6–12 months from transition
The window where you can still test an idea while you have a paycheck, orders, and time to plan the landing.
Pilot cohort · December 2–3, 2026 · Arlington, Virginia
Answer it first.Then build.
A two-day bootcamp for active duty service members and military spouses 6–12 months from transition. Day one settles whether entrepreneurship is your path. Day two gets you moving on it.
DatesWed–Thu, December 2–3, 2026
LocationArlington, Virginia
WhoActive duty & military spouses
CostNo cost to attend
Who this is built for
You do not need a business yet.
The bootcamp is the front door of the Veteran Entrepreneur Program — the phase before a pitch deck, before an LLC, before you have told anyone. Come with a question, not a company.
Built for portable careers
PCS moves break traditional career tracks. Ownership travels. Spouses attend on equal footing with service members.
An honest answer counts
Deciding entrepreneurship is not your path is a successful outcome of day one. Better to learn it here than eighteen months in.
The structure
Two days. Two questions.
The agenda runs in one direction. Everything on day one is built to answer whether you should. Everything on day two is built to answer how — and it ends with the plan in your hand.
Day 01 · Wednesday, December 2
Is entrepreneurship right for me?
- 01Military-to-civilian transition and entrepreneurial identityWho you are after the uniform, and what actually carries over.
- 02Founder transition profileYour skills, timeline, obligations, and risk tolerance on one page.
- 03Entrepreneurial readiness assessmentWhere you stand today, scored honestly, with the gaps named.
- 04The realities of entrepreneurshipIncome gaps, benefits, and family impact — the parts nobody posts about.
- 05Types of entrepreneurshipFranchise, services, product, acquisition. They are not the same job.
- 06Opportunity discoveryFinding the problem you are actually positioned to solve.
Day 02 · Thursday, December 3
How do I get started?
- 01Customer discovery and validationTalk to buyers before you build, and how to run those conversations.
- 02Business models, revenue, and pricingHow the money moves, and what to charge for it.
- 03Legal and operational foundationsEntity, contracts, insurance, and the paperwork that protects you.
- 04Funding, benefits, and entrepreneurial resources for veteransThe federal, state, and private programs built for your situation.
- 05Launch planning masterclassTurning a decision into a sequence with dates attached.
- 0690-day action planYou leave with the first ninety days written down.
What you leave with
A plan with dates on it.
Most transition programming ends with a folder. This one ends with a sequence: what you do in week one, what you have proven by day thirty, and what has to be true by day ninety for this to be real.
You also leave inside the Veteran Entrepreneur Program network — the mentors, the alumni, and the next phase of programming once you are launched.
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Pilot cohort — limited seats
Two days that decide the next two years.
The December pilot runs at a reduced size so every attendee gets time with the instructors. Requests are reviewed in the order they arrive.
Request a seat
One form. Seat request and verified profile.
Registration opens October 1, 2026.
Registering creates your SOCYiD account for the event. Service members confirm their own military email and walk away with a fully verified SOCYiD profile — no ID scan needed. Spouses and dependents confirm military affiliation through their sponsor's military email for the event roster.
Representing a business? Companies at the bootcamp to support participants — mentorship, subject-matter expertise, or opportunities — register with the Business option on the form.
Already registered? Join the event group — PENFED VEP DC Bootcamp: Dec 2–3.
Registration opens October 1, 2026.
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