Transition Drill Podcast Episode 233: Retired Gunnery Sergeant Brian Scoggins’ story traces a path from a chaotic childhood to a 20-year Marine Corps career shaped by deployments, near-death moments, leadership hard lessons, and responsibility. He reflects on aviation ordnance, recruiting duty, MMA fighting, family impact, and the realities of transition, now carrying those lessons into civilian leadership, graduate education, and founding No Lone Wolves to reduce veteran iso

Tactical Transition Tips Round 108: Benefits aren’t paperwork—they’re protection. Veterans and first responders, stop putting benefits off and start using them now: document injuries, track records, and act early so you avoid delays, denials, gaps in care, and out-of-pocket costs later. Close range: get it on paper before you get out. Medium range: fix issues while you’re still in. Long range: maintain your most important equipment—you.

Transition Drill Podcast Episode 232: Retired Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Adam Cordova shares how a tough upbringing shaped his mindset, why he joined LASD in 1990 after pursuing the fire service, and what 14 years in the jails taught him about earning the patch. He breaks down his patrol time at Walnut Station, OSS warrant work, choosing Tech Ops over homicide, and how he built a life after retiring in 2022, including his A Proper Scoundrel podcast and hands-on hobbies