In this episode, our hosts Mike Nelson and Stephen Willette interview Autumn Wright, a Marine Corps veteran and current beautician! They discuss the intensity of the training new recruits receive, why it’s necessary, how adapting to civilian life afterwards can be difficult, and more!

00:06 – Introduction

01:15 – The Fall

05:21 – Who is Autumn Wright?

07:37 – 75 Hard: All Three of Us!

11:17 – Why Join the Marines?

15:13 – The First Weeks… Weren’t So Bad! Learn What You’re Made Of!

17:59 – What Happens to Those Who Can’t Cut It?

20:12 – The Intense Treatment… Has a Point!

21:23 – 2007: LVS Needed in Iraq!

24:30 – Deploying With a Friend… To the Mojave

26:20 – Steve’s Desert Training: Intense Heat AND Intense Cold!

27:28 – Transporting Through Fallujah

31:25 – First Day Out the Gate… The Panic Fades

35:02 – Joining the Lioness Program… What’s Under That Burqa?

37:31 – No Room For Anxiety

39:12 – Adapting to a Constant Threat of Death

44:34 – We Were Their Parade

46:33 – Coming Home… The Hardest Part

50:31 – Who Am I? What Do I Do?

52:28 – Find Your Purpose… It Takes Strength to Get Help When You Need It

55:03 – Getting Uncomfortable Is the Only Way to Grow

56:43 – Closing Remarks: How to Get in Touch