WELCOME
Veteran-Led. Family-Focused. Mission-Driven.
Welcome to the Iron Realms - We strive to create a digital space for adventures, establishing potential life long friendships, and fostering mental health resilience through gaming, fitness, and content creation.
Veteran-Led
My wife, Janette, and I both served in the U.S. Military - which is how we met. I strive to instill alot of the leadership principles and values during my 20 year career into the Iron Realms and other aspects of our community, content, and more. With that being said, we offer special perks (roles, discounts, etc) for fellow Military Veterans.
Family-Focused
As a father of 3 beautiful girls, family is not only important to me in real life, but also in regard to our community - The Iron Realms. I view the people in our community as family, and extend the same help or aid that I would to my real family.
Mission-Driven
Our mission is multi-facted - but simply put;
1) Create opportunities through events, gameservers, connection, and other ways to promote a digital environment for which relationships with complete strangers can transform into life-long friendships.
2) Rise each other up through physical and mental fitness through accountability, progress sharing, and positive motivation. Lean on one another when the times get hard.
3) Raise money for foundations that align with our values.
If you’re looking for a new digital home - give the Iron Realms a shot. We’re predominantly comprised of gamers, Veterans, dads, and generally good people with a questionable sense of humor. We’d love to have you as part of our family, and hope to connect with you soon!
Respectfully,
Iron Dad
“May the gains be ever in your favor.”
- @irondadgames
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