The Veteran Entrepreneur Alliance (VEA) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jessica Cardoza as the leader of our newly formed VEA Recon Team. This initiative marks a significant step in our ongoing efforts tosupport and empower military veterans transitioning...

Blue star families are joining forces to help end Military Spouse Unemployment.  Military spouse unemployment and underemployment are persistent concerns within the military community and are now a threat to military readiness and national security. For decades,...

"Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational, and manly pleasures." William Wycherley My wife Leslie and I are great entertainers. We always go the extra mile to make our guests feel special with great food, drink, music, decor, service, and atmosphere. We...

"Emotion is the best mnemonic device." Alice Fulton What is the founding guidance of your organization? I'm talking about your vision, mission, and or directives or guidance you have issued to your team for a big project. This guidance is important as it informs and...

accident noun : an unintended and usually sudden and unexpected event resulting in loss or injury Merriam-Webster Dictionary As a young officer, stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, we would convoy our HMMWV military vehicles from our base on the Pudget Sound to the...

Discipline is rarely enjoyable, but almost always profitable. " Darrin Patrick Specified Tasks and Implied Tasks are part of the Military Decision Making Process or MDMP. Most people loathed MDMP. It required considerable effort and time and it always seemed to occur...

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon "Hard. Not hopeless." General David Petraeus coined this phrase as he was taking charge of all military forces in Iraq in 2007. The situation in Iraq, at that time, seemed to be...

Join “It’s a Military Life” for their up[coming Small Group get-together entitled “Creating a Healthier Life for the Military Community” kicking off on Wednesday January 10th, 2024.  This program will run every Wednesday thereafter through March 6th,...

"The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress." Joseph Joubert Happy Thanksgiving. Amidst the horrific events of 10/7 and what seems to be a weekly if not daily dose of political divergence I am thankful for quite a bit this year. I'm...

"A company can seize extra-ordinary opportunities only if it is very good at the ordinary operations." Marcel Telles I've been thinking about these terms lately, running 3 small businesses. Being labeled an 'operator' in the Army was a compliment. It meant that you...

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi Sasha seems to have a crisis a week. There is always some conflict in her life which interferes with her job. Between her ex-husband, her three pets, and what seems to be...

"A relationship should be based on communication, not on assumption." marriage.com "You need to work on your communication." I've seen this written about me and others in efficiency reports or appraisals. Lack of or better communication was a root cause in many...

"Don't make excuses. Don't blame any other person or any other thing… Take ownership of everything in your world - the good and the bad." Jocko Willink Underwrite - a term most frequently used in insurance applies to leadership. To underwrite, as defined by Merriam...

The Infantry Podcast is a production done in support of the National Infantry Association. The Podcast aims to capture stories of those who have served including their families in order to provide lessons learned and experiential knowledge to the public. *The content...

"Delegation requires the willingness to pay for short term failures in order to gain long term competency." Dave Ramsey Delegation is an essential skill of effective leaders. Those who fail to delegate, for whatever reason, find themselves overwhelmed and...