VETERAN RUN TRAINING FACILITY

Our Solution

SMEAC’s solution has two, interdependent tangents in order to tackle these two problems: 

SMEAC Strategic Purpose for Veterans:

Reduce veteran suicide and make a significant and positive difference in the lives of veterans, those of their extended family and the community.

This will be achieved by;

1. Creating a means by which Veterans can transition from Defence, re-educate and continue to serve their country in a meaningful and challenging way, with other Vets in a service based environment.
2. The Key = giving veterans back their purpose…..their ‘WHY’

SMEAC Strategic Purpose for Youth:

To inspire and educate disadvantaged and at risk youth to strive toward their best life and thus reduce youth suicide, incarceration and crime.

This will be achieved by;

1. Utilising the skills and experience of those veterans noted above to then inspire, educate and encourage disadvantaged and at risk youth by providing diversion programs, support, education and employment pathways to help discover and follow their purpose….their ‘WHY’

Veterans need a similar sense of purpose to that which they had when they served. Not having that sense of purpose, their ‘why’, is at the core of their issues they experience in the months and years following their discharge from the Defence Force. A job in isolation doesn’t cut it – but a job where they can use many of the skills they learned in their military career, for the benefit of helping youth to improve their own lives gives veterans a real sense of purpose. Coupled with support programs, training and qualifications, a team environment, working with other veterans in an organisation that mirrors the structure and ethos of the military, veterans will have a far better chance of transitioning into civilian life and being a valuable and contributing member of society.   .