BTM11- Military Transition and Creativity
Show Summary
Navy veteran and musician Jerry Maniscalco joins the show to talk about his transition out of the military and how music, songwriting, and creative expression helped him in post-military life.
About Today’s Guest
A Mississippi native, Jerry Maniscalco first picked up a guitar at 16 and he has been writing and performing original music ever since. In 2003, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 2007 and entering service as an SH-60B Seahawk pilot. During his time in the Navy--including 3 deployments and a remote tour--he found that music allowed him to unwind and escape. Jerry recorded two songs on Operation Encore’s debut compilation album, the upbeat “Wake Up,” and Operation Encore’s unofficial anthem, “We Are.” He rejoined Operation Encore for their second album with “Waiting," written from the perspective of a pilot's spouse waiting for her husband to return home. Jerry continues to write music and play locally in the Jacksonville, Florida area.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
The PsychArmor resource for this week is the course What You Should Know About Transition. In this course, service members and Veterans receive an introduction to the transition process and the many tools and resources available to assist them throughout their transition journey.
Dr. Robert Gates, former Secretary of Defense, and Howard Schultz, Co-Founder of the Schultz Family Foundation, provide service members and Veterans with personal insight on the importance of building a transition plan, preparing a personal financial plan, and many other factors associated with transition from military service to the civilian sector. Sponsored by the Schultz Family Foundation, “What You Should Know about Transition” serves as an overview for a portfolio of courses available to help service members, Veterans and their families succeed during their transition.
Links Mentioned In This Episode
Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
This Episode Sponsored By:
This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com