I'm mainly interested in meeting people who I share a background with, especially campaign vets. Everything changed when I got out and my life, although somewha

I'm mainly interested in meeting people who I share a background with, especially campaign vets. Everything changed when I got out and my life, although somewhat metaphorically in the same place as my peers, is vastly different. It's nice to talk about stress, learning, pay/finances, dealing with hierarchy, vet issues, etc with someone who can contribute a bit more than nods and sympathy. The military keeps a lot of stats about post-service folks that they show you before you get out. One is that most veterans end up in blue collar fields, which is curious by itself given how technical many jobs are (the direct skills don't translate but the mindset does). The second is the graduation rate, which is generally why I encourage companies to hire SWEs without degrees (this also has overlap with other DEI goals). I don't worry about libertarians or the far left too much. Usually those folks warm up after a while once they realize you're not Baba Yaga.