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When Transition Brings Trauma to the Surface: Why Symptoms Often Emerge After the Uniform Comes Off

Two Perspectives, One Pattern. When Michele joined The COMMIT Foundation in 2017, she didn’t expect to use her clinical background in the way she eventually would. Co-founder Anne Meree Craig brought her on for her skillset, but not for clinical treatment—a distinction that seemed puzzling at the time. Yet, after thousands of conversations with veterans […]

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Women Veterans Recognition Day: Honoring Service, Leadership, and Continued Impact

By Lindsay Cashin, SVP of Strategic Partnerships & Advancement, The COMMIT Foundation – Every year on June 12, we recognize Women Veterans Recognition Day and honor the generations of women who have served our nation with courage, commitment, and leadership. It is a day to celebrate military service, but it is also an opportunity to […]

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Military Spouses: Anchors of Strength During Transition

By Adrianne Huls, Program Director & Spouse Program Coordinator, The COMMIT Foundation – When people talk about military transition, the focus almost always centers on the service member—what job they’ll take, how they’ll rediscover purpose, where they’ll land next. It’s a natural narrative. But it’s also incomplete. Because behind every transition is someone else navigating […]

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Different Uniforms. Same Identity Shift.

By Maria Volodkevich, Director of Marketing & Communications, The COMMIT Foundation  “Take your mark.” Beep. I dove into the pool for my final swim race at the U.S. Air Force Academy. After thirteen years of competitive swimming, I knew, deep down, it was time to walk away. From 4:30 a.m. wakeups at 12 years old…To […]

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High Touch, High Impact: What It Means at COMMIT

At The COMMIT Foundation, we believe that true transformation comes from more than just participation—it comes from deep, meaningful engagement. When we say we are a “high-touch, high-impact” organization, we’re not just talking about a tagline; we’re describing our commitment to those we serve, the community we are a part of, and the exceptional outcomes […]

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The Big “I”

“Hey JC, the ‘I’ in COMMIT is too big—what are you doing?” I was talking to Maria Hines, one of the spouses in our COMMIT Spouse Program, and she said something that really struck me:“When I write COMMIT, I make the ‘I’ bigger to remind myself that I am committing to something.” I loved that! […]

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Go Beyond your Mission – to an Infinite Mission!

Like every organization, we have a mission statement at The COMMIT Foundation: The COMMIT Foundation empowers those who have served and their families to create purposeful and fulfilling transitions by providing personalized programs, resources, and the support of community. But we were inspired by Simon Sinek‘s concept of The Infinite Game — the idea that […]

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