In November 2024, after an application, reference checks, and an offer, I said yes to being a Virtual Service Pilot Participant. My service engagement started in February 2025, was scheduled to run through late June, and I extended it to late August 2025 in order to complete a few more projects with my colleagues. This experience could not have come at a better time for me. It fit well with the reinventing and exploring I have been doing in my career, and it was meaningful to me as an individual who cares about freedom and better lives for people everywhere.