S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
Theresa Carpenter
247 episodes
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Send us a text This episode pulls back the curtain on a NATO headquarters usually seen only through press releases. Marine officer and Foreign Area Officer Andres Caceres explains how honest analysis on Afghanistan, ISIS’s rise, and Russia’s moves toward Crimea collided with a staff culture that valued appearances over results—and what happened when he refused to go along. Andres contrasts early command lessons—where clear standards cut alcohol incidents to zero in Japan—wit...
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Send us a text This episode pulls back the curtain on a NATO headquarters usually seen only through press releases. Marine officer and Foreign Area Officer Andres Caceres explains how honest analysis on Afghanistan, ISIS’s rise, and Russia’s moves toward Crimea collided with a staff culture that valued appearances over results—and what happened when he refused to go along. Andres contrasts early command lessons—where clear standards cut alcohol incidents to zero in Japan—wit...
Inside the Battle to Fix Military Family Care - Jeremy Hilton’s Story | S.O.S. #235
S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
55 minutes
2 weeks ago
Inside the Battle to Fix Military Family Care - Jeremy Hilton’s Story | S.O.S. #235
Send us a text A submariner’s guide to fixing family policy does not begin in a committee room; it begins in a NICU. Jeremy Hilton joins us to share how his daughter’s complex medical needs reshaped his Navy career and pushed him into a mission to reform the Exceptional Family Member Program and modernize Tricare for military kids. He walks through how lived experience can drive real policy change, from filing an IG complaint that actually moved the needle to finding mentors who opened Hill d...
S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
Send us a text This episode pulls back the curtain on a NATO headquarters usually seen only through press releases. Marine officer and Foreign Area Officer Andres Caceres explains how honest analysis on Afghanistan, ISIS’s rise, and Russia’s moves toward Crimea collided with a staff culture that valued appearances over results—and what happened when he refused to go along. Andres contrasts early command lessons—where clear standards cut alcohol incidents to zero in Japan—wit...
