Welcome to the Morning Formation. I’m your host Papa Kilo. Today, we have our guest Marine Corps Sergeant John Peck joining us. During his military service he was deployed twice. During his 2007 deployment in Iraq he was injured while on patrol from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and suffered Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), which took him just about 2 years to rehabilitate. SGT Peck then re-enlisted into the Marines, which would then take him on a deployment to Afghanistan in 2010, where h...

In this episode, I get a chance to sit down and have a chat with with Marine Veteran Joey Mac, the CEO and co-founder of "The Mobile Cigar Lounge." His business employs over 10 military veterans and is known to bring the memories and the fun by offering a mobile cigar making experience with spirits. He talks about his upbringing from being a kid to his military academy college, enlisting into the Marines, and his awesome business concept with mobile cigars and spirits. The Mobile Cigar Lounge I...

This week, I get a chance to talk with Marine Veteran Frank Manteau, one of the co-founders for “Crayons-Ready-to-Eat (CREs), to talk about his military career, Veteran’s Network on Clubhouse, transitioning to the civilian sector, wise words of advice, and running the business. His innovative, edible crayon business is both unique and creative. You can both EAT and use these crayons to color! Embracing the term “Crayon Eaters,” Frank was able to take advantage of the military humor and create a...

In this podcast, I wanted to take the time to talk about my "reason," and a little about who I am. In time, we'll get to know one another much better, but my focus is to be a podium for veterans to sound off, learn information, highlight successful veterans, ad simply help my Veteran community. In the coming weeks, I hope we can get to know one another better and be more encouraging, motivational, and spirited! Hooooah! Here are some links from references within this specific podcast: FOB Mare...

Finishing up part 3 of 3 podcast series with my father, 1SG Phillips. We’ve spoken about his time in the military, from his initial draft notice in 1971 to his time in Ranger School and finishes up his career at East Range in Wahiawa, Hawaii to being a First Sergeant to his 20 years and retirement. During his podcast, he mentions several things that I want to provide a link: Vietnam Veteran 1SG Jimmy Akuna (Born 29 July 1951 and Passed Away August 26, 2020) Hawaii Obituaries: https://hawaii.f...

Part 2 of 3: I got an opportunity to sit down with my father, Retired 1SG Samuel (Joe) Phillips, in a three part podcast series. Retired Army 1SG Phillips was drafted from his small, hometown in Kentucky at the end of the Vietnam War in 1971, was sent through Army Basic Combat Training, Advance Individual Training (AIT) as a 11C, Airborne School, Belgian Commando School, and US Army Ranger School. In this podcast, he talks about his draft experience, military training, and life experiences. 1S...

I got an opportunity to sit down with my father, Retired 1SG Samuel (Joe) Phillips, in a three part podcast series. Retired Army 1SG Phillips was drafted from his small, hometown in Kentucky at the end of the Vietnam War in 1971, was sent through Army Basic Combat Training, Advance Individual Training (AIT) as a 11C, Airborne School, Belgian Commando School, and US Army Ranger School. In this podcast, he talks about his draft experience, military training, and life experiences.