WEBVTT 00:00.610 --> 00:02.832 Hey , this is Chapin . Tony Repe here . 00:02.832 --> 00:04.832 I just want to remind you that this 00:04.832 --> 00:06.999 podcast does not imply any endorsement 00:06.999 --> 00:08.832 of any commercial organization , 00:08.832 --> 00:11.054 product or belief system . Hey , well , 00:11.054 --> 00:13.277 welcome to the Bounce podcast . Again , 00:13.277 --> 00:15.166 this is Chaplain Tony Repe out of 00:15.166 --> 00:17.221 Biddle Air National Guard Base . And 00:17.221 --> 00:19.332 again , the Bounce podcast is brought 00:19.332 --> 00:21.499 to you to help you in those four areas 00:21.499 --> 00:23.721 of uh soldier Airman , comprehensive uh 00:23.721 --> 00:25.721 fitness . Um We , we , we're really 00:25.721 --> 00:25.590 concerned about bringing some fresh 00:25.600 --> 00:28.370 content for you in the areas of 00:28.379 --> 00:30.268 spiritual , mental , physical and 00:30.268 --> 00:32.435 social health . And , um today , I'm , 00:32.435 --> 00:34.657 I'm really excited about our guest that 00:34.657 --> 00:36.657 we have here from Green Castle . Um 00:36.657 --> 00:38.935 gentleman that has a ton of experience . 00:38.935 --> 00:38.860 His name is Jeff Moore . I'm gonna let 00:38.869 --> 00:41.147 him introduce himself here in a minute , 00:41.147 --> 00:43.313 but he's gonna talk a little bit today 00:43.313 --> 00:45.536 about mentorship leadership and also to 00:45.536 --> 00:47.758 talk about Greencastle in general . And 00:47.758 --> 00:49.980 look if , if you're listening to this , 00:49.980 --> 00:52.202 you , you wanna tune in even if you , I 00:52.202 --> 00:51.193 think you're the best mentor in the 00:51.202 --> 00:53.424 world or the best leader in the world . 00:53.424 --> 00:55.591 Um because we get past that portion of 00:55.591 --> 00:57.535 it , you , you want to learn about 00:57.535 --> 00:59.535 Green Castle that this company is a 00:59.535 --> 01:01.646 military company . And , um , it , it 01:01.646 --> 01:00.803 could be something that , you know , 01:00.812 --> 01:03.034 whether you could benefit from or maybe 01:03.034 --> 01:05.256 one of your , your , your airmen , uh , 01:05.256 --> 01:07.256 family member , a soldier , someone 01:07.256 --> 01:09.479 that , you know , um , might , might be 01:09.479 --> 01:11.701 able to benefit from . So , so Jeff , I 01:11.701 --> 01:13.979 really appreciate you being here today . 01:13.979 --> 01:13.386 Um , and thank you for having me . I 01:13.396 --> 01:15.618 have an hour all the way here to , uh , 01:15.618 --> 01:17.840 to bow National Guard Base in Horsham . 01:17.840 --> 01:19.840 And so just if you don't mind , you 01:19.840 --> 01:19.435 know , give us a little background who 01:19.445 --> 01:21.501 you are , um , what your service was 01:21.505 --> 01:23.672 like , where , where you served in the 01:23.672 --> 01:25.838 military and currently , you know what 01:25.838 --> 01:28.172 you're doing there with Green Cale . Um , 01:28.172 --> 01:28.055 awesome . I , I'm originally from 01:28.066 --> 01:30.288 Harrisburg . I have two daughters , one 01:30.288 --> 01:32.510 whose birthday is actually today . Uh , 01:32.510 --> 01:34.996 so , uh , my young turning 24 today , 01:35.206 --> 01:39.160 uh , so I was in 25 years . I did 01:39.169 --> 01:41.319 four active duty . I was stationed in 01:41.330 --> 01:43.459 decent Germany two third , uh , field 01:43.470 --> 01:45.637 artillery , first Armor Brigade . Uh , 01:45.639 --> 01:48.879 then I came home , joined the guard and 01:48.889 --> 01:50.889 sat around the guard , did a little 01:50.889 --> 01:53.056 work around and then I got to approach 01:53.056 --> 01:55.278 with an opportunity for a gr actually , 01:55.278 --> 01:57.389 uh , we'll talk about this more , but 01:57.389 --> 01:56.940 one of my mentors , um , I actually 01:56.949 --> 01:59.116 worked for him and he was like , hey , 01:59.116 --> 02:01.171 have you ever thought about a GR and 02:01.171 --> 02:03.338 I'm like , I don't even know what that 02:03.338 --> 02:05.282 is . Is that So , uh , he actually 02:05.282 --> 02:07.282 brought me up to speed on what that 02:07.282 --> 02:09.282 program was . Uh , I applied and my 02:09.282 --> 02:11.505 career went from there . I did the next 02:11.505 --> 02:13.639 15 years . A GR , and they just 02:13.649 --> 02:16.298 recently retired in 2021 from the 02:16.309 --> 02:18.365 Pennsylvania Army National Guard and 02:18.365 --> 02:20.420 the A GR program . So total time was 02:20.420 --> 02:22.587 how many total was 25 years ? 25 total 02:22.587 --> 02:25.718 years ? Ok . Retired 21 . And you 02:25.729 --> 02:27.785 transitioned then directly to what , 02:27.785 --> 02:29.507 what , what role , what role I 02:29.507 --> 02:32.738 transitioned directly to the recruiting 02:33.005 --> 02:36.276 of Green Castle . I went into that . It 02:36.285 --> 02:38.396 was , it was a , it was brought to me 02:38.475 --> 02:40.586 like this . Here's this opportunity . 02:40.586 --> 02:42.475 Um Actually a good friend of mine 02:42.475 --> 02:44.475 actually works for the company . He 02:44.475 --> 02:46.419 said , hey , come check this out , 02:46.419 --> 02:48.531 there may be an opportunity for you . 02:48.531 --> 02:50.697 If nothing else , we can at least have 02:50.697 --> 02:52.864 the opportunity to catch up because we 02:52.864 --> 02:52.365 haven't been in touch for a while . I 02:52.376 --> 02:54.496 came down there and I saw that it was 02:54.505 --> 02:56.761 like this you corn place that I didn't 02:56.772 --> 03:00.141 really believe was real . And then I 03:00.151 --> 03:02.262 went through the process , I ended up 03:02.262 --> 03:04.151 there and now I get to share that 03:04.151 --> 03:06.262 opportunity with others and insist on 03:06.262 --> 03:08.540 coming along . That's fantastic . Yeah , 03:08.540 --> 03:10.540 and I'm excited to learn more about 03:10.540 --> 03:12.595 Greencastle myself . I knew um a few 03:12.595 --> 03:14.762 folks from the Pennsylvania Guard that 03:14.762 --> 03:14.671 worked there over the years and , and 03:14.682 --> 03:16.904 one of our airmen actually is , is on , 03:16.904 --> 03:19.015 on staff there now . So I it's , it's 03:19.015 --> 03:21.126 gonna be an interesting thing as we , 03:21.126 --> 03:23.238 we move through the podcast , but you 03:23.238 --> 03:23.059 had mentioned that you had a great 03:23.070 --> 03:25.070 mentor . And so I , I wanna kind of 03:25.070 --> 03:26.848 start here because this idea of 03:26.848 --> 03:29.014 mentorship , um you know , it's , it's 03:29.014 --> 03:31.014 a , it's a hot button word , always 03:31.014 --> 03:32.959 kind of sort of , has been at some 03:32.959 --> 03:32.690 level over the years , especially in 03:32.699 --> 03:35.119 the military . But I don't know if we 03:35.130 --> 03:37.408 really know how to do mentoring . Well , 03:37.408 --> 03:39.630 we create programs and , and , and from 03:39.630 --> 03:41.741 my perspective , a program could be a 03:41.741 --> 03:43.686 check the block kind of thing that 03:43.686 --> 03:45.852 we're just going through the motions . 03:45.852 --> 03:48.074 But here at the 1/11 and I think in our 03:48.074 --> 03:49.963 culture , in today's climate , we 03:49.963 --> 03:49.910 really need to figure out how to 03:49.919 --> 03:52.199 develop a culture of mentorship and 03:52.360 --> 03:54.582 make it about our whole lives , right ? 03:54.679 --> 03:56.790 And so talk , talk to me a little bit 03:56.790 --> 03:59.012 about your experience with mentorship . 03:59.012 --> 04:01.068 How , how do you define it and , and 04:01.068 --> 04:03.179 some , some characteristics of what a 04:03.179 --> 04:02.940 great mentor looks like . So I think 04:02.949 --> 04:05.639 for me , uh uh a good mentor is someone 04:05.649 --> 04:09.220 that is doing something that you aspire 04:09.229 --> 04:10.951 to do or something that you're 04:10.951 --> 04:13.062 interested in doing . Um I think when 04:13.062 --> 04:16.269 you get into making it a , a statement 04:16.279 --> 04:19.190 where you're actually making it 04:19.200 --> 04:21.480 complicated . If you overcomplicate it , 04:21.489 --> 04:23.850 it just goes haywire because now you're 04:23.859 --> 04:25.970 looking for a definition like , hey , 04:25.970 --> 04:28.500 like Tony , you have a great podcast , 04:29.010 --> 04:32.929 right ? And I want to do podcasting . 04:33.059 --> 04:35.529 So I look to you , I come to you and 04:36.519 --> 04:38.019 how does that work ? Now , 04:38.019 --> 04:40.075 automatically you're a mentor . It's 04:40.075 --> 04:42.297 not a physical thing . I , I know you , 04:42.297 --> 04:44.463 I know you do . You put together great 04:44.463 --> 04:46.686 work . I want to do podcasting . So now 04:46.686 --> 04:48.908 I come to you now , that's a mentor . I 04:48.908 --> 04:51.075 think where we get caught is trying to 04:51.075 --> 04:53.130 make it an actual program instead of 04:53.130 --> 04:55.352 just helping people understand what the 04:55.352 --> 04:57.575 definition of a mentor is . And I think 04:57.575 --> 04:59.519 that's where the roads kind of get 04:59.519 --> 05:03.500 crossed . So um as far as me , for good , 05:03.510 --> 05:07.350 good mentorship , I think what I've 05:07.359 --> 05:09.470 learned and the characteristics of my 05:09.470 --> 05:11.730 mentors is that it's just that they 05:11.890 --> 05:14.950 were able to articulate how they got to 05:14.959 --> 05:16.859 where they were in a way that I 05:16.869 --> 05:20.269 understood . Uh So it was more keen in 05:20.279 --> 05:22.390 their leadership role than anything . 05:22.540 --> 05:26.029 Um It was brought in just this is I 05:26.040 --> 05:28.207 want to be here , everybody aspires to 05:28.207 --> 05:30.429 do something and then they see somebody 05:30.429 --> 05:32.596 actually doing it , but they , at that 05:32.596 --> 05:34.651 point , they don't know whether they 05:34.651 --> 05:36.707 can approach that individual . And I 05:36.707 --> 05:36.440 think that that's in the characteristic 05:36.450 --> 05:38.970 of an individual of being approachable 05:39.160 --> 05:41.271 as , as your leader should be . And , 05:41.271 --> 05:43.438 and in some cases , it may not even be 05:43.438 --> 05:45.549 a leader . It may be someone of lower 05:45.549 --> 05:47.493 rank of lower statue that has that 05:47.493 --> 05:49.716 knowledge and being approachable at any 05:49.716 --> 05:51.630 level . It is crucial to , to 05:51.640 --> 05:54.230 mentorship both in going to receive it 05:54.410 --> 05:56.632 and being able to provide it . Yeah , I 05:56.632 --> 05:58.688 think I like what you said there , I 05:58.688 --> 06:00.799 picked up on this is that there's a , 06:00.799 --> 06:02.854 there's an attitude about wanting to 06:02.854 --> 06:02.350 help . You have to have that kind of , 06:02.359 --> 06:05.130 kind of attitude and it's not even just 06:05.140 --> 06:07.196 about those , that , that rank you , 06:07.196 --> 06:09.140 they can have a skill set that you 06:09.140 --> 06:11.140 don't have . And so I , I think the 06:11.140 --> 06:13.140 components of mentorship too is you 06:13.140 --> 06:15.362 could teach a mentee for instance , how 06:15.362 --> 06:17.418 to go and um try to network and seek 06:17.418 --> 06:19.418 information from someone . But then 06:19.418 --> 06:21.584 there's the other side of that . How , 06:21.584 --> 06:23.473 how do you um have if you have an 06:23.473 --> 06:25.640 expertise in an area , right ? How are 06:25.640 --> 06:28.369 you um honing a craft and able and 06:28.380 --> 06:30.713 being able to , like you said , for you , 06:30.713 --> 06:32.936 you your , your mentors were able to uh 06:32.936 --> 06:35.579 give that information in a clear way to 06:35.589 --> 06:37.529 provide that to , to mentor that 06:37.540 --> 06:39.707 individual , right ? So it's like a 22 06:39.707 --> 06:41.762 pronged thing here . You got mentees 06:41.762 --> 06:43.984 and mentors and sometimes mentees don't 06:43.984 --> 06:46.040 know how to get the information that 06:46.040 --> 06:45.660 they're looking for . You don't know 06:45.670 --> 06:47.781 how to approach people and those that 06:47.781 --> 06:50.003 are approached , they don't know how to 06:50.003 --> 06:52.170 actually give that good advice or that 06:52.170 --> 06:54.281 leadership that um that they can step 06:54.281 --> 06:56.170 by step , provide to help someone 06:56.170 --> 06:58.281 that's , that's being mentored . So , 06:58.281 --> 07:00.114 and I think that's what this the 07:00.114 --> 07:02.003 program in , in , in our , in our 07:02.003 --> 07:01.744 culture and our minds makes sense 07:01.755 --> 07:03.765 because if we program it , we could 07:03.774 --> 07:05.941 teach , here's how to be a good leader 07:05.941 --> 07:08.274 for , or here's how to be a good mentor . 07:08.274 --> 07:10.330 Here's how to be a good mentee . But 07:10.330 --> 07:12.385 really , it's just about sharing the 07:12.385 --> 07:12.334 knowledge you have and it's about 07:12.355 --> 07:14.411 trying to draw that knowledge out to 07:14.411 --> 07:16.299 learn something new if you will . 07:16.325 --> 07:18.603 Absolutely . And I think after a while , 07:18.603 --> 07:20.714 you know , I'm out of the uniform now 07:20.714 --> 07:22.825 so I like to sometimes speak a little 07:22.825 --> 07:24.992 more uh with , with some freedom . But 07:24.992 --> 07:26.881 I think if , if the more and more 07:26.881 --> 07:29.047 things that you program , I'm not sure 07:29.047 --> 07:31.214 if that's a word , but things that you 07:31.214 --> 07:33.436 program , I don't really think that the 07:33.436 --> 07:35.492 individual , especially if your , if 07:35.492 --> 07:35.429 your target is like you're lower 07:35.500 --> 07:37.510 enlisted , you , you're more junior 07:37.519 --> 07:39.408 service members . I think it just 07:39.408 --> 07:41.575 becomes one more program as opposed to 07:41.575 --> 07:44.239 something , something that really is 07:44.250 --> 07:46.472 something that could be beneficial . So 07:46.730 --> 07:48.897 what you don't want to do is just make 07:48.897 --> 07:51.008 it so that it's one more program like 07:51.008 --> 07:53.008 that , that the last program didn't 07:53.008 --> 07:55.119 help . I didn't really understand the 07:55.119 --> 07:57.670 last program . I think just educating 07:57.739 --> 08:00.700 people how to be authentic , will draw 08:00.709 --> 08:02.899 individuals to you , to be able to 08:02.910 --> 08:05.021 provide that , that , that mentorship 08:05.021 --> 08:07.077 that , that we all need , that there 08:07.077 --> 08:09.243 was at some point , somebody needed to 08:09.243 --> 08:11.354 be a mentor to myself and I needed to 08:11.354 --> 08:13.466 be a mentor to somebody you're always 08:13.466 --> 08:15.354 going to be in that role uh where 08:15.354 --> 08:17.354 you're gonna be either receiving or 08:17.354 --> 08:19.354 giving that mentorship . So I think 08:19.354 --> 08:21.521 that's , it's great for all of us . So 08:21.521 --> 08:23.854 there's two things we can all take away . 08:23.854 --> 08:23.489 And when you think about mentorship , 08:23.559 --> 08:25.850 you , you , you , we're all mentors , 08:26.040 --> 08:28.269 we , we are all mentors and we all need 08:28.279 --> 08:30.390 a mentor in some areas of our lives , 08:30.390 --> 08:32.612 maybe where we need to hone and focus a 08:32.612 --> 08:34.835 little more . And the , the other point 08:34.835 --> 08:36.835 too with the programs here , here's 08:36.835 --> 08:39.057 what kind of um again , I know we're in 08:39.057 --> 08:41.279 the military . So we , we're gonna , we 08:41.279 --> 08:41.109 got , we got a mentorship program . The 08:41.119 --> 08:43.119 problem with the program is it gets 08:43.119 --> 08:45.063 kind of um presented in such a way 08:45.063 --> 08:47.286 where the mentorship program is focused 08:47.286 --> 08:49.119 on your career progression . But 08:49.119 --> 08:51.341 there's so much more to , to who we are 08:51.341 --> 08:53.397 as individuals to your point is that 08:53.397 --> 08:55.619 the holistic nature of , of , of who we 08:55.619 --> 08:57.786 are um than just our careers . We have 08:57.786 --> 08:59.897 finan , we have relationships outside 08:59.897 --> 09:01.897 here . We have financial issues and 09:01.897 --> 09:04.008 challenges we need to learn from . Um 09:04.008 --> 09:06.063 There's a whole plethora of things , 09:06.063 --> 09:07.730 physical , how to be better , 09:07.730 --> 09:09.841 physically fit , how to eat and , and 09:09.841 --> 09:11.952 have a healthier lifestyle . So there 09:11.952 --> 09:14.175 are folks in our ranks that are experts 09:14.175 --> 09:13.969 in these areas where we all can learn 09:13.979 --> 09:15.812 from each other , right ? So the 09:15.812 --> 09:17.868 mentorship program tends to focus on 09:17.868 --> 09:20.090 it's usually career based , right ? And 09:20.090 --> 09:22.257 that's important . But I think we're , 09:22.257 --> 09:24.312 we're doing a disservice if we don't 09:24.312 --> 09:24.260 look at it again , that's why I , I 09:24.270 --> 09:26.492 kind of love this podcast and the theme 09:26.510 --> 09:28.566 that we've been able to build here . 09:28.566 --> 09:30.621 And it's that holistic perspective , 09:30.621 --> 09:32.843 mind , body , spirit , and social . And 09:32.843 --> 09:34.954 um if we could deliver in those areas 09:34.954 --> 09:37.177 and teach folks how to become , again , 09:37.177 --> 09:39.510 mentors about the experiences that they , 09:39.510 --> 09:41.566 they've been able to um uh not , not 09:41.566 --> 09:43.566 just experiences but areas of their 09:43.566 --> 09:45.566 lives where they , where they got a 09:45.566 --> 09:47.566 good , good foothold on and they're 09:47.566 --> 09:47.429 able to give that information to 09:47.440 --> 09:49.662 somebody else and where there's an area 09:49.662 --> 09:51.829 they're weak in , they can look across 09:51.829 --> 09:53.940 the , the table , they can look up or 09:53.940 --> 09:55.996 down the chain and then receive that 09:55.996 --> 09:58.051 information that , that they need if 09:58.051 --> 10:00.329 you will to grow in certain areas . So , 10:00.329 --> 10:02.551 um I , I think that's , that's , that's 10:02.551 --> 10:04.662 amazing that we uh you know , that we 10:04.662 --> 10:06.773 were able to just kind of unpack that 10:06.773 --> 10:06.530 here together today and just show me 10:06.539 --> 10:08.799 your experience . So I will ask this 10:08.809 --> 10:10.920 because I think this is important for 10:10.920 --> 10:13.087 our listeners to , to understand too . 10:13.087 --> 10:15.142 Um what kind of resources helped you 10:15.142 --> 10:17.253 along the way ? I know you're talking 10:17.253 --> 10:17.090 about individuals . But were there any 10:17.099 --> 10:20.010 books or classes or some resources that , 10:20.020 --> 10:22.187 that helped you grow along the way ? I 10:22.187 --> 10:24.409 really think that life experiences were 10:24.409 --> 10:26.576 a lot of the resources that , that I , 10:26.576 --> 10:28.631 I use . I really , I really wasn't a 10:28.631 --> 10:30.742 big book person . Um To be completely 10:30.742 --> 10:32.964 honest . II , I like books now . Like , 10:32.964 --> 10:35.530 so but I'm more into uh entertainment . 10:35.539 --> 10:37.880 I never looked at any uh self , you 10:37.890 --> 10:39.723 know , self development books or 10:39.723 --> 10:41.834 anything like that because , like , I 10:41.834 --> 10:43.890 feel when I'm , when I'm working , I 10:43.890 --> 10:46.223 like to have that , that , that getaway . 10:46.223 --> 10:48.223 Right . So , but for overall I just 10:48.223 --> 10:51.130 like to interact with people . Um I 10:51.140 --> 10:53.739 used to be a very , very much so an 10:53.750 --> 10:56.320 introvert . So what it did was getting 10:56.330 --> 10:58.108 me out of that comfort zone and 10:58.108 --> 10:59.997 actually learning from people was 10:59.997 --> 11:01.886 actually my , my biggest resource 11:01.886 --> 11:03.608 because it allowed me to build 11:03.608 --> 11:05.830 relationships that I may not have built 11:05.830 --> 11:08.280 that if I stayed in that , that , that 11:08.289 --> 11:10.511 quiet place that I had . So the biggest 11:10.511 --> 11:12.567 resource for me was actually getting 11:12.567 --> 11:14.622 comfortable with being uncomfortable 11:14.622 --> 11:16.678 like that . So that was , that was , 11:16.678 --> 11:18.900 that was the biggest thing for me . And 11:18.900 --> 11:21.067 it's , and it's , and it's , I've seen 11:21.067 --> 11:23.067 the trajectory change in my life in 11:23.067 --> 11:25.122 pretty much every facet just by that 11:25.122 --> 11:27.178 one . Yeah . Yeah . And you know , I 11:27.178 --> 11:29.400 think that's something for all of us to 11:29.400 --> 11:29.250 embrace because look , only a certain 11:29.260 --> 11:31.371 percentage of us are , are extroverts 11:31.371 --> 11:33.427 that can connect with other people . 11:33.427 --> 11:35.649 But , and then you mentioned it , you , 11:35.649 --> 11:37.871 you being an introvert and so if you're 11:37.871 --> 11:37.059 listening today and you're , you're 11:37.070 --> 11:39.292 struggling with this whole thing , like 11:39.292 --> 11:41.348 I don't know how to do this . Well , 11:41.348 --> 11:43.181 you gotta get uncomfortable , be 11:43.181 --> 11:45.348 comfortable being uncomfortable , find 11:45.348 --> 11:47.459 someone else who , who's an introvert 11:47.459 --> 11:49.681 or , or uh yeah , an introvert that has 11:49.681 --> 11:51.903 been able to figure out how to work out 11:51.903 --> 11:53.903 of that shell to connect with other 11:53.903 --> 11:56.014 people . Because again , I , I do , I 11:56.014 --> 11:55.890 do agree with you . I think our life 11:55.900 --> 11:58.011 experience is obviously if you read a 11:58.011 --> 12:00.011 book you're reading about someone's 12:00.011 --> 12:02.233 life experience . So it really is in so 12:02.233 --> 12:04.344 many ways , right ? And so some of us 12:04.344 --> 12:06.456 are readers and that's great . Others 12:06.456 --> 12:08.567 are readers of people to your point . 12:08.567 --> 12:10.678 That's , that's what you you were and 12:10.678 --> 12:12.789 um have , have become as far as , you 12:12.789 --> 12:15.011 know , learning from and developing and 12:15.011 --> 12:14.479 honing those , those mentorship kind of 12:14.489 --> 12:16.656 skills and leadership skills . And you 12:16.656 --> 12:18.656 know , so , so for me , I mentioned 12:18.656 --> 12:20.767 this on previous podcast . One of the 12:20.767 --> 12:20.700 best books I ever read on mentorship 12:20.710 --> 12:22.929 was from Tony Dungy . Um He's an NFL 12:22.940 --> 12:25.419 analyst now on NBC and I was a coach in 12:25.429 --> 12:27.429 Indianapolis , Colts , a Pittsburgh 12:27.429 --> 12:29.596 Steeler . I'm a Steeler fan . So , you 12:29.596 --> 12:31.762 know , I got a lot of connections with 12:31.762 --> 12:33.929 Mr Gun . He's written some great books 12:33.929 --> 12:36.096 and the one he that just really paints 12:36.096 --> 12:38.262 the picture of , of what we're talking 12:38.262 --> 12:40.485 about is called the mentor leader . And 12:40.485 --> 12:40.340 he , because what Tony did , he took 12:40.349 --> 12:42.405 these young NFL athletes coming into 12:42.405 --> 12:44.460 the league , a lot of them never . I 12:44.460 --> 12:46.571 mean , look , if you or I , if , if , 12:46.571 --> 12:48.738 if someone gave me a contract tomorrow 12:48.738 --> 12:48.289 for 10 million , I'd probably squander 12:48.299 --> 12:50.299 a lot of that too , right ? He , he 12:50.299 --> 12:52.466 took these men under their , under his 12:52.466 --> 12:54.743 wing and taught them how to be men and , 12:54.743 --> 12:56.966 and use the money the right way and not 12:56.966 --> 12:59.021 a , you know , just how , how do you 12:59.021 --> 13:01.188 come into that ? And so he , he was so 13:01.188 --> 13:03.132 intentional about it . So Tony was 13:03.132 --> 13:05.243 super intentional and I , I read that 13:05.243 --> 13:04.890 book numerous times . I've given that 13:04.900 --> 13:07.067 book away . That is one . So if you're 13:07.067 --> 13:09.011 listening and you are a reader , I 13:09.011 --> 13:11.233 really recommend that book by , by Tony 13:11.233 --> 13:13.456 Dungy because it's one of the best that 13:13.456 --> 13:15.678 I've ever come across and not even just 13:15.678 --> 13:18.679 how to be a mentor , but am t and how 13:18.690 --> 13:21.000 to , you know , find good people that , 13:21.010 --> 13:23.500 that can uh you know , invest in you as 13:23.510 --> 13:25.510 well . So , oh yeah . And , and you 13:25.510 --> 13:27.677 think that it's a , it's a team , it's 13:27.677 --> 13:29.899 a , we work in the military as a team . 13:29.899 --> 13:32.121 We're in the team , obviously , there's 13:32.121 --> 13:34.454 a leader , obviously . And then there's , 13:34.454 --> 13:33.919 there's other , there's other players 13:33.929 --> 13:35.985 that are on the team that , that all 13:35.985 --> 13:39.289 have an expertise or uh a purpose on 13:39.299 --> 13:42.059 that particular team . And what makes 13:42.070 --> 13:44.014 the team stronger is being able to 13:44.014 --> 13:46.479 identify who has the strengths in , in 13:46.489 --> 13:48.799 what area so that the team can succeed 13:48.809 --> 13:51.419 and just being able to step outside and 13:51.429 --> 13:53.540 being able to talk to that individual 13:53.540 --> 13:55.707 and allow them to help you through . I 13:55.707 --> 13:57.985 think that opens the door for anything . 13:57.985 --> 14:00.096 And I think probably in that book and 14:00.096 --> 14:02.207 now you're gonna have me look up that 14:02.207 --> 14:04.318 book you have read , I'm not a reader 14:04.318 --> 14:06.651 but I can , I can listen . There you go . 14:06.651 --> 14:08.707 There you go . Check that book out . 14:08.707 --> 14:10.707 Because I like to hear stories like 14:10.707 --> 14:12.762 that of how leaders take that , take 14:12.762 --> 14:15.445 that extra , go that extra mile to 14:15.455 --> 14:17.744 provide some knowledge to someone to 14:17.755 --> 14:19.977 help them through . Yeah , absolutely . 14:19.977 --> 14:22.199 So let's um kind of sum this up because 14:22.199 --> 14:24.477 I want to get the Green Castle as well . 14:24.477 --> 14:26.588 I think it's important for us to talk 14:26.588 --> 14:28.699 about , you know , Green Castle Skill 14:28.699 --> 14:28.239 Bridge and all that , but get 14:28.250 --> 14:30.417 mentorship . So some of the key things 14:30.417 --> 14:32.528 I heard you say in your experience is 14:32.528 --> 14:34.806 um one you gotta get your comfort zone . 14:34.806 --> 14:36.861 It doesn't matter how you're wired , 14:36.861 --> 14:38.861 get out of your comfort zone , seek 14:38.861 --> 14:41.099 people out , be willing to , if someone 14:41.109 --> 14:43.276 seeks you for information , be willing 14:43.276 --> 14:45.387 to , to invest in them and , and make 14:45.387 --> 14:47.276 this a lifestyle more than it's a 14:47.276 --> 14:49.442 program that I just check a block or , 14:49.442 --> 14:51.609 you know , get again , there's nothing 14:51.609 --> 14:53.609 wrong with programs . But I think a 14:53.609 --> 14:55.609 leadership culture , it , it really 14:55.609 --> 14:57.831 does start with each individual , their 14:57.831 --> 14:59.887 piece of realizing they need help in 14:59.887 --> 15:01.998 certain areas , seek it out and you , 15:01.998 --> 15:04.109 you do have , we all have skills , we 15:04.109 --> 15:06.276 all have abilities and expertise if we 15:06.276 --> 15:06.049 will and then we should be willing to 15:06.059 --> 15:08.170 share that with those that come to us 15:08.170 --> 15:10.059 for advice . Uh And then you also 15:10.059 --> 15:12.510 mentioned about um resourcing and for , 15:12.520 --> 15:14.242 for you in particular is every 15:14.242 --> 15:16.464 experience in life . I think that's one 15:16.464 --> 15:18.409 of the things sometimes we miss as 15:18.409 --> 15:20.576 people , all of our experiences , um , 15:20.576 --> 15:22.576 help us grow as people . And it's , 15:22.576 --> 15:24.742 it's not just the experience wearing a 15:24.742 --> 15:26.853 uniform or working at a company , but 15:26.853 --> 15:29.076 it's what we do in our community . It's 15:29.076 --> 15:31.298 what we do amongst our family members . 15:31.298 --> 15:33.520 It's what we do if we're in a religious 15:33.520 --> 15:33.280 affiliation or not . Right . And 15:33.289 --> 15:35.729 collectively , um , we , we need to 15:35.739 --> 15:37.683 embrace all of that because that , 15:37.683 --> 15:39.739 that's the authentic authenticity of 15:39.739 --> 15:41.961 who we are as individuals and it builds 15:41.961 --> 15:44.419 that holistic perspective . Um So I 15:44.429 --> 15:46.651 really appreciate you sharing that . So 15:46.651 --> 15:48.707 let's kind of segue now a little bit 15:48.707 --> 15:50.818 into . So that one , your , your role 15:50.818 --> 15:53.040 initially here at Greencastle , tell me 15:53.040 --> 15:52.559 a little bit about Green Castle and 15:52.570 --> 15:54.737 what you do for the company . Uh Let's 15:54.737 --> 15:56.848 just start there . So Green Council , 15:56.848 --> 15:59.010 we are 100% veteran implementation 15:59.020 --> 16:01.131 consulting firm . Uh What we do is we 16:01.131 --> 16:03.076 work in a lot of d we work in five 16:03.076 --> 16:04.909 different disciplines of project 16:04.909 --> 16:06.853 management , change , management , 16:06.853 --> 16:08.940 process improvement , uh budget 16:08.950 --> 16:11.510 controlling , and we also work in the 16:11.520 --> 16:13.729 Business intelligence space . Um A lot 16:13.739 --> 16:16.830 of that really just continuing to serve 16:16.840 --> 16:19.460 and providing opportunities to , to 16:19.469 --> 16:21.636 other veterans to come on and continue 16:21.636 --> 16:23.636 to serve to our client base , which 16:23.636 --> 16:26.239 basically uh comes to us to help with 16:26.510 --> 16:28.454 either fixing a problem , change a 16:28.454 --> 16:30.799 problem or just getting stuff done . 16:30.809 --> 16:33.031 And that's , that's one of our , one of 16:33.031 --> 16:34.976 our mottos . That's so , and , and 16:34.979 --> 16:37.146 that's , and that's the intent is just 16:37.146 --> 16:39.257 to continue to serve . We , we served 16:39.257 --> 16:41.423 in the uniform . Um , we're continuing 16:41.423 --> 16:44.359 to give that value add to outside 16:44.369 --> 16:46.619 clients , showing them basically , 16:46.760 --> 16:49.380 military folks can actually get stuff 16:49.390 --> 16:52.059 done on this , on the , in the civilian 16:52.070 --> 16:54.534 realm . Um , a lot of what I've learned 16:54.544 --> 16:56.655 in this job as the recruiting lead is 16:56.655 --> 16:59.724 talking to veterans . My , my sole job 16:59.734 --> 17:03.364 is talking to veterans all day and what 17:03.375 --> 17:06.564 I hear from them and what I get from 17:06.574 --> 17:09.525 them is that a lot of organizations 17:09.535 --> 17:11.313 want veterans . They just don't 17:11.313 --> 17:13.968 understand veterans . So the beauty 17:13.979 --> 17:16.119 about Greencastle is we understand 17:16.129 --> 17:18.418 veterans because we all either are 17:18.428 --> 17:20.979 veterans or are currently still wearing 17:20.989 --> 17:23.619 the uniform in a reserve capacity . So 17:23.629 --> 17:26.198 the entire company that's impressive , 17:26.269 --> 17:28.436 the entire company . So , uh , we have 17:28.436 --> 17:30.729 that ability to , to , to be able to 17:30.739 --> 17:32.795 bridge that gap and understand where 17:32.795 --> 17:34.961 you're coming from and be able to help 17:34.961 --> 17:37.128 you whether it's with the Green Castle 17:37.128 --> 17:36.788 or not . We've had people that have 17:36.798 --> 17:38.854 come through and we were able to put 17:38.854 --> 17:40.798 them in a situation where they had 17:40.798 --> 17:42.965 employment elsewhere , but just having 17:42.965 --> 17:45.131 that sense of understanding of what an 17:45.131 --> 17:46.965 individual is going through when 17:46.965 --> 17:49.187 they're transitioning from the military 17:49.187 --> 17:51.465 or if they've already transitioned and , 17:51.465 --> 17:51.239 and moved on and now they're 17:51.250 --> 17:53.194 backtracking , still trying to get 17:53.194 --> 17:55.306 traction after leaving the military . 17:55.329 --> 17:57.385 Um , we at least be , we're at least 17:57.385 --> 17:59.607 there to have that voice and understand 17:59.859 --> 18:02.026 that coming from . And so your clients 18:02.026 --> 18:04.248 then who , who are your clients . So we 18:04.248 --> 18:06.415 do have some clients . We are in the , 18:06.589 --> 18:08.867 we're mainly in the utility space . Uh , 18:08.867 --> 18:11.270 so we work a lot with utility companies . 18:11.280 --> 18:13.336 We do have some retail assets , uh , 18:13.336 --> 18:15.910 some , some retail clients and we also 18:15.920 --> 18:18.589 have a few government contracts . So 18:18.640 --> 18:20.729 we're a little spread out throughout 18:20.890 --> 18:22.800 what we do and who we do it for . 18:22.839 --> 18:25.719 That's great . And so I think um one 18:25.729 --> 18:27.896 thing that pops to mind here , right ? 18:27.896 --> 18:29.729 Hire only military . You do . Um 18:29.729 --> 18:31.840 Obviously the , the five you listed , 18:31.840 --> 18:33.840 how many were there ? There were 55 18:33.840 --> 18:36.062 areas of that that you focus on in , in 18:36.062 --> 18:38.285 your consulting kind of work there with 18:38.285 --> 18:40.229 the utility companies , some other 18:40.229 --> 18:42.396 companies , how , how often do you get 18:42.396 --> 18:44.618 um service members struggling trying to 18:44.618 --> 18:46.896 translate what they do in the military , 18:46.896 --> 18:50.176 right ? All this talk about that for 18:50.186 --> 18:52.076 all of the time . Um I think the 18:52.086 --> 18:53.864 biggest thing is really kind of 18:53.864 --> 18:56.197 understanding where that translation is . 18:56.197 --> 18:58.253 I know that there's really not a , a 18:58.465 --> 19:00.686 clear path or a clear understanding . 19:00.696 --> 19:02.640 And I know when I got out a lot of 19:02.640 --> 19:04.752 things that people wanted to , one of 19:04.752 --> 19:06.863 the biggest things that people wanted 19:06.863 --> 19:06.745 to do when getting out of the military 19:06.755 --> 19:10.219 is consult , which is sounds 19:10.229 --> 19:12.739 amazing . But what does that mean ? 19:12.819 --> 19:14.986 What does that mean ? That sounds good 19:15.020 --> 19:17.959 concept . So , um I think what we like 19:17.969 --> 19:20.819 to do is bring people in and , and 19:21.020 --> 19:23.319 really actually kind of teach them what 19:23.329 --> 19:25.496 a consultant does , where that , where 19:25.496 --> 19:27.718 that lies , what does a consultant do ? 19:27.718 --> 19:29.607 What do they not do ? How do your 19:29.607 --> 19:32.069 skills translate ? Because the biggest 19:32.079 --> 19:34.609 thing is we do a lot of the things in 19:34.619 --> 19:36.650 the military that , that come along 19:36.660 --> 19:38.771 with consulting is just being able to 19:38.771 --> 19:41.410 understand uh being able to translate 19:41.420 --> 19:43.739 these , that the civilian force speaks 19:43.750 --> 19:46.569 a whole different language than us . So 19:46.579 --> 19:48.690 when , when I'm talking to , when I'm 19:48.690 --> 19:50.746 talking to people that are coming in 19:50.746 --> 19:52.801 transition to service members , it's 19:52.801 --> 19:54.968 like , hey , what is , what is project 19:54.968 --> 19:57.810 management ? What is that ? Well , it's , 19:58.270 --> 20:00.437 you get a task or mission or something 20:00.437 --> 20:02.548 in the military , right ? You plan it 20:02.548 --> 20:05.000 out , you execute it accordingly , it's 20:05.010 --> 20:07.079 project management , they just don't 20:07.089 --> 20:09.200 realize it . They don't realize there 20:09.200 --> 20:11.311 are steps that the civilian world has 20:11.311 --> 20:13.478 developed into a P MP . You know , you 20:13.478 --> 20:15.533 get into uh some of the other things 20:15.533 --> 20:17.256 like the link , simple process 20:17.256 --> 20:19.256 improvement . It's like , ok , so I 20:19.256 --> 20:21.422 think every branch has humvee , they , 20:21.422 --> 20:23.589 they have Humvees , right ? So there's 20:23.589 --> 20:25.589 a technical manual to tell you that 20:25.589 --> 20:27.589 there's 15 steps to change a humvee 20:27.589 --> 20:29.756 tire , right ? But you know that there 20:29.756 --> 20:31.478 is a safe and efficient , more 20:31.478 --> 20:33.700 efficient way where you can change that 20:33.700 --> 20:35.922 overview tire and four , that's process 20:35.922 --> 20:37.922 improvement . So now you're talking 20:37.922 --> 20:40.033 Lisa Sigma . So now the biggest thing 20:40.033 --> 20:42.550 is learning or finding assets to help 20:42.560 --> 20:45.050 you translate your skills . And I think 20:45.060 --> 20:46.893 that's the hardest thing to find 20:46.893 --> 20:49.060 because there's not a lot of resources 20:49.060 --> 20:50.893 that help you with that language 20:50.893 --> 20:53.227 transition . Because military folks , I , 20:53.227 --> 20:55.338 I tell , I tell transitioning service 20:55.338 --> 20:58.170 members all the time . If you've been 20:58.180 --> 21:01.349 in the military more than 1520 minutes , 21:01.760 --> 21:03.910 you've done a lot of this stuff . 21:03.920 --> 21:06.087 Absolutely . Absolutely . Just kind of 21:06.087 --> 21:08.142 getting that understanding of how to 21:08.449 --> 21:10.616 translate and I appreciate you sharing 21:10.616 --> 21:12.782 that and , and kind of how Greencastle 21:12.782 --> 21:15.060 does that . So , so , you know , again , 21:15.060 --> 21:17.393 you have folks listening today , airmen , 21:17.393 --> 21:19.671 soldiers retires , you know , retirees , 21:19.671 --> 21:21.727 some are still in . How does someone 21:21.727 --> 21:23.727 that might want to learn more about 21:23.727 --> 21:25.838 Greencastle or get into Greencastle ? 21:25.838 --> 21:27.838 Uh What are ways that they could um 21:27.838 --> 21:29.838 learn more about it and how do they 21:29.838 --> 21:32.359 transition and maybe and learn about 21:32.369 --> 21:34.147 what's available for them , for 21:34.147 --> 21:36.258 employment ? Oh , absolutely . What I 21:36.258 --> 21:37.925 would recommend is just go to 21:37.925 --> 21:39.869 greencastle.com , uh check out the 21:39.869 --> 21:41.980 website excellent website , very user 21:41.980 --> 21:44.202 friendly . A lot of things that we do , 21:44.202 --> 21:46.560 we do , there's an event page , we do 21:47.540 --> 21:49.660 monthly Happy Hours , which are just 21:49.670 --> 21:51.880 kind of social military . There's not 21:51.890 --> 21:54.001 any , any pressure just you just come 21:54.001 --> 21:56.057 out and get to network with military 21:56.057 --> 21:58.057 folks , get an idea of us , network 21:58.057 --> 21:59.770 with other veterans for other 21:59.780 --> 22:02.002 organizations . Uh Just the opportunity 22:02.010 --> 22:04.232 to be in . We , there's other events on 22:04.232 --> 22:06.459 there that we either sponsor or that 22:06.469 --> 22:08.780 we're involved with um , golf events , 22:08.790 --> 22:10.790 different things that may be client 22:10.790 --> 22:12.623 related and it may not be , um , 22:12.623 --> 22:14.734 there's also a careers tab on there . 22:14.734 --> 22:16.790 So if you're interested in careers , 22:16.790 --> 22:19.012 you can go through those careers , uh , 22:19.012 --> 22:21.012 look at the position descriptions , 22:21.012 --> 22:23.234 there's a link on there to contact . So 22:23.234 --> 22:25.457 if you ever need to reach out to anyone 22:25.457 --> 22:25.314 and I'll be sure to leave my 22:25.324 --> 22:27.157 information here as well . So if 22:27.157 --> 22:29.213 anybody's interested just to kind of 22:29.213 --> 22:31.213 get an idea of what we do a more in 22:31.213 --> 22:33.213 depth conversation of where do I go 22:33.213 --> 22:35.454 from here when I'm transitioning ? Um 22:35.464 --> 22:37.686 anything like that feel they can , they 22:37.686 --> 22:39.853 can reach out to me . And once again , 22:39.853 --> 22:42.075 tying it back into the mentorship piece 22:42.075 --> 22:45.719 is when I , when I came out , 22:46.150 --> 22:48.039 it's oddly enough that I work for 22:48.039 --> 22:50.039 Greencastle that has a skill bridge 22:50.039 --> 22:52.261 program . And when I was coming out , I 22:52.261 --> 22:54.428 still didn't know anything about skill 22:54.428 --> 22:56.428 Bridge . I learned more about Skill 22:56.428 --> 22:58.650 Bridge program after already working at 22:58.650 --> 23:01.069 Green Castle . So what I like to offer 23:01.079 --> 23:03.209 folks is the ability to talk about 23:03.219 --> 23:05.275 transition . And some of the lessons 23:05.275 --> 23:07.441 that I've learned throughout , whether 23:07.441 --> 23:09.386 it's a Green Castle , whether it's 23:09.386 --> 23:11.497 about Greencastle or not , just being 23:11.497 --> 23:13.608 able to give that information back on 23:13.608 --> 23:15.608 what it's like to trans , what it's 23:15.608 --> 23:17.663 like to transition some of the bumps 23:17.663 --> 23:19.886 and bruises that I went through and how 23:19.886 --> 23:19.734 I can pass that on . So that , that 23:20.305 --> 23:22.194 doesn't have to go through That's 23:22.194 --> 23:24.416 fantastic . Yeah , so greencastle.com , 23:24.416 --> 23:26.527 correct , greencastle.com . And let , 23:26.527 --> 23:28.583 let's let's transition to , to Skill 23:28.583 --> 23:30.749 Bridge for , for a secondary because I 23:30.749 --> 23:30.224 know people listening are probably like , 23:30.234 --> 23:32.567 what skill , what , what was that again ? 23:32.567 --> 23:34.901 Because again , you , you hire retirees , 23:34.901 --> 23:38.005 right ? You hire a garden reserve that 23:38.015 --> 23:40.015 are currently serving , right ? And 23:40.015 --> 23:41.959 then you got this unique the skill 23:41.959 --> 23:44.237 bridge connection to , to Green Castle . 23:44.237 --> 23:46.348 So kind of break down what , what the 23:46.348 --> 23:48.626 heck is Skill Bridge and who , who can , 23:48.626 --> 23:50.848 who can tap into that . So Skill Bridge 23:50.848 --> 23:53.199 is uh is actually an internship program , 23:53.229 --> 23:56.660 internship style program um that dod 23:56.670 --> 23:59.500 authorized for c for active duty 23:59.510 --> 24:01.677 service members that are transitioning 24:01.680 --> 24:04.589 where they can go on to a program 24:04.810 --> 24:08.260 anywhere from 30 to 100 and 80 days 24:08.270 --> 24:11.650 prior to their transition leave . And 24:11.660 --> 24:15.060 that program is governed by dod , 24:15.069 --> 24:17.180 obviously , each branch has their own 24:17.180 --> 24:19.069 way that they can administer that 24:19.069 --> 24:21.819 program . And what it's targeting is 24:21.829 --> 24:24.199 helping people find a way to transition . 24:24.550 --> 24:26.859 Uh One thing that is one thing that is 24:26.869 --> 24:29.599 key to know is that not only is this a 24:29.609 --> 24:32.900 title 10 Active duty program , this is 24:32.910 --> 24:35.314 a program that's available to all title 24:35.324 --> 24:39.224 10 and title 32 A gr so a 24:39.265 --> 24:41.994 lot of times that piece gets missed um 24:42.005 --> 24:45.074 where the that you're also authorized . 24:45.084 --> 24:46.751 If you fall into one of those 24:46.751 --> 24:48.964 categories , you're also authorized to 24:48.974 --> 24:51.614 participate in this program . Um Where , 24:51.625 --> 24:54.444 what we do in Greencastle is with our 24:54.454 --> 24:56.694 program is we come in and , and help 24:56.704 --> 24:59.385 you as what I talked about earlier was 24:59.395 --> 25:01.814 helping people trans translate between 25:03.319 --> 25:05.208 understanding what they do in the 25:05.208 --> 25:07.263 military and how they translate to a 25:07.263 --> 25:09.152 civilian force . What our program 25:09.152 --> 25:11.640 highlights is helping . Well , what it 25:11.650 --> 25:13.928 does is assist you in that translation . 25:13.928 --> 25:16.039 Um What we do is we bring you in . Uh 25:16.039 --> 25:18.449 we teach you uh a one on one course 25:18.459 --> 25:20.930 that , that explains exactly what 25:21.000 --> 25:24.109 consulting does uh we provide you with 25:24.119 --> 25:27.839 the 35 hour P MP prep course and put 25:27.849 --> 25:30.689 you in the study group to get you your 25:30.699 --> 25:33.859 P MP . Uh We work to get you a 25:33.869 --> 25:35.536 certified change practitioner 25:35.536 --> 25:38.099 certification . Uh So you learn change 25:38.109 --> 25:40.489 management and get to be able to align 25:40.500 --> 25:43.239 what you get in the military and make 25:43.250 --> 25:46.459 you an efficient , efficient corporate 25:46.469 --> 25:48.849 recognized change manager . Um Same 25:48.859 --> 25:51.026 with links six similar green belt . Uh 25:51.026 --> 25:53.192 We also do professional Scrum master . 25:53.192 --> 25:55.415 So we provide you all the education and 25:55.415 --> 25:57.303 all the , all the education , the 25:57.303 --> 25:59.526 certification and the tools to become a 25:59.526 --> 26:01.748 successful consultant , whether with us 26:01.748 --> 26:04.069 or uh if you decide to move into a 26:04.079 --> 26:06.190 different direction , you'll at least 26:06.190 --> 26:08.079 be able to get that transition to 26:08.079 --> 26:10.190 understand what a consultant is . The 26:10.190 --> 26:12.099 certifications to align with your 26:12.109 --> 26:14.890 military experience to , to make you 26:14.900 --> 26:16.956 effective in moving forward . That's 26:16.956 --> 26:18.956 fantastic . So , yeah , so that's , 26:18.956 --> 26:21.178 that's Skill Bridge then . Um for title 26:21.178 --> 26:23.344 10 , title 32 A gr and again , I think 26:23.344 --> 26:25.067 that's missed . I know here in 26:25.067 --> 26:27.289 Pennsylvania Guards , it has been um as 26:27.289 --> 26:29.511 we were talking before the podcast , uh 26:29.630 --> 26:31.797 there's only been the last year , year 26:31.797 --> 26:33.574 and a half here that folks have 26:33.574 --> 26:35.741 actually went through the Skill Bridge 26:35.741 --> 26:37.908 program . And so this will open up new 26:37.908 --> 26:40.074 potential opportunities for folks that 26:40.074 --> 26:42.074 are transitioning out from the A GR 26:42.074 --> 26:44.408 component as well . Um So you mentioned , 26:44.408 --> 26:44.369 so Skill Bridge , how does someone 26:44.380 --> 26:46.491 learn more about that ? Is there some 26:46.491 --> 26:48.602 link on your site or is there an area 26:48.602 --> 26:51.079 they can learn more of the ? So someone 26:51.089 --> 26:52.978 that's interested right now , for 26:52.978 --> 26:55.089 instance , they wanna do , they wanna 26:55.089 --> 26:57.256 do the skill bridge and connect with , 26:57.256 --> 26:56.430 with Green Castle . How does that 26:56.439 --> 26:58.709 actually work ? Same spot if you go to 26:58.719 --> 27:00.941 the uh if you go to the website , go on 27:00.941 --> 27:02.941 to careers , uh you'll look for the 27:02.941 --> 27:04.886 veteran tab and you'll see the Dod 27:04.886 --> 27:07.052 Skill Bridge and it actually gives you 27:07.052 --> 27:08.830 uh position description . So it 27:08.830 --> 27:10.830 actually is able to lay out exactly 27:10.830 --> 27:12.275 what the program is , the 27:12.275 --> 27:14.552 certifications and contact information . 27:14.552 --> 27:16.663 If you just want to do that , there's 27:16.663 --> 27:18.780 also we have our Stronghold 27:18.790 --> 27:20.734 leadership.net , which actually is 27:20.734 --> 27:23.719 focused specifically on that program 27:23.729 --> 27:25.673 and the education opportunities at 27:25.673 --> 27:27.618 Greencastle . So that's a separate 27:27.618 --> 27:29.340 website as well . So if you're 27:29.340 --> 27:31.396 interested in that , it's Stronghold 27:31.396 --> 27:33.396 leadership.net . Nice , very good , 27:33.396 --> 27:35.618 very good . And again , greencastle.com 27:35.618 --> 27:37.840 is the place to go learn more about all 27:37.840 --> 27:37.680 these things and , and I , I'll tell 27:37.689 --> 27:39.911 you I think I , I'm hopeful that , um , 27:39.911 --> 27:42.133 you , you know , you'll come back again 27:42.133 --> 27:44.133 and we , we can hit another topic , 27:44.133 --> 27:46.133 another angle and , um , we kind of 27:46.133 --> 27:48.300 keep this , this going because I think 27:48.300 --> 27:50.578 the , the wider the net can be cast to , 27:50.578 --> 27:52.911 to help our , our , our airmen soldiers . 27:52.911 --> 27:52.439 Again , those that are listening to our 27:52.449 --> 27:54.810 podcast , um , just have access to good , 27:54.819 --> 27:56.930 good fresh content , good information 27:56.930 --> 27:59.041 about , um , again how to be , how to 27:59.041 --> 28:00.986 be whole in life , you know , four 28:00.986 --> 28:03.359 areas , career in particular transition 28:03.369 --> 28:05.536 because that , that's a big thing that 28:05.536 --> 28:07.480 every single one of us is going to 28:07.480 --> 28:09.702 encounter everybody that works at Green 28:09.702 --> 28:11.925 Castle has been there or is going to be 28:11.925 --> 28:11.709 there one day as they leave the 28:11.719 --> 28:14.030 military , right ? So the more we can 28:14.040 --> 28:16.780 again understand this mentor , mentor 28:16.790 --> 28:19.449 process too is that relates to that 28:19.459 --> 28:21.570 career transition to a , to a company 28:21.570 --> 28:23.681 like Greencastle . I think we're just 28:23.681 --> 28:25.626 better off as people to be able to 28:25.626 --> 28:27.903 share that information and , and again , 28:27.903 --> 28:30.181 get it out to as many people as we can . 28:30.181 --> 28:32.292 So , um , you know , as , as we close 28:32.292 --> 28:31.989 today , Jeff , I want to say , I really 28:32.000 --> 28:34.167 appreciate you taking your time coming 28:34.167 --> 28:36.569 out here today and sitting down and um 28:36.579 --> 28:38.635 I know this is gonna help some folks 28:38.635 --> 28:40.801 out for sure . It's gonna reach people 28:40.801 --> 28:42.968 that we don't even know because of the 28:42.968 --> 28:44.857 platforms that we're on . And I'm 28:44.857 --> 28:47.023 really grateful that , you know , your 28:47.023 --> 28:49.190 company let you come here today and do 28:49.190 --> 28:48.579 this and you're willing to take your 28:48.589 --> 28:50.645 time . So , um again , just thanks a 28:50.645 --> 28:52.645 lot . Any , any , any final parting 28:52.645 --> 28:54.867 words that you like to , to , to say to 28:54.867 --> 28:56.978 the audience today ? I was just , I'd 28:56.978 --> 28:59.300 like to say one thing personally is 28:59.699 --> 29:01.810 what helped me as in what I expressed 29:01.810 --> 29:04.280 earlier is be comfortable , get 29:04.290 --> 29:06.512 comfortable being uncomfortable . Um It 29:06.512 --> 29:09.060 will really help you through any facet 29:09.069 --> 29:12.290 of your life . Get comfortable with 29:12.300 --> 29:14.578 being uncomfortable . Yeah , it's huge . 29:14.578 --> 29:16.744 It is huge . And look , that's a great 29:16.744 --> 29:18.689 mentor , opportunity for everybody 29:18.689 --> 29:18.010 that's listening here today . There's 29:18.020 --> 29:20.131 something in your life right now that 29:20.131 --> 29:21.964 you know , you want to do or you 29:21.964 --> 29:23.964 thought about doing and you're just 29:23.964 --> 29:23.790 sitting there not doing anything about 29:23.800 --> 29:25.911 it . Today's your day , today is your 29:25.911 --> 29:28.022 day . Today's your day , today is the 29:28.022 --> 29:29.911 day , take that step today and um 29:29.911 --> 29:32.133 become uncomfortable so that you can be 29:32.133 --> 29:34.300 successful and , and learn . We , we , 29:34.300 --> 29:36.356 we grow by , by getting skinned up a 29:36.356 --> 29:38.578 little bit , right ? We do that . The , 29:38.578 --> 29:40.744 the , the pressure that comes on us at 29:40.744 --> 29:40.650 times actually produces something 29:40.660 --> 29:42.829 beautiful . And so , um Jeff again , 29:42.839 --> 29:45.061 appreciate all the knowledge that you , 29:45.061 --> 29:47.006 you've , you brought to us today . 29:47.006 --> 29:49.117 Thanks for your service to our nation 29:49.117 --> 29:51.395 to , to Pennsylvania um National Guard . 29:51.395 --> 29:53.450 And um we look forward to having you 29:53.450 --> 29:55.506 come back in again . Thank you . All 29:55.506 --> 29:57.728 right . Yes . So , hey , listen again . 29:57.728 --> 29:59.672 Balance podcast , keep tuning in . 29:59.672 --> 29:59.410 We're gonna continue to develop and 29:59.479 --> 30:01.646 bring in some , some fresh content for 30:01.646 --> 30:03.535 you . And we wanna make sure that 30:03.535 --> 30:05.479 you're not only successful in your 30:05.479 --> 30:07.590 career and at work and what you do is 30:07.590 --> 30:09.701 in the military , but we want , wanna 30:09.701 --> 30:09.550 make sure you're successful in , in 30:09.560 --> 30:11.782 every area of life . So , hey , this is 30:11.782 --> 30:13.782 uh chaplain Tony rep again out of B 30:13.782 --> 30:16.004 National Guard Base . Thanks for tuning 30:16.004 --> 30:17.060 in and we're out . 30:21.729 --> 30:23.951 Hey , this is Chapin Tony Repe here . I 30:23.951 --> 30:25.840 just want to remind you that this 30:25.840 --> 30:28.007 podcast does not imply any endorsement 30:28.007 --> 30:29.840 of any commercial organization , 30:29.840 --> 30:30.790 product or belief system .