Honoring the cost of service through sustained support.
Our work centers on sustained support, science education, and human performance programs for veterans and first responders. Households, communities, organizations, and teams also gain access to education and resources developed through that work.
We have organized our work into three programs to connect individual support with scientific research and practical education. War Feather provides a six-month structured commitment for selected veterans and first responders seeking help. Overwatch examines evidence, publishes research education, and develops scientific collaborations. 7.Actual brings human performance education into everyday life, beginning with the True North manual.
War Feather
You deserve a team that stays.
War Feather brings selected veterans and first responders into six months of partner-led care, individual assessments, and weekly programming. Participants work toward personal goals alongside a consistent cohort, with scheduled check-ins, shared accountability, and education around training, sleep, nutrition, and recovery.
Qualified partners guide individual care, while BEVP coordinates the program and the relationships that keep participants connected throughout their commitment. Participant feedback and appropriately collected data help inform research through Overwatch and educational resources through 7.Actual.
Overwatch
Science leads our model.
Overwatch is our science education, research, and collaboration program. We are building a shared platform connecting academic institutions, researchers, health systems, longevity organizations, technology companies, food systems, policymakers, and government organizations.
Its coverage examines daily practices, biological systems, therapies, recovery, environmental conditions, and measurement. Each topic includes source references and evidence assessments explaining what researchers studied, what they reported, and which questions remain open. Questions emerging from War Feather and 7.Actual will help guide research collaborations, with findings informing the continued development of both programs.
7.Actual
Human performance begins with the life people live.
7.Actual brings human performance education to veterans, first responders, and everyday Americans. Dedicated to the memory of Lt. JG (SEAL) David R. Metcalf, the program begins with the True North manual and the experience, research, and lessons of the 7X Expedition.
The manual provides the foundation for an evolving program covering movement, sleep, nutrition, hydration, recovery, and connection. Publications, videos, workshops, and guided education will adapt the material for households, communities, organizations, and teams.
Each program builds the others.
Each program stands on its own and contributes to the development of the others. Research examined through Overwatch and experience from War Feather inform 7.Actual, while feedback from people using the resources contributes to both programs.
Experience
Participant experiences and appropriately collected data help identify research questions.
Research
Research findings inform program content and delivery.
Education
Learning from the use of educational resources helps refine the material and guide further investigation.
Get involved.
Veterans and first responders can apply to War Feather and access education through Overwatch and 7.Actual. Individuals, households, communities, organizations, and teams can use resources, volunteer, lead task forces, sponsor programs, or donate.