Jake Wood of @TeamRubiconUSA: Leading Through a Crisis | SALT Talks #148

Welcome to another episode of SALT Talks with host Anthony Scaramucci, and guest Jake Wood, the founder and CEO of Team Rubicon, a non-profit organization that utilizes the skills of military veterans to deploy disaster response teams to a variety of different humanitarian crises.

The US military provides some of the most advanced skill training in the world to its service members. Too often when these veterans leave the military, there are no smart ways to apply those skills. Team Rubicon has recruited over 750K veterans and responded to over 750 communities in crisis. Disaster zones provide a unique opportunity for veterans to use those skills for good around the world. "January 2010, the Haiti earthquake hit. It was the worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century. Seeing all the chaos and destruction, it really looked familiar to me. I’d just gotten done with two really hard combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan."

Suicide remains a crisis among veterans. A loss of purpose and community can play a major role in driving mental health issues and Team Rubicon goes a long way in filling that void. Working as part of a group allows many a chance to process some of their own unaddressed trauma. "One of the fastest-growing demographics of volunteers at Team Rubicon are Vietnam Veterans. It's really amazing to see these men process the trauma of their wartime experience for the first time in 50 years."

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