The Scuttlebutt: Understanding Military Culture

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Welcome to The Scuttlebutt, a weekly pre-recorded program presented by The Veterans Breakfast Club. “Scuttlebutt” is a military term (specifically Navy) for talk or gossip around the watercooler below decks. And this is what our program is all about: we have informed conversations about the military experience, past and present. We want to bridge the divide between those who serve and those who don’t. We look at headlines, we tackle important topics, and we ask questions. Join us on this journey of spreading the Scuttlebutt!

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Monday Jan 15, 2024

Veteran Al Smith talks about the Military & Veterans group Braver Angels

Monday Jan 15, 2024

Al Smith was an Infantry Platoon Officer during the Vietnam War. He believes that his military service taught him how to work well with people from all backgrounds regardless of race, gender, or political beliefs.

Today, he is a member of the Military & Veterans Group within the organization Braver Angels. The MV Group's mission is to bring together veterans whose military service has instilled them with the importance of unity, teamwork, and a country-first mentality in order to promote working together.

Braver Angels believes that the military’s core values of service-before-self, behavior of acceptance of others, and teamwork can help our nation reduce effective polarization. They are leading the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the political divide. Through community gatherings, real debates, and grassroots leaders working together, they’re offering America what it needs to overcome the bitterness of our partisan divide.

Citizenship is the common thread that connects all Americans and Braver Angels believes we are a nation bound not by race or religion, but by the shared values of freedom, liberty, and equality. When Reds, Blues and Others work together, the entire country benefits. Their movement is the guiding force that's helping Americans work together again.

To get involved visit their website at www.BraverAngels.org.

Braver Angels: https://braverangels.org/

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Monday Jan 08, 2024

Navy SEAL Veteran Rick Kaiser Talks Frogman Stories and the Navy SEAL Museum

Monday Jan 08, 2024

Joining me on The Scuttlebutt this week to kick off our ninth season is Navy SEAL Veteran Rick Kaiser.

Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Rick Kaiser joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He attended Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training Class 109 in Coronado, CA. Rick was assigned to SEAL Team TWO in Little Creek, VA in 1980. He served at SEAL Team TWO from 1980 until 1985, specializing in winter warfare, combat diving, and sniping until he was selected for duty at SEAL Team SIX in 1985.

In 1993, Rick received the Silver Star Medal for Valor during the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). He served at ST-6 from 1985 through October of 2012. During his time at ST-6, Rick acted as sniper, explosives expert, lead training Chief, sniper team leader, and Deputy Operations Officer.

Rick continues to serve his country and fellow SEALs by helping to educate others about this unique special operations force and further the Frogman heritage as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum.

Rick talks about his service, what challenged him in BUD/S, the leaders he looked up to, the missions he was assigned, and when the history of the SEALs started to mean something to him. Hint: It’s not when you think!

For more information about Rick’s book FROGMAN STORIES and to check on the goings-on at the Navy SEAL Museum check out the links below.

Frogman Stories: https://www.amazon.com/Frogman-Stories-Leadership-Lessons-Teams/dp/1636243517

Navy SEAL Museum: https://www.navysealmuseum.org/

Support this podcast:

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Dec 18, 2023

Emily Bleeker newest historical fiction book When We Were Enemies

Monday Dec 18, 2023

Emily Bleeker is the best-selling author of seven novels. Combined, her books have reached over 2 million readers. She is a two-time Whitney Award finalist, a Wall Street Journal bestseller, Amazon charts bestseller and was recently listed as one of the top 100 Kindle authors “of all time.”

Emily lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her four kids and a growing menagerie of animals. Between writing and being a mom, she attempts to learn guitar, sings along to the radio (loudly), performs with a local improv troupe, and embraces her newfound addiction to running.

Her newest historical fiction novel, WHEN WE WERE ENEMIES tells the story of camera-shy Elise Branson. Elise is different from the other women in her maternal line. Her mother is an award-winning actress. Her late grandmother, Vivian Snow, is a beloved Hollywood icon. But when Elise’s upcoming wedding coincides with a documentary being made about Vivian, Elise can’t escape the camera’s gaze. And neither can her grandmother, even in death.

It’s 1943 when Vivian, a small-town Indiana girl, lends her home front support to the war effort. As a translator in the nearby Italian POW camp, she’s invaluable. As a celebrated singer for the USO, she lifts men’s spirits and falls in love with a soldier. But behind this all-American love story is a shocking secret—one that is vital to keep buried if Vivian is to achieve the fame and fortune she covets.

For Elise and Vivian, what’s hidden—and what’s exposed—threatens to unravel their lives. The heart-wrenching choices they must make will change them both forever.

Emily Bleeker’s Website: https://emilybleeker.com/

WHEN WE WERE ENEMIES - https://bit.ly/3tjrAjl

WRECKAGE - https://bit.ly/48grojX

WHAT’S LEFT UNSAID - https://bit.ly/3t9PbDf

WHEN I’M GONE - https://bit.ly/46V3itY

THE WAITING ROOM - https://bit.ly/3v14m1T

WORKING FIRE - https://bit.ly/489BJ0W

WHAT IT SEEMS - https://amzn.to/3NmcLmV

The Body Keeps the Score by Sean Pratt - https://bit.ly/4a9BzbP

Support this podcast:

Thank you to our sponsor: Tobacco Free Adagio Health: https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/

The Scuttlebutt is now on Wreaths Across America Radio. You listen in any time with this live link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio

To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Dec 04, 2023

Pat D’Amico and the Importance of Strong Leadership

Monday Dec 04, 2023

Pat D’Amico, is a Corporate Adviser to Fortune 500 Executives and the CEO of About-Face Development, LLC.

From the explosive front lines of the battlefield to the high-stakes world of Fortune 500 companies, Pat D'Amico has mastered the art of leadership under fire. His story begins as a mere teenager, enlisting in the U.S. Army and, against all odds, rising through the ranks to Captain. In the harshest conditions imaginable, Pat led global deployments leaving an indelible mark on the Army’s legacy.

The battlefield morphed into the corporate arena, where Pat stood against the tides of business uncertainty for over 25 years. He claimed leadership positions, even at the VP level, in mammoth corporations and feisty start-ups, leading teams to victory in the global corporate landscape.

In a remarkable twist, Pat didn't just lead departments – he pioneered them. Embracing newly created roles, he transformed nascent departments within established organizations into thriving and effective entities.

Pat wields his diverse experiences like a two-edged sword, delivering sharp, real-world insights that trigger commercial success for his clients.

From the Army to the corporate world and coaching arena, his leadership journey is packed with tales of triumph, transformation, and unwavering pursuit of excellence.

About-Face Development - https://aboutfacedevelopment.com/

Support this podcast:

Thank you to our sponsor: Tobacco Free Adagio Health: https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/

The Scuttlebutt is now on Wreaths Across America Radio. You listen in any time with this live link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio

To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Nov 20, 2023

WW2TV with Paul Woodadge

Monday Nov 20, 2023

Paul Woodadge is a battlefield guide, historian, and YouTuber. He hosts the popular YouTube channel WW2TV which has nearly 900 videos. With 59,000 subscribers, he is one of YouTubes most popular historians.

Growing up in Great Britain with a grandfather who was proud to discuss his time in service, Paul developed a passion for history. Eventually settling in Normandy, Paul spends his time leading groups and producing his YouTube channel. WW2TV brings you the world's best military historians, authors and experts - battlefield explanations, presentations, lectures, discussions and analysis.

Paul is intoxicating with his extreme devotion for storytelling and encyclopedic knowledge of the history of D-Day and beyond.

WW2TV YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WW2TV

WW2TV Website: https://www.ww2tv.com/

Paul’s Books:

Angels of Mercy - https://bit.ly/3QHQGjC

World War II Battlefields - https://bit.ly/3MJ8EkP

Support this podcast:

Thank you to our sponsor: Tobacco Free Adagio Health: https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/

The Scuttlebutt is now on Wreaths Across America Radio. You listen in any time with this live link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio

To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Nov 13, 2023

What the Taliban Told Me Author Ian Fritz

Monday Nov 13, 2023

When Ian Fritz joined the Air Force at eighteen, he did so out of necessity. He hadn’t been accepted into college thanks to an indifferent high school career. He’d too often slept through his classes as he worked long hours at a Chinese restaurant to help pay the bills for his trailer-dwelling family in Lake City, Florida.

But the Air Force recognized his potential and sent him to the elite Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, to learn Dari and Pashto, the main languages of Afghanistan. By 2011, Fritz was an airborne cryptologic linguist and one of only a tiny number of people in the world trained to do this job on low-flying gunships. He monitored communications on the ground and determined in real time which Afghans are Taliban and which are innocent civilians. This eavesdropping was critical to supporting Special Forces units on the ground, but there is no training to counter the emotional complexity that develops as you listen to people’s most intimate conversations. Over the course of two tours, Fritz listened to the Taliban for hundreds of hours, all over the country night and day, in moments of peace and in the middle of battle. What he heard taught him about the people of Afghanistan—Taliban and otherwise—the war, and himself. Fritz’s fluency is his greatest asset to the military, yet it becomes the greatest liability to his own commitment to the cause.

Both proud of his service and in despair that he is instrumental in destroying the voices that he hears, What the Taliban Told Me is a brilliant, intimate coming-of-age memoir and a reckoning with our twenty years of war in Afghanistan.

https://www.ianlfritz.com/

What the Taliban Told Me - https://bit.ly/49pTYR9

What I Learned While Eavesdropping on the Taliban (Atlantic Article) - https://bit.ly/3u2O34p

Support this podcast:

Thank you to our sponsor: Tobacco Free Adagio Health: https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/

The Scuttlebutt is now on Wreaths Across America Radio. You listen in any time with this live link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio

To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Nov 06, 2023

What are the weapons that are destroying your peace, power, and purpose?

Monday Nov 06, 2023

Adam F. Jones is a former U.S. Army Captain, Black Hawk helicopter pilot, author of "Weapons of Mass Deception: Detect and Defeat the Four Weapons Destroying Your Peace, Purpose, and Power," host of the Leadership Accelerator Podcast, and founder of Kingdom Operatives.

With 10 years of military experience and chosen for diverse roles such as serving as a criminal analyst for Interpol and strategic consultant for the Under Secretary of Defense, Adam is trained to build resilient teams for high-stakes environments.

As the commander of Delta Company, he transformed a toxic culture and improved retention among a specialized team of 50+ aviation professionals. Adam is the recipient of the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Now, as the founder of Kingdom Operatives, Adam shares his leadership principles to help CEOs build powerful and efficient teams who thrive through adversity.

He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with continued experience building powerful teams that effectively operate in high-stakes environments. Adam resides in Pittsburgh, PA, and is a devoted husband and father of two powerful girls.

On The Scuttlebutt we dive into Adam’s unique military history. How he overcame adversity and disappointment to become a proficient and talented Black Hawk pilot and what drives him to help those around him succeed.

https://www.adamfjones.com/

https://www.adamfjones.com/kingdom-operatives

Weapons of Mass Deception - https://amzn.to/3SH7s5l

Weapons of Mass Deception Workbook - https://bit.ly/40iRd01

Support this podcast:

Thank you to our sponsor: Tobacco Free Adagio Health: https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/

The Scuttlebutt is now on Wreaths Across America Radio. You listen in any time with this live link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio

To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Oct 23, 2023

Veteran Powered Films provides a creative outlet for veterans through the power of community

Monday Oct 23, 2023

Julia Ling is an accomplished actress, dancer, producer, and a veteran. Hiram Murray is an accomplished actor and also a Marine Corps veteran. Together they are unstoppable! Their recent project is Veteran Powered Films a production company whose mission is to empower veterans and servicemembers to create and tell their stories through film.

When military servicemen and women leave the service, they can experience a difficult transition back to civilian life. They leave behind a community and brother/sisterhood that supported them through difficult times. Veteran Powered Films aims to provide a sense of purpose and community through films made by veterans for everyone!

One thing every veteran can agree on is that Hollywood usually gets it wrong when telling stories about veterans. Hiram and Julia are driven to provide the most authentic portrayal of veterans on film because they both feel responsible for the image of what a veteran is.

After their successful short-film TANGO DOWN, they’ve started work on a full-length feature film Homestead. A new trailer of which is linked below.

To support Veteran Powered Films, visit their website https://veteranpoweredfilms.com/

Julia Ling: https://bit.ly/3ZTy8kD

Hiram A. Murray: https://bit.ly/3Qc1qba

Veteran Powered Films: https://veteranpoweredfilms.com/

Tango Down Trailer: https://bit.ly/46oB1MU

Support this podcast:

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Oct 16, 2023

Matt Louis provides a roadmap for companies to hire and retain veterans in his new book Hiring Veterans

Monday Oct 16, 2023

Where Matt Louis’s previous book MISSION TRANSITION focused on transitioning servicemen and women by giving them an essential career-change guide for avoiding false starts and making optimal career choices following active duty.

Matt’s new book HIRING VETERANS flips to the other side of the same coin and focuses on the organizations and companies hiring said veterans.

Every year, about a quarter of a million veterans leave the military - most of whom are unprepared for the transition. These service members have developed incredible leadership, problem-solving, and practical skills that are underutilized once they reach the civilian world, a detriment to both themselves and society.

HIRING VETERANS makes the clear case for the value of employing members of today's military community. Veterans represent a real-time talent pool of experienced, trained, and dedicated professionals that, when properly harnessed, comprise an instant means of improving a company’s competitiveness and productivity. Case studies of organizations both large and small clearly demonstrate how leveraging a veteran talent-based strategy is a business imperative resulting in organizational growth.

Matt is also the President of Purepost, a next-generation staffing solution and public benefits corporation whose goal is to level the playing field in the nation's talent market.

Purepost - https://www.purepost.co/

Matthew Louis - https://matthewjlouis.com/

Hiring Veterans - https://matthewjlouis.com/hiring-veterans/

Mission Transition - https://matthewjlouis.com/mission-transition/

Support this podcast:

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To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/

Monday Oct 09, 2023

Veteran Matthew Landis Fought Addiction and Homelessness with the Great Outdoors

Monday Oct 09, 2023

Matthew Landis served in the Air Force but when he transitioned to civilian life, he lost his direction and purpose. Falling heavily into addiction and finding himself homeless, Matthew flatlined from an overdose. Having been saved by the slimmest of margins, he knew he needed to change his life.

It has not been easy but Matthew clawed his way back to life. His story of redemption is an inspirational one. Seeking holistic healing, Matthew found the Pacific Rim Trail and walked the entire length of the United States North to South not once – but twice.

Now Matthew is a fierce advocate for veterans using the great outdoors to heal trauma and find purpose.

He lives in an apartment now with his loyal service dog and plans walks that will challenge his mind, body, and spirit.

You can view Matthew’s photos on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthew.landis/?ref=shop_looks

Support this podcast:

Thank you to our sponsor: Tobacco Free Adagio Health: https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/

The Scuttlebutt is now on Wreaths Across America Radio. You listen in any time with this live link: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio

To find out more information about the Veterans Breakfast Club and view our upcoming schedule of online and in-person events, visit our website at: http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/