We Served. . .Now What?

We Served. . .Now What?

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We Served. . .Now What? episodes

  • S2 Ep 6 - Just the News...Mostly (March)
    This is the second episode of our Just the News...Mostly series, where we take a lighter look at the news impacting the Veteran community. Source articles: Trump signs executive order to prevent Veteran suicide - https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/03/05/trump-signs-executive-order-creating-task-force-stop-vet-suicide.html Sen. Rand Paul wants to give GWOT Veterans $2500 each - https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/03/rand-pauls-new-bill-to-give-2-5k-to-every-war-on-terror-vet-end-afghan-war New bill introduced to protect Veterans' disability benefits in the event of a bankruptcy - https://rebootcamp.militarytimes.com/news/transition/2019/03/07/bankrupt-vets-can-lose-their-disability-benefits-this-new-effort-would-protect-them/ The Rock has a tank named after him -  https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/03/20/the-rock-calls-tank-named-after-him-sexy-af-incites-online-battle-royale/
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    16 min
  • S2 Ep 4 - Finding Your Value: Part 2 (Special Guest: Matt Aston)
    This is the second part of Aaron's interview with Matt Aston. The first part of the interview can be heard in Season 2, Episode 3, Finding Your Value. In this episode, Matt and Aaron discuss next steps for Veterans who want to learn more about rediscovering purpose, free resources available to help Veterans in their journey, and Matt answers the question, "How important is it to rediscover purpose after the military?" Special thanks to Highlands Worship for allowing us to use music from their latest album in this episode! Pick up your own copy of the album right now! Just head to highlandsworship.com.
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    14 min
  • S2 Ep 3 - Finding Your Value (Special Guest: Matt Aston)

    On today's show, we have a special guest!

    Matt Aston is a U.S. Army infantry Veteran, engineer, entrepreneur, musician, and now, worship leader at one of the largest churches in the nation.

    In this episode we are talking about value - where do we find our value once we leave the military? Is there a definitive standard we can use to measure our own self-worth?

    Matt answers these questions and more, coming from the perspective of a Veteran who has rediscovered purpose in post-military life. And he shares practical tips on how you can too!

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    33 min
  • S2 Ep 2 - Just the News...Mostly (February)

      

    Show Notes:

    Someone told us we should consider doing a lighter episode, and so we did.

    In this episode, we take a look back at a few of the biggest news stories impacting the Veteran community.

    This is the first of a series of episodes called Just the News – Mostly.

    Links:

    • Free Surplus Federal Equipment: https://rebootcamp.militarytimes.com/news/entrepreneurship/2019/02/01/this-new-law-gives-vet-small-business-owners-surplus-federal-equipment-for-free/
    • State Agencies for Surplus Properties Contacts: https://www.gsa.gov/buying-selling/government-property-for-sale-or-disposal/personal-property-for-reuse-sale/for-state-agencies-and-public-orgs/state-agencies-for-surplus-property-sasp-contacts
    • Combat Earplugs Lawsuit: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/02/14/hundreds-of-vets-are-suing-over-these-defective-combat-earplugs/
    • Burn Pits: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/veterans-burn-pits-congress.html
    • Changes to the VA Disability Appeals Process: https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/va-launches-new-benefits-appeals-process-promising-faster-decisions-1.569307
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      24 min
    • S2 Ep 1 - Why Try?

      As Veterans, sometimes it's difficult to even know - why should we try to rediscover our purpose?

      We had purpose at one point in the past, and we can't imagine what that would be like - having purpose again.

      And that begs the question, "Why try?"

      Why even put forth the effort to rediscover purpose?

      We answer that question and more in this, the very first episode of Season 2!

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      17 min
    • (Bonus Episode) What Lies Ahead

       What have we been up to since the end of Season 1? What's on the horizon for Season 2? What are we planning in 2019? We'll answer all these questions and more in today's episode of Courage to Fight Again.

      We also give a short breakdown of how we are paving the way for Veteran's to rediscover purpose - the 9-Line Framework.

      Find Courage to Fight Again on social media:

      Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/couragetofightagain/

      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/couragetofightagain/

      Woohoo, we have swag! Check it out here: https://teespring.com/courage-to-fight-again-gen-1#pid=369&cid=6515&sid=front


      Music Copyright:  

      https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode 

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      15 min
    • Help! I've Been Affected By the Shutdown!

      What can you do if you're impacted by the longest-running government shutdown? How can you make ends meet? What assistance programs are out there to help you?

      That's what we're talking about in this bonus episode.

      Links and Resources:

      VA Blog - https://www.navyfederal.org/about/government-shutdown.php

      Navy Federal - https://www.navyfederal.org/about/government-shutdown.php

      USAA - https://www.usaa.com/inet/wc/ent-gov-shutdown-assistance-landing-mkt?akredirect=true

      Phone Numbers: 

      GI Bill Assistance - 1-888-GIBILL-1

      VA Home Loans - 877-827-3702

      Overpayments (Debt Management Center) - 800-827-0648


      Credits:

      Broke for Free - Something Elated

      Creative Commons Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/


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      14 min
    • S1 Ep 10 - Why do Veterans commit suicide?
      This is a heavy topic, but it's one that we absolutely have to talk about - suicide in the Veteran community.
      We referenced a few different studies in this episode:
      Dossier: Veteran Health in the US - Sourced from Statista
      www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1095.html.
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      16 min
    • S1 Ep 9 - What IS it with Veterans' Mental Health?
      Hint: It's more than you think.
      There is still a lot of work to be done for Veterans, and mental health is perhaps the most glaring problem within the Veteran community.
      Be sure to check out the great non-profit focused on Veterans in Alabama - http://www.alabamaveteran.org/
      To access the report referenced in this episode, head over to www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1095.html.
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      24 min

    About We Served. . .Now What?

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    Through conversations, research, and stories of personal experience, on this show, we provide answers to the questions Veterans and their families are already asking so you can turn your post-military life into your best life!