SOCRS123- Ben Killoy- "The Fatherhood Sensei"

Straight Outta Combat Radio-Honoring Combat Wisdom

Ben Killoy is a Husband, Father, and Marine Veteran living in Milton, WI with my beautiful wife and kids.

He was an 1142 Electrical Equipment Repair Specialist in the Marine Corp (aka Generator Mechanic), served from 2003-2007, mostly in Okinawa. While there, he traveled to South Korea four times and stared down the North Korean in the DMZ. He also visited Australia, and wrapped up my time in the Corps with a trip to historical Iwo Jima.

Ben was employed shortly after leaving the service, but was still not connected to his inner passion: leadership. He wandered without a clear path to follow. It was only after he went to a seminar that changed everything and reignited his passion for Leadership.

Since then, Ben has been on a 4-year journey to master leadership principles and to understand his true capabilities to own his life and the choices he was making. When he left the Marines, he felt that he was not going to reach his full potential while serving and that it was going to hold him back. "That sounds funny saying it out loud as it not a reason most people give, but that was where my mindset was," says Ben.

Currently, Ben uses his passion for leadership to help Military Veteran Dads understand who they are, develop the skills to overcome adversity and own their life and choices. He helps dads come home to their families and make the strongest legacy any of us can have, our families.

Ben loves leadership because it allows him "to reach down and pull people up when others might have pushed them down."