S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
From the little league coach to the former addict helping those still struggling, hear from people from all walks of life how they show up as a vessel for service and drive for transformational change. Hosted by Theresa Carpenter, a 29-year active duty U.S. naval officer who found service was the path to unlocking trauma and unleashing your inner potential.
Podcasting since 2021 • 258 episodes
S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
Latest Episodes
He Advised the Pentagon and They ignored him with Donald Vandergriff | S.O.S. #248
What if the way we select and promote military leaders is wired to produce the very failures we say we want to avoid? That’s the challenge we take on with Don Vandergriff, a retired Marine and Army officer, defense analyst, and one of the most ...
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The Cost of False Allegations with Marine Col. (ret) Dan Wilson | S.O.S. #247
The story opens at a dinner party and ends with a near-unheard-of legal result: dismissal with prejudice. In between is retired Colonel Dan Wilson’s toughest battle—how a decorated Marine became the target of a false allegation, why the c...
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Are Disability Benefits Backfiring with Army Lt. Col (ret) Daniel Gade | S.O.S. #246
A hard conversation worth having: we sit down with retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Gade to examine how the VA disability system, built with noble intent, can trap veterans in dependency and distort how America sees its warriors. Drawing ...
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The Military History USMA Never Taught… and Tried to Bury | S.O.S. #245
A forgotten reformer changed how we think about military education, then got written out of the story. We dig into Alden Partridge’s bold vision for the citizen-soldier, why his mastery-based model threatened entrenched interests, and how his p...
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Killing Busywork and Reclaiming Your Brainpower | Juliet Funt - S.O.S. #244
Imagine trading a wall of meetings for a calendar with white stripes where thinking, planning, and decisive action actually happen. That’s the shift we explore with Juliet Funt—keynote speaker, author, and founder of the Juliet Funt Group—whose...
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