This episode is a little different (and personal). I’m joined by my brother, Billy Coble, an Army veteran, to talk about the parallels between athletes leaving the game and service members coming home; losing the brotherhood, losing the mission, and learning how to adjust to “normal” life again.

Billy shares:

• Why he joined the Army at 18 and started in field artillery

• Getting out… then 9/11 happening, and why he felt called to return

• Transitioning into medical service and deploying to Afghanistan

• What deployment really feels like: the dead stop → full sprint moments

• The adrenaline crash after the chaos, and why sleep can be a struggle for many vets

• The reality of treating patients in a war zone (including hostile forces) and how you mentally process that

This is Part 1; and we’ll be doing Part 2 next, diving deeper into the medical side of Billy’s career, the differences between military vs civilian medicine, and the long-term physical + psychological impact of 20+ years of service.

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