What does it really take to go from civilian life to becoming an Army National Guard officer? In this episode of The Price for Paradise, I sit down with my longtime friend Cohlton Kieffer to talk about his journey through Army Basic Training and Officer Candidate School (OCS). Cohlton shares what military training is actually like—from rucking, fitness tests and sleep deprivation to leadership under pressure and the infamous OCS “shark attack.” We also get into how he earned the highest physical fitness score among roughly 280 soldiers at his graduation and why years of training prepared him for more than just the physical challenges. This one is about discipline, service, leadership, mental toughness, and voluntarily doing hard things to become more capable.