Military Veterans in Creative Careers; is it something you have considered?

Sgt Justin Sloan — Thu, 07 May 2015 08:59:22 -0400

If anyone is interested, I have a series of Military Veteran interviews on working in the entertainment industry on my site, http://www.JustinMSloan.com

EDIT: Now available in print and ebook, audiobook coming soon.

http://www.amazon.com/Military-Veterans-Creative-Careers-Interviews/dp/ [login to see] /ref=la_B00OJPAM0K_1_11_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid= [login to see] &sr=1-11

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made May 7 at 2015 9:02 AM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 07 May 2015 09:02:09 -0400

Maybe we'll check it out...

Response by PFC Zanie Young made May 7 at 2015 9:02 AM

PFC Zanie Young — Thu, 07 May 2015 09:02:36 -0400

Need a beta tester?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2015 9:13 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:13:55 -0400

Great work! Thanks for sharing! I wish you nothing but success!

Response by Sgt Justin Sloan made Jun 6 at 2015 9:44 AM

Sgt Justin Sloan — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:44:18 -0400

If anyone is interested in being part of the promotion team, email me at [login to see] .

Or if you would like a review copy (free, with the understanding that you will leave an honest review on publication day), let me know.

Thank you!

Response by Sgt Justin Sloan made Jun 22 at 2015 5:27 PM

Sgt Justin Sloan — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:27:07 -0400

If anyone is interested in a free copy in exchange for an honest review, let me know. The book is available for pre-order (with a publication date of July 4, 2015).

http://www.amazon.com/Military-Veterans-Creative-Careers-Interviews-ebook/dp/B00YZ4URQE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid= [login to see] &sr=8-5&keywords=justin+sloan

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Response by SSG Michael Hathaway made Jul 14 at 2015 2:04 PM

SSG Michael Hathaway — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:04:48 -0400

I used to work at Atari and FUNimation prior to the military. This is interesting.

Response by Sgt Justin Sloan made Jul 25 at 2015 9:33 AM

Sgt Justin Sloan — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:33:57 -0400

Hey all, the PRINT BOOK is now available :)

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Best,

Justin

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Response by LTC John Shaw made Jul 25 at 2015 9:56 AM

LTC John Shaw — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:56:34 -0400

Sgt Justin Sloan TY Justin!, I can't carry a tune in a bucket, but my son is a very creative type and I hope learn from your experiences.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Jul 25 at 2015 10:10 AM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:10:14 -0400

Thanks for sharing

Response by SSG James Arlington made Jul 26 at 2015 4:51 PM

SSG James Arlington — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:51:44 -0400

Yep.check out my books on my profile.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 27 at 2015 9:03 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 09:03:12 -0400

Video games have been something I've always wanted to get into professionally. I'm just not sure where in that world I'd fit in real well since I'm not artistically talented or very good with scripts. Maybe one day I'll stumble into MLG? Who knows?

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jul 27 at 2015 8:44 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:44:26 -0400

I believe that military veterans are better suited for creative careers than most because it's a pursuit requiring greater dedication and discipline than most. I know that many think of the artsy-fartsy crowd as being less disciplined but the true artists are a lot more conservative than one might think. I know. After leaving the military I worked in advertising and I discovered two types of people there: Those who wanted to be artists (of all types of disciplines - fine art, commercial art, photography, stage actors, voice actors, etc, etc) and those who produced art. The former looked like beatniks and hippies and produced little that was worthwhile. The latter often looked like conservative business people and produced great works and performance art. However, to be completely honest, most of the best failed to make a good living at it. Competition was keen and the vagaries of public opinion (fads) and critics opinions were hard to fathom. Styles changed many times while an artist worked to master any one of them. Chasing fads was a fool's errand and the successful artist was the one who arrived at the ascendancy of one with the skills to fulfill the need. Yes, it's a real crap shoot. Sounds a lot like a battlefield, doesn't it? It is...

Response by LTC "Chip" Ernest Gross made Nov 12 at 2015 10:11 AM

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