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Misty Moreno is a retired Air Force veteran that has successfully transitioned to the civilian sector. She put in the work, networked, reached out to for help and stayed patient. You too can have a successful transition to the civilian sector from the military. Not every transition is the same nor should it be. Misty shares her story and resources to help others prepare better and enjoy a successful transition. Misty is a Human Resources Business Partner with Continental, a wife, a mom, friend, author, and a leader. Did I mention "Rockstar?" She continues to do amazing things every day, but also finds the time to share her successes and failures in order to help others! Resources Mentioned in the show Vets2PM Misty Moreno's Book "Get Your Shit Together" Misty's LinkedIn Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

Soldiers aren't serious all of the time. There are times we need to cut lose and joke around and laugh. Most of the time, it is at someone else's expense. Food seems to be a big part of our jokes, pranks, dares and shenanigans.  Tune in the hear some funny stories!  Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

China has quietly become the big bully in Asia. They take, take, and take with barely a peep from the world. China is very open about its long term plans and goals. They are very patient, calculating, and strategic. Foreign policy wise this puts us in a very tough predicament.  China has built islands in the South China Sea and militarized them against all norms of international law. Their fishing boats regularly, with no regard to the Philippines', Vietnam's, Japan's, even Chile's sovereign economic zones, sail into their waters and fish. The world stays silent. Like many people do against bullies.  Taiwan is not formally recognized as an independent nation although many of our policies treat it as such. This is a huge thorn in the side of the Chinese for many reasons. One issue is  how they appear to their people. Taiwan looks like a renegade province that is free from the Communist Rulers policies and has been since 1949. The fact that this is still happening makes China's ruling part appear weak to their people. Often, China is more concerned about how they appear than what the actual truth is.  Why do we care? Grant and I tackle this subject in today's show. We dive into our legal and required support, and what we think would and should happen if China attacks Taiwan. After all, Taiwan is our ally. We want people to be aware of what is happening in the world that can impact us at home. Taiwan is one of those issues. People need to be aware.  Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

Suicide in the Military: Potential Causes and Prevention. Suicide in the Military is a tough subject, but one that will not go away because we ignore it or throw a bunch of money at it. If you are ready to listen to some real talk with truths most likely never before heard that may upset some in the DOD and government, keep listening.     I am Jayson Miller MSG Retired and the host of Miller’s Military Moments. I have experienced suicidal ideations while on active duty, recovered, lost 4 teammates to suicide while several others were close. I am intimately familiar with this topic but am not any type of medical doctor. What I say is not to be intended to be medical advice or to override the directions of a doctor, therapist or anyone else licensed that is responsible for your care.   Suicide in the Military is on the rise. Again. We have been discussing this issue for years so it being on the rise is even more concerning to me. When I say discussing it, I don’t mean mainstream discussions. I am referring to ancillary whimsical discussions that generate a little bit of money to research the problem and we move on. These American heroes are taking their own lives for many different reasons. I want to point out that every case should be investigated independently of another unless there are some clear and obvious related issues.     Questions people ask. Why? Why don’t they seek help? Why didn’t we see the signs? How can we know? How can we help them? Don’t they know how important they are, how loved they are and how valued they are? Are they weak? Are they Scared?    I am going to answer those questions and more today.    Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

When you have skin in any game, you care about the outcome. If you are being charged lots of money for an event that lasts years and years, you may want that even to stop. I recently visited the national WW2 Museum in New Orleans. It is a must visit for everyone. Most of us know the end result, but the amount of details one can learn is incredible!  War is expensive. WW1 and WW2 were both paid for by raising taxes and or selling war bonds. Some the tax rates were as high at 77 percent in 1918 and 94 percent in 1944. Yes you read that right. People would faint at those numbers today. Up until the 1980's the highest tax rates never dipped below 70 percent.  Tax rates are important because our government figured out that if we are not paying for wars in drafted people but volunteers and no high tax rates or bonds, the populace won't care how long we are at war and how much we spend. The government made a calculated decision after the Vietnam war to be able to wage war whenever they wanted without the populace even caring.  Although the war in Afghanistan was justified due to 9-11, I believe we would not have been there so long if our populace had to either sacrifice by being drafted or paying higher taxes. I am generally not in favor of taxes but war and other things are expensive. Maybe we wouldn't be almost 30 trillion dollars in debt if we had not borrowed all of the money for wars over the last 20 years.  Paying money makes one have skin in the game. Skin in the game makes one care. Our populace has very little to no skin in the game, hence they do not care!  Tune in for some staggering details from some of the things I learned while visiting the WW2 Museum in New Orleans. Wanna start your own podcast? Earn a dollar Amazon gift card after subscribing to a paid plan with buzzsprout!  https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260 Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

Military Transition is maybe the most unique thing we do in the military. We are always part of a team with the same goals and often have the same duties and jobs in order to get the mission done. When it comes to leaving the military, no exit is the same. This holds true for today's guest Michelle Schopp! She is a retired Coastie (SP?) as we affectionately call them. Her retirement was different not only because of her branch of service, but also because covid was in full bloom when she was leaving the Coast Guard. She prepared as well as anyone could have considering the circumstances.  She is an inspiration to everyone that is preparing to leave the military. For example, she filed her VA disability claim  during the Benefits During Discharge time period which means she should have received her disability ratings at or near her official retirement date which was 1 September 2020. As of September 2021 she had still not received her disability ratings. 1 year later! Some how some way her attitude has remained hopeful, and  positive through this entire ordeal. She used every resource imaginable to assist her with her transition. I am including several links that were mentioned in our show as reference. Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), https://www.same.org/   Great for networking, especially folks in the AC & E Community One to One Women Coaching, https://onetoonewomen.org/ Life coaches, sliding scale payment options, and they have a team dedicated to transitioning military women and military caregiver Pinto Leadership Solutions, https://www.pintoleadershipsolutions.com/ Friend of Michelle's, retired Coastie, did a lot of leadership coaching before he retired and then started his own business. Gives a military discount, and will do $25 off a coaching package for anyone who mentions the podcast Hives for Heroes, https://www.hivesforheroes.com/ Non-profit organization who pairs veterans with skilled beekeepers in their area. Others: Hire Military Local Chamber of Commerce Top Resume (not sure if Hire Military is still using them, but when I linked up with them they had a free eval which I used) Dave Ramsey, and Financial Peace University Wanna start your own podcast? Get a 20 dollar amazon gift card when you choose a paid plan from Buzzsprout using the link below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260 Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

I participated in my first Air Assault in Baghdad, Iraq in 2006. We delivered our customers on target on time. An air assault is simply us landing near the objective and letting the infantry out of the Blackhawk to go perform combat operations. Air Assaults are adrenaline pumping nerve wrecking events. So many things can go wrong. Yet, everything can go right. For us this one and many others went right.  We planned and executed flawlessly. Not because we were lucky or just good. We trained hard for this. We learned from our mistakes and didn't make them again. We took pride in this part of our mission. This is what we were meant to do. No one wants to go to war. If war is necessary, lets find, engage and destroy the enemy and come home. Doing air assaults meant we were up close and personal to accomplishing those very things. This is what we signed up to do! From Apaches providing overhead cover, to fixed wing to even an AC 130 Spectre Gunship, this mission had it all.  https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260 Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

Commissioned Officers that are resigning from their posts due to their lack of confidence and trust in their senior leaders is a national security crisis. Grant and I break down why this is such a big deal, while we tackle the systemic problem of our military becoming more and more political instead of Apolitical.  The two recent resignations are important to note because of how close they were to retirement eligibility, and how much they gave up by doing so. Each gave up millions of dollars in life long benefits and financial security to finally stand up and tell their superiors that they are wrong.  The Generals, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and the CIA Director are and were all wrong when it came to the capabilities of the Afghan National Army, The Taliban,  and the fact that we withdrew all security forces before our civilians. Not only were they wrong, but anyone that has experience in Afghanistan or near it over the last 20 years knew the Taliban would take over in a matter of weeks.  Join Grant and I as we discuss what has led to bad information being given to superior officers, congress and even the President.  Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

This is maybe one of the most anticipated episodes from my experiences as a Soldier. Saddam Hussein was a passenger on my helicopter in 2006. YES! In the flesh, he was climbed in the aircraft on my side and sat about 2 feet from me. He was as defiant as ever. Saddam chewed on a unlit cigar while pointing at me and saying who knows what! We did not handcuff him or blindfold him as we treated him as a head of state. Some may find that difficult to hear, but we did. We often do try and do the right things in according to international norms.  The preparation and execution of this mission was painstakingly difficult. The step by step process included about 40+ steps. The Commanding General was listening to the execution of the mission in case some thing went wrong. We executed it flawlessly,  but it was a pain in the ass getting ready for a mission that lasted about 7 minutes.  After dropping him off, we went and picked up Chemical Ali and the other henchmen. Ali was dressed in cargo shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, flip flops like he was going to the beach!  Tune in for the rest of the details!  Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)

Chris Peche, SSG (Retired), joined the United States Army prior to 9-11 and found himself assigned to the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) at Fort Myers. What an interesting assignment which can consist of guarding the Tomb of an Unknown Soldier, Funeral detail, Flag detail and many other tasks. All while they must maintain their infantry fighting skills. 9-11 happened and he has some great never before heard stories of what it was like right afterwards in Washington, DC and the Pentagon. From performing guard duty to helping remove debris from the Pentagon, Chris was right there as a young Soldier.  Soon afterwards he had the opportunity to reenlist and join Army Aviation as a CH47 Chinook Repairer/Crew Chief. All of his deployments were to Afghanistan. Chris spent some time in the Special Operations Aviation Regiment known as 160th SOAR! He honed his maintenance and leadership skills during those training and deployment opportunities.  What a privilege to have worked with Chris and to have him on the show. This is just one of the "UNfiltered stories from real Military Members" that we share on this show! Interested in supporting me and this show?  Subscribe to my Patreon to earn rewards while supporting me!  My Patreon page allows you to subscribe at 1 of 5 different levels. They range from 1 dollar a month to 100 dollars a month. Each tier is named after an Army rank such as private Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, First Sergeant, and General! Each level provides you with rewards for your subscription    https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments Wanna start your own podcast?  Buzzsprout is the best Podcast Hosting site!   I use Buzzsprout, love their services and their value.  They make it really easy to start, learn and grow your show!   Sign up with Buzzsprout today!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1539260Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/millersmilitarymoments)