What question do you want to ask, that will answer your concerns about transitioning from the military?

Great question the biggest challenge that I see from a lot of servicememebers is a sense of entitlement because they served and I think that has a lot to do with the military taking care of us from moving household goods, telling you what your pay is, how long you are going to be in a role but just like in the military you are responsible for your career no different in the civilian career.

The other thing is unrealistic expectation for example at Shell alot of roles are individual contributor roles sort of like a staff position and not necessarily a leadership role with a team. So for example the JAG, Chaplain does not have leadership responsibility but contribute to the overall success of an organization.

Also some servicemembers try to list everything that they have done in their career to match up with the job requirement. More is not better....so the best analogy is you can put your weapon on full auto empty the clip and not hit the target.......or rotate the selector lever from safe to semi and put 3 rounds on the target.....so tight, succinct shot group....so know what the employer problem is and then simply tell them based on your similar experience how you will solve the problem.......

Here is a servicemember strength and use it.....there will be a delta going into a new role but your whole military career has been like that because each assignment should be developing and broadening preparing for the next level of leadership

So be confident and know you have the skills to solve most problems.....uncover what the problem is so you can communicate how you will solve it

I can use analogies based on my experiences how I resolved set backs and challenges to paint a bigger picture for the employer to gain more interest in me. Hopefully I can market my unique skill sets and past accomplishments to present them what I can bring to the team in terms of work ethics, leadership, integrity and an opportunity to make the firm much better. My goal will be to see what I can do to improve production out put and how I can help the company profit competitively among strong competition.

I also have a concern if in a situation where an employee with seniority may see an outsider, in this case a veteran, be promoted quickly through the years or sooner and then be seen as a threat to eventually take the job of that person. Eventually all of us want move up the corporate ladder and take the place of the next higher up or at least I would like to think so. Some I can imagine see that veterans are a different beast and that we mean business and handle ourselves on a professional level not normally accustomed to civilians. Not all people in life tend to move with a sense of purpose or share the same values and work ethics as veterans have grown into over years of service. Veterans can resolve things differently and we have courses of action on possible ways to resolve issues that employers may not have thought of. My take on this is that I will work my way up to the same level in time and see if I can offer more than the person who holds the position I want to have. I'm all about being as competitive as I can be because otherwise, I will remain at the same position without tapping into my potential to make the team better.

Good points from our response too. Thanks for sharing.

It answers the question. I agree that a positive attitude goes a long way.

A positive attitude + action= Results

Daniel do you have a linkedin account?

CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-j-stone-mba-105521134/

MSgt Abraham F. Negron - I'll keep them in my pool of opportunities for sure. Just have reservations on using them since I have a few friends who either had a bad experience or just didn't think they person they were working with really showed the best interest in them. I'm still open to ask questions on how they could assist me in my next career under the right conditions, of course. I have a friend who works for the John Lucas Group and could always ask him too.

MSgt Abraham F. Negron - I'm looking to pursue a career in logistics field as I always wanted to be logistician. I enjoyed my time working in the S4 shop where I acquired and disseminated property and equipment to units along with other duties associated as the S4. I knew that line of work would translate better down the road for me to finding the right career. That is just one option as I'm still getting a good feel of the local economy here to see what jobs are available. I'm even doing a one day job shadow to see what JROTC can offer but do not believe I will actually work in that capacity if an opportunity arose.

MSgt Abraham F. Negron - Run fast......and far

CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR - There is a story about a gazel and a lion in South Africa, the lion wakes up to go for the hunt and the gazel wakes up and runs for fear of being hunted. Moral of the story: regardless of who we are, when we wake up - we better be running!