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Are you getting out soon? Here are some thoughts on your upcoming transition!
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Job Fairs
Transition
Retirement
ETS/EAS
Military Transition Team Course
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I can't access the link since I'm not on my own computer, but here's my insight to getting out:
1) Pay attention in SEPS/TAPS (or whatever it's called these days). Before I took that class I knew nothing about writing a resume, requesting Terminal Leave, and networking. The soundest advice in there for most of you I'm guessing will be learning how to take your military experience and translate it per se into civilian bragging rights.
2) If you haven't already started to seek civilian employment then get that ball rolling. Now. I started job-hunting a couple months before I left on terminal, but it wasn't until after my EAS came that I finally found work. There are many companies out there that give priority to applicants who are veterans. Go for it! Worst that can happen is they pass you up.
3) If you haven't begun to network that's something else to get done right away. Stay in touch with those in your unit, but also keep in touch with any civilian contractors you work with or have worked with. My biggest regret is not doing the latter, and that's also with them offering to keep in contact too.
4) Start saving your money if you haven't already. I know for guys like me for whom the military was their first paying job we have a nasty habit of spending our money like drunk sailors (relax, you guys. It's just a figure of speech.). By the time you EAS you should have an upper three, better yet a solid four-digit number if you're a first-enlistment guy like I was. This should help you get by with living while you continue to hunt for a job if you haven't found one yet. The more money you have saved up the more time it should allow you to find a job while you fulfill your basic needs (do not confuse needs with wants).
5) Know where you're going once you leave. Are you heading back to your hometown? Are you seeking a place to live near where you work? Get in touch with the local VA group in the area. The VA gets a bad rap and rightfully so, but the workers on the ground do genuinely want to see you succeed as a civilian.
Just some knowledge I gained from my 5-year break.
1) Pay attention in SEPS/TAPS (or whatever it's called these days). Before I took that class I knew nothing about writing a resume, requesting Terminal Leave, and networking. The soundest advice in there for most of you I'm guessing will be learning how to take your military experience and translate it per se into civilian bragging rights.
2) If you haven't already started to seek civilian employment then get that ball rolling. Now. I started job-hunting a couple months before I left on terminal, but it wasn't until after my EAS came that I finally found work. There are many companies out there that give priority to applicants who are veterans. Go for it! Worst that can happen is they pass you up.
3) If you haven't begun to network that's something else to get done right away. Stay in touch with those in your unit, but also keep in touch with any civilian contractors you work with or have worked with. My biggest regret is not doing the latter, and that's also with them offering to keep in contact too.
4) Start saving your money if you haven't already. I know for guys like me for whom the military was their first paying job we have a nasty habit of spending our money like drunk sailors (relax, you guys. It's just a figure of speech.). By the time you EAS you should have an upper three, better yet a solid four-digit number if you're a first-enlistment guy like I was. This should help you get by with living while you continue to hunt for a job if you haven't found one yet. The more money you have saved up the more time it should allow you to find a job while you fulfill your basic needs (do not confuse needs with wants).
5) Know where you're going once you leave. Are you heading back to your hometown? Are you seeking a place to live near where you work? Get in touch with the local VA group in the area. The VA gets a bad rap and rightfully so, but the workers on the ground do genuinely want to see you succeed as a civilian.
Just some knowledge I gained from my 5-year break.
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