Pioneer & Veteran Base Camp

Mission

• Pioneer and Veteran Base Camp exists to support healing, purpose, and reintegration for veterans and pioneers through nature-based expeditions and grounded base camp support.

• We provide land-based infrastructure and logistical services—including reception, staging, safety coordination, expedition support, and reintegration—to help individuals and partner organizations bridge immersive experiences with meaningful civilian, educational, and community life.

Vision

• We envision Pioneer and Veteran Base Camp as a modern homestead and operational hub where the pioneering spirit and veteran ethos converge to support enduring transformation. Rooted in land stewardship, service, and partnership, Base Camp honors
  legacy while preparing people for what comes next.

Values

•  Base Camp First – Safety, clarity, and preparation come before challenge.

•  Nature as Healing Partner – Land and wilderness are active teachers.

•  Dignity and Agency – We honor experience without defining people by injury.

•  Belonging Through Shared Experience – Connection is built through shared effort.

•  Stewardship and Legacy – We leave people and places stronger than we found them.

Programs

• Pioneer & Veteran Expeditions and Training

• Nature-immersive expeditions supporting healing, connection, and renewed purpose through shared challenge and wilderness experience.

• Uniform to University Pathways for veterans transitioning from service to education through structure, grounded support, routine, land-based living, and reintegration planning. (add link from Catkin’s thesis and Announce 2027 U to U Cohort in Summer 2027)

Announcing

• Women’s Retreat 2026 3-6 July  Sign up now!

• 2027 U to U Cohort in Summer 2027

Base Camp Operations & Partnerships

• ​The Jack Kagan Foundation​

Land-based Infrastructure and RSOI 

• Informed logistics supporting partner organizations and sustained program impact.

Honoring Pioneer & Veteran Legacy

• Archival stewardship and internships preserving the legacy of Ruth Kilcher, the Kilcher family, and Alaska Homesteading & Veteran history.

• Contact admin@pioneer&veteran.org for internship opportunities