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About Today’s Guest
Travis retired from the US Coast Guard as a Commander, in April 2024, after completing assignment as the Director of Training at the Coast Guard's west coast training center in Petaluma, California. Travis spent the majority of his career in the Coast Guard's training and education system, as well as focused on marine casualty investigations, commercial vessel compliance, and security assistance overseas. He is currently a Knowledge Manager for Georgia Tech Research Institute.
Travis has several personal and professional awards. During his career, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (6 awards, 3 with Operational Distinguishing Device), the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, and a Coast Guard Letter of Commendation. Also, he is the recipient of the 2023, CAPT Charles E. Swaringen, Jr. award for outstanding mentorship in Human Performance Technology.
Travis is the author of two books: SCALE, and Command Your Transition. Taking his own medicine, he is returning to school to earn a degree in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy in 2025.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
This week’s resource of the week is the PsychArmor course, What You Should Know About Transition. Transitioning from military service can be difficult. It is more than just hanging up your uniform and putting on civilian clothes. In this course, you will receive a brief overview of resources and tools to consider during your transition. You can find the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/What-you-Should-Know-about-Transition.
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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.
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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