November 8, 2022 • 6 mins
One of the proud warriors who has benefitted from your generosity is a former Marine named David Scott. A combat veteran, he served for 12 years (with 5 deployments--including Afghanistan and Iraqi) before he medically retired in 2014.But his return home has not been easy. He joined Jack & Joe to talk about his transition to civilian life and how Warrior Foundation Freedom Station has helped him get pointed in the right direction.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This week we are raising money for Warrior Foundation Freedom Station,
as we have for the last several years. It is
an unbelievable organization, as you're about to hear, that intercedes
and does whatever it takes. When our service members are
at their most vulnerable, whether from an injury and battle
or training, traumatic brain injury PTSD, h illness and UH
(00:21):
they're at risk of being one of those sad, sad
stories about a VET on the streets or worse, a suicide. UM.
They do miraculous work with incredible efficiency. They really really care,
and so we decided part of you know, to help
you understand what they do and how they do it,
to talk to warriors who have actually benefited from Warrior
(00:42):
Foundation Freedom Station. We're talking to David Scott, who has
been both a resident of Freedom Station too and uh
gent who's taken advantage of some of the Mennership programs.
David is a United States Marine combat veteran of twelve
years five deployments, including combat duty in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
David a real pleasure to talk. How are you. I
(01:02):
really appreciate this opportunity. I'm doing well this morning, actually
been busy, but doing very well. So you're the classic
story for what Warrior Foundation Freedom Station can do to
my mind. I mean, I've got a brother who served
in war zones. I know what it was like for
him to come back to regular civilian life. You, with
five deployments, including combat duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, struggled
(01:25):
to acclimate the civilian life and what way, well, what
what was hard? What was different about coming back to
the real world as we know it? I think the
biggest struggle coming back as a combat veteran after being
acclimatized the military mindset, you know, and coming back after
those five deployments, and even realizing after the first and
(01:47):
second one that you already had a little bit of
UH dramas going on, but you still push through, you know,
in order to fight for those that are left and
right of you. However, commatation in the adaptation and transition
was super difficult back in the civilian world because, you know,
as a combat veteran, you're pushing, you know, to finish
(02:08):
the objective. You're getting the firefights, you're you're finding roadside bombs,
you know, the whole plethora of what combat is UH
and then coming and finding yourself worth. That's the hardest part,
I think as a combat veteran, just finding yourself worth.
I mean, you feel like your adrenaline has been peeked
up to the highest point, you know, clearing doors, you know,
(02:30):
and going through combat operations, but then coming back here
to find out that it's not always so simple and
the transition back into civilian life isn't so smooth as
you would like it. You know. Some of the problems
that we go through is fighting ourselves as men or
women and even being a better dad or being close
to our kids, and we kind of isolate ourselves and
(02:52):
that's still an entire transition process as well. So, um,
that particularly first off, right off hand is probably the
most difficult thing is getting that self worth back in
in motivation to do something, uh, into the community and
find actual friends outside of the military and thinks that nature. Yeah,
(03:15):
So so it was rough getting back home and trying
to deal with civilian life, which can be frustrating and
idiotic even without you know, the experiences you had and
that that brotherhood that you're talking about. Um, how did
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station factor in? Uh? What was their
role in helping you get you know, to a better place.
(03:36):
So I was actually not aware of this until uh
about six months ago in my life. UM. I was
at a veteran surf therapy UM group UM called One
More Wave, and one of the presidents had said, Hey,
I know Greg Martin, who's the president at the time
(03:57):
of Freedom Station to one and two that works side
by side with Sandy, and He's like, I think that
you would be a really good fit over there at
the Freedom Station. So then I started inquiring with Greg
about what the Freedom Station has to offer, what they
could potentially benefit uh and how they could help me
get my feet back on the ground and just stabilizing
(04:19):
myself UM in general. And that's when I inquired with
Greg and they interviewed me, and then that's when things
kind of took off from there. What took off in?
What way? How is it helping? Okay? So right now
I struggled to kind of be financially secure UM and
that was a big, big asset to me. They offered
(04:42):
me uh subsidized rant and at a lower rate because
they have that opportunity. They've been working with the community
in the in the veteran resources, and they offer one
bedroom cottage that actually can also house my UM children
at the time that they are with me for visitations,
(05:03):
and so it's really opportunity to be local. I'm next
to a golf course, which is another therapy for me. UM.
They are guiding me in all the right directions as
far as getting a gainful employment or even right now,
it's been great working side by side with the marketing
director because my passion is surf photography right now and
(05:25):
I'm trying to make that a career within multimedia marketing,
and so they're kind of job like, kind of job
job shadow, but the mentoring me in order to pursue
my passions because that's the self worth that I'm fighting
with internally. And so right now, Freedom Station has been
such a good asset and uh partaking in in the
(05:48):
interest of my own Well, Hey David, hanging there, man,
You've got a hell of a lot of people rooting
for you. Sincerely, um and and glad they can help
indirectly through supporting Warrior found Asian Freedom Station, but we're
suiting certainly rooting for you like crazy too. So thanks
a million for the time and uh and and go
(06:08):
get him all right, Absolutely appreciate your time. Thank you
so much for this opportunity,
This week we are raising money for Warrior Foundation Freedom Station,
as we have for the last several years. It is
an unbelievable organization, as you're about to hear, that intercedes
and does whatever it takes. When our service members are
at their most vulnerable, whether from an injury and battle
or training, traumatic brain injury PTSD, h illness and UH
(00:21):
they're at risk of being one of those sad, sad
stories about a VET on the streets or worse, a suicide. UM.
They do miraculous work with incredible efficiency. They really really care,
and so we decided part of you know, to help
you understand what they do and how they do it,
to talk to warriors who have actually benefited from Warrior
(00:42):
Foundation Freedom Station. We're talking to David Scott, who has
been both a resident of Freedom Station too and uh
gent who's taken advantage of some of the Mennership programs.
David is a United States Marine combat veteran of twelve
years five deployments, including combat duty in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
David a real pleasure to talk. How are you. I
(01:02):
really appreciate this opportunity. I'm doing well this morning, actually
been busy, but doing very well. So you're the classic
story for what Warrior Foundation Freedom Station can do to
my mind. I mean, I've got a brother who served
in war zones. I know what it was like for
him to come back to regular civilian life. You, with
five deployments, including combat duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, struggled
(01:25):
to acclimate the civilian life and what way, well, what
what was hard? What was different about coming back to
the real world as we know it? I think the
biggest struggle coming back as a combat veteran after being
acclimatized the military mindset, you know, and coming back after
those five deployments, and even realizing after the first and
(01:47):
second one that you already had a little bit of
UH dramas going on, but you still push through, you know,
in order to fight for those that are left and
right of you. However, commatation in the adaptation and transition
was super difficult back in the civilian world because, you know,
as a combat veteran, you're pushing, you know, to finish
(02:08):
the objective. You're getting the firefights, you're you're finding roadside bombs,
you know, the whole plethora of what combat is UH
and then coming and finding yourself worth. That's the hardest part,
I think as a combat veteran, just finding yourself worth.
I mean, you feel like your adrenaline has been peeked
up to the highest point, you know, clearing doors, you know,
(02:30):
and going through combat operations, but then coming back here
to find out that it's not always so simple and
the transition back into civilian life isn't so smooth as
you would like it. You know. Some of the problems
that we go through is fighting ourselves as men or
women and even being a better dad or being close
to our kids, and we kind of isolate ourselves and
(02:52):
that's still an entire transition process as well. So, um,
that particularly first off, right off hand is probably the
most difficult thing is getting that self worth back in
in motivation to do something, uh, into the community and
find actual friends outside of the military and thinks that nature. Yeah,
(03:15):
So so it was rough getting back home and trying
to deal with civilian life, which can be frustrating and
idiotic even without you know, the experiences you had and
that that brotherhood that you're talking about. Um, how did
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station factor in? Uh? What was their
role in helping you get you know, to a better place.
(03:36):
So I was actually not aware of this until uh
about six months ago in my life. UM. I was
at a veteran surf therapy UM group UM called One
More Wave, and one of the presidents had said, Hey,
I know Greg Martin, who's the president at the time
(03:57):
of Freedom Station to one and two that works side
by side with Sandy, and He's like, I think that
you would be a really good fit over there at
the Freedom Station. So then I started inquiring with Greg
about what the Freedom Station has to offer, what they
could potentially benefit uh and how they could help me
get my feet back on the ground and just stabilizing
(04:19):
myself UM in general. And that's when I inquired with
Greg and they interviewed me, and then that's when things
kind of took off from there. What took off in?
What way? How is it helping? Okay? So right now
I struggled to kind of be financially secure UM and
that was a big, big asset to me. They offered
(04:42):
me uh subsidized rant and at a lower rate because
they have that opportunity. They've been working with the community
in the in the veteran resources, and they offer one
bedroom cottage that actually can also house my UM children
at the time that they are with me for visitations,
(05:03):
and so it's really opportunity to be local. I'm next
to a golf course, which is another therapy for me. UM.
They are guiding me in all the right directions as
far as getting a gainful employment or even right now,
it's been great working side by side with the marketing
director because my passion is surf photography right now and
(05:25):
I'm trying to make that a career within multimedia marketing,
and so they're kind of job like, kind of job
job shadow, but the mentoring me in order to pursue
my passions because that's the self worth that I'm fighting
with internally. And so right now, Freedom Station has been
such a good asset and uh partaking in in the
(05:48):
interest of my own Well, Hey David, hanging there, man,
You've got a hell of a lot of people rooting
for you. Sincerely, um and and glad they can help
indirectly through supporting Warrior found Asian Freedom Station, but we're
suiting certainly rooting for you like crazy too. So thanks
a million for the time and uh and and go
(06:08):
get him all right, Absolutely appreciate your time. Thank you
so much for this opportunity,
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