EPISODE PREMISE

AI is changing the workforce. Veterans can fear the change—or learn how to put it to work.

AI doesn't have to replace your experience—it can extend what you already know.

Ted Adair and Kris Saling break down how AI Mission Ready helps veterans, military spouses, and caregivers move beyond AI hype and build practical tools for real problems. The bigger conversation goes deeper than technology: identity after service, rebuilding structure, finding purpose, and preparing yourself for a workforce changing faster than traditional transition programs can keep up.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Learn why Kris says AI takes over tasks—not jobs—and why your experience and domain knowledge still matter when evaluating what AI produces.

• See how an 82nd Airborne veteran built an AI agent to triage community emails, prioritize issues, and turn hours of administrative work into roughly 15 minutes a day.

• Recognize why trying to copy and paste the entire military ecosystem into your first civilian job can leave you struggling with identity, structure, community, and purpose.

• Understand the AI Mission Ready model: practical training, live coaching, small "fire teams," and a requirement to finish with a functional asset—not just another certificate.

About Ted Adair & Kris Saling

Ted Adair is a fourth-generation Army combat veteran and former field artillery officer who completed two deployments, including a 14-month combat tour in Iraq. After two decades in federal consulting and growth strategy, he founded Oath & Oak to help veterans, military spouses, and caregivers build economic agency in an AI-enabled world.

Kris Saling is a people analytics and talent management expert, Director of Workforce Transformation at IBR, author of Data-Driven Talent Management, and founder of the Navigator Foundation. Her experience at the intersection of workforce transformation, data, technology, and people brings an important perspective to understanding what AI can—and cannot—do.

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