Many transitioning military members and veterans are skeptical of organizations that claim to give them assistance in the civilian world. The military community has been taken advantage of, so their guards are up when it comes to veteran assist…

 “Transition isn't an event. Transitioning out of the military is not a day or a week of ceremonies and dinners and cocktail parties. It's a process. And for some people, that process takes years. For some it is a couple of months, but …

“I think that if you have a military background, you can go do anything. It doesn't matter where you currently are at. The next step is all that matters. You have to just continue going there. And don't ever be afraid. Don't ever let somethi…

“You could have a bad day or you could have a bad week. You could have a bad month….But you know what, eventually you understand why you're going through it. And you just have to do it…there's always gonna be light at the end o…

“Don't be scared. Because you never know what could happen. You know, life can hit you hard, but there's always a way out.” Jen-Liz Maldonado is an Air Force Veteran who had planned to serve for 20 years in the military, but had to …

“If it's just five minutes a day, I'm gonna do something creative. I have to do this. It’s just the way I'm built. And I feel that it just creates a great balance in my head and great life balance.” Air Force Veteran, Cody Van…

“The diversity of individuals that I met in the military is something that I will be forever grateful for. I met people from all walks of life…Everyone was there for a different reason. But it didn't matter, like what your background …

“We want to do our part on the civilian sector, just to really help raise awareness for a lot of the challenges that members of the military community are facing.” Elle and Mike Rueger are a great example of how the civilian communi…

“But there are a lot of positions that we've got, whether they be in operations or project management. Where you can take a lot of what you've done in the military, and bring it right to the table…Uber recognizes that value.” …

“The challenge is that you never,…you never expect this to happen. Like yeah, you kind of hear of it. You see other people go through it, but you'd never expect for it to happen to you.” Marine Corps Veteran, Estefan Encarnac…