COLLABORATION
Combined Arms (CAX) delivers innovative technology solutions that improve quality of life for veterans & military families. CAX streamlines the connection between (1) active service members, veterans, and their families (SMVF), and other military-connected individuals, and (2) the social service organizations that can serve their needs. Through our community resource referral system, clients find needed resources and connect quickly and directly to service providers to get assistance to thrive professionally and personally in the areas of community, wellness, professional support, and essential services.
Combined Arms is a dynamic, ever-evolving collaborative impact organization that is using an innovative approach to technology and service delivery to disrupt the veteran transition experience. By providing comprehensive support to military members and their families as they transition to civilian life, we are accelerating veteran transition in order to deliver maximum impact on the communities they return to.
Combined Arms streamlines the connection between veterans and their families from all branches of the military with organizations that serve them. We’ve created a new veteran service model, focusing on collective impact—reinventing what it means to serve veterans by creating pathways for them to access resources based on exactly what they’ve asked for, leaving the outdated model of “services in silos” behind.
Combined Arms is creating a well-rounded community of veterans who are United After The Uniform.
Veterans leaving the military face a huge difficulty transitioning to civilian life. Most pronounced is that they lack access to personal and professional networks when they leave the military. While in the military they and their families are part of a unit and a strong support network with clear direction for career paths and family services. We believe that the best service we can provide veterans during their transition is access to a community of veterans that have already transitioned, who have walked the road they find themselves on presently and have the time and ability to give back to strengthen their careers and families.
In order to provide that community, we have to gather our successful veterans that have already transitioned, that are leading their industries and companies in their careers. We need classmates and friends, mothers and fathers, husbands and wives who are secure in their family lives. We need community building activities that gather our leaders, volunteers, and veterans to connect with one another. The greatest resource that can be provided to veterans is one that connects them with other veterans.
With dozen of events there is always opportunities to meet other veterans, share stories, be inspired, build your network, and strengthen your career & your family.
The problems that face veterans both as they transition from the military and once they have transitioned are daunting. No single organization can provide all the programming or resources necessary to be successful. We do not try to be everything to our veterans, instead we focus on one thing. Building the community of veterans.
Building the community of veterans means creating opportunities for veterans to come together, to connect, to share stories, to feel a part of a whole, and to help one another. We’ve Been There, and we’ll be there for you too.
We have all served, we have all been part of the greatest military force in history, we have all graduated from the most field tested leadership training, we’ve all been through the transition back to civilian life, and we are here for veterans and their families. We’ve Been There.
The idea for Combined Arms began where many ideas do—around a dinner table with friends, three Houston-based veterans, each of us with our own post-military life story and each of us with our own unique transition journey. With many of us having served, we knew too many of our brothers and sisters who returned home after serving our country only to struggle in their transition to civilian life.
Each of us knew this process, as only someone who has ever transitioned out of the military can understand, and we recognized the confusion and the flaws in the process. We saw the need for an organization that could empower veterans to carefully and strategically navigate life post military and envision a life of impact and meaning.
For veterans returning to civilian life, there is a chasm that we must build a bridge across. A community to unite under one powerful cause. We have a new kind of life to define—one that straddles the before and the after.
The service and the veteran.
The civilian and the veteran.
In 2016 we launched our Community Leader program in order to provide leadership opportunities for veterans, spouses, and patriotic civilians to lead our community building efforts. These leaders sign up to receive mental health, peer mentor, and active listening training in order to become advocates for our members. They connect, refer, and accelerate their peers through our community building events leading our networking and social events. Community Leaders take on a financial and time commitment to Combined Arms.
Those interested in leading our mission to build the veteran community should apply below. One of our staff will reach out to you to assess your potential for fitting this role, which affinity group would be right for you, and potentially which existing community leader should mentor you.
All new community leaders must be recommended by their community leader mentor. They must be mentored for a minimum of 2 months prior to recommendation. Following the recommendation the candidate will undergo a full employee screening and vetting process. Community Leaders are volunteer, unpaid positions but we treat them like employees. They are part of our team and family, and due all the respect owed to our team.
Leveraging the volunteer leadership of U.S. military veterans, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) recipients, and inspired community members to provide direct programming to the SIV community. To support them, visit: https://combinedarms.us/siv
Connecting veterans and civilians to experience their faith journey together.
Bridging the gap between the LGBTQ and veteran communities.
A home base for all, our co-working space builds connections between veterans, the 200+ membership organizations and civilians. Our integrated technology platform allows veterans and their families to complete the intake assessment from anywhere in the world.
Efficiently connects veterans with 200+ service organizations who provide 1,000+ customized resources. This technology is also available via mobile download on iOS and Android, and allows for veterans to be referred to services in a matter of seconds!
Reaching further upstream with geo-targeted content and campaigns to wrap our arms around transitioning veterans to ensure none fall through the cracks.
Empowering veterans to step up and serve as community leaders to connect more veterans with social services and foster collaborative relationships.
Member organizations are the lifeblood of Combined Arms. They offer essential resources and support to veterans throughout the country. We work with these organizations to ensure that holistic resources are delivered to veterans efficiently and effectively.
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