Sep 14, 2026 · 43 min · 11 segments
Everyone's seen the ads, but what does Wounded Warrior Project actually do? Spencer opens with a confession — he didn't really know either — and gets a candid, myth-busting tour from Julie, who leads…
Spencer ReeseHostJamieHost
One of the things you said there about, do I deserve this? And I mean, that is a very common sentiment that I hear from the community.
He did over, I think it was 24, 26 years, gave up... is so much for the service and, you know, collects his military pension and he just refuses to file his VA disability claim.
And this is a guy who every time he stands up, his knees crack, right? And he's got back problems because he was, you know, in the back of a C-130 pushing pallets for 20 plus years.
And I just want to tell this guy, like, look, like This is even for, like, if you're not gonna do it for yourself, please at least do it for your family, you know? And especially when with, you know, VA disability compensation, there's two years of back pay there waiting for them.
And I think for me, I guess I never even really thought about if I deserved it.
Why would I not also do a medical exam as I was leaving the service? And everybody's experience with the VA seems to be unique and different.
And now with the digital medical records, there's all these sites proliferating out there that will help analyze your military medical record and then say, hey, here's what you need to be claiming on your VA disability form.
And being able to go through your paperwork and then file that claim in an easy way.
One of the things you said there about, do I deserve this? And I mean, that is a very common sentiment that I hear from the community.
He did over, I think it was 24, 26 years, gave up... is so much for the service and, you know, collects his military pension and he just refuses to file his VA disability claim.
And this is a guy who every time he stands up, his knees crack, right? And he's got back problems because he was, you know, in the back of a C-130 pushing pallets for 20 plus years.
And I just want to tell this guy, like, look, like This is even for, like, if you're not gonna do it for yourself, please at least do it for your family, you know? And especially when with, you know, VA disability compensation, there's two years of back pay there waiting for them.
And I think for me, I guess I never even really thought about if I deserved it.
Why would I not also do a medical exam as I was leaving the service? And everybody's experience with the VA seems to be unique and different.
And now with the digital medical records, there's all these sites proliferating out there that will help analyze your military medical record and then say, hey, here's what you need to be claiming on your VA disability form.
And being able to go through your paperwork and then file that claim in an easy way.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.
