Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast

About Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast

On Return to Base, we rip off the 550 cord and 100mph tape that holds us all together and explore topics that veterans can relate to: calls to service, transition stories, memories of skin and blood left in sand and boots. We'll chat with professionals, philanthropists, businesspeople, and just good f**kin' dudes and gals. Strap in for Return to Base hosted by retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and former Special Forces (Green Beret) Cliff VR.

Publisher

VeteranLife

Category

business · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2021

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Jonathan Milkovich | Fitness, Community, and Finding Purpose Beyond the Uniform

   Host: Cliff VanRickley Guest: Jonathan Milkovich — Army Veteran, Endurance Athlete, and Founder & Executive Director of Operation WarriorFit Army veteran Jonathan Milkovich thought he was prepared to leave the military. What he wasn't prepared for was how much he would miss the structure, accountability, community, and sense of purpose that came with wearing the uniform. Milkovich served eight years in the Army, including five years on active duty as an airborne infantryman and another th...

2. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Thom Tran | Combat, Comedy, and Taking Care of Joes With a Microphone

   Host: Cliff VanRickley Guest: Thom Tran — Army Veteran, Comedian and Founder of The GIs of Comedy Army veteran Thom Tran planned to spend 20 years in uniform. A sniper's bullet changed that plan. Tran enlisted in the Army at 18, before he'd even finished high school, and served as a communications sergeant and Civil Affairs sergeant within the Army's Special Operations community. In 2003, just four days after crossing the border into Iraq, Tran was shot in the back of the head during a firefi...

3. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Curtez Riggs | Military Storytelling, Community, and 10 Years of MIC

   Guest Host: Christie Nix Guest: Curtez Riggs — Army Veteran and Founder, Military Influencer Conference Army veteran Curtez Riggs has spent his post-military career creating opportunities for others in the military-connected community. After serving 21 years in the Army, Riggs turned an early interest in digital entrepreneurship into something much bigger: the Military Influencer Conference, better known as MIC. What started as a relatively small gathering of military content creators has gr...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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