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(This podcast is not endorsed by the Department of Defense. All information shared is based on publicly available sources and personal experience. ) What really happens if you fail a military drug test? In this episode of HeroFront, I open up about my own close calls with weed as a…

“If service is below you, then leadership is above you.” Cassie Donegan is not your typical Miss America. Raised in a military family and shaped by real adversity, she grew up navigating financial stress, family illness, and the quiet weight of feeling different. But instead of allowing those challenges to…

Scott Stalker led at the highest levels of U.S. national security for more than 30 years. Then one day, his career ended with a call. He didn’t ask to retire, and he wasn’t ready for what came next. In this episode, Scott talks openly about what it felt like to…

There are moments where the mission chooses you. Marine Corps Radio Operator SgtMaj Ted Painter was stationed in Okinawa when everything changed. A sudden illness left him paralyzed, intubated, and fighting his way out of an ICU with no windows and no clear answers. In this episode, Ted walks through…

There are moments where the mission chooses you. Marine Corps Radio Operator SgtMaj Ted Painter was stationed in Okinawa when everything changed. A sudden illness left him paralyzed, intubated, and fighting his way out of an ICU with no windows and no clear answers. In this episode, Ted walks through…

What happens when the life you’re proud of starts to feel like the one that’s breaking you? In this deeply honest conversation, Jessie G opens up about motherhood, military life, identity loss, and the quiet pressure of being the strong one for everyone around you. From “babies raising babies” to…