BTM76-Will Huff - Soldiers to Sidelines
Show Summary
On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Will Huff, a retired Army Colonel and Director of Partnerships with Soldiers to Sidelines, an organization that provides training and opportunities for members of the military affiliated community to become coaches in various sports so they can inspire, motivate, and encourage athletes.
About Today’s Guest
Will Huff served for over 23 years in the U.S. Army as an Army Officer. He achieved the rank of Colonel and served fifty-four months deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In addition to his military service, Will is a graduate of Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island and the National War College in Washington, D.C. Following his Army career, Will worked in the Towson University Athletic Department and spent the last three years as Deputy Athletic Director-External Operations. Will joined Soldiers to Sidelines in June 2020 and is now the Director of Partnership for the 501c.3 supporting Veterans, Service Members, and Military Spouses into sport coaching.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
The PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course Veteran 201: Profession Vs. Occupation. This course highlights the similarities and differences between military and civilian employment and reveals how many military jobs can translate into different professions in the civilian world. You can find a link to the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/Veteran-201-Profession-vs-Ocupation
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
