Stew and The Nunn, Episode 209 with Chad Robichaux.
Stew and The Nunn, Episode 209 with Chad Robichaux. On this episode Troy and Toby talk with long time friend and brother Chad Robichaux. Chad has been on the show many times for the best of reasons.
Chad is a former Force Recon Marine and DoD Contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Task Force. After overcoming his personal battles with PTSd and nearly becoming a veteran suicide statistic, Chad founded the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a leading non-profit, serving the active duty and military veteran communities with highly successful faith-based combat trauma and resiliency programs. Having spoken to over 150,000 active-duty troops and led life-saving programs for over 3,800 active military and veterans at four Mighty Oaks Ranches around the Nation, Chad has become a go-to resource and is considered a subject matter expert on faith-based solutions to PTSd, having advised the current Presidential Administration, Congress, the VA and highest levels of the DoD. Currently, Chad also serves as the Chairman for the Faith Based Veterans Service Alliance (FBVSA) collaborating with the White House and Congress on behalf of a coalition of faith based Veteran Service Organizations, and is a Campaign Surrogate Speaker and National Board Member for Veterans Coalition for Trump.
Chad is a best-selling author who has written five books related to veteran care donating over 100,000 copies to the troops during his resiliency speaking tours. He is regularly featured on national media, such as Fox News, OANN, The O’Reilly Factor, The Blaze, TBN, The 700 Club, USA Today and has appeared in a short film by I Am Second. Currently, a life-story motion picture movie is being produced based on his book, An Unfair Advantage.
In addition to Chad’s military service, he is a former federal agent and law enforcement officer who was awarded the Medal of Valor for bravery. Chad is married to his wife Kathy of 25 years, and they have a daughter and two sons. Hunter is the 3rd generation Marine Combat veteran in the Robichaux family. Chad and his two sons are lifelong martial artists. Chad is a 3rd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Carlson Gracie Jr and is a former Professional Mixed Martial Arts Champion having competed at the highest levels of the sport.