A huge shout out to Caleb Cambell for coming on the Pod and dropping some memorable knowledge that is applicable to any story of transition out of the military and into the civilian world.

Caleb's story is atypical in comparison to the rest of the stories leading up to this episode.

Caleb's military experience after commissioning starts with showing up to the Detroit Lions HQ to report for day one of summer camp, not BOLC like the rest of us. But here is where the story falls into line. On that same day Caleb was actually told he needed to report back to the Army and carry out his service obligation.

This didn't stop Caleb. He trained physically and mentally to get back to the Detroit Lions leading to a successful career in the NFL.

After Calebs professional football career he had to transition to a civilian role. Internally he was fighting a battle he had been fighting all along up to this day, more success is not synonymous with life satisfaction. He turned down multiple high paying offers to be a janitor which came with free therapy sessions to figure things out internally befor jumping into a civilian career.

You see for Caleb, more achievement was not going to satisfy what he was actually looking for, taking time with his thoughts to find the answer internally is what was going to make his transition be "successful".

Caleb teaches us a important lesson, take your time, be gentle on yourself, and really do some soul searching before you make the decision to join the civilian ranks!