TRANSITIONING AS A RETIREE: Phil Smith

Phil Smith
Col USMC (ret)

Phil Smith, Col USMC (ret), joins us to discuss transitioning as a “retiree” which is different.  Phil’s advice:

(1)  Do your VA medical screening while on Active Duty.

(2)  Plan Financially!

(3)  Work with the VA, you gotta do a little bit of work — copies of your records and your DD214.

(4)  Network through LinkedIn!

SMALL UNIT DISCIPLINE, TRUTH TO POWER, “BARRACKS” vs “DORMITORY”: Will Costantini

Will Costantini
Col USMC (ret)

Will Costantini, Col USMC (ret), joins us to discuss Professional Military Education.  HOWEVER… we get side tracked and talk:

(1)  Small Unit Discipline

(2)  “Barracks” vs. “Dormitory”

(3)  Do they join us or do we join them?

(4)  What is the message of discipline?

COMBAT LEADERSHIP: MajGen Paul Kennedy, USMC

MajGen Paul Kennedy joins the program to talk combat leadership.  MajGen Kennedy was the 1st Marine Division Plans Officer for “The March Up,” commanded 2d Battalion, 4th Marines in Ramadi in 2004 and the 2d Marine Regiment in Helmand Province in 2010-2011.  In 2013 he was assigned as Commanding General, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, where he led the initial response to Operation DAMAYAN (Philippine typhoon, 2013) and Operation SAHAYOGI HAAT (Nepal earthquake, 2015).

He is currently the Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command..