For veterans
Built by a veteran for post-9/11 U.S. veterans. Anonymous, free forever, no insurance, no email sold, no waitlist. One ritual a day, a squad that gets it, and the right help one tap away when the floor drops out.
Every post-9/11 service member — Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard. Active, Reserve, Guard, separated, retired. Deployed or never deployed. Combat MOS or never left CONUS. Honorable, general, or other-than-honorable — the ones the VA still bounces. If you raised your hand after 9/11, you belong here.
30-second morning check-in
Sleep, pain, mood, intrusive thoughts. Trended over weeks so your squad and battle buddy see the slope before you do.
A squad of 6–8
Matched by branch and era. Small enough to know each other, big enough that someone's always awake at 0300.
AI battle buddy
Reads the trend, not just the moment. Nudges you before a bad week becomes a bad month. Always offers a human handoff.
Grounding drills
Box breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 senses, cold-water vagal reset, progressive muscle relaxation. No audio dependency. Three minutes.
VA claims companion
Track claims, prep for C&P exams, draft nexus letters, calculate back pay, watch your appeal deadlines.
One-tap crisis
988 + press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line. SMS option. Grounding drill if you need to land first. On every screen.
Most veteran apps treat PTSD like a one-time event. It isn't. It's the slow grind of sleep you don't get, the startle that doesn't fade, the moral weight of decisions made downrange that civilian therapists don't have a framework for. Valor was built around the reality that you'll have weeks where you're fine and weeks where you aren't, and the goal isn't to fix you — it's to make sure the bad weeks don't compound in silence.
The check-in is short on purpose. The squad is small on purpose. The crisis button is one tap on purpose. Everything else is optional.
Zero. No subscription tier, no premium unlock, no "pro" anything. Valor is operated as a memorial to Shayne M. Lindquist and the veterans of Section 33 at Fort Snelling. The founder is a veteran, builds it solo, and pays the bill. Donations are accepted; nothing is gated behind one.
Is Valor really free?
Yes. Free for every post-9/11 U.S. veteran. No subscription, no trial, no insurance.
Do I have to give my real name?
No. Pick a call sign that starts with vet- — for example vet-doc, vet-sierra-6, vet-corpsman. That's the only name anyone sees.
Is this affiliated with the VA?
No. Independent. It helps you work with the VA — claims, C&P prep, Community Care — but it isn't the VA and doesn't share data with them.
What if I'm in crisis right now?
Tap the Crisis button (top of every screen). One tap to 988 + press 1, or SMS, or a 3-minute grounding drill if you need to land first. Open the crisis page.
Can I use Valor if I never deployed or never saw combat?
Yes. Service is service. The squad-matching and check-in work the same.
What about OTH (other-than-honorable) discharges?
You're welcome here. We treat OTH veterans the same as anyone else, and the VA navigation tools include the character-of-discharge upgrade path.
Takes about 90 seconds. Pick a call sign, pick your branch and era, take your first check-in. No credit card, no email confirmation loop, no waitlist.
If you're in immediate danger, call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Valor is not a replacement for emergency services.