Student Veterans of America B.R.A.V.O. MTSU Chapter

Who We Are

The Student Veterans of America, B.R.A.V.O. MTSU Chapter, provides community, mentorship and networking opportunities to MTSU’s nearly 1,000 student veterans. This helps student veterans find, develop, and maintain personal connections to provide a sense of purpose that is often lost after leaving the service. While we are a Veteran Organization we are open to Dependents of Veterans, Faculty members that are Veterans, and Veteran Supporters in General.

Mission: Provide community, mentorship, and networking opportunities to MTSU’s nearly 1,000 student veterans.

Vision: Help student veterans find, develop, and maintain personal connections and a sense of purpose that is often lost after leaving the service.  

B.R.A.V.O. As with everything in the military have an acronym our name has one.

B – Blue

R – Raiders

A – American

V – Veterans

O – Organization

Why should I join B.R.A.V.O. here is a video on just one perspective that B.R.A.V.O. is important:

Dr. Severn Veterans Day Speech

15 years Helping MTSU Veterans

Welcome to a new semester, as we prepare to begin this semester please remeber that the SVA and Charlie and Hazel Daniels Center is here to help all of our new Student Veteran’s and those of us that have been here at M.T.S.U. 

If you need anything please reach out to us.

Our membership is open to all Veterans at MTSU, and we have among our ranks veterans from several different military generations (OIF/OEF, Gulf, Vietnam) and multiple branches of service. Some of our veteran members are still in the National Guard and Reserve of multiple branches. We have students, faculty, and alumni, as well as support from the community.

The B.R.A.V.O leadership realize that our work is not done when it comes to improving the way of life for our Veteran community here at Middle Tennessee State University. We pledge to continue to work towards a better learning environment for the Veteran Student’s here at MTSU. We will work with the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Center, the Student Government Association, the school leadership as well as with the Veteran Service Organizations here in middle Tennessee.

B.R.A.V.O. offers peer support for veterans transitioning back to civilian life and academia, frequently after serving one or more deployments overseas.

B.R.A.V.O. is a chapter of the national Student Veterans of America and works to coordinate with veterans’ groups from around the region.

This is a group for veterans and supporters at MTSU. Anyone can join. We’re looking for vets, family members of vets, and anyone who supports the military. It’s also open to alumni vets. So come on in, say hi on the wall, and invite your friends!

Chapter Officers

President

Jerry Stewart

Vice-President of Programs and Member Development

Michael Taylor

Vice-President of Finance

Michael Jensen

Vice-President of Recruitment and Member Engagement

Joshua Webster

Vice-President of Fundraising

Mercedes Murphy

Vice-President of Communications and Marketing

Cortney Crain

SVA Campus Liaison Program

Policy Liaison

Career Services Liaison

Disability Services Liaison

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison

We will also have outreach coordinators that are volunteers or appointed.

If you are interested in one of the open positions above, please reach out any of the B.R.A.V.O Leadership

Faculty 

Advisor – Dr. Stephen Severn

Secretary – Jennifer Hyde

Veteran’s Creed

I am an American Veteran

I proudly served my country

I live the values I learned in the military

I continue to serve my community, my country and my fellow veterans

I maintain my physical and mental discipline

I continue to lead and improve

I make a difference

I honor and remember my fallen comrades

VFW 4575 & AMERICAN LEGION 141- B.O.G.O.

If you are a Veteran that qualifies for membership into the VFW, you could get free year membership from VFW 4575. 

If you don’t qualify for the VFW you can join the American Legion as a member of American Legion Post 141 and get a free one year membership.

For more details contact Jerry our Chapter Primary Point of Contact at jls2pi@mtmail.mtsu.edu.

Last Year we signed up to sell Wreaths for Wreaths Across America – Each wreath that is sold thru B.R.A.VO. we get $5 for. Below is the information for this year. If you would like to help place wreaths this year here is the sign up form: Sign Up Link

B.R.A.V.O. Flicker Account https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNd6Y