Mission To offer a unique and empowering cost-free travel experience to recent veterans transitioning into civilian life and support them as they cultivate necessary skills and networks. Vision VETGo envisions a world where those who serve to protect our country are shown gratitude and given an opportunity to grow, heal, and plan together while having life-altering experiences. Travel cohorts will become tight-knit communities of friends and colleagues who can crowdsource coping skills, vocational connections, and social safety nets. In this world, post-service outcomes skew positive, with healthier veterans and more stable home lives for military families. What We Do Our trips bring together 30 veterans for 25 days. We create parallels to the best parts of the military experience: a sense of camaraderie and community. The friendships and bonds built during this travel experience will make a strong and stable mini-veteran community for each participant to lean on as they enter civilian life. In the next five years, we will collect data and determine the impact and outcome of this program. We seek to: Improve mental and physical health Reduce suicide and self-harm Increase post-service employment Post-service experiences vary for each individual veteran; however, data shows that many of us are adrift when we are discharged. The resources offered to veterans are designed as “one-stop shops.” VETGo takes a different approach. Every veteran has a unique story and journey, and they deserve a navigable infrastructure of support that sees them as an individual, not a data point. VETGo cohorts will be comprised of 30 veterans and offered ongoing engagement after their travel time. Cohort newsletters, reunions, and annual holiday updates will be part of the VETGo experience. We are here to go above and beyond what has ever been offered to veterans. We offer accessible and meaningful travel experiences amongst peers who can relate to the specific challenges.