WHAT HAVE YOU ACCOMPLISHED AS A VETERAN?

2014-03-11T17:14:43-04:00

WHAT SKILLS HAVE YOU USED FROM MILITARY SERVICE TO APPLY IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THAT

Response by SPC David Wyckoff made Mar 11 at 2014 5:32 PM

2014-03-11T17:32:22-04:00

Hello PFC M.,

I have been out over 20 years and I have used several skills I learned in the military. Professionalism in the face of adversity.

Learning the regulation or at least learning how to find the regulations that applied to me and working within them.

I learned what to dos and what not to dos from NCOs and Officers that i worked for and have integrated the what to dos when I became a supervisor. The AR 670-1 stays with you. Neat groomed appearance and looking sharp in my uniform has been a plus.

Finally, there is no greater brotherhood than those brothers and sisters in whose hands you have laid your very life. I still keep in contact with people I served with.

I have also found a few along the years that served in the exact same place I did and we probably walked past each other but never actually met. For example I met a guy when I moved back to Alaska that had been in the 13th Sig, 1st Cav when I was 27th MSB, 1st Cav. We knew some of the same people.

Its a thread that will follow you the rest of your life if you want it to.

Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Jul 9 at 2015 2:37 PM

2015-07-09T14:37:06-04:00

I have self-discipline and perseverance.
I value excellence; honor, respect and dignity.
I was a soldier in the 165th Signal Company.
I can communicate with just about anyone.
I was also a Sports Director. I volunteered for Special Olympics; and the kids played a version of baseball.