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b'Manny Garcia finally joins the #YearOfTheVet family to open up about his transition journey from his past life of 9-years in the Marine Reserves, to the life of a Student Veteran...itching to re-enlist.

But don\'t let the "R" word fool ya. He wasn\'t just a weekend warrior looking to fight for college credits. Manny lived, breathed, and engulfed himself into the life of an active duty Marine; volunteering for as many deployments as possible\\u2014finding himself walking on the same path as many active duty Marines find themselves after falling in the rabbit hole... looking for himself in all the wrong spots.

Getting Manny to be as socially vulnerable as he was in this conversation, was a gift... and I hope this episode is able to connect with you and convey the reasons why I coerced him to join me.

I met Manny at California State University Northridge, in the CSUN Veterans Resource Center\\u2014where Manny aides veterans map their way through college and into their new lives as student veterans into life outside of the schoolhouse as the Student Administration Support Assistant. As a natural leader, Manny found himself taking on the role as President of the Veteran fraternity Sigma Tau Alpha (\\u03a3\\u03a4\\u0391), where working with a skeleton crew, he still managed to create and implement an annually hosted 5K that supports The Soldiers Project, a 501(c)(3) devoted to helping the veteran and their families by providing free counseling services.

Manny and I talk about the road the lead him from HMLA-775 to the Intel community. We also explore the mindset of going back into the service after separating... but more importantly we talk about purpose, identity, and how easy it is to find yourself not being true to yourself.

The conversation between the two of us takes us into an area of solution... more-so for Manny, but a solution that could possibly help others get past their demons, and get out of their own way. For Manny, this absolutely requires discipline, routine, as well as a thirst for knowledge.

Once again... from this conversation I hope that you pull, that like many others who\'ve served, Manny is a veteran who does not often share emotions\\u2014nor venture far outside of his circle of trust. And to have Manny come on to #YearOfTheVet, I am honored that this is the platform that a veteran of this caliber can come and open up for others that follow behind him to potentially learn from, by relating to.


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Show Notes

\\uf06f Pre-Marine Corps Manny (11:09)

\\uf06f Keeping a small circle (12:54)

\\uf06f Joining the Corps\\u2026 in a Mexican family (13:28)

\\uf06f The road from Aviation Mechanic Technician to Intel guy (18:00)

\\uf06f That moment when you thought you knew someone, and then they blow your mind with \\u201clet\\u2019s scratch that\\u201d (20:57)

\\uf06f Just because you\\u2019re a reservist\\u2026 (22:34)

\\uf06f Reserve/Life Balance (23:46)

\\uf06f The end of an era (24:48)

\\uf06f The \\u201cBreak Up\\u201d (26:46)

\\uf06f Hey HQMC, I know you\\u2019re listening\\u2026 (27:49)

\\uf06f Leaders are Magnetic (30:19)

\\uf06f Identity (32:23)

\\uf06f Shout out to Tim Ferris (35:16)

\\uf06f Books, Books, Books (35:37)

\\uf06f You can take the boy out the Corps (40:58)

\\uf06f Manny\\u2019s Daily Routine (42:26)

\\uf06f I don\\u2019t read so good\\u2026(43:53)

\\uf06f \\u201cOf Mice and Men\\u201d Spoiler Alert\\u2026 (45:02)

\\uf06f Explaining \\u201cWork Study\\u201d (45:48)

\\uf06f The Veteran Resource Center East Coast WORLD TOUR\\u2026 (47:00)

\\uf06f The reason you should EAS and move to Connecticut (47:32)

\\uf06f The Birth of the Beard, and the Re-Birth of Manny (49:10)

\\uf06f \\u201cWho is that person in the mirror?\\u201d (52:48)

\\uf06f Tipping back the bottle (55:35)

\\uf06f The next big thing (1:02:01)

\\uf06f Manny\\u2019s advice to those separating from the service (1:05:36)

\\uf06f Guidance to Recruit Garcia (1:09:43)

\\uf06f Ask those that have been in your shoes\\u2026(1:12:33)

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Shout Outs:

\\uf06f Jimmy Guevara

\\uf06f HMLA-775

\\uf06f John Bui

\\uf06f Jun

\\uf06f Tim Ferris

\\uf06f Capt. Timothy Jones'