Ben Boyle ‘24 and Michael Hao ‘26 sit down to discuss their Corps experiences and the story behind this podcast

Yep, you read that right. My time is up :)

The Corps Leader's Backpack:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UUwhE-FW9eCH-lAvs9Ogy-NaK755pMV-/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104512758598995209094&rtpof=true&sd=true

This is the second half of our new Aggie officers conversation. These recent grads have some awesome insight into life right after you commission and I got a lot from our chat. In this episode we talk about active duty life and their lessons learned, even with just a short time on the job.

Timestamps:

0:00 Episode Introduction

0:40 What does day 1 as a 2LT look like?

1:06 Sarah and the USN

5:04 Jefferson and the USAF

7:29 Haile and the USA

13:04 Haile, what was BLOC like?

16:43 did y’all have any “observation phase” at the start?

17:07 Haile and USA

18:49 Jefferson and the USAF

23:10 Any parting thoughts?

23:32 Jefferson gets excited about NCOs (they’re awesome)

24:45 Haile says put out for your NCOs, stay spongy, take the hard jobs

27:22 Sarah reminds everyone what a privilege it is to serve

28:50 We talk about making smart money decisions

29:58 did you buy the new 2LT truck?

31:08 Haile got a dog instead

31:40 General good money advice

32:40 Last Question