Currently our trips are about 2 weeks long. As we progress with each project, trip times will langthen.

Once veterans are selected to be a participant they will have all basic expenses covered once they arrive at LAX airport before the trip and back after the trip is completed. Souvenirs, gifts, and extra food will not be covered under basic expenses.

Other volunteers that are not veterans will have to pay their way to get to the philippines as well as contribute to food and lodging needs while abroad.

Currently we are raising funds through individual/ business donations and government grants.

Once we "deploy" to the country we will be serving, the first thing we do is conduct Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (RSO&I), just as they would have done on previous deployments while they were in service.

This time period is designed to give the participates a chance to adapt and acclimatize to the new culture and climate they will be living in.

From there, we move forward to our “base of operations” in the village we have adopted, conducting mission briefs each morning and debriefs at the end of each day covering the tasks completed, what went well, and what could be improved on tomorrow.

Just like on deployment, evening meals will be shared together, stories told, cards played, and all of the other bonding experiences we’ve shared during deployments, minus the violence. Each deployment ends with a celebration with our host village, enjoying the company of those we set out to help, and ending the deployment with the chance to see the full scope of positivity achieved during their time spent on location.

The goal of these deployments is to reframe the way servicemembers brains relate to their previous deployment experiences by completely recreating the process of those experiences in their entirety with a positive outcome.

We are currently helping in a small village called Olongapo just north of Subic Bay in the Philippines, about 4 hours north west of Manila.