EFR 842: How to STOP Veteran Suicide and Fix the BIGGEST Problems When Transitioning from Military Service and with Jeremy Stalnecker
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Chase Chewning
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🗓️ 12 November 2024
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Join us as we explore the intricate journey of transitioning from military to civilian life with our guest, Jeremy Stalnecker, CEO of the Mighty Oaks Foundation and a former United States Marine. Jeremy sheds light on the identity challenges veterans face once they step out of uniform, highlighting the stark contrast between military and civilian cultures. We discuss the urgent need for better support systems to assist veterans, emphasizing the importance of connecting with others who have undergone similar transitions to combat isolation and the alarming rates of veteran suicides.
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In this episode we discuss...
(00:00) Transitioning From Military Service Challenges
(14:36) Why Veterans Still Need to Assume Responsibility When Becoming Civilians Again
(19:57) Stop the Entitlement
(27:52) Impact of Service
(34:32) Navigating Post-Service Mental Health
(43:33) Supporting Loved Ones with PTSD
(56:00) Building Recovery Community & Ending Reliance on Medications
(01:05:41) Discovering Identity and Purpose After Service
(01:11:52) Military Transition Challenges and Leadership
(01:23:09) Ever Forward
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| 0:00.0 | The following is an Operation Podcast production. |
| 0:03.4 | Most of the main issues I had transitioning from active duty, I still hear, are the same issues. |
| 0:10.1 | What is the biggest problem service members face transitioning out? |
| 0:14.4 | And why are we still talking about the same issues decades later? |
| 0:18.6 | Very broadly, I believe it's an identity issue. |
| 0:21.6 | It's crazy that the day you walk out the door, people stop calling you. |
| 0:25.6 | I think what's different in the military is there's just such a stark contrast. |
| 0:31.6 | The culture is different. The uniform is different. |
| 0:34.6 | The language is different. Everything's different. |
| 0:36.6 | And then you walk out the door and that's all gone. |
| 0:43.0 | It all comes down to check the boxes, move on. |
| 0:46.3 | And once you're out, you're someone else's problem. |
| 0:48.6 | That's why I encourage veterans to get to know other veterans who have already been through this process. |
| 0:55.0 | That's why conversations like this are so important. |
| 0:57.0 | No one told me that. |
| 0:58.0 | Right. |
| 0:59.0 | I think that's largely what we're seeing so many veterans suicides. |
| 1:03.0 | Is there anything we can do to prevent any more veteran suicides? |
| 1:09.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:10.0 | My name is Jeremy Stallnaker. I am the veteran suicides. Yeah. |
| 1:14.4 | My name is Jeremy Stallnaker. |
| 1:16.7 | I am the CEO of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, |
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