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Side by Side, Every Step of the Way

By Lindsay Cashin, SVP of Advancement & Strategic Partnerships at The COMMIT Foundation—April is the Month of the Military Child—a time to recognize a group that rarely asks for recognition, yet quietly carries more than most ever see. For my children, being a military child isn’t a chapter or a phase. It’s all they’ve ever […]

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Supporting a Military Transition While Navigating Your Own

By Sommer Moon, COMMIT Executive Assistant – We often talk about military transition as if it only happens to the service member. But it changes everyone in the household—especially a partner or spouse. You’re moving through the same transition—but facing different challenges. The partnership has often undergone many smaller transitions over the course of its […]

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Writing in the Pursuit of Purpose

By Kyle Johnston (COMMIT Fellow, Menlo Park Workshop 2025) When I decided to retire, I knew that I was retiring the sense of purpose that comes with putting on the uniform every morning. What we do matters, and when I put on my uniform for the last time next month, I know I will miss it. […]

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Don’t Discount Anything You’ve Learned: Your Tackle Box for Life’s Uncharted Waters

Written by Adrianne Huls, Program Director & Spouse Program Coordinator – The COMMIT Foundation If you’ve ever spent a day fishing, you know that no two days on the water are ever the same. The wind shifts, the currents change, and the fish that were biting yesterday. They might be nowhere to be found today. […]

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What’s missing? The overlooked truth about veterans’ mental health

Veterans experience loss when leaving service. Could this be key to understanding their mental health? Army Major Kareem Terrell carries his military identity everywhere he goes. Even without the uniform, it’s evident in his posture, his composure under pressure, and the way he speaks — so much so that people notice. Recently, when his daughter’s […]

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Crossing the Threshold Back to the Ordinary World

Shared by Jason Roncoroni: What I always find interesting about this challenge is the lack of investment from the military to help people leave. I know. It sounds counterintuitive. Just hear me out. We have an involved process to prepare men and women for deployment. In the army we called this the Soldier Readiness Processing […]

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Programming Spotlight Update

COMMIT conducted a Transition Mentoring Workshop in Washington, D.C. on February 11-12 hosted by Greenberg Traurig Law Firm. The workshop included 21 selected Fellows and 8 Mentors. This workshop also included our first event in conjunction with the Premier Lacrosse League. The group braved a winter weather advisory and 6-8” of snow to attend a […]

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Finding the Blind Spots: Unconscious Biases that Impact Your Personal Transformation

Written and shared by Jason Roncoroni Unconscious biases. We all have them. We don’t know we have them. That’s the point. They come from our upbringing. They are largely influenced by our culture. If you spent a lifetime in the military, you are attuned to a military view of the world. This shapes how you […]

The Power of Mentorship

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The Power of Mentorship: The Heartbeat of COMMIT’s Workshops

The COMMIT Foundation–January 30, 2024 As we close out National Mentor Appreciation Month, we at The COMMIT Foundation want to take a moment to highlight the incredible mentors who make our mission possible. Our workshops—held across the country—are designed to help those who have served and their spouses navigate their next chapter with confidence. But […]

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COMMIT: A Self-Actualization Organization for High-Potential Individuals

COMMIT: A Self-Actualization Organization for High-Potential Individuals When individuals transition from one significant life chapter to another—whether it’s leaving a career in the military, pivoting from corporate roles, or seeking purpose after major life changes—the journey can feel challenging, overwhelming, and at times, isolating. COMMIT is here to change that. It’s more than a transition […]

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