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Topics Discussed: 
- WSJ OpEd on Afghanistan
- App being used to collect intel across the globe
- Inflation and the Fed
- Apps that support Uber and Lyft 
- People quitting jobs they hate
- How Peter Thiel turned $1,700 into $5 billion
- MBA options for mid-career professionals 

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Michael left the Marines and worked for a while as a voice actor, member of a punk rock band, and then film acting.  He's had a wide and varied life after he left military and his story is absolutely worth hearing. 

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Topics discussed: 
-Refueling with drones
-Moving air defense batteries from the Middle East
-United to buy supersonic jets
-The unregulated world of space travel
-How equity works in pre-IPO companies
-Will crime kill crypto?
-"Don't end up on a Hindenburg report" - Draft Kings
-Re-thinking pay and perks post-pandemic 

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Wayne left the Marines and started a career in executive search, not something he had been trained for but found success in because of skills built in the military. 

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Jerry ended up working at Riot Games after the Navy and is now working on his own startup, focused on gaming for working professionals. 

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Topics Discussed:
-Afghan brain drain of bad-ass fighters
-Why is the Army using Zodiac signs for recruiting? 
-Bond yields and inflation
-AMC CEO leaning into the WSB meme craze
-Wireless carriers bringing back free phones
-Why OnlyFans isn't an app
-AR training for pilots

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Paul Capon was born in Mexico and adopted by American parents.  After the Air Force, he went to Columbia for his MBA and started his career in investment banking.  He then moved to venture capital and started a firm, LunaCap ventures, which provides debt financing for businesses started by veterans, women, and underrepresented minorities.  Paul also uses his ability to fundraise to run the LunaCap Foundation, which provides scholarships to veterans and Mexican immigrants alike. 

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Socrates followed a typical path for an army officer: he went and got his MBA (MIT Sloan) and then went to work for an elite consulting firm (McKinsey).  But during his time at McKinsey, he started working on an e-commerce platform for cannabis.  It soon got to a point where he had to leave and since then, the company has doen well. 

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Topics Discussed:

• Yes, the CIA still uses fax machines
• Army commercial controversy
• Snapchat makes AR acquisition
• Infrastructure stimulus
• How much money can an MBA get you??
• Hotel staffing problems
• Apple getting into the car game
• Gen Z doing career advice on TikTok

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Chris is a former Marine who will soon go in front of a US federal magistrate who will likely extradite him to Spain, where he is wanted by the Spanish government for an incident involving the potential defection of North Korean diplomats.