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Our Mission

We started Tracer Burnout with a simple idea: a platform for military veterans to share their stories of service. By inviting veterans to speak about their experiences, we hope to help them feel heard, to know their service matters, to preserve their memories for future generations, and to provide civilians with a better understanding of life in the service.

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Two Latest TB Episodes

Episode 0060 - Candace Esquivel

Just a few months into her retirement, Navy veteran Candace Esquivel  joins us to battle her allergies and tell us about her career as a Navy  cryptologist (not cryptozoologist).   Leaving the "freakshow" of Twinsburg, Ohio, to follow her interest in  military intelligence, the Navy took Candace across the world to gather  intelligence on America's adversaries.


She chased new challenges  everywhere she went; from the fleet to Special Operations (DEVGRU), from  Capitol Hill to Cyber Command, until the only challenge remaining was  life after service.  Rock climbing in Oman, the Captain's Mast, shaping policy, confirming  Navy stereotypes, and so much more! 


In the Free Fire Area, we discuss best and worst-case survival  scenarios. Anyone up for tropical diseases and gulags?

Episode 0059 - Mary Howe

"That was the first time I saw anti-aircraft artillery getting shot up  at us." 


With a legendary military family history going back to the Revolution,  it's almost as if Air Force veteran, nurse, and writer, Ms. Mary Howe,  was genetically predisposed to service. 


She tells us about choosing enlistment over college, the extensive  training pipeline to become an AC-130 gunner, her multiple deployments,  and the one mission that convinced her to leave the Air Force.  


We also discuss some of the difficulties she faced once back in the  civilian sector, finding her nursing niche, reconnecting with her faith,  and why her writing is an important outlet for her in moving forward. 


Plus, getting dropped in the Gulf of America from 500 feet, staring out  of a window for 12 hours straight, the invincibility of youth, and more!  An episode so fun we had to record it twice! 


In the Free Fire Area, we discuss how our senses can be so powerful in  triggering past experiences. 

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24/7 Veteran Crisis Line: Dial 988 and press 1

24/7 Veteran Crisis Line: Dial 988 and press 1

24/7 Veteran Crisis Line: Dial 988 and press 1

24/7 Veteran Crisis Line: Dial 988 and press 1

Two latest Quick hit episodes

Quick Hit 0027 - Are You (Physically) Ready? w/ Kevin "Edge" Edgerton

Special Forces veteran, Mr. Kevin "Edge" Edgerton, joins us in the virtual studio to tell us a bit about his own personal fitness journey, how his Special Forces experience helped him find his niche, and why 18A Fitness is the place to go if you want to be physically prepared for Army or Air Force Special Operations selection. 

Whether you want to be an operator or you're just getting off the couch, Kevin has a program for you. Bonus: he has "yoga on crack", too!

https://www.18afitness.com/

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Quick Hit 0026 - Validated Leadership w/ Mark O'Loughlin

Our guest for this Quick Hit is Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Mark O'Loughlin, who has written a new book on leadership. With decades of leadership experience in both the military and civilian sectors, Mark has five simple rules that any leader at any level in any field can learn and implement to improve their team and themselves. Whether you're a CEO or a junior NCO, Mark's Validated Leadership is a great guide to better, more effective leadership.

https://validatedleadership.com/

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