Veterans Day 2020: Keep Fighting

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You know, one of the things I'm always saying is that if this country is gonna get better, if this country is gonna go on the right path, we have to step up as a community. Veterans are the sleeping giant in this country, and it is time for us to step up. That's why I wanna talk to you about The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. Now you might have thought about The Citadel in the past as this corps of cadets, this military institution, But they have programs for veterans that don't involve you joining the corps of cadets, don't involve you wearing a uniform every day, and don't involve you living a military lifestyle. If you wanna do that, great.

But if that's not what you're up for right now after your military career, then you don't have to do that, and you can access some of the best programs in the world. The Citadel has some hot degrees in intelligence, tactical strength and conditioning, engineering, and project management. And there's five student type options for veterans. There's graduate college. There's evening undergraduate.

There's active duty students, non cadet day program, returning cadet veterans, and online programs. The academic offerings include undergraduate, graduate, college transfer, graduate certificates, and online degrees. Veterans have access to every single academic degree the college offers, and they have the most flexibility when it comes to their schedule. They can major in anything offered to the cadets and would take those classes during the day with the cadets. But then there's other programs offered in the evening or online and graduate programs to choose from too to make things so flexible for you.

The US World and News Report has named the Citadel the number one college for veterans in the South. And for veterans who choose to take classes on campus, they get to be a civilian student in a military environment. They don't have to wear uniforms like I said before. They don't have to join the military culture of the Corps of Cadets. The atmosphere is a really good transition environment from military to civilian life.

There's an organic mentorship that comes from taking classes with the cadets. The cadets wanna talk to you guys. They wanna hear your stories. They wanna know what it was actually like to be in the military. A lot of the a lot of these men and women are gonna go on to serve as officers in the military, and they're gonna exact change.

And they need to hear from you guys. They you also get access to The Citadel's alumni network. Like I said, this is one of the most illustrious institutions in the And when you join the Citadel and you graduate, you're part of their alumni network. That includes so many leaders. It includes so many business leaders, so many leaders from the military, and so many leaders from the government.

The college's core values of honor, duty, and respect align with veteran culture. They align with who you are, and it's something that you're not gonna get anywhere else in this country. There is tons of special assistance for veterans at The Citadel, and whether you're a veteran or active duty military personnel, you can take advantage of these programs. You also get access to the veteran student success center, the career center, the academic success center, the student veteran association, and all campus clubs. If you wanna play rugby, you could do that.

If you wanna you wanna lift weights, you could do that. You get access to everything that the students get. There's fellowship opportunities. There's tons and tons of financial assistance. So if you're interested in getting a degree from The Citadel and building your life, head over to citadel.edu/veterans.

This is Chris Albert, and I'm here to remind you of one thing. Someday, you're going to die. Now that's not some morbid statement or scary idea. It's solid fact. Your time here on this earth is limited.

And we need to be reminded of this as much as possible for one simple reason, to live your best life while you can. This is the Warrior Soul Podcast.

What is going on, guys? Welcome to the Warrior Soul Podcast. This is Chris Albert, and this is where we deliver tools, tactics, strategies, and ideas to help The US military veteran community to live their best lives, to shape this country, to push us forward, to strengthen us as a community, to strengthen our towns, our cities, and above all, our families. And today is a very special day. Today is Veterans Day.

Today is the day that we honor you, those who've chosen to put a uniform on and serve this country with a contract payable with your life. And, you know, we've been through a lot over the last decade and a half. And through it all, we've pushed forward. And, you know, we we're in this age of influencers, right? Where you look on Instagram, you see people with tons and tons of followers, you see people living these lavish lifestyles and things like that.

And we're in an age where people follow that, where our society seems to honor that in some way. But today, I wanna honor you. And I wanna honor you by saying this. It's never about being successful when things are easy. Right?

When when life is easy, when when life comes easy, it doesn't prepare you for the hard times. You, those of you who get up every day, who keep pushing in spite of it all, those of you with a few scars on your backs, maybe not physical scars, but but mental scars. Those might seem like they're hindering you in some way. They might seem like they're they're blocking you from greatness. But I want you to understand this.

They're actually a tool. They're actually something that makes you great. Something that that says you've been through something. You've been through something difficult. You've been through something hard.

You've been through hell and back again. And what I want you to do on this day, this Veterans Day, is I want you to understand that that past is what we need to take advantage of. That past, that ability to push through, that ability to fight is what we need in this country right now. We need you to step up. We need you to step up in your family.

We need you to step up in your community as a leader. We need you to continue serving. We need you to build businesses. We need you to run for office. We need you to become teachers.

We need you to become police officers. We need you to become firemen and women. We need you to run for city council, to run for mayor, to run for governor, to run for congress. We need you now. It's never been more apparent.

And the more we step up, the more this country is gonna get on the path we need it to. Over the past week, we've seen a lot of craziness. We've seen a lot of turmoil. And at the time I'm recording this, maybe not by the time you're listening to it, we still don't know who the President of The United States is. And to some, that might seem crazy. To some, that might seem, you know, just a signal of the times, these crazy divisive times that we're in. But we could do a couple of things about this division. We can either sit back and watch it, or we can do something about it.

We could work towards a better future. We can work towards a better country. We can work toward a happier place and a more productive place. And I hope with all my heart, because that's what I've been working for for the last five years, is that we all choose the latter. Happy Veterans Day to you.

Thank you for your service. And I'm always here for you guys. I keep this show going no matter what. Because I know that you're listening, because I know that it's helping you. And if you ever need anything, please reach out to me.

I'm at Warrior Soul Agoge on Instagram or at Warrior Soul Gear on Twitter. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy your day. This is Chris Albert, the Warrior Soul podcast, and I am out.