Dawson- good to see you here.

My path to the military was not a straight line. After 9/11, I wanted to go and serve, but I was 30 years old. After doing some research, I found out about the Navy Reserve's Direct Commissioning Program for Intel Officers. I thought that sounded cool and it would get me in the fight faster (Not true). I knew next to nothing about Navy Intelligence other than James Bond was a British Navy Intel Officer. But the more I learned, the more it was clear the skills I had on Wall St were directly transferable to Navy Intel. In fact, what I learned about collective intelligence and intelligence operations influenced how I looked at data on investing later in my career. it was also the fundamental thesis for the Guild Platform.