Transition Drill

In episode 246 of the Transition Drill Podcast explore military transition, identity loss, and career reinvention for veterans and first responders navigating life after service. You’ll hear Ryan Cunningham on losing the profession he loved, rebuilding after an unexpected medical setback, and what it takes to create a new mission when the original plan ends. Ryan Cunningham’s story starts in Misso...

In episode 245 of the Transition Drill Podcast explore military transition, leadership under pressure, and career reinvention for veterans and first responders navigating life after service. You’ll hear Retired Master Sergeant Eric Harmon on the challenge of translating elite skills into the civilian world, and what it takes to build a new mission with real ownership and risk. Eric Harmon grew up...

Episode 244 of the Transition Drill Podcast explores the power of working backwards from a goal for veterans and first responders navigating the complexities of career shifts. You'll hear retired Navy Commander and helicopter pilot Jeremy Vellon on overcoming the friction of being an outsider, and what it takes to build a successful post-service life by finding your people. Jeremy's journe...

Episode 243 of the Transition Drill Podcast explores law enforcement identity, career pressure, and life after the job for veterans and first responders navigating the reality that service can cost more than people see. Medically retired Massachusetts State Trooper Tony Bova shares his story on dyslexia, divorce, burnout, and what it takes to build purpose again when the uniform can’t be your whol...

Episode 242 of Transition Drill Podcast explores the high-stakes journey from Air Force Pararescue to civilian life for veterans and first responders navigating career shifts. You'll hear Nick Graham on the tension of leaving an elite special operations community, and what it takes to find a new mission through entrepreneurship and community leadership. Nick grew up in a complex family dynamic...

In episode 241 of the of Transition Drill Podcast explores career setbacks, identity, and resilience for first responders navigating promotion, purpose, and long-term fulfillment. You’ll hear Brian Yount on being passed over for promotion, the internal battle that followed, and what it takes to keep showing up with professionalism and perspective. Brian Yount spent nearly 27 years in the fire serv...

Your Next Objective podcast: Round 4, offers practical guidance and career readiness for military members, law enforcement, firefighters, organized based on how far out your transition is. In this episode: Stop Protecting Your Ego and Start Protecting Your Future You've built your entire career on being the person who moves toward the pressure. You're the one who figures things out when ev...

This The Standard Within episode is a short-form reflection on personal accountability, discipline, and self-leadership for people navigating pressure, responsibility, and growth. In this episode, we focus on: you can say you do it or you can show you do it. In this episode of The Standard Within, the focus is on a hard truth that gets missed all the time: acknowledging what’s right isn’t the same...

In episode 240 of the Transition Drill Podcast explores military transition, identity, and skill translation for veterans and first responders navigating life after high-tempo service. You’ll hear Tod Neal on the loss of tribe, the challenge of making military experience understandable in the civilian world, and what it takes to build a meaningful second chapter without losing yourself in the proc...

Your Next Objective podcast: Round 3, offers practical guidance and career readiness for military members, law enforcement, firefighters, organized based on how far out your transition is. In this episode, high standards might be a plateau You’ve spent years, maybe even decades, operating in a world where "high standards" aren't just a goal. They're the baseline for staying alive...

This The Standard Within episode is a short-form reflection on personal accountability, discipline, and self-leadership for people navigating pressure, responsibility, and growth. In this episode, we focus on: how blaming makes us feel better You’ve been there before. A project crashes, a deadline sails by, or a relationship starts to fray, and your brain immediately goes on a hunt for the culprit...

Retired Marine Corps Sergeant Major Dan Headrick, in Episode 239 of the Transition Drill Podcast, talks about a career in the military, senior command at MARSOC, and the impacts of 24 years on him and his family. This episode of explores the evolution of military leadership and personal legacy for veterans and first responders navigating the complexities of life after service. You'll hear Dan...

Your Next Objective podcast: Round 2, offers practical guidance and career readiness for military members, law enforcement, firefighters, organized based on how far out your transition is. In this episode, Did what you did actually make a difference? When you look back on your career so far, what are you actually measuring? For most of us in the military or first responder communities, the answer...

This The Standard Within episode is a short-form reflection on personal accountability, discipline, and self-leadership for people navigating pressure, responsibility, and growth. In this episode, we focus on: taking credit for your drive and accomplishments What kind of legacy are you actually building, not someday, but today? This episode takes a hard look at the quiet decisions that shape your...

This episode of Transition Drill Podcast explores the long road from uncertainty to elite service for veterans and first responders navigating identity, leadership, and life after high-stakes careers. Retired Navy SEAL Chief David Swarts shares the realities of becoming a SEAL, the cost of leadership during wartime deployments, and what it takes to rebuild purpose after the job changes you. David...

Your Next Objective podcast: Round 1, offers practical guidance and career readiness for military members, law enforcement, firefighters, organized based on how far out your transition is. In this episode, make sure your life is taking you where you want. Most people don’t sit down one day and design what life after the uniform will look like. It usually forms the other way around, slowly, through...

This The Standard Within episode is a short-form reflection on personal accountability, discipline, and self-leadership for people navigating pressure, responsibility, and growth. In this episode, we focus on: taking credit for your drive and accomplishments You ever notice how after you accomplish something meaningful, it almost disappears the moment it’s finished? You reach the standard you set....

Retired Fire Chief Deena Lee, in Episode 237 of the Transition Drill Podcast, talks about leadership under pressure, being a woman in the fire service, and the messy reality of transition, behind a forced retirement, when you don’t get to leave on your own timeline. Deena grew up in Long Beach. Her parents divorced when she was young. Her dad was a Marine and Vietnam veteran, and later in life the...

Tactical Transition Tips Round 112 of the Transition Drill Podcast offers practical guidance and career readiness for veterans and first responders, organized based on how far out your exit is. In this episode, why execution alone stops creating forward movement. There’s a weird moment that hits a lot of you when you start thinking seriously about transition. You walk into a room where nobody know...

This Mindset Debrief episode is a short-form reflection on personal accountability, discipline, and self-leadership for people navigating pressure, responsibility, and growth. In this episode, we focus on: trying to do everything on your own and carry to much by yourself. You can be capable and still be stuck. That’s the trap this episode gets into. A lot of high-performing people don’t avoid help...

Joshua Celis, Marine Corps Combat Veteran, in Episode 236 of the Transition Drill Podcast, shares his 23-year career, combat deployments, and transition, where he explains the emotional and practical challenges of stepping away from the uniform, the importance of early preparation, education, and networking, and the reality that senior rank doesn’t automatically translate to civilian success. Josh...

Tactical Transition Tips Round 111 of the Transition Drill Podcast offers practical guidance and career readiness for veterans and first responders, organized based on how far out your exit is. In this episode, how your attachment to where you live can shape, limit, or expand your civilian opportunities. Some of you are clinging to where you live like it’s oxygen. Some of you are desperate to get...

This Mindset Debrief episode is a short-form reflection on personal accountability, discipline, and self-leadership for people navigating pressure, responsibility, and growth. In this episode, we focus on: how tying your identity to your performance slowly erodes your sense of self. If you’ve ever wondered who you’d be without your job title, your results, or your reputation as the one who fixes e...

Malcolm Copeland, Air Force Veteran, in Episode 235 of the Transition Drill Podcast, his story addresses a reality most veterans face. The military gives you structure, identity, and momentum, but it doesn’t guarantee relevance once you leave. His transition wasn’t about replacing one job with another. It was about reclaiming control and creating his own structure instead of relying on someone els...

Tactical Transition Tips Round 110 of the Transition Drill Podcast offers practical guidance and career readiness for veterans and first responders, organized based on how far out your exit is. In this episode, learn how a guaranteed paycheck can shift your mindset from building your future to coasting toward it. You’ve earned the right to think about your pension. You’ve put in years most people...