Friendship During War Saved My Life | Major Tom Schueman | The Man Enough Podcast
Listen to the full episode "Surviving War: Friendship, Manhood and Vulnerability with Major Tom Schueman" here: https://link.chtbl.com/ManEnough Are you disciplined in your friendships? Purple Heart recipient, Major Tom Schueman, answers the question on this segment from this week’s episode of The Man Enough Podcast. Episode Description: Major Tom Schueman, The Man Enough Podcast’s first war veteran and active duty military guest, discusses male friendship, positive masculine characteristics that are not binary or the property of men alone, how being trained to be alert all the time on the battlefield can make it hard to be vulnerable and present in the rest of life, how knowing how to handle any kind of physical wound does not prepare you to address emotional or psychological wounds, and his belief that we need to learn how to reintegrate warriors back into society after combat like Native Americans and the Spartans used to do. Ultimately, he believes that healthy manhood is rooted in finding purpose and serving something greater than yourself. About Major Tom Schueman: During his 15 years in military service so far, Major Tom Schueman served as a platoon commander in Afghanistan for 16 months. Tom was awarded a Purple Heart after he and others were ambushed in a field on Nov. 9, 2010. He then went on to get his masters in English Literature at Georgetown University, and currently teaches English literature at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he remains on active duty. You might know Major Tom from his numerous media appearances with “Zak” Zainullah Zaki, an Afghan translator who was embedded with the platoon he commanded in Afghanistan. Since serving together since 2010, the pair have walked a dangerous road together down perilous paths of war and bureaucracy. Their commitment to deep friendship and trust saved and shaped Major Tom’s life both during and after war in many ways, leading to his more peaceful and vulnerable understanding of how to show up in the world. Read Always Faithful Major Tom and Zak co-wrote a book titled _Always Faithful_, telling the full story of the divergent paths that led them to work together in Afghanistan, the dangerous road they walked together in service to America, and how their commitment to each other ended up saving both their lives, literally. #manenough #masculinity #undefined #manenoughpodcast The Man Enough Podcast is produced by Wayfarer Studios and presented by Procter and Gamble, in partnership with Cadence13, an Audacy company. HOSTS: Justin Baldoni, Liz Plank, and Jamey Heath JOIN THE MAN ENOUGH COMMUNITY: Follow: https://manenough.com/podcast Instagram: / wearemanenough TikTok: https://tiktok.com/wearemanenough Twitter: / wearemanenough Facebook: / wearemanenough Subscribe to the Man Enough newsletter for behind the scenes, updates, and sneak peeks of new episodes, as well as positive masculinity content: https://manenough.com/newsletter Read the book: https://manenough.com/books FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Justin Baldoni Instagram: / justinbaldoni Justin Baldoni TikTok: / justinbaldoni Justin Baldoni Facebook: / justinbaldoni Justin Baldoni Twitter: / justinbaldoni Text Justin: +1 (310) 845-6909 Liz Plank: / feministabulous Liz Plank TikTok: / lizplank Liz Plank Facebook: / feministabulous Liz Plank Twitter: / feministabulous Site: http://www.elizabethplank.com/ Jamey Heath Instagram: / jamey_heath_ Jamey Heath TikTok: / jameyheath Jamey Heath Twitter: / jamey_heath_ Jamey Heath Facebook: / jameyjaz Site: http://www.jameyheath.com/ PRODUCED BY: Wayfarer Studios: https://www.wayfarerstudios.com Wayfarer Studios YouTube: / wayfarerentertainment P&G Studios Executive Producers: Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, Tarah Malhotra-Feinberg, Marc Pritchard, Anna Saalfeld, Chris Corcoran
