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b'#YearOfTheVet introduces the newest member of the family, Colby Carson. This guy\\u2019s parents are so f*cking American, that they wouldn\\u2019t let him play soccer because of asthma, but they signed the papers to let him become a United States Marine!
However like many service members, Colby\\u2019s military career was cut short by an unexpected event. Colby was released from the Marine Corps on a Humanitarian Discharge because he had to go home to his sick father, and a family that was falling apart fast without him being home. This was his ball and chain that kept him from making the Marine Corps a career. But it was also the life he had to face when he woke up daily, and soon when opportunity arose\\u2014Colby found himself contracting himself out to work in the realm of his previous MOS in the Middle East.

Fast-forward a few years\\u2014now Colby works for Sprint as a Global Mission Control Analyst, oh\\u2026 and helps to build recognition of the non-profit that helps veterans live off the grid by building sustainable living in veteran built communities\\u2026 called Veterans Off-Grid. A non-profit that offers 100% eco-friendly, zero-carbon footprint housing for homeless veterans. Veteran\\u2019s Off-Grid teaches communities of veterans the essential fundamentals of off-grid living, but the non-profit also focuses on building the individuals back up to reintegrate back into society. Building the homes is therapy; and that therapy is adding value to the homeless veteran population, regifting them with purpose, and giving them a second chance to succeed. And Colby shares how enduring a moment of fight or flight in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor ended up becoming a piece of the VeteransOffGrid.org website\\u2014figuring out that he has some writing talents which he learned about as he found himself writing to unwind from playing in the sandbox for the years he did.

Colby and I have developed a bond of brothers that can appreciate each other\\u2019s hustle and what each other stand for. We frequently keep in contact, although shamefully he more than I; and this bond was developed not through years of service together, but just recently through him having listened to the show and reaching out to see if I would have a conversation with him about a theory he has\\u2026 and from there a bond was formed. Colby is proof that people listen\\u2014and I offered him the platform to talk about Veterans Off-Grid, but you know how I roll if you\\u2019ve been listening for a while\\u2026 we\\u2019re going to get to know Colby and try to learn some lessons from another veteran\\u2019s transition to make ours a bit easier.

Never forget\\u2026 Transition is Continuous.

This conversation is fun because he and I had been recording for shy over 35 minutes before you hear my voice, and when you have rapport with guests, conversations just flow a little better. Last thing\\u2026 if you feel like Veterans Off-Grid is an organization that you can support or would like to get involved with\\u2014please reach out to Colby

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\\uf06f (4:01) Proof That People Listen!

\\uf06f (5:45) What Colby\\u2019s Listening to

\\uf06f (8:07) Pre Marine Corps Colby

\\uf06f (9:01) Asthma Schmazma

\\uf06f (12:30) Colby\\u2019s mom is a snitch.

\\uf06f (14:53) I Wanna be a Badass

\\uf06f (16:42) Adjusting to the Corps

\\uf06f (17:25) Selective Excellence

\\uf06f (18:06) \\u201cOne Thing the Marine Corps Taught me is That I Don\\u2019t Like Bullies\\u201d

\\uf06f (19:00) A Necessary but Undesirable Return

\\uf06f (20:51) The Silver Lining Buried in Burden

\\uf06f (22:33) Saying Good Bye to Your Brothers

\\uf06f (23:26) Instant Contractor... Just add water

\\uf06f (26:25) \\u201cEvery check was like the most amount of money I\\u2019ve ever had\\u201d

\\uf06f (28:58) Playing in the Major League

\\uf06f (40:10) Intelli\\u2026 blogger?

\\uf06f (42:13) Grinding

\\uf06f (43:28) Writing Gives Power

\\uf06f (45:40) Adopting Honesty as Your Only Policy

\\uf06f (46:36) Post Traumatic Growth

\\uf06f (50:46) Veterans Off Grid

\\uf06f (53:46) My Perception of Living off grid

\\uf06f (55:23) What it means to live off grid... for real this time.

\\uf06f (58:06) Earthships

\\uf06f (59:14) How to Start Living Off-Grid\\u2026 maybe

\\uf06f (1:00:37) Colby\\u2019s Role

\\uf06f (1:02:31) Guidance to Vets out There Struggling

\\uf06f (1:04:51) Advice for Those Transitioning

\\uf06f (1:07:31) The McFly Effect (think about it)

\\uf06f (1:10:43) Oh... THAT Old thing...

\\uf06f (1:11:30) Working to becoming Tall\\u2026 Talking legacy

\\uf06f (1:14:20) Giving Praise Where Praise is Due

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