Behind The Helm

Jun 16th, 2022 - Today Chief Dowden & Petty Officer Levesque review the NEW Navy Boot Camp video! Hear our thoughts and comments and where we feel necessary we will dive a little deeper to explain certain things to help explain and better prepare those going in. Great information for parents of Future Sailors & Recruits currently in Boot Camp! To All Platforms - https://linktr.ee/behindthe...

May 5th, 2022 - Dynamic Duo Chief Dowden & Petty Officer Levesque are back again! Unfortunately, friend of the show Petty Officer Scott is unable to make it today, but FEAR NOT! She will be with us May 19th! So what is in store for this week? Well last month we did not do a Q&A and we do have some mail piled up! So let’s hit that!

Jun 9th, 2022 - Today Chief Dowden sits down with Future Sailor Ty Ziekle from Muncie IN. Ty is shipping out in 7 days to go to Recruit Training Command to become a Builder (BU). Find out why Ty made the decision and what he is most excited for!

Apr 28th, 2022 - Dynamic Duo Chief Dowden & Petty Officer Levesque are back again! The last couple of weeks we have talked about some weapons training and also about Navy aviation jobs. We continue today with special guest Chief Jeremy Snyder. We will discuss all the weapons! As well as some different roles that anyone can opt to do while in the Navy!

Apr 21st, 2022 - Dynamic Duo Chief Dowden & Petty Officer Levesque are finally back together! Today we have a special guest that will talk with us about a very interesting program in the Navy called Air Crew! AWO3 Garett Worthington, graduate of Madison Grant High School and local celeb!

Apr 14th, 2022 - Today PO Levesque sits with SFC Allen Stewart to talk about his journey in the Army and his next step in retirement!

Mar 31st, 2022 - This Episode is our second Q&A! Petty Officer Levesque tackles some tough questions by himself this week!

Apr 7th, 2022 - Today PO Levesque sits with SSGT Tanner to talk about his journey in the Air Force and his latest assignment of being a recruiter!

Mar 3rd, 2022 - Today Chief Dowden & Petty Officer Levesque talk about Women’s Appreciation Month for the Navy with special guest Petty Officer Slattery.  *Also! AWESOME NEWS! Negotiations were completed and fixed. So today we are Live on YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook!

Jan 27, 2022 - Last episode of the the month we hit some Q&A and answer the HOT questions of the month!

Jan 20th, 2022 - We talk with future sailor Karmen  Arguijo from Muncie Indiana. She talks about her journey and reasons why she is joining the navy, her time in DEP, and her excitement for her next step: Bootcamp.

What happens when you get stationed overseas? We talk with Aden Haigerty from Fishers, IN about his next step in his journey in the Navy; JAPAN! https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm

So what happens after I talk to my recruiter? Where do I go next? MEPS! What is MEPS? What happens there? Listen in as Chief Dowden & PO Levesque discuss what MEPS is and what to expect.  Find it, Like it, Share it, Follow it! https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm

This week Chief Dowden and PO Levesque talk A school life! Learn about how you can get free education and job training while getting paid to do so! Stay on for the bonus content for a Christmas Song Tier list! Go to https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm to links to ALL platforms.

Let’s talk about COLLEGE! Or more so, the debt involved with it. Listen in as Petty Officer Levesque and Chief Dowden discuss what some call the “Student Loan Crisis” and look at experts’ videos and discuss some interesting options!  https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm

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Levesque and Dowden talk life on Navy Ship. Follow us EVERYWHERE https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm Lulu's Liberty https://www.lulusliberty.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/subscription_box33/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lulus-liberty-102629385199666/

With so much information out there to grab on your own its hard to know what is true or false when it comes to joining the military. Today we tell you what to expect when stepping into a recruiting office and questions that are important to ask so you can make the right decision for your future. https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm

Today we look back 20 years to the tragedy of 9/11 and discuss the changes that happened. As well as discussing with a few other Sailors on their experience. Tune in and comment live and share in the 20 year anniversary of remembrance. https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm

Levesque and Dowden interview with Don Nichols a retired Airforce Officer and talk about his journey in Airforce from Enlisted to Officer and how that has affected his life during and after his time in service. USE LINK FOR ALL PLATFORMS https://linktr.ee/behindthehelm

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PO Levesque sits with SSGT Hilton with the Marines and we get his perspective on the pros and cons of joining the military.