Program Line
No veteran should have to navigate the next chapter alone. Next Objective: Shoulder to Shoulder is a peer connection program of The Veterans Phalanx that helps veterans support one another through transition, challenge, and everyday life after service.
Overview
For many veterans, some of the hardest moments do not happen in uniform. They happen afterward while adjusting to civilian life, navigating benefits, facing isolation, rebuilding purpose, or simply trying to find footing in a new season of life. Shoulder to Shoulder exists to make sure no veteran has to face those moments alone.
This program is built on a simple idea: veterans are often best positioned to support other veterans.
This is not clinical care or formal counseling. It is veteran-to-veteran connection grounded in trust, perspective, and the understanding that comes from having walked a similar road.
Many veterans are more likely to open up, ask questions, or accept guidance from someone who has lived through similar experiences. Shoulder to Shoulder is designed to create that bridge through trust, perspective, and shared experience.
Next Objective: Shoulder to Shoulder is designed for veterans who may need connection, perspective, or support from someone who has been there before. It is also for veterans who are ready to step up and walk alongside another veteran in a meaningful way.
Through Next Objective: Shoulder to Shoulder, The Veterans Phalanx helps create peer-to-peer connection by linking veterans with other veterans who understand the challenges that can come after service. Sometimes the most important step forward is simply having someone beside you who understands.
Whether you are a veteran looking for support, someone willing to stand beside another veteran, or a partner interested in learning more, we would be honored to connect.