Posted on Jun 5, 2019
What is the best private sector company to work for transitioning out of active duty?
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I am transitioning from active duty right now and am looking to go to the private sector for the benefits they offer. I was contacted by GardaWorld for a year long position OCONUS and was wondering if there was any other companies that currently accept veterans for OCONUS positions right after discharge? If anybody knows anything, it would be greatly appreciated.
-Spc Hale
-Spc Hale
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Capt Christian D. Orr
Well, I went straight to the Federal civilian workforce (DHS/CBP followed by ICE) after leaving the active-duty Air Force in 2006, but FYI/FWIW, my first post-military private sector employer (in 2011) was SOC. Hope this helps, SPC Cameron Hale .
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SPC Cameron Hale Two criteria
- will they give you a job?
- do they have either enough contract diversity or longevity that you'll have a job for a while?
Overseas and CONUS contracts have period limits that usually don't go beyond five years unless they are allowed incentive years for verified and documented positive positive performance targets met. You could gear up to take a position and in a year be out on the bricks because your contract was not renewed nor recompeted by that company. You get higher wages because they can't give you any kind of security or growth in the position. They are usually light on benefits. If you want benefits, get a state or federal government job.
There are multiple overseas professional military contractor job boards out there. You can get a Glassdoor account and see how the companies are rated by those that work there. You can also look around for the announcements for contract award for overseas contracts, then trawl the corporate site for openings.
If you put overseas contractor into the Indeed search, there will be a ton of them. They are not the big money they used to be. Look hard at your life insurance options. The life insurance for whole life insurance are expensive unless your employer picks up a piece. Term insurance just stops, you die the following day or in any life insurance policy, in a manner not covered, you've paid for nothing.
- will they give you a job?
- do they have either enough contract diversity or longevity that you'll have a job for a while?
Overseas and CONUS contracts have period limits that usually don't go beyond five years unless they are allowed incentive years for verified and documented positive positive performance targets met. You could gear up to take a position and in a year be out on the bricks because your contract was not renewed nor recompeted by that company. You get higher wages because they can't give you any kind of security or growth in the position. They are usually light on benefits. If you want benefits, get a state or federal government job.
There are multiple overseas professional military contractor job boards out there. You can get a Glassdoor account and see how the companies are rated by those that work there. You can also look around for the announcements for contract award for overseas contracts, then trawl the corporate site for openings.
If you put overseas contractor into the Indeed search, there will be a ton of them. They are not the big money they used to be. Look hard at your life insurance options. The life insurance for whole life insurance are expensive unless your employer picks up a piece. Term insurance just stops, you die the following day or in any life insurance policy, in a manner not covered, you've paid for nothing.
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LTC Jason Mackay
SPC Cameron Hale - don't know what Signal certifications you have, but put your MOS and type jobs after it in the Google search box, it will list directly related job openings. I see all kinds of network, IT, etc type jobs all the time. You may have to move, but they are out there.
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LTC Jason Mackay
SPC Cameron Hale - also look at Constellis. Just from a volume perspective, they own what is left of Blackwater (Academi), Triple Canopy, and others and have a lot hung on their site right now for work.
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LTC Jason Mackay
SPC Cameron Hale - have you been to a hiring fair yet? The big defense contractors are there. Have a resume and a current clearance and you will get lots of attention. I went yesterday to one and Lockheed, GD, Constellis, etc were a feeding frenzy. Especially if your clearance was current.
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