EP4 Military 👼 Paternity Leave - More mentor talk - 📚books - taxes - Justin Murphy

To all the brave men and women out there still protecting our freedom 🇺🇸 🫡 Thank you for your service!   

Justin Murphy - Back again for a bi-weekly update talking about the following:  

Timestamps:
⌚ 0:00 - Intro
⌚ 2:21 - You are having a baby!
⌚ 5:00 - 12 Week Paternity Leave for either parent - including non-child-bearing parents - Just a dropdown on the DA31
⌚ 7:50 - Thinking about retirement taxes
⌚ 12:01 - Shifting the internship timelines to make room for the new baby
⌚ 13:46 - Meeting Terrence Hayes - VA Press Secretary - A HillVets speaker
⌚ 16:04 - Some books and resources (see list below or go to https://retire.army/books)
⌚ 20:16 - First meeting with my ACP mentor - Andrew Rudman- The Mexico Institute Director
⌚ 23:17 - Getting into Public Policy -  
⌚ 25:38 - Not knowing the rules can give you an advantage
⌚ 26:09 - Outro  

Links:
🔗 Terrence Hayes - Dept of VA Press Secretary - https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5607
🔗 Andrew Rudman - The Mexico Institue - https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-names-andrew-rudman-mexico-institute-director

Books - All of the books discussed can be found at https://retire.army/books :
📚 How to win friends and influence people - Dale Carnegie
📚 Lead Well - Ken Falke
📚 How to stop worrying and start living - Dale Carnegie
📚 The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck - Mark Manson
📚 Never Split The Difference - Chris Voss
📚 Leaders Eat Last - Simon Sinek  

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