SHOP
NEWS
CAREER
GEAR
MANDATORY FUN
VOICES

Meet The VA's Secret Weapon In New York: The Veterans Of 'Post 23'

Community
Christopher Jones

I visited New York City’s VA Medical Center for the first time three years ago. I’d been a veteran for all of five months, and had only lived in the city for a week or so before I received an email from the VA instructing me to check in with my new primary care provider and to see someone for my freshly diagnosed PTSD.

Read More Show Less
Department of Veterans Affairs PTSD resilience veteran homelessness veterans affairs
sponsored content

8 Of The Worst Places To Sleep

Casper
Casper Mattress
Lifestyle
Casperassets.rbl.ms

Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.

Take $75 off a Casper Mattress and $150 off a Wave Mattress with code TASKANDPURPOSE

And no one knows that better than military service members and we have the pictures to prove it.

Read More Show Less
sleep casper soldiers sponsored content

The L.O.S.E.R. System: 5 Easy Steps To Avoid Being The Vet Everybody Hates

Transition
Screenshot

One of the greatest disservices thrust upon transitioning servicemen and women, particularly in the GWOT generation, is the notion that their service distinguishes them from those who didn’t serve.

Read More Show Less
advice humor jobs mental health resilience transitioning

General’s Experience As POW Is A Lesson For Young Marines

Leadership
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Sykes.

During Operation Desert Storm, then-Capt. Russell Sanborn had just pounded Iraqi military targets with gravity bombs in the southern Kuwaiti desert. Then a missile struck his AV-8B Harrier, forcing him to parachute into the same area, where the angry enemy waited.

Read More Show Less
adversity code of conduct desert storm POW resilience russell sanborn Suicide

Here’s What The New Missouri Governor, A Navy SEAL, Told A Buddy Struggling With PTSD

news
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

On Tuesday night, former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens won the nomination for governor of Missouri over the state’s attorney general, Chris Koster. Greitens, a Republican, will replace Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, becoming Missouri’s 56th governor in January 2017.

Read More Show Less
afghanistan Chris Koster eric greitens global war on terror Horn of Africa iraq Jay Nixon mission continues Missouri governor navy seal resilience southeast asia
© 2018 Hirepurpose. All rights reserved. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service.