Who Is an Adventurer? Meet the Heart of Trail to Recovery Who Is an Adventurer? We call the people we serve in Trail to Recovery- "Adventurers." It's not a rank, a certification, or something you test into. It's three things: Veteran. Active duty. First responder. That's the whole list. If you're on it, you're in. --- VETERANS Separated six months ago or thirty years ago, it doesn't matter. The trail doesn't check your DD-214. It doesn't care what you did, how long you serv

THE OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL FIELD GUIDE TO NOT MAKING IT WEIRD:   A Civilian-to-Veteran and Veteran-to-Civilian Interoperability Manual, Revision 2.0 INTRODUCTION Despite sharing a country, a tax base, the same Costco parking lot, and at least one mutual acquaintance named Mike who "did a few years," veterans and civilians continue to regard each other with the quiet bewilderment of two species who evolved on separate continents and were introduced at a dinner party that nobody p

Last Saturday, Trail to Recovery made its presence known at the Virginia Off-Road Spring Trailfest in Jamaica Virginia. We gathered with around 300 people, amidst trucks and outdoor enthusiasts. Our aim was simple: to introduce ourselves, shake hands, and engage in meaningful conversations. Something happened during our time there that truly encapsulates our mission. A young man approached my booth with a young woman and quite a curious and adorable German Shepard. We discus

Have you ever felt like you were just a number? A case number. A claim number. A spot on a waitlist that moves slower than a convoy lost in bad weather. You've navigated the VA; maybe you're still navigating it, and somewhere along the way it became clear to you that the system wasn't really built with you in mind. It was built to process you. That isn’t cynicism. That's your experience. And here's what that system will never tell you: the reason it feels wrong isn't because