“One of the bigger problems I had was I no longer had a purpose, because in the Marine Corps, you are built up to have a pretty big ego,” Robert Elliott told The Epoch Times.
This problem isn’t unique to Elliott or to the Marines specifically, but is common to many veterans who have recently made the transition from military service back to civilian life.
The lack of purpose, structure, and a support network can be devastating to veterans. It certainly was to Elliott—until he found a way to regain all three.
His answer? Farming.
But he didn’t stop there. After realizing what a lifesaver farming was for his transition back to civilian life, Elliott started the Veteran’s Farm of North Carolina (VFNC), where he provides agricultural programs for other veterans who are currently in the position he once was….