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The Forge: Mentor Framework and the First Pilot Cohort
The Forge opens its first mentor pilot — senior Veterans matched with transitioning warriors on a 90-day accountability arc. Tom Shandy leads cohort one.
The Forge is Service Alliance's mentor-mentee matching engine. Senior Veterans. Transitioning warriors. Ninety-day accountability arcs. No LinkedIn happy talk.
Cohort one
Tom Shandy — former Ranger Instructor and leadership operator — leads the opening pilot. Cohort one is small and deliberate: high-signal mentors, high-intent mentees, clear deliverables every two weeks.
- 90-day structured arcs with explicit check-ins.
- Peer accountability groups of 4–6 Veterans.
- Each match is AI-curated from warrior profile data — not a resume keyword.
Applications open for cohort two in summer 2026.