I worked with Trace and he was my consulting liaison and helped me to close and expand many new accounts. Trace is the "Real Deal" and if I had to go into combat I would want him by my side. I believe that Trace would be a great representative for us in Congress and I hope to see his service focused mindset play a bigger role in our government!! DP
1:50 Family military history 2:40 Texas A&M University Round 1 3:00 Failing out of college and going to work 3:50 Not eligible to be a cop 4:59 9/11 and enlisting in the Marines 6:32 0311 infantry and disappointing recruiters 7:11 24th Birthday and Christmas in “Hollywood” boot camp 8:43 Security Forces duty station not deploying 11:05 Seattle area and “hikes” vs. “humps” 12:05 Dropping to the Fleet and 2/4 Marines 14:25 Deploying to Okinawa on the “Dirty-Worst” 31st MEU 16:05 Liberty risk incident 18:40 28-yo CPL leaving Okinawa and not going to formations 20:20 Back to junior college and Texas A&M Round 2 20:29 IRR involuntary recall back to the Marines 21:44 Sneaking onto a Military Transition Team 24:15 Landing in Ramadi 25:25 Movement to Basrah; driving over Iraqi taxi 28:09 30 day early release from Iraq; Texas A&M Round 3 30:03 Transitioning out challenges 32:20 Insufficient transition assistance 34:18 Thoughts on transitioning and finding new purpose 38:00 On true “networking” via service as purpose 43:15 Character in action; “chair stackers” 45:20 Moving beyond military as a sole identity 47:42 Serving with nonprofits as a purpose 49:18 On “pet-a-vet” organizations and rewriting the veteran narratives 50:50 Christian prefers Bradley Cooper over Charlie Sheen 51:02 On becoming mayor 56:17 What the heck does city council and mayor actually do? 59:55 Dave and Christian ask mayor questions about streets 1:05:10 How has being a veteran amplified your life and career 1:10:34 Last comments 1:11:24 Just start serving and find a purpose
I worked with Trace and he was my consulting liaison and helped me to close and expand many new accounts. Trace is the "Real Deal" and if I had to go into combat I would want him by my side. I believe that Trace would be a great representative for us in Congress and I hope to see his service focused mindset play a bigger role in our government!! DP
1:50 Family military history
2:40 Texas A&M University Round 1
3:00 Failing out of college and going to work
3:50 Not eligible to be a cop
4:59 9/11 and enlisting in the Marines
6:32 0311 infantry and disappointing recruiters
7:11 24th Birthday and Christmas in “Hollywood” boot camp
8:43 Security Forces duty station not deploying
11:05 Seattle area and “hikes” vs. “humps”
12:05 Dropping to the Fleet and 2/4 Marines
14:25 Deploying to Okinawa on the “Dirty-Worst” 31st MEU
16:05 Liberty risk incident
18:40 28-yo CPL leaving Okinawa and not going to formations
20:20 Back to junior college and Texas A&M Round 2
20:29 IRR involuntary recall back to the Marines
21:44 Sneaking onto a Military Transition Team
24:15 Landing in Ramadi
25:25 Movement to Basrah; driving over Iraqi taxi
28:09 30 day early release from Iraq; Texas A&M Round 3
30:03 Transitioning out challenges
32:20 Insufficient transition assistance
34:18 Thoughts on transitioning and finding new purpose
38:00 On true “networking” via service as purpose
43:15 Character in action; “chair stackers”
45:20 Moving beyond military as a sole identity
47:42 Serving with nonprofits as a purpose
49:18 On “pet-a-vet” organizations and rewriting the veteran narratives
50:50 Christian prefers Bradley Cooper over Charlie Sheen
51:02 On becoming mayor
56:17 What the heck does city council and mayor actually do?
59:55 Dave and Christian ask mayor questions about streets
1:05:10 How has being a veteran amplified your life and career
1:10:34 Last comments
1:11:24 Just start serving and find a purpose