Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
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.

Your financial support helps us bring the stories of veterans to everyone and preserve the memories of their service for future generations. Consider a monthly contribution.

“Marine Corps bootcamp is the funniest place that you are not allowed to laugh.”
Marine Corps veteran, Mr. JP Sircy II, sits down with us in the Tracer Burnout studio to tell us about his impulsivity leading him to follow a family tradition of service. From monthly training as a Reservist to full-time chaos in Fallujah, Iraq, to a surprising exit from the Corps - Mr. Sircy's time in uniform was full of memorable and painful experiences. He wouldn't have it any other way.
In the Free Fire Area, we discuss the one thing we couldn't live without if we were stranded on a desert island. Swiss Family Robinson, anyone?
“No flag - no bag.”
*Content Warning: In this episode, we discuss sexual assault, which may be distressing for some. Listener discretion is advised.*
Air Force veteran and artist, Mrs. Yelizaveta “Liz” Taylor, joins us in our virtual studio for this episode to tell us about her service in not one, but two different career paths she had while in service. From immigrating from Ukraine to the US, to serving food in the Dining Facility and from transferring service members’ remains with Mortuary Affairs to scrambling fighter jets in Korea, Mrs. Taylor's time in uniform was full of highs and lows. How else would you be able to meet the Prime Minister of Moldova and lose your wallet in ancient Cambodian ruins?
In the Free Fire Area, we talk about what we're currently reading (or just finished), Roger takes a shot at Welsh names, and Dan finds a way to insult France. Again.

In this Quick Hit, we are celebrating two years of Tracer Burnout and all of the lessons learned the hard way since we began. There are many of them; from our origin story to embarrassing failures to “Kevin McAllister” trying to rip us off, we cover quite a few things to give the listener a little peek behind the curtain.
Inventor, author, entrepreneur, and Army and law enforcement veteran, Mr. Steven Ferrell, joins us in the virtual studio for our first Quick Hit of 2026! Steven tells us about how his injury led him to an invent a unique piece of fitness equipment (BenchBlokz), start his own business, and continue to invent more fitness related gear.
He also tells us about the flood of copycats and knock-offs that have hit him since finding success and how that frustration led to him writing his upcoming book, Legion of 22.
