265 - From FBI Burnout to 35 Days at Sea — One Veteran's Search for Purpose with Jere Hartman

265 - From FBI Burnout to 35 Days at Sea — One Veteran's Search for Purpose with Jere Hartman

Author: ManKind Project USA September 1, 2026 Duration: 38:59
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). The US military does an incredible job of creating warriors and a horrible job of bringing them home. Jere Hartman lived that truth. After leaving the 75th Ranger Regiment, he chased the career ladder at the FBI, hit 240 pounds, and looked in the mirror at a miserable man achieving goals that weren't his. So he quit, thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, and then said yes to something drastic: rowing 2,800 miles across...

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