I built this for veterans, so I show up in person.

Candy for the kids, claim talk for the vets

We set up the VA Ready and Vet Ready table at a trick-or-treat event in Copperas Cove, Texas, on October 24. The kids came for the candy. A lot of the parents walking them around turned out to be veterans.

Between handfuls of candy, we pulled up the app and showed veterans how it works: add your conditions, watch the combined rating update with VA math, and see the claim summary you can hand to your VSO. Most of the conversations ended up on claims. Some had been denied, some were sitting half finished, and some had never been started.

This was our second trip to Copperas Cove this year. Veterans show up to family events with their kids, so that is where we want to be. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and to the families who let us be part of their Halloween.

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Five for five

Anthony flew out of the Waycross-Ware County Airport with Runway One Nine Aviation in October. First time at the controls of an airplane, and the last of the five discovery flights we sponsored this fall.

In Anthony’s words: “This morning, I had the privilege of flying an aircraft for the first time! That’s one more thing checked off the ole bucket list.”

That makes five for five. Every seat we sponsored this fall flew.

Thank you to Tim Scheuing and Runway One Nine Aviation for flying all five with us. I want to keep putting veterans in the air. If you want to fly, or just keep up with what we do next:

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Now the family wants a turn

William Tyle flew out of the Waycross-Ware County Airport with Runway One Nine Aviation in October, the fourth of the five discovery flights we sponsored this fall.

Runway One Nine said it best: “He had a great time and now his wife wants to do it, too! It really is that awesome.”

That is how this is supposed to work. One veteran flies, and the family wants in.

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Two Air Force vets, one airplane

Brent and Gabby flew out of the Waycross-Ware County Airport with Runway One Nine Aviation on September 27. Married, both Air Force, and they took turns at the controls while the other rode in the back and watched.

Runway One Nine framed it as a date idea, which it is, but the part I care about is that both of them actually flew the airplane. I am told there is still some disagreement about who did it better.

I want to expand this and keep putting veterans in the air. The veteran community has a lot to offer the aviation community, and that is why I am behind it.

All five sponsored seats have since flown. Runway One Nine Aviation still flies discovery flights out of Waycross:

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On the board for homecoming

Our board went up on the jumbotron at Liberty County High School’s homecoming game on September 25, 2026. Panthers were up 14 to 3 in the second quarter when I took this.

This is Fort Stewart country. The people in those stands are the soldiers, veterans and military families I built this for, so I would rather be on the board at their homecoming than buy an ad somewhere they are never going to see it.

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A full page in the Panther Guide

We have a full page in the 2026 Panther Guide, the program handed out at Liberty County High School home games all season. Same shield, same promise, in print and in people’s hands.

What it says in there: VA Ready and Vet Ready were built by veterans to help other veterans understand their rating, organize their claim, and get everything they have earned. If you are serving, have served, or love someone who has, it is free to download on iPhone and Android.

Pick up a guide at a home game and you will find us inside. Or skip the wait:

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Our first veteran took the controls

The first of the five discovery flights we’re sponsoring is in the books. Justin flew out of the Waycross-Ware County Airport with Runway One Nine Aviation, left seat, hands on the yoke.

That is the part that matters to me. Not a ride in the back, not a tour of the field. A veteran actually flying the airplane.

All five sponsored seats have since flown. Runway One Nine Aviation still flies discovery flights out of Waycross:

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Putting veterans in the air

We’re sponsoring five free discovery flights for veterans in the Fort Stewart, Waycross and Kings Bay area, in partnership with Runway One Nine Aviation in Waycross, Georgia. A real aircraft and a certificated flight instructor, on us.

I soloed for the first time this summer, and I want to share that with the veterans who earned it. The FAA’s MOSAIC rule, which began taking effect in October 2025, expanded the aircraft a sport pilot can fly. A discovery flight is where that path can start.

Flights ran September through October 2026 with Runway One Nine Aviation, and all five seats flew. Runway One Nine still flies discovery flights out of Waycross:

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Backing the home team at Liberty County

We’re sponsoring the Liberty County High School Panthers football team for the full 2026 season. Our name is on the board at Donell Woods Stadium every home game, in Fort Stewart country, in front of the military families we built VA Ready for.

We’d rather earn trust in the stands than buy it in an ad.

On the road for the military community in Texas

We took VA Ready on the road to Copperas Cove, Texas, right outside Fort Hood, to be part of a veterans event and connect with the military community in person.

Jason, our founder and developer (left), and Andrew, who leads marketing and outreach (right), ran the table.

Showing up where veterans and military families actually are is the whole point. We’d rather be in the room than behind a screen.