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Navy Veteran stories

Interviews with sailors: corpsmen, pilots, submariners and chiefs. What the job was, what it cost, and how they rebuilt afterward.

9 stories, newest first. Every one is free to watch.

Stories

Oct 30, 2026

Every Veteran Is On Their Own After the Uniform. Doc and the MIC Founder Prove That's a Lie.

Navy corpsman Joe "Doc" Worley (@doc_worley) calls getting blown up the coolest blessing of his life. On September 17, 2004, he was running to a disabled vehicle on an overpass in Fallujah with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines when a second roadside bomb took his left leg. He put his own tourniquet on in about 35 seconds with a cravat he'd carried since field med school, and the pocket he pulled it from held a pin with his daughter's face on it. She'd been born while he was deployed. Bronze Star with valor, Purple Heart, 18 months at Walter Reed.

Sep 11, 2026

Every Veteran Blames Their Recruiter. He Was the Drill Instructor Who Became One. / Dr. Jones USN

Every Veteran has a recruiter story, and most of them end the same way. Dr. Cornelius Jones stood on both sides of it, Red rope at Great Lakes, snapping recruits off the bus at O'Hare at midnight, then a recruiter in charge of a station in Alexandria, Louisiana, deciding which kids got in at all. Ronnie makes him answer for both. What comes out isn't a confession and it isn't a defense. It's the thing nobody on either side of that fight wants to hear.

May 15, 2026

Behind the Beat - 2K Kenny Made Love Songs Underway

2K Kenny didn't go viral in a studio. He's Petty and Second Class. He went viral on a Navy ship, after writing a love song during sweepers, recording the melody on Snapchat before he forgot it, and sneaking into the barbershop to lay it down because it was the only quiet room on the boat. The next day his LPO walked in singing it. That's when he knew. In this episode, Kenny breaks down what it actually looks like to build a music career while active duty, hiding it from his command, performing at a ship talent show in Rota Spain, getting a show booked in Bahrain in 10 minutes flat through Navy networking, and why being a Retail Specialist (the most hated rate in the fleet) gave him more time to grind than any other sailor on the ship. He's still in. Just made E5. Headed to Hawaii. And he's not stopping. If you're in the military and think you have to choose between service and your dream, this one's for you. Find 2K Kenny: @2kkenny on Instagram | Spotify | Apple Music

Apr 10, 2026

Aboard a Submarine: What No One Tells You About Life After Service

On this episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, we step aboard the historic USS Pampanito in San Francisco for a powerful conversation inside the submarine’s mission control room about something a lot of Veterans know too well but do not always talk about enough: life after service.

Jan 16, 2026

Finding Your Voice After the Uniform | Serena Monay USN VET

In this episode of Vegas Veteran Voices, comedian and United States Navy Veteran Serena Monae sits down with Ronnie Long, USMC Veteran, for a real, unfiltered conversation about identity after the military, finding your voice again, and using humor as a survival tool when life gets heavy.

Oct 3, 2025

From Navy to the Trades: How NTI Builds Careers For Veterans

What does it take to go from serving in the U.S. Navy to leading a classroom and shaping the next generation of tradesmen? Meet Campus Director Kodi Wilson and alumni turned instructor, Navy Veteran Randy Nichols, two voices driving the mission of National Technical Institute in Las Vegas & Henderson.

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