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Oct 19, 2026
Spencer ReeseHOST
And then the other thing is a lot of people don't invest it, right? They just take the money and then they go buy a bunch of stuff they don't need.
Spencer ReeseHOST
But there is that crunch time, that transition period between the academy or ROTC and active duty.
Spencer ReeseHOST
it can be really expensive, right? Because you got your six days of leave.
Spencer ReeseHOST
So you're probably going to want to go do something cool.
GrantGUEST
there? My stack? Yeah, so I'll get into a little bit of the background of it.
GrantGUEST
I didn't know about this until I was at the prep school.
GrantGUEST
So that was my first year of technical active duty.
Spencer ReeseHOST
I got a question on that.
Kirby AtwellGUEST
Yeah.
Keith GillispieHOST
You were still active duty, yes?
Kirby AtwellGUEST
Yeah.
Keith GillispieHOST
As an Army officer.
Keith GillispieHOST
Take me back to that deal and tell me how-
Kirby AtwellGUEST
Oh, man
Keith GillispieHOST
... a guy on active duty even found time to pull that off.
Kirby AtwellGUEST
Yeah, I, it, I was so dumb doing that deal.
Paul BrightGUEST
Um, so [clears throat] funny you bringing these up because or we've brought them up because that's, that's sort of where my journey began with all this, was when I was in the military.
Paul BrightGUEST
'Cause I served from 1997, right at the end of 1997 through 2008, and I was active duty enlisted United States Air Force, stationed at Charleston.
Paul BrightGUEST
Um, and right around 1999 was when we got involved with the Kosovo Air and Space Campaign and, you know, we were supporting NATO, and I was a jet engine mechanic.
Paul BrightGUEST
So I fixed, uh, jet engines on the flight line, uh, maintained them, watched, you know, when the planes would, were gonna take off and be there ready just in case something went down, um, for C-17 cargo planes.
Olga CustodioGUEST
So they had just finished testing the first group in the Air Force of women pilots who that they put through, the first few women.
Olga CustodioGUEST
And they actually got them from active duty commission females to do their test groups.
Olga CustodioGUEST
And they proved themselves, but it took them a while to decide, okay, women can do this.
Olga CustodioGUEST
Let's open it up.
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Olga CustodioGUEST
Exactly.
Liz BookerHOST
OK, so you had you became a pilot and you can talk you can talk us through like what that looked like, you know, just generally.
Liz BookerHOST
But you came in on active duty, correct? As an active duty pilot.
Liz BookerHOST
Yes.
KyleHOST
It's your discharge papers to prove you're a veteran
WoodyHOST
... that's the discharge papers, the document, the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
TaylorHOST
Oh, that makes sense.
TaylorHOST
I haven't ever received those.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
Um, they'll get you in without it and they'll get you to get the GED.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
He goes, and then after you're in the guard, then you can go active duty because you'll be considered prior service.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
And I was like, oh, OK.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
And so I did.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
I was promoted all the way up to Sergeant First Class.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
And I only held it officially for a couple of months so that when I ETS from the Guard after nine years, I went immediately from Sergeant First Class to Staff Sergeant in my retirement and in my ETS.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
And then what was it? Three years later, I went active duty.
Malachias GaskinGUEST
My wife and I were homeless with three kids.
Spencer ReeseHOST
So we can talk about keeping your investments low cost, automated, diversified, simple, the Roth IRA versus Roth TSP versus traditional IRA, traditional TSP, the career star loans, retiring early, understanding your thrift savings plan, understanding how to make contributions, the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act.
Spencer ReeseHOST
These are all real things I've talked about with other active duty service members.
Spencer ReeseHOST
So I've had a 26-year Army colonel on the Military Money Mentor Session recently.
Spencer ReeseHOST
I've had a 43-year-old retired Navy 05 married with two kids.
Spencer ReeseHOST
I've had a Navy 02.
Spencer ReeseHOST
We talked about TSP and Roth IRA investing strategies.
Spencer ReeseHOST
A 33-year-old Navy OCS candidate looking to get a great start in active duty.
Spencer ReeseHOST
We talked about financial independence, exploring your money scripts, all kinds of stuff that I talk about in my book, I talk about on my podcast, but there's something special when you can have a unique one-on-one relationship and you can have a conversation.