Jun 10, 2020 | Employment, Post Transition, Preparation
You are a big deal. You are. I don’t want to take that away from you. If you are separating from the military, it is likely that you have at some point in time been in charge of tens if not hundreds of people. You have written, or had written about you, annual...
Jun 6, 2020 | Employment, Post Transition, Preparation
I may have mentioned once or twice, or five times, I am a planner. I project out years in advance. I buy moleskin journals by the pound so I can write out Plans A, B, C and even thru F. I adjust as necessary to the challenges life brings, but even then, I feel a...
Jun 5, 2020 | Employment, Post Transition, Preparation
If asked the most common theme in preparation for my military retirement, I would have to say it was that I create an eye-catching LinkedIn profile worthy of catching your dream job. The first question I had to ask myself was, “How in the heck do I know what is...
Oct 24, 2019 | Employment, Post Transition, Preparation
Timing your military transition to coincide with the remaining active period of your security clearance is paramount. Making a hasty or knee-jerk decision to separate or retire from the military without calculating the time it will take your personnel office to...
Oct 21, 2019 | Employment, Post Transition
The mandatory 180-day waiting period for military retirees pursuing federal jobs is a law that needs to be understood and planned for. This federal law was enacted in 1964 but went through a long suspension from 2001 until 2016 as a result of a state of national...
Oct 18, 2019 | Employment, Training
Yes, I said what I said and I meant it. You have the unique opportunity to work for a civilian company and continue to receive your military pay and benefits for up to 180 days immediately before an approved date of separation (DOS) or date of retirement from the...