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Marcus H.
ArmyVeteran
#charlotte · 9m

Coffee Saturday at 8 — Amélie's. Same crew as last month, plus whoever's new in town. Who's in?

Priya K.
USAFVeteran
#gi-bill · 14m

Anyone else using Yellow Ribbon at Georgetown? Trying to figure out the BAH math for the spring semester.

Tomás R.
USMCVeteran
#claims-help · 31m

Tinnitus came back at 10% — max rating. The C&P prep doc this group made is gold.

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§ 01 · Community

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Local · Charlotte
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Brewski's Pub
Local · Charlotte
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§ 03 · Events & meetups

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SAT 11/15 8:00 AM

Charlotte coffee meetup

Amélie's French Bakery

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SUN 11/16 7:30 AM

Sunday hike — Crowders Mountain

Crowders Mtn State Park

8 going
WED 11/19 7:00 PM

Range day — pistol

ProShots Range

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FRI 11/21 6:30 PM

Friday BBQ — Memorial Stadium

Bryant's BBQ

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§ 04 · Jobs

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Palantir · Denver, CO

Forward Deployed Engineer

TS/SCI welcome$180k+
Posted by Marc D., Army '08–'14
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Stripe · Remote

Risk Operations Lead

Hiring vets$140k+
Posted by Tara K., USAF '11–'17
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Anduril · Costa Mesa, CA

Test Engineer

Hiring vetsSponsoring SkillBridge
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Diego R.
Army '02–'10 · Now: Eng Director, Stripe
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11B → tech transition · GI Bill at a state school · Working in SF/Bay Area · Kids under 5

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§ 06 · Resources

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Guide

How to read your VA letter (and what to do next)

by Dwight S. · 1,284 saves
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Yellow Ribbon schools that actually have it figured out

by Priya K. · 942 saves
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Guide

C&P exam prep — what they actually ask

by Tomás R. · 3,104 saves
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Explainer

TDIU explained without the jargon

by Marcus H. · 612 saves
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