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 Focus on Education, One of the Foundation's Core Areas of Support
When Navy SEALs are forward-deployed to some of the most austere, often hostile lands imaginable, they-and their spouses-may rest a little easier knowing there is an organization at home dedicated to supporting their families. The Navy SEAL Foundation provides assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community in ways that really make a difference.
In addition to supporting families in times of achievement and adversity, or providing funding for legacy projects that memorialize fallen operators, the foundation also promotes educational programs for active-duty Naval Special Warfare personnel, their spouses and their children through educational assistance and scholarship programs.
Amanda Justus, a SEAL spouse, is the recipient of just such a foundation scholarship. Three years ago, the Azusa Pacific University business graduate relocated from San Diego to Virginia Beach for a job. She wasn't expecting marriage and a career switch, but that's what happened when she met her husband, a Navy SEAL stationed in the area. It was Amanda's work as a gym manager and CrossFit fitness trainer that spiked the newlywed's desire to enter the medical field last spring.
"Working in the CrossFit environment has completely changed my view on health, making me not just interested in fixing those that are sick, but preventing health problems and improving my clients overall wellbeing," said Amanda. "I thought, 'Why am I not working in the medical field?'"
Thanks to a $5,000 Navy SEAL Foundation scholarship, Amanda is completing her prerequisite studies toward a physicians' assistant degree and will apply to medical school next year.
"The scholarship has been a huge help, and the foundation provides a good support system," she said.
That's what foundation leaders like to hear.
Whether it's a time of adversity or achievement, the Foundation is here to help. It's as simple as that.
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