

C - Compassionate

E - Encourager

Connect with the authors:

Ledford Fate: www.LeffordFate.com 

Ericka Kelly www.ErickaKellyEnterprises.com

Amazon Link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MYVXHQ1

The number 22 represents the number of veterans s take their own lives each day. The number has become a rallying cry for advocates trying to call attention to suicide among veterans.

⚠️ We hear a clip of a veteran talking about how they turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with his PTSD. If this is something is triggering for you, proceed with caution ⛔️

Next week I will be sharing my story about my battles with a number of mental health problems I’ve dealt with and still struggle with. I will also talk a little bit about how I got into podcasting… Something I never had any desire to do, listen to, nor do I like the sound of my invoice yet here I am!

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Meet Army veteran Michael Weiss of Moyock, North Carolina. Michael originally entered the military from Southern California and retired after more than three decades of uniformed service. He is now the executive officer of J3 Khai Restoration.

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