Tour-214

For our fourth , we’re introducing Sam, our fearless leader and founder!

”Hey everyone, I’m Sam, nice to meet you. I’m proud to work with Tour 214 and to be a part of a team challenging ‘the way it’s always been done.’ We’re reaching past the superficial and are seeking feedback, input, stories, and more from service members to directly impact our service and our culture.”

Sam was a US Navy submariner for 7 years (well, 6 years and 9 months...) He served aboard the USS Virginia, SSN 774, then trained and evaluated crews in submarine tactics for deployment readiness. Today, Sam is “just trying to figure it out”… or something like that. He loves mentorship, learning, and leadership and sees space for all of these and more in his life. It’s part of the reasoning behind his founding of Tour 214. Much of his time is spent exercising, drinking coffee, reading, Zoom-ing, and…more Zoom-ing.

If you are a veteran or active duty service member, we would love to hear your story! Stories are a powerful way to process your experience and offer valuable input for organizations like Tour 214 who are looking to enhance and maybe even *rebrand* the military transition. Check out our website, the link is in our bio at www.tour214.com

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Happy Tuesday! We launched over three weeks ago! Thanks for sticking with us. This week for , we’re introducing Khaleal!

“Hey I’m Khaleal. I’m a retired US AirForce Veteran with 14 years of service. I have a passion for helping others and giving back to my community. I’m currently enrolled at CCP pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering. On my off time, I’m usually with my children, riding / fixing motorcycles, and traveling.”

If you are a veteran or active duty service member, we would love to hear your story! Stories are a powerful way to process your experience and offer valuable input for organizations like Tour 214 who are looking to enhance and maybe even *rebrand* the military transition. Check out our website, the link is in our bio or at www.tour214.com. @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

If you recognize the blue curtains in the last photo, you might be a ... Welcome to our second ! This week, we’re introducing Jason R:

“I joined Tour 214 because I wanted to make a difference in the veteran community that I am a part of. I struggled in my transition out of the military and I want to use my experiences to help those who are going through that now or are about to.”

Jason was in the US Navy for 5 years where he was a Navigation Electronics Technician stationed on the USS Newport News SSN 750, which is a Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarine. Currently, he is finishing his Associates Degree in Business from the Community College of Philadelphia and is transferring to Drexel University to complete his undergraduate degree. He likes to travel, read, spend time in nature, and travel the world. He loves to spend time with his wife, Sherry, and their new rescue dog, Walter!

If you are a veteran or active duty service member, we would love to hear your story! Stories are a powerful way to process your experience and offer valuable input for organizations like Tour 214 who are looking to enhance and maybe even *rebrand* the military transition. Check out our website, the link is in our bio or at www.tour214.com.

@ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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What’s your one word take on the military to veteran transition? We’ll share ours later 🙃.

Our team at Tour 214 is ready to listen and learn about your military to civilian transition, whether you’re active, a reservist, separated, or retired.

Your story will directly impact future veterans through the build of our program. The more stories, the more applicable our service.

To share please visit: www.tour214.com

We’re looking forward to speaking with you soon!
@ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tuesday is exciting because of !! The team member we’re introducing this week is Sarah P!

“I joined Tour 214 because I believe there is a better way to transition from the military. I think the assimilation back to civilian life can and should be an exciting time, as free of stress as possible. Tour 214 is seeking to create a program to make that kind of transition a reality.”

Sarah was in the US Navy for four years where she worked on MH-60 helicopters in San Diego, CA. She finished her associate’s in Psychology at the Community College of Philadelphia this summer and is going on to complete her undergraduate degree at Georgetown University. She likes to play board games, bike and run through the city, read books, chill at the park, and be with loved ones. She has one cat, Turbo.

If you are a veteran or active duty service member, we would love to hear your story! Stories are a powerful way to process your experience and offer valuable input for organizations like Tour 214 who are looking to enhance and maybe even *rebrand* the military transition. Check out our website, the link is in our bio or at www.tour214.com.

Tour 214 is a collaborative veteran effort to rebrand the military to civilian transition. Transition, by definition, asks you to change from one condition to another instead of asking you to build on your identity. We are talking about an additive process with re-integration in positive, supportive, progressive, and…dare we say fun, ways.

Our first step is to hear from you, from active, reserve, separated, or retired service members, about your transition. Together, we can reimagine what it means to transition!

Learn more about Tour 214 and how to share at www.tour214.com.

Thanks for tuning in. We're gearing up to launch on Monday, July 13th! We'll be collecting service members' - active, separated, retired - transition stories. Please check out more at www.tour214.com.