Explore expert insights, real transformation stories, and practical tools designed to help you navigate transition, accelerate your growth, and thrive in your next chapter.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Published June 5, 2024 by JC Glick This article was originally published in The Havok Journal Link: https://havokjournal.com/veter… The other day, I was on a call with a former Navy SEAL. Now, if you know anything about the friendly rivalries within the military, you’ll know that getting a Ranger and a SEAL to agree on […]
Written by Jason Roncoroni, Executive Leadership and Positive Psychology Coaching MCC, MBA, MS October 29, 2024 I want to share with you a story about a man I see walking in my neighborhood. He is an older gentleman – slightly older than me. Sometimes, I see with his wife, but most of the time, he […]
By: Gabriela Q. Bell, Founder & CEO Organized Q Mentoring at the COMMIT Foundation’s first in-person military spouse workshop in DC was an incredibly fulfilling experience. The COMMIT Foundation’s mission of providing service members, veterans, and their spouses with the information, confidence, and imagination to succeed was evident throughout the workshop. By helping these military […]
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed a troubling oversight that Stars and Stripes covered last week: the Pentagon is not adequately tracking the issues that Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel face when accessing the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), a program required for all service members leaving the military. According to the report, the […]
UGH! It happens all the time – we often hear about mental health as if it’s a distinct entity, something separate from our overall physical health. But the truth is, mental health is health—it’s an integral part of our physiological well-being, deeply connected to our bodies. The idea that we can have mental health without […]
Change is never easy. Sometimes the change is evolutional, occurring at a time-consuming pace. Sometimes the change is revelational, with a violence of action that surprises us all. However it occurs, one thing is certain: it will occur. Change is inevitable for all of us. We will all face some transition. Transition – the act […]
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 […]
“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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