Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast

VeteranLife
Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast

On Return to Base, we rip off the 550 cord and 100mph tape that holds us all together and explore topics that veterans can relate to: calls to service, transition stories, memories of skin and blood left in sand and boots. We'll chat with professionals, philanthropists, businesspeople, and just good f**kin' dudes and gals. Strap in for Return to Base hosted by retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and former Special Forces (Green Beret) Cliff VR.

  1. Josh Duntz | The Chronicles of a shift, from the Navy, to Shift.Org

    06/24/2022

    Josh Duntz | The Chronicles of a shift, from the Navy, to Shift.Org

    Welcome back to another episode of Return to Base! Today’s special guest is Josh Duntz, a former Navy EOD tech and current Sales Manager at Shift.org. If you don’t know, Shift.org is a company that helps veterans get introduced to the tech world and the opportunities within. Tech companies need veterans as much as they need engineers, they just don’t know it yet. Shift.org helps companies understand the value that vets bring to work everyday and helps vets tell their story in a way that the p...

    1h 1m
  2. Brett Allen | Looking for an Adventure, Finding Kilroy

    06/01/2022

    Brett Allen | Looking for an Adventure, Finding Kilroy

    After a short break, we’re back with another episode of Return to Base! This time, we’re talking to former Army Cav Officer and novelist Brett Allen.After graduating college and being commissioned through ROTC, Brett went on to serve in the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY. Luckily, having grown up in Michigan he was used to the ridiculously cold winters and snow. Then the army saw fit to send him to another ridiculously cold location half-way around the world - the mountains of Southe...

    1h 14m
  3. Dave Duffy | From Smooth Operator to Making Smoothies; Green Beret Turns Franchise Owner

    05/03/2022

    Dave Duffy | From Smooth Operator to Making Smoothies; Green Beret Turns Franchise Owner

    On this installment of Return to Base, I welcome Dave Duffy. Dave is a retired Special Forces officer who now, in addition to doing business development in the defense contractor industry, is the proud owner/operator of two Tropical Smoothie franchises in Columbia, SC. Dave and I dig into his service, to include his time at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he played football before moving onto rugby. We discuss how his career in Special Forces helped him build ...

    1h 38m
  4. Seth Eisenberg | Building Purpose Built Families

    04/15/2022

    Seth Eisenberg | Building Purpose Built Families

    On this episode of Return to Base, we talk to the CEO of the Purpose Built Families Foundation, Seth Eisenberg. Seth and company have been offering reparative services through the Operation Sacred Trust (OST) Supportive Services for Veteran Families program serving homeless and low-income Veterans in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills (PAIRS) classes offered nationwide under the "PAIRS Essentials" and "Warrior to Soul Mate" brands helpin...

    1h 15m
  5. Cliff Walker | Veteran Turned Fire-Fighter Turned Fitness Event Entrepreneur; Putting it All Together

    04/01/2022

    Cliff Walker | Veteran Turned Fire-Fighter Turned Fitness Event Entrepreneur; Putting it All Together

    On this episode of Return to Base, we meet up with Cliff Walker, a Veteran of the United States Navy and Air Force and a retired firefighter. Cliff is also the founder and CEO of the USS Battle Series, which is a functional fitness competition that brings a new level of awareness in terms of health, fitness, and mental wellbeing for our United States Armed Forces, First Responders, and those in our local communities who support our brave men and women. The cool twist? They do these events on ...

    1h 33m
  6. Task Force Hydro 1 | Florida Veterans Learn to Ride the Wave Together

    03/15/2022

    Task Force Hydro 1 | Florida Veterans Learn to Ride the Wave Together

    On this episode of Return to Base, we welcome Ricky and Leo of Task Force Hydro 1, a 501C3 non-profit organization focused on veterans and first responders. TF Hydro 1’s mission is to come together as a community of waterman for Active Duty Military, Veteran and 1st Responders to actively help them cope with PTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety and suicide by creating meaningful connections and sharing the healing powers of the ocean, rivers and lakes via outdoor physical and recreational ...

    2h 13m
  7. Dean Wegner | Becoming Authentically American

    03/01/2022

    Dean Wegner | Becoming Authentically American

    On this episode of Return to Base, we talk to Dean Wegner, the founder and CEO of Authentically American, a Veteran owned, American made, premium apparel brand. Dean graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point where he played hockey before going on to fly helicopters. During his service, Dean did what very few aviation officers get to do, attend and pass the grueling U.S. Army Ranger School, where he learned first hand that he preferred a life in the sky over an exist...

    52 min
  8. Alex Brammer | Talking Crypto and Blockchain

    02/15/2022

    Alex Brammer | Talking Crypto and Blockchain

    On this episode of Return to Base we talk to former Army Ranger Alex Brammer.Alex served as an infantryman in the illustrious 75th Ranger Regiment before transitioning to “the dark side.” that is going to West Point and being commissioned as an officer. Alex and I go into great depth about his service in the Rangers and what led him to leave the military.While transitioning, Alex’s girlfriend saw him struggling with what his next career move would be. Then, she said: “why don’t you work in BI...

    1h 38m
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On Return to Base, we rip off the 550 cord and 100mph tape that holds us all together and explore topics that veterans can relate to: calls to service, transition stories, memories of skin and blood left in sand and boots. We'll chat with professionals, philanthropists, businesspeople, and just good f**kin' dudes and gals. Strap in for Return to Base hosted by retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and former Special Forces (Green Beret) Cliff VR.

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