Veteran led · Triad, North Carolina

Hands-on programs for veterans living with PTSD

We run small workshops where veterans build precision rifles to spec. It's slow, exact work that takes full focus. That's deliberate.

The numbers

How common this actually is

These aren't historical numbers. They describe veterans living in North Carolina right now.

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will experience PTSD in their lifetime: 29 in 100; Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
are living with it in any given year: 15 in 100; Same cohort, past-year prevalence
veterans using VA health care have experienced PTSD: 23 in 100; Against 7 in 100 across all veterans

How it works

Building a rifle to spec leaves no room for shortcuts. That's why we chose it.

01
It takes your full attention
Tolerances are measured in thousandths of an inch. You can't do this well while thinking about something else. For a few hours, there's nothing but the part in your hands.
02
You can measure your own work
A part is either in spec or it isn't. Nobody needs to reassure you, and nobody can talk you out of it. You pick up the gauge and check.
03
Nobody asks you to explain yourself
Small groups, veterans at every station, instructors who've served. Talk if you want to. Plenty of people don't, and that's fine.

Where we work