Choices Not Chances Podcast

By: Ryan Rogers And Matthew Charette
  • Summary

  • The Choices Not Chances Podcast came about after the release of Ryan Rogers’s new book, "Lions of Marjah". The Podcast is a veteran-oriented work, focusing on interviews of not only combat veterans but the families and lives they lead transitioning from combat. We will feature veteran aid of all types and consistently plug new therapies, as well as make an effort to bridge the civilian/military divide. The warfighting experience comes with many changes, some tolerable, others not as much. Semper Fi!
    Ryan Rogers And Matthew Charette
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Episodes
  • Choices Not Chances Podcast Episode 83- Jo Munisteri- Explorer and Author
    Oct 29 2024

    Intrepid Explorer of inner and outer worlds. Jo is an educator, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, was a Sundancer, a certified combat analyst,a student of martial arts, and an avid hiker, choreographer/dancer and swimmer.

    Jo is a mother of a son and a daughter- Denali and Sequoia Schmidt, and former wife of the late USAF PJ, mountain guide and climber Martin W. Schmidt.

    Jo's non-fiction, technical writing and research is published in New Zealand, Australia, the USA, Pakistan, Russia, India, and Iraq (in English).

    Jo publishes her poetry and creative fiction under Jo Patti.

    She is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Massey University, and has her diploma from New Zealand School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. In addition, Jo has a Third Class Radio Engineering License (NYC) and completed numerous Professional Development courses.


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    3 hrs and 22 mins
  • Choices Not Chances Special Edition- Episode 82-Rick Greene (Col. US Army Ret.) Georgian Civil War
    Oct 23 2024

    In this episode, our returning guest Rick Green walks us through the Georgian Civil War from the eyes of the first American on deck in an official capacity. Rick was a Specialist in the Russian Language and Culture. He was selected to be a U.N. Observer to keep the peace between Abkhazia and Georgia as the nation started to split. Rick was in the conflict zone in a small safehouse in Gali, a town ravaged by both forces multiple times. He details his daily battle rhythm and some of the scarier times he experienced in days past. Rick also compares what we see today, versus what we saw in the past.

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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Choices Not Chances Podcast Episode 81 Ron Jansen (USMC - Fallujah)
    Oct 9 2024

    Ron joined the Marine Corps Reserves as an Infantryman in 2002 and deployed as force protection to Djibouti, Africa in January 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2006 he was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. There, he served as infantry squad leader in a variety of counter-insurgency missions. Some of Ron and his unit’s experiences are recounted in the book Fallujah Awakens: Marines, Sheikhs and the Battle Against al Qaeda, by Bill Ardolino.​ ​ Ron holds an Associates Degree from Grand Rapids Community College, a Bachelors in Business Administration from Grand Valley State University and a Masters of Management, Strategy and Leadership from Michigan State University. ​ Ron joined SpartanNash in 2020. Prior to joining SpartanNash he was Senior Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions at Stryker, medical device company. Ron held several roles at Stryker to include Project Manager, M&A Integration and Program Manager, Strategic Development. Prior to joining Stryker, Ron held a variety of project and operations management roles at SecurAlarm Systems, a video and access control system integrator.​

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    1 hr and 42 mins

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