Program areas at Quick Reaction Foundation
Military SciencesQRF facilitates the inclusion of special operation warriors in select medical research and training programs. The findings from these studies are intended to help educate, train and enhance the future capabilities and quality of life of the special operations community and medical community at large.Legacy StudyWe have partnered with leading neuroscientists from the McNair Medical Institute and other fine institutions to characterize the historical, cognitive, neural and genetic attributes of top performers and their spouses including world leaders, executives, and special operation warriors.Concussive Exhaustion StudyIn addition, we are working with the neuroscientists to study, diagnose, and treat hormonal deficiencies (like low testosterone) that result from concussions and other brain trauma in special operation warriors.
Golden Giving Gold Star families are those who have made the ultimate sacrifice; losing their loved one in combat. Often times, families find themselves in financial straights due to unexpected costs and needs not met through other agencies. QRF will bridge this gap by providing emergency assistance for unexpected health, welfare or maintenance of families of special operation warriors who lost their life during or after service.
Patriot M.D. Years of combat and training have taken a physical toll on special operation warriors in unique and challenging ways. The QRF will partner with physicians, surgeons, and healthcare systems to facilitate surgeries on non-life-threatening injuries that will materially increase their quality of life. The QRF will incur all travel related expenses for beneficiary's and their families.QRF House QRF will also maintain a home at Bluejack National in Pinehurst, Texas. The QRF House will be used by service members and their families for recovery after discharge from medical facilities, gold star families as a place to grieve upon the loss of a loved one, and service members and gold star families for moral welfare recreation. The QRF House will be decorated with SEAL memorabilia provided from the personal collections of Navy SEALs accumulated over decades of service.
Military organization partnershipsquick Reaction Foundation has partnered with other 501(c)(3) organizations that serve veterans and families of veterans. Qrf feels it is important to support organizations that are also working towards materially increasing the quality of life for service members and their families.