How to Grow a Beard by Robert Graves
Robert Graves
I’ve never had a book writing urge, but one day in October of 2015, while I was recovering from my first shoulder surgery, I started writing all the lessons I learned leading up to that point in my life. The lessons with dealing with our Veterans Association to get our benefits allocated to us; small groups to turn to for help; lessons I learned buying a house, finding a job, learning humility in the workforce… watching our potty mouths, fitting back in with the people who only recognize our faces and not who we are anymore… I just started writing everything that I wish someone had told me on my way out. When it was all said and done—and published—I wrote: “How to Grow a Beard: A Military Transition Guide back into Civilian Life.”
I’ve seen this book on an American Veteran Facebook group. They all seemed to be raving about it.