#155: Helping Veterans Succeed in Politics with Joshua McCarver, USMA ‘07

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joshua McCarver (USMA ‘07) is the founder of <a href="https://academypolitics.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Academy Politics</a>, a nonprofit focused on recruiting, educating, and connecting Service Academy graduates who want to transition into politics.  Academy Politics focuses on improving the bipartisan problem-solving nature of government while working to put more veterans into public office at the local, state, and national levels. </span></p> <p>In this episode, Josh<span style="font-weight: 400;"> and I</span> discuss:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why it is important to get more veterans into public office</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How his organization started with a Facebook group in 2018 </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Academy Politics’ training partners and the network that supports Service Academy graduates interested in running for office</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lessons he learned at West Point and during his military career that are helping him grow the Academy Politics community</span></li> </ul> <p>Connect with Josh:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuamccarver/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joshua McCarver</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://academypolitics.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Academy Politics</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/academypolitics" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Academy Politics Facebook group</span></a></li> </ul> <p>If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href= "https://sabm