198. A Navy SEAL’s Hardest Mission: Finding Identity & Impact After Service | Active Valor. Perry Yee

EP. 198 – Perry Yee | Navy SEAL to Servant Leader: Faith, Brotherhood & Building Legacy

Perry Yee’s story doesn’t end with his Navy SEAL Trident, it begins again with faith, service, and a powerful mission to continue leading off the battlefield. In this episode, Perry walks us through his path from joining the Navy post-9/11, surviving the grind of BUD/S, serving with SEAL Team 7 in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how his exit from the teams led him into a much deeper calling.

He opens up about the mental toll of transition, the challenge of losing the brotherhood, and how faith grounded him through the uncertainty. Perry is now the founder of Active Valor, a nonprofit that connects Gold Star children with veteran mentors. His approach to community, responsibility, and personal growth offers a blueprint for any military veteran or first responder looking for purpose beyond the uniform.

This conversation is packed with authenticity, reflection, and straight talk about the weight we carry and the ways to lay it down with purpose.

Topics Discussed:

• Why Perry joined the Navy after 9/11 and how BUD/S shaped his grit

• The impact of combat and the emotional cost of transition

• How his faith redirected his post-service mission

• The origin and mission of Active Valor

• The difference between “help” and “healing” in post-military life

Whether you're in the early stages of planning your transition or knee-deep in the mental fog post-service, Perry's story offers hope, structure, and proof that purpose never ends—it just evolves.

The best podcast for military veterans, police officers, firefighters, and first responders preparing for veteran transition and life after service. Helping you plan and implement strategies to prepare for your transition into civilian life.

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