Our Mission

"If not me, then who..."

– 1stLt Travis Manion, USMC

G.I. JOHNS is committed to a two-prong mission set: empowering Veterans and supporting Gold Star families.

Veterans

G.I. JOHNS is focused on employing Veterans and their pursuit of post-service ambitions as productive members of society. We know the power of the harnessed purpose, initiative, tenacity, and problem solving that they are capable of. We also know what happens in the absence of the next challenge, task, or obstacle; they sit around throwing rocks at stuff (ask any Veteran), or worse, they turn to nefarious outlets or succumb to hopelessness. We want to help, whether it is impacting 1 life, or 100. We will work to build a community within our community.

We will seek out “EAS’ing” (end of active service) Veterans and work to engage them directly or indirectly. To us, that means in direct hiring, long-term franchising opportunities or in simply doing marked business with other Veteran owned businesses.

Gold Star Families

G.I. JOHNS was founded with a determined goal to support our nation’s Gold Star Families. The title Gold Star Family is reserved for families of military members who have died in the line of duty and is meant to honor the service member’s ultimate sacrifice while acknowledging their family’s loss, grief, and continued healing. G.I. JOHNS is actively achieving its goal by donating a portion of the proceeds from each toilet to the Travis Manion Foundation (TMF). TMF is a Veteran’s Services Organization which plays a pivotal role in the healing process through TMF Service Expeditions. These excursions provide opportunities for Gold Star family members to come together for a 5–7-day expedition to a community in need. During these trips, family members of the fallen create long-lasting impact, carry on their loved one’s legacy of service, and build their own path forward. Participating family members work through a positive psychology and strengths-based curriculum in addition to completing community service projects to honor the fallen.

More than creating a support system for families of the fallen, Service Expeditions lay the groundwork for participants to continue to lead and serve in the selfless spirit of those we have lost. Through this program, TMF empowers families of the fallen to nurture post-traumatic growth and build resiliency.

CHOOSE YOUR LOADOUT

Excellent
Based on 27 reviews
Kerstin Gales
Kerstin Gales
2023-06-23
Top-Notch! All you've ever wanted, 10/10 would recommend!
Lindsay
Lindsay
2023-06-12
We recently used GI Johns for a company picnic and were extremely happy with their service and product. The unit was the cleanest porta potty I have ever seen. Working with them was also very easy and pleasant. They were very responsive, their prices were good, and they worked with us on delivery and pickup. I highly recommend using them!
Jenni Clayville
Jenni Clayville
2023-04-05
Will and his team were incredibly accommodating and provided incredible customer service. I would 100% recommend them and will definitely be partnering with them again!
Judy Mullins
Judy Mullins
2023-03-30
I highly recommend this company for all your portable Johns. I called for my elderly parents who were having septic issues and they had one delivered to their house in 30 minutes. They were so eager to help and so friendly and understanding of the urgency. One of the owners called me the next day to check to see if there were any issues. You don’t find that kind of service much anymore. I really appreciate how they treated our situation.
Lonnie Price
Lonnie Price
2023-01-02
We experienced a total drain failure at our Springfield, VA home this summer and spent 6 horrible weeks with no toilets, showers, laundry, dish washer. The same day we called GI Johns for help, co-owner Peter Ford delivered a portapotty on our driveway, to our great relief! With all we had to manage related to our plumbing disaster, Peter completely solved one problem, very professionally and friendly and timely, and allowed us to de-stress a bit. Also impressive was the cleanliness of the unit and the promptness of the periodic servicing. Can't thank Peter and his team enough. 5 STARS!!! Icing on the cake is that home insurer USAA reimbursed 100% of the GI Johns invoice!
Alexander Carlson
Alexander Carlson
2022-12-16
Wow!!! To say that I'm impressed by everything this company does is an understatement. I met a bunch of the staff at the Army-Navy Game Tailgate for the Travis Manion Foundation. They were courteous, polite, and were meticulous in their set-up and from what I can tell, their breakdown. This is a veteran owned company that selflessly gives back and they are my #1 choice from here on out. Special shout out to their Maintenance Chief Justin and crew.
kontra
kontra
2022-10-18
Reliable, professional and outstanding service done by G.I Johns. Everything was right on time and done with care. Thank you to John for making my experience great and simple. I will definitely be using their services in the future.
Leslie Dawley
Leslie Dawley
2021-05-25
Amazing... Service, quality, reliability, professionalism, integrity, friendly!!! Above and beyond customer service. We had another company that did not show up on a busy weekend and Patrick from GI Johns was willing and ready to come clean out someone else’s mess to help us out. They are a great group of guys with a wonderful mission (read their mission statement) giving back to our community. Thank you Bucky P. for the referral. We love GI Johns and you will too.
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