Online Veteran Community TakingPoint.com Offers Military Social Media by Veterans, for Veterans

The United States of America has a complicated history with her veterans. Those who serve deserve praise and support for their decision to serve, but that often does not help individual veterans when they leave the military and begin the challenging transition to civilian life. TakingPoint offers the promise of consolidating the fractured veteran community and unlocking the sea of goodwill from the American people by bringing back the sense of unit camaraderie that made military service so fulfilling. The need for that strong bond is the foundation of TakingPoint's vision for a nation that upholds its promise of support to those who defended her.

The Challenging Transition

As military personnel return to civilian life, many issues arise. New bills stack up that used to be paid by the military. Income is no longer steady, or even guaranteed to come in at all. Cultural differences can make socializing more difficult. There is a profound loss of a close-knit team and a valuable mission that everyone focused on together. These obstacles can be frustrating for veterans with solid support networks and good short-term prospects, but they can be disruptive and life-altering for those of us who lack the basic foundation of people who are willing to help veterans get on the right path. TakingPoint, a new online veteran community, offers another path for veterans to rebuild a strong community like they enjoyed during service.

A New Type of Community

Veterans of the newer generations cannot rely on the local communities as others did before. The shrinking veteran population and increasing civil-military separation across the United States makes it difficult for veterans to find people to whom they can easily relate and ask advice. This isolation also makes it difficult to seek out a new group of people who can provide some of that lost sense of belonging. TakingPoint understands the powerful draw of a military unit because we are a veteran-led organization. Rebuilding pride in a group and a valuable mission is one of the foundations on which the company is built. We use units as a way for veterans to find long-lost friends, share personal stories, and to discover new connections in this scattered network. Using social media, TakingPoint is grasping this opportunity to connect veterans in community that was impossible only a few years ago.

Toward Veteran Success

There are times when the path ahead looks difficult to every veteran. Figuring out benefits, education, jobs, and other important parts of civilian life are often lonely activities. TakingPoint's CEO David Johnson felt that isolation personally when he left 10th Special Forces Group to attend college. His solution was to connect veterans with a platform for sharing practical advice for addressing these important aspects of transition. This powerful online network offers unlimited opportunities to seek advice from other veterans and also support organization across the country. More features are being added that will help veterans use benefits, connect veterans to their surrounding community, and give feedback to organizations designed to support them. A veteran takes a valuable step on the path to success every day thanks to TakingPoint.

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