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Mentorship, career, and transition
<p>Have a challenging career question? Do you have a career decision, or are you about to transition to a new career field/branch, or are you about to transition from or back to the civilian community? Well then you've come to the right place... this is your forum to ask whatever's on your mind. This is your place for career-related question & answer (Q&A); frequently asked questions; a "mentor's corner;" leader, mentor, and service member virtual meeting area, as well as a place to capture and share lessons learned for career-related questions (as well as answers and solutions) for the following:</p><p> </p><p> - Career Transition (to civilian community, career field/branch transfers, etc.)</p><p> - Inter-Service Transfer (e.g. "blue to green," cross-service transfer, etc.)<br> - Component Transfer (from 'AC to RC' or from 'RC to AC')</p><p> - Officer Producing Programs (ECP/MCP, "green to gold," ROTC, etc.)</p><p> - Mentorship (for mil/civ career or any/all other questions)</p><p> - Military Career Questions (promotions, assignments, career planning, etc.)</p><p> </p><p>Service Members and Veterans seeking answers: </p><p>Please post any current questions as well as your lessons learned, stories, resources, etc., from resolved career-related situations (as there's probably someone else out there with the same question or situation). </p><p> </p><p>Leaders/Mentors/Veterans/SMEs: <br>Please post a brief background to include your areas of expertise (as well as any helpful info or resources) to let SMs know you're available for questions. <br><br>With numerous changes on the horizon, we have members w/ career and life impacting questions, who are in need of solid mentorship & guidance to make decisions for their families. So, the idea here is to help folks get timely answers and make informed decisions, and our network of experienced leaders and SMEs can act guides in the process; thank you for your time and for all that you do, best wishes for continued success, and... see you all in the discussion threads!</p><p> </p><p>-----------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p>Those who will be particularly helpful in answering career-related questions: </p><p> </p><p> - Career Counselors/Mentors/Leaders</p><p> - Recruiters/Manpower/Personnel specialists</p><p> - Medical/Staff/Headquarters personnel</p><p> - SMEs and/or experienced Retirees and Veterans</p><p> </p><p>Also, all are of course welcome, though those with inter-service transfer (IST), PEB/MEB, transition assistance, career counseling and related subjects, and those with any valuable lessons learned may be particularly helpful in the months to follow. Thanks again! V/r, mwb </p>
<p>Have a challenging career question? Do you have a career decision, or are you about to transition to a new career field/branch, or are you about to transition from or back to the civilian community? Well then you've come to the right place... this is your forum to ask whatever's on your mind. This is your place for career-related question & answer (Q&A); frequently asked questions; a "mentor's corner;" leader, mentor, and service member virtual meeting area, as well as a place to capture and share lessons learned for career-related questions (as well as answers and solutions) for the following:</p><p> </p><p> - Career Transition (to civilian community, career field/branch transfers, etc.)</p><p> - Inter-Service Transfer (e.g. "blue to green," cross-service transfer, etc.)<br> - Component Transfer (from 'AC to RC' or from 'RC to AC')</p><p> - Officer Producing Programs (ECP/MCP, "green to gold," ROTC, etc.)</p><p> - Mentorship (for mil/civ career or any/all other questions)</p><p> - Military Career Questions (promotions, assignments, career planning, etc.)</p><p> </p><p>Service Members and Veterans seeking answers: </p><p>Please post any current questions as well as your lessons learned, stories, resources, etc., from resolved career-related situations (as there's probably someone else out there with the same question or situation). </p><p> </p><p>Leaders/Mentors/Veterans/SMEs: <br>Please post a brief background to include your areas of expertise (as well as any helpful info or resources) to let SMs know you're available for questions. <br><br>With numerous changes on the horizon, we have members w/ career and life impacting questions, who are in need of solid mentorship & guidance to make decisions for their families. So, the idea here is to help folks get timely answers and make informed decisions, and our network of experienced leaders and SMEs can act guides in the process; thank you for your time and for all that you do, best wishes for continued success, and... see you all in the discussion threads!</p><p> </p><p>-----------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p>Those who will be particularly helpful in answering career-related questions: </p><p> </p><p> - Career Counselors/Mentors/Leaders</p><p> - Recruiters/Manpower/Personnel specialists</p><p> - Medical/Staff/Headquarters personnel</p><p> - SMEs and/or experienced Retirees and Veterans</p><p> </p><p>Also, all are of course welcome, though those with inter-service transfer (IST), PEB/MEB, transition assistance, career counseling and related subjects, and those with any valuable lessons learned may be particularly helpful in the months to follow. Thanks again! V/r, mwb </p>
Counseling
Mentorship
Career Advice
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Sir - I would LOVE to develop this theme on a unit basis. I will use my unit as an example. Right now, I'm a 1SG of a Drill Sergeant Bn. Now, if I could temporarily swap some of my DS for, say, USMC DI's or USAF Instructors, I think the cross-fertilization would (1) expose best practices of each service branch for all to use, and (2) get people thinking jointly, instead of just in their own little stovepipe. I haven't gotten past people giving this idea anything more than lip service. Maybe this is the forum where an idea like this gets off the ground.
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1SG Michael Blount
SSG - I so want to make that happen. In an environment with shrinking budgets and training resources, it only makes sense for all military branches to pool their assets - human and otherwise - to create a more effective fighting force.
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<p>For those who are considering or preparing to leave the military, you may find this thread helpful; thank you for all that you do... and best wishes for continued success!</p><p>https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/33-for-the-people-that-have-transition-from-the-military-to-civilian-what-would-you-do-differently-if-you-had-the-chance</p><p> </p><div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="https://www.rallypoint.com/assets/fb_share_logo.png"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a href="https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/33-for-the-people-that-have-transition-from-the-military-to-civilian-what-would-you-do-differently-if-you-had-the-chance" target="_blank">For the people that have transition from the military to civilian, what would you do differently if you had the chance?</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">What do you think are the most important things to accomplish before exiting the military, that would contribute to a successful transition?</div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="pta-box-hide"><i class="icon-remove"></i></div></div>
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Col (Join to see)
Here are a few for starters:
(1) This is a great assignment. If you don't take it right now, someone else will.
(2) A Pentagon assignment would be a great career move. (3) A TRADOC assignment w...
(1) This is a great assignment. If you don't take it right now, someone else will.
(2) A Pentagon assignment would be a great career move. (3) A TRADOC assignment w...
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Col (Join to see)
With the current military personnel actions and the
reduction in force, I'm looking to start a thread to help transitioning Service
Members in thinking about the next step.
With the current military personnel actions and the
reduction in force, I'm looking to start a thread to help transitioning Service
Members in thinking about the next step.
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Col (Join to see)
Here's a great thread that addresses what many of us have probably either thought or encountered, join in the discussion here:
I recently graduated from college with a degree in mass communications and getting close to my ETS date, I find myself scrambling for a civilian job.After four months of searching, I had little succes...
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Col (Join to see)
Best resources for Veterans & Service Members | RallyPoint
Without a doubt, there are truly some great resources available to active and Reserve component personnel and veterans. Of course, if folks don't know that they're out there, members and their families couldn't possibly benefit from some of these amazing offers and services. So, the idea here is to share those helpful tidbits of information, tips, links, lessons learned, processes, resources, wisdom and/or POCs to help members find the...
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Here are just a few helpful threads for those considering transition to the "1st Civ Div," I hope this information is helpful, and please feel free to share any helpful articles, resources, info, contacts, or links to related or helpful RP threads. Thank you for all that you do, and best wishes for continued success! https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/transitioning-and-the-career-search?c=1&page=1&urlhash=82101#82101
A great blog for Military Veterans that are transitioning and are searching for a new career by Rachael McDermott, Career Services, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: http:/...
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Col (Join to see)
5 things to know about leaving the US Armed Forces:1. Update your ORB/ERB. These are really important as there will be no way to update them after you leave. (It will take a while before they can upda...
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MAJ (Join to see)
Great info Sir, this will be especially helpful when the OSB results come out in June.
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Col (Join to see)
Here's another helpful thread for those who will be (or are considering) SMs considering transition to the civilian world... best of luck, and best wishes for continued success!
Having transitioned from the service during the worst economic recession in our generation, I have learned some valuable life lessons. One of which the is the need to have solid foundation in sal...
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Col (Join to see)
I'd thought that I'd share this article that I'd found on another professional networking site:https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/ [login to see] 0624-52594-from-warrior-to-workplace-reframing-your...
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