BUILT THROUGH SERVICE & EXPERIENCE
Founded by a retired United States Marine Corps field grade officer with combat service in Iraq and Afghanistan, together with a public health professional holding a Master of Public Health degree and extensive experience in epidemiology, medical records analysis, and expert review support, Field Grade Advisory Group was created to help veterans and families navigate complex federal, healthcare, and administrative systems with greater clarity, preparation, and confidence.
Drawing upon firsthand experience navigating military medical board separation processes, long-term healthcare systems, and complex VA administrative pathways, our organization provides veteran-focused educational guidance, strategic consulting, and advocacy-centered support related to compensation systems, healthcare navigation, records organization, decision-review pathways, caregiver resources, and long-term planning considerations.
Through years of personal experience navigating the VA system, our founder successfully identified and challenged procedural defects, duty-to-assist errors, earlier effective date issues, and other administrative deficiencies within complex veterans benefits processes. These experiences included pursuing and securing significant VA appeal victories involving administrative review pathways, and long-term support programs.
That firsthand operational knowledge now helps shape a structured, informed, and preparation-focused approach designed to help veterans and families better understand complex systems, organize records effectively, strengthen administrative readiness, and make more informed decisions regarding federal veterans benefits and healthcare support programs.
Field Grade Advisory Group also works alongside public health, medical records, and legal-support review resources to help clients better prepare for complex administrative and benefits-related processes. Supported by technology-assisted organizational tools, experienced human review, and public health-informed analysis, our mission is to empower veterans and families through education, organization, strategic planning, and advocacy-centered guidance focused on long-term stability, healthcare access, caregiver support, and quality-of-life planning long after military service ends.
We understand that many veterans and families face overwhelming administrative and healthcare-related challenges long after military service ends. Because we have personally navigated many of these systems ourselves, our mission is to help clients reduce confusion, improve preparation, strengthen organizational readiness, and approach important benefits and healthcare decisions with greater confidence and clarity.
Established through military leadership, firsthand VA systems experience, and public health expertise, Field Grade Advisory Group helps veterans and families navigate complex benefits, healthcare, appeals, and long-term administrative pathways with greater clarity, preparation, and confidence.
Mission & Values
Mission Statement
Field Grade Advisory Group is committed to helping veterans and their families navigate complex federal benefits, healthcare, and administrative systems through strategic guidance, education, and mission-focused support. Drawing upon decades of military leadership, operational planning, and veteran advocacy experience, our mission is to provide trusted consultation services that help veterans better understand their options, organize critical evidence, and pursue long-term stability, quality of life, and earned benefits with confidence and clarity.
Our Values
Service Before Self – We remain committed to supporting veterans and families with professionalism, respect, integrity, and a continued spirit of service beyond military retirement.
Integrity & Trust – We believe veterans deserve honest guidance, transparent communication, and ethical support grounded in professionalism and accountability.
Mission-Focused Advocacy – We approach every veteran’s situation with a strategic and disciplined mindset focused on long-term solutions, preparedness, and meaningful outcomes.
Leadership Through Experience – Our guidance is shaped by real-world military leadership, operational planning, combat service, and firsthand experience navigating complex systems.
Compassion & Respect – Behind every case is a veteran, caregiver, or family facing real challenges. We are committed to listening carefully, treating every individual with dignity, and supporting each client with empathy and professionalism.
Education & Empowerment – We believe informed veterans make stronger decisions. Our goal is to help veterans better understand benefits systems, evidence development, administrative processes, and long-term planning considerations.
Our Team
Field Grade Advisory Group is led by a veteran-focused team combining military leadership experience, operational planning expertise, public health knowledge, healthcare systems understanding, and administrative strategy support to assist veterans and families navigating complex federal and healthcare-related systems.
Major Richard “Jake” Hossfeld, USMC (Ret.)
Founder & Strategic Veteran Advisory Consultant
Major Hossfeld is a retired United States Marine Corps officer with more than 23 years of enlisted and commissioned military service, including combat deployments supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Throughout his military career, he served in multiple operational and leadership roles involving logistics, combat engineering, force deployment planning, joint operations, operational planning, and strategic mobility operations. Military occupational specialties and functional areas held throughout his career included Small Systems Networking, Combat Engineer, Logistics Officer, Force Deployment Planning & Execution Officer, and War Planning / Joint Operations & Future Plans Officer.
His assignments included service with 24th Marine Regiment, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, U.S. Transportation Command, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, and Marine Air Control Group 48, where he supported combat logistics, coalition force management, deployment operations, operational planning, aviation support operations, and strategic contingency missions.
Major Hossfeld is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College and Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS), where he earned designation as a Joint Operational Planner. His graduate education includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Arts in National Security & Strategic Studies, and a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management.
In addition to his military and operational experience, Major Hossfeld has contributed to professional military and national security publications focused on logistics, operational readiness, and global crisis response. Published works include “A Case for Emergency Logistics” in U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings and “The Ebola Fighters: Uncharted Territory or a Repeat of Past Shortcomings?” in the Harvard National Security Journal.
Following military retirement, Major Hossfeld became deeply involved in veteran advocacy and administrative systems navigation after personally navigating complex military medical retirement systems, long-term healthcare systems, caregiver support systems, and VA administrative review pathways. His experience includes extensive firsthand familiarity with VA disability compensation systems, SMC, Aid & Attendance programs, caregiver support programs, and Board of Veterans’ Appeals processes.
Brooke Hossfeld, MPH
Public Health & Medical Review Support
Brooke Hossfeld holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Tulane University and brings extensive experience in epidemiology, infection prevention, healthcare systems, medical records analysis, and healthcare quality review processes.
Her background includes work involving healthcare documentation review, public health analysis, infection prevention practices, administrative coordination, and medical records evaluation support. She also contributes to expert witness preparation, medical-legal review support, and deposition-related organizational analysis involving a broad range of healthcare and legal matters.
Her experience supporting complex healthcare documentation and administrative review processes helps strengthen the organization’s ability to assist veterans and families with records organization, healthcare navigation preparation, long-term planning considerations, and administrative readiness support.
Our Approach
Our team believes veterans and caregivers deserve organized, professional, and compassionate support while navigating systems that often become overwhelming during periods of medical, administrative, or financial stress.
By combining military leadership experience, operational planning expertise, public health knowledge, healthcare systems understanding, and technology-assisted organizational tools, Field Grade Advisory Group seeks to provide trusted educational guidance and preparation-focused support designed to help veterans and families move forward with greater confidence, organization, and clarity.
Why Choose Field Grade Advisory Group
Veteran-Led Experience
Field Grade Advisory Group was founded by a retired United States Marine Corps field grade officer with more than 23 years of enlisted and commissioned military service, including combat deployments supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our firsthand military leadership and operational planning experience helps shape a disciplined, mission-focused approach to veteran support and administrative preparation.
Real-World Experience Navigating Complex Systems
Our team has personally navigated military medical retirement systems, long-term healthcare coordination, caregiver support systems, VA administrative review pathways, and complex federal benefits processes. That firsthand experience provides practical insight into many of the challenges veterans and families face long after military service ends.
Strategic & Organized Approach
We believe successful administrative preparation requires organization, structure, and attention to detail. Our approach focuses on helping veterans better understand systems, organize records effectively, identify potential evidence gaps, and improve long-term administrative readiness through clear and strategic guidance.
Public Health & Medical Review Support
Our team also includes public health and epidemiology expertise with experience involving healthcare systems, infection prevention, medical records analysis, and medical-legal review support. This multidisciplinary perspective strengthens our ability to assist veterans and families navigating complex healthcare-related documentation and administrative processes.
Technology-Assisted Organization & Planning
We utilize modern technology-assisted organizational tools, structured intake systems, secure document workflows, and streamlined communication methods designed to improve efficiency, preparation, and long-term records management support for veterans and caregivers.
Veteran-Focused Mission
We understand that many veterans and families face overwhelming healthcare, administrative, and benefits-related challenges. Our mission is to provide trusted educational guidance, preparation-focused support, and advocacy-centered consultation designed to help veterans move forward with greater confidence, clarity, and long-term stability.
Professionalism, Integrity & Respect
We are committed to treating every veteran, caregiver, and family member with professionalism, honesty, respect, and compassion. Our goal is to provide calm, organized, and trustworthy support while helping clients navigate systems that are often confusing, stressful, and time-consuming.