"Inspire until I expire." That's what you will hear him say on his Tic-Tok videos both in and out of the gym. Of course, it will be followed by "Let CENTCOM say 'AMEN!" Born Michael Barnes, Chaplain Col. Khallid Shabazz grew up in a devout Lutheran home in Alexandria, LA "I loved everything about the church," he says. "But there were no men." As a fatherless child without brothers or uncles, he ached for male role models. The only man who played a significant role in his young life was the family friend who molested him when he was 10. "That's when my story starts," he says. Filled with shame ..read more

Meet US Coast Guard veteran Tammy Barlet of the Washington DC / Baltimore area. Tammy’s originally from a small town in Pennsylvania which is part of the reason she served 8 years in the military [get out of the small town] as an Operations Specialist. She shares the other reason why she joined the military along with what she did, where she’s been, and taught me something about a certain status of the Coast Guard I thought I knew to be true. I was obviously misinformed. Currently, Tammy serves as Deputy Legislative Director at Veterans from War (VFW). --- Send in a voice message: https://podc ..read more

Jessica Buchanan is this week’s guest on an epic episode of The Mettle of Honor Podcast. Jessica Buchanan: Teacher, Author, Humanitarian, Speaker, Survivor On October 25, 2011, while on a routine field mission in Somalia, Jessica was abducted at gunpoint and held for ransom by a group of Somali land pirates for 93 days. Forced to live outdoors in deplorable conditions, starved, and terrorized by more than two dozen gangsters, Jessica’s health steadily deteriorated until, by order of President Barack Obama, she was rescued by the elite SEAL Team 6 on January 25, 2012. Jessica’s ordeal is detail ..read more

The episode with U.S. Army Reserve Engineer officer, LTC Lisa (Peplinski) Jaster, will be published here this week as well as on YouTube. In the meantime, here’s some info on women becoming Army Rangers and learn more about Lisa Jaster and her book, “Delete The Adjective.” After graduating with a BS Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy (USMA), Lisa Jaster commissioned as an Engineer Officer and later transferred into the US Army Reserves - still as an engineer officer. Lisa is always inspiring strength through her leadership To order a signed copy of her book, go to https ..read more

U.S. Army Colonel (COL) James Lynch, MD (retired) and Sean Mulvaney are the cofounders of The Stellate Institute.  Dr. Jim Lynch is a primary care sports medicine physician who joined the Regenerative Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (ROSM) team after serving 31 years in Army medicine. In April 2021, he co-founded The Stellate Institute in Annapolis, MD to serve as a center of excellence for an innovative PTSD treatment called Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB). Dr. Lynch earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1989, a Master of Scie ..read more

General David Howell Petraeus is a retired four-star general originally from New York. He is a Partner at KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which he established in May 2013. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and OneStream, a Strategic Advisor for Sempra, a venture investor in more than 25 startups, and engaged in a variety of academic endeavors. Prior to joining KKR, General Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands as a general officer, five of which were in combat, including command of the Surge ..read more

This Christmas Music Playlist is brought to you by The Mettle of Honor Podcast and Epidemic Sound. This playlist is a combination of #Jazz and #Instrumental Christmas songs. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Snow Dept. https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/XzBPbgGKf3/ Angels We Have Heard on High (Jazz Version) THE EVERGREEN TRIO FEAT. AXEL SALES https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/qabTaJGdCS/ Jingle Bells (Jazz Version) DEXTER GREEN FEAT. LOVISA MARKETING https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/rdXQQahCGJ/ O Christmas Tree (Jazz Version) THE EVERGREEN TRIO FEAT. MÄRTA OPERATIONS https://www.epidemicsound.c ..read more

Jeremy Harrell is a U.S. Army Combat Veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Global War on Terrorism. After serving honorably for nine years as an Active-Duty Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), he went to school at Mid-Continent University studying Business Management. In 2017, Jeremy founded Veteran’s Club INC, which is a premier nonprofit that assists Veterans in healing from PTSD, TBI, Substance Abuse, and to assist homeless Veterans with housing and programs to get them back on their feet. Jeremy’s organization Veteran’s Club INC has a nationally recognized Equine Facilitated Men ..read more

Meet US Army National Guard Veteran Ashley Gorbulja of the Washington DC area. While serving in the National Guard (Ohio), Ashley functioned as a Military Police Sergeant. She is the Founder & CEO of Guide On! Education. guideoneducation.com | agorbulja@guideoneducation.com | linkedin.com/in/ashley-gorbuljamission2serv | "GuideOn" the Military Community | Founder & CEO | VHA Communications Specialist I TAL Podcast Co-Host | MPH | MAPL | Content Creator | Vetrepreneur | Public Speaker I Talks about #podcast, #womenveterans, #entrepreneurship, #militaryfamilies, and #marketingconsultant ..read more

Meet US Army Major Bernard Toney, Jr. (Retired) whose last duty station was none other than the White House Medical Staff. and was further assigned as the healthcare provider to the President of the United States, the Vice President, and their spouses. I bet that was like HIPAA on steroids. "During his service in the White House Medical Unit, he conducted 84 domestic and five overseas missions in support of the President and Vice President. Consequently, he assessed hospital systems and witnessed the social determinants of health that lead to health disparities and inequalities in the United S ..read more