Caitlin Duffy

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Veteran, 50 cal gunner, VA loan specialist

The story

“There is a lot of misinformation that makes me mad about VA loans. And that's the whole reason I got my real estate license in the first place.”
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“I think the biggest struggle that I had with the transition from military to civilian life was the employment and the leadership style.”
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“In the military, we all had the same playbook, so we always spoke the same language.”
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“My biggest advice for transitioning from military to civilian is to, and I say this delicately, separate yourself from the military as fast as possible.”
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“I struggled even telling people that I was a Veteran for a little while because I really wanted to immerse myself in that civilian life.”
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“Then I was able to dip my toe back into the Veteran community.”
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“I was able to go back in and be a proud Veteran, but I probably spent two or three years as a civilian focusing on that.”
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“They've been out for four years and them being a Veteran is the first thing out of their mind or first thing out of their mouth.”
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“I call it the I used to be coolism. That was hard as a civilian, to be like, I used to be cool.”
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“I used to be a 50 cal gunner. I used to do all of these awesome deployments. I used to live in Germany.”
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“Now I have to be successful in this new chapter of my life and start completely over.”
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