Posted on May 4, 2015
Do you have a Job that uses the skills you learned in the Military?
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I am working in a skill that I learned from the Army. I'm wondering if many of our veterans have continued working in the skill they learned from the military.
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After leaving active duty I went to college and, eventually, went into the federal civil service. I learned a lot of new skills upon entering the civil service (and throughout my career to date) but my military education and experience laid the groundwork that made that possible.
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SFC Charles S.
GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Yeap military is usually the jumping off point for better jobs in the civilian sector. Civil Service is a sweet gig if you can get your foot in the door.
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
I would not characterize the federal civil service as a "sweet" gig. We've come under a lot of undue criticism in recent years due to our "high" salaries, "generous" benefits and "outrageous" pensions --- all of which are under fire by Congress. The current climate that civil servants face reminds me of how "unappreciated" the military was back in the 70s and 80s.
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Well, i signed infantry and plan on doing it for a while but after the army i want to be a high school teacher. Weird huh.
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SSG Kenneth Lanning
not at all; I highly suggest getting into an online degree program once you get to your first assignment...get as much out of tuition assistance as possible BEFORE tapping into your GI Bill!!
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SFC Charles S.
PVT (Join to see) No surly it is not weird at all, I would say that your plan is an end to a mean. Getting some money for school and having a job that has benefits is not a bad thing. Just as long as you continue to move forward towards your end goal it's all good. Plus the leadership training you will get out of the military will help you long after you are out. And Like SSG Kenneth Lanning mentioned above Grab all the TA you can and rack up college credits before you get out and then go for the GI Bill. Also Look into Yellow Ribbon Colleges to make your money go further.
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Infantry skills don't all transfer, but that was not at all my focus when I signed the enlistment papers. I was of the mindset that someone's gotta do their time "on the line" and I was willing to Man Up and do mine. That was the dialog in my head at 18. It doesn't mean I'm questioning those who made different choices, in MOS, or Branch.
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SFC Charles S.
Cpl Christopher Bishop Actually, Infantry skills are good for a couple jobs, But if you didn't like doing infantry task, that doesn't help. Civilian Contractor jobs pay well but you are doing the same thing just for a civilian company. Police Academy jobs, Police Departments, but same deal rounding up bad guys. Security Guard, Security contractor. The question is can you use the GI Bill and get something out of what you have now.
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