Mike Hayden, Program Manager for Veteran Ventures at UC San Diego, gives his remarks to the Startup Battlefield 101 graduating class Monday, June 4, 2018, at the Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club aboard UC San Diego. The graduating class consisted of service members and veterans. The course was taught in partnership with SmartMoney Veterans and is designed to help transitioning service members and veterans leverage the skills they already have and translate those skills into launching businisses and creating successful civilian careers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hanna Powell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Powell