Dino Mavrookas

emotions my ability to connect with my wife and my family and like all of these things that looking back on it i should have noticed earlier right i came out i went i'll never forget this so i went to the va and did my whole like va off-boarding thing And I specifically waited. So I didn't go in Virginia Beach. I went in Philadelphia.

So in Philly, they're not used to seeing team guys and Marines and everybody at all the time and not used to hearing crazy stories. So you get out of that environment and I go to the VA doctor and he was like, yeah, just tell me your combat history. And I just think I'm telling the story. And he almost falls out of his chair. And you're like, okay, just stop. You need to go see this or this.

So in Philly, they're not used to seeing team guys and Marines and everybody at all the time and not used to hearing crazy stories. So you get out of that environment and I go to the VA doctor and he was like, yeah, just tell me your combat history. And I just think I'm telling the story. And he almost falls out of his chair. And you're like, okay, just stop. You need to go see this or this.

So in Philly, they're not used to seeing team guys and Marines and everybody at all the time and not used to hearing crazy stories. So you get out of that environment and I go to the VA doctor and he was like, yeah, just tell me your combat history. And I just think I'm telling the story. And he almost falls out of his chair. And you're like, okay, just stop. You need to go see this or this.

And I'm like, no, no, no, I'm just, I'm fine. I'm just telling you a story. He's like, yeah, we're going through these steps. And I was like, okay, okay. It's not normal. It's not, he's like, it's not normal. But when you're living in the team environment, when you're in the SEALs or you're in the Marine, you're in a very high-paced culture like that. it becomes very normal.

And I'm like, no, no, no, I'm just, I'm fine. I'm just telling you a story. He's like, yeah, we're going through these steps. And I was like, okay, okay. It's not normal. It's not, he's like, it's not normal. But when you're living in the team environment, when you're in the SEALs or you're in the Marine, you're in a very high-paced culture like that. it becomes very normal.

And I'm like, no, no, no, I'm just, I'm fine. I'm just telling you a story. He's like, yeah, we're going through these steps. And I was like, okay, okay. It's not normal. It's not, he's like, it's not normal. But when you're living in the team environment, when you're in the SEALs or you're in the Marine, you're in a very high-paced culture like that. it becomes very normal.

And people don't realize, and I think that Teams is doing a better job at it now, but it should just be like an education. How does this type of trauma impact the way that you see and think about the world? How does it impact the way you interact with other humans? When I transitioned, when I went to business school, I didn't want anything to do with the military. I was like, I'm done here.

And people don't realize, and I think that Teams is doing a better job at it now, but it should just be like an education. How does this type of trauma impact the way that you see and think about the world? How does it impact the way you interact with other humans? When I transitioned, when I went to business school, I didn't want anything to do with the military. I was like, I'm done here.

And people don't realize, and I think that Teams is doing a better job at it now, but it should just be like an education. How does this type of trauma impact the way that you see and think about the world? How does it impact the way you interact with other humans? When I transitioned, when I went to business school, I didn't want anything to do with the military. I was like, I'm done here.

Checked out. I didn't even want to join the vets club. Didn't want to hang out with vet. I wanted to go a complete opposite direction. And then little by little, I just realizing, okay, that's my close friend. Okay. This is what I care. Okay. This is what I relate to. Okay. Now it's no, I actually want to dedicate my life to keeping people safe. And this was just a little break that I needed.

Checked out. I didn't even want to join the vets club. Didn't want to hang out with vet. I wanted to go a complete opposite direction. And then little by little, I just realizing, okay, that's my close friend. Okay. This is what I care. Okay. This is what I relate to. Okay. Now it's no, I actually want to dedicate my life to keeping people safe. And this was just a little break that I needed.

Checked out. I didn't even want to join the vets club. Didn't want to hang out with vet. I wanted to go a complete opposite direction. And then little by little, I just realizing, okay, that's my close friend. Okay. This is what I care. Okay. This is what I relate to. Okay. Now it's no, I actually want to dedicate my life to keeping people safe. And this was just a little break that I needed.

And it just took me a while to get there.

And it just took me a while to get there.

And it just took me a while to get there.

Being the best that you can be. And I'm not saying measure yourself against others in the sense of don't compete. Competition's healthy. And I think a certain level of competition in the teams, I actually think that's the best form of competition, where you're my buddy, I will literally give my life to protect you, but I also want to beat you at everything.

Being the best that you can be. And I'm not saying measure yourself against others in the sense of don't compete. Competition's healthy. And I think a certain level of competition in the teams, I actually think that's the best form of competition, where you're my buddy, I will literally give my life to protect you, but I also want to beat you at everything.

Being the best that you can be. And I'm not saying measure yourself against others in the sense of don't compete. Competition's healthy. And I think a certain level of competition in the teams, I actually think that's the best form of competition, where you're my buddy, I will literally give my life to protect you, but I also want to beat you at everything.

And that makes everybody in the team better. Where I think it becomes unhealthy is the, OK, I haven't had three knee surgeries. I shouldn't be complaining. I shouldn't go see the doctor. I didn't have a house collapse on my head. I shouldn't have PTSD. I shouldn't go talk to this person. Just because you didn't have that experience doesn't mean you didn't have something impact your effect too.