Michael Ritland

I don't see any reason to do it, but.

Yeah. Just go do shit. I think it depends on on your age, too, but especially if you're younger. To me, the right answer is find some level of service. At a minimum, you can feel a sense of purpose and what you're doing matters. At a minimum, you should have that in your life.

Yeah. Just go do shit. I think it depends on on your age, too, but especially if you're younger. To me, the right answer is find some level of service. At a minimum, you can feel a sense of purpose and what you're doing matters. At a minimum, you should have that in your life.

Yeah. Just go do shit. I think it depends on on your age, too, but especially if you're younger. To me, the right answer is find some level of service. At a minimum, you can feel a sense of purpose and what you're doing matters. At a minimum, you should have that in your life.

I agree with you. Yeah. And I think Adam, again, like even if that doesn't help you figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life, um, It's at least doing something that's net positive to society, and it's giving you a broader spectrum of exposure to things that may help you find what it is that you want to do.

I agree with you. Yeah. And I think Adam, again, like even if that doesn't help you figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life, um, It's at least doing something that's net positive to society, and it's giving you a broader spectrum of exposure to things that may help you find what it is that you want to do.

I agree with you. Yeah. And I think Adam, again, like even if that doesn't help you figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life, um, It's at least doing something that's net positive to society, and it's giving you a broader spectrum of exposure to things that may help you find what it is that you want to do.

I think the veterans who struggle when they get out, I think that's the biggest reason for that. I don't think it's exposure to traumatic experiences. I think it's losing a sense of identity and purpose, and they feel useless. They go from feeling very needed, which especially for men I think is crucial, And valuable and competent and respected to none of those things.

I think the veterans who struggle when they get out, I think that's the biggest reason for that. I don't think it's exposure to traumatic experiences. I think it's losing a sense of identity and purpose, and they feel useless. They go from feeling very needed, which especially for men I think is crucial, And valuable and competent and respected to none of those things.

I think the veterans who struggle when they get out, I think that's the biggest reason for that. I don't think it's exposure to traumatic experiences. I think it's losing a sense of identity and purpose, and they feel useless. They go from feeling very needed, which especially for men I think is crucial, And valuable and competent and respected to none of those things.

And I think that's far greater negative and depressing and puts them on that path of going down a dark, dark road than something they experienced overseas, I think.

And I think that's far greater negative and depressing and puts them on that path of going down a dark, dark road than something they experienced overseas, I think.

And I think that's far greater negative and depressing and puts them on that path of going down a dark, dark road than something they experienced overseas, I think.

Yeah. Yeah. It's a tough shift. No, that's a great point too. Cause, uh, Yeah. I mean, I think most men, yeah. I mean, to me, that's kind of the secret sauce is you want to feel like you matter.

Yeah. Yeah. It's a tough shift. No, that's a great point too. Cause, uh, Yeah. I mean, I think most men, yeah. I mean, to me, that's kind of the secret sauce is you want to feel like you matter.

Yeah. Yeah. It's a tough shift. No, that's a great point too. Cause, uh, Yeah. I mean, I think most men, yeah. I mean, to me, that's kind of the secret sauce is you want to feel like you matter.

Who wants to feel like they're useless? And if what you're doing doesn't give you that feeling, I mean, how do you, how do you succeed with that? You know, I don't think you can, you know, but. How long ago did you get out? What year did you get out of the teams?

Who wants to feel like they're useless? And if what you're doing doesn't give you that feeling, I mean, how do you, how do you succeed with that? You know, I don't think you can, you know, but. How long ago did you get out? What year did you get out of the teams?

Who wants to feel like they're useless? And if what you're doing doesn't give you that feeling, I mean, how do you, how do you succeed with that? You know, I don't think you can, you know, but. How long ago did you get out? What year did you get out of the teams?

Your thoughts? I would say similarly, they've definitely shifted. I wouldn't say in a negative way, but there was a certain component of naivete and just feeling like that was the right thing to do. Wanting to challenge myself, see if I could do it, you know, kind of all the normal cliched reasons why a lot of guys do what we did.