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b'Jose Roman pulls in the 16th episode of #YearOfTheVet, and when I asked Jose how he would like to be introduced\\u2014he said, \\u201cVeteran Advocate at the Military Resource Center at Regent University and NVG, Networking Veterans Group,\\u201d however I want to label him\\u2026 Jack-of-All-Trades-Master-of-None!

Fresh off the streets of Anaheim, California while presenting at the 2017 Student Veteran of America National Conference, where about1800 Student Veterans talk about issues and solutions revolving around student vets, and vets in general. There\\u2014corporate sponsors such as Google, Raytheon, Disney, and many other companies work together, and engage with these vets to support and touch on topics such as: How to connect with student vets on campus, how to get the most out of networking, how to use your job experience, building your resume, how to get into grad school, law school, and as far as hire students ON THE SPOT to large fortune 500 and smaller companies. Ultimate, Jose mentions that the goal is to take this information back to YOUR campus.

Having both his parents pass away while in high school, Jose had to make some big boy choices for his future, and even as a student in high school, he knew to keep his options open and find the best option for his future when it came to which service he would enlist in. In a similar mind, just to get the hell out of dodge\\u2014right before Jose signed his life away to the Army to drive tanks and blow shit up, a Navy recruiter who\\u2019d seen him earlier during community service asked the right question to get him focused on his future: What are you going to do when you\\u2019re done driving tanks?

Look\\u2026 I could write a small book on all we talked about\\u2026 from his background in martial arts\\u2014having started kickboxing in high school \\u201c\\u2026 before it was cool\\u2014before UFC 1,\\u201d and even though at the time it was just his outlet or a hobby, he never knew that it would turn into his first created, and failed company that he opened with his friends, and shares the hard lessons of what it takes to be a business owner\\u2026 the right way.

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Show Notes

Other topics we hit on:

\\uf06f We talk A LOT about veteran advocacy, and how you can get involved, or open up your own.

\\uf06f What it means to be a veteran

\\uf06f \\u201cVOW OF POVERTY\\u201d

\\uf06f Being \\u201cThe old man on campus,\\u201d as a student veteran.

\\uf06f Work Study

\\uf06f 3 phases of how the public views veterans: Appreciation/Indifference/Resentment

\\uf06f Being a Good leader, as well as a good follower

\\uf06f The WIFM (what\\u2019s in it for me) for why he advocates

\\uf06f The reason why you shouldn\\u2019t burn your DD-214

\\uf06f Paying it forward

\\uf06f Looking at starting a business as a cautionary tale of taking ownership of your \\u201cthing\\u201d whatever it is, from beginning to end\\u2026 you have to Ride or Die with it

\\uf06f \\u201cThe post-deployment hangover\\u201d

\\uf06f \\u2026 and the fact you need to start looking for a job on day one of school!

Seriously that looks like a lot, but this Navy vet and mentor talks about so much more, and its SO freaking interesting.

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Jose wanted me to make sure to give props where props are due to:

\\u2022 Ron Capps & Veterans Writing Project

\\u2022 Operation Motown Muster via Mission Continues

\\u2022 Outward bound via Sierra Club

\\u2022 Vice president of Diversity: Kevin Preston for your work with the SVA

\\u2022 The SVA itself

\\u2022 Phillip Wyman

\\u2022 Mike Stack

\\u2022 Jared Lions

\\u2022 \\u2026 and last but not least, the Military Resource Center, Regent University

Please reach out to Jose if anything in this conversation piques your interest and you have any questions comments or concerns!

Don\\u2019t forget to leave a comment on the page, and thanks for tuning back into #YearOfTheVet'