How do I transfer my military job into my resume?

Don't just say that you were an 88M, "Motor Transport Operator"- a civilian won't have any idea what that means. You're a leader, a trainer and a manager. Delve into what your tasks, duties and responsibilities were. Even if you were a squad leader, it might fit better to say that you were "team leader- managed 8 individuals, with two supervisors under me". Remember to word it in a way a civilian would understand. Leave out acronyms and military jargon. Don't say that you scored expert on your rifle or was level 2 Combatives, becsuse they don't care about that- write the resume to fit the job you're applying for.

SSG Rivas- A few other ideas for you: Get on LinkedIn and join the Veteran Mentor Network. Join Michael Quinn on LI and read his posts. He was a S1 type in the Army and he is now a SME with LI helping Veterans out with transitions. Then look up Hire Heroes and join their site on LI and contact Erin Kuhlman for any resume question, [login to see]
Indeed will have resumes you can research as well depending on the field you are looking to join.

I'd take a look at your NCOER's and use some of the bullet points as a reference. You can then translate these into simple civilian terms to help potential employers understand your responsibilities. It all depends on what kind of job you're applying for. Are you leveraging your leadership skills as an NCO, or looking to apply for a job that requires a your 88M experience?

Also sit down and just brainstorm what you actually did or do in the military, then use these as starting points. For example, "I made sure my squad did proper PMCS on their Hemmet's before every mission" could be something like "Supervised the daily maintenance of $X million of equipment," or "Trained a team of ten to properly perform maintenance."

Give us some examples, maybe we can help!

There's a lot of great suggestions on RP. I'd check out the content within some of the group pages like "Resumé." Here are three:

https://www.rallypoint.com/topics/resume/answers/any-tips-in-building-a-resume-without-military-jargon-lingo

https://www.rallypoint.com/topics/resume/answers/what-is-the-best-way-to-document-military-experience-on-a-resume-for-a-civilian-job

https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/how-do-you-repackage-military-skills-on-a-resume-to-attract-civilian-employers

https://www.onetonline.org/

This is a great place to start SFC (Join to see) .

Gotta figure out what the actual soft skills and hard skills that can be pulled out of your MOS and various positions that you served in. It is important to translate everything into civilian terms and stay away from military terms, slang, and acronyms.

O*Net is a really great place to start when you're looking for how to translate military skills into a format understandable to the civilian world. I see over and over again where veterans have a very military resume that is not translatable to the civilian world. I've been there and done that myself.

You should have seen my first resume back in 2001. It was ugly!! I was a young Sailor straight out of the Navy with no clue how to transition so my first resume was on the Yahoo Job Board with a black background and neon green techie font and military jargon only a Navy person would understand. It was terrible, but I lived and learned, lol.

Also, there are so many resources that are available to you today that make adjusting and transitioning even easier, more so than when I got out for the second time in 2005. I fumbled around and learned through trial and error as an unprepared transitioning veteran and I'd like to save you the heartache so -

Try the following websites for assistance:
Hire Heroes USA - a 501c3 nonprofit organization that empowers U.S. military members, veterans and military spouses to succeed in the workforce.
https://www.hireheroesusa.org/get-registered/
Hire Our Heroes - connects transitioning Veterans to their next careers, with job resources, job training, interview process assistance, networking, and veteran mentors, etc.
https://hireourheroes.org/
O*Net - the nation's primary source of occupational information.
http://online.onetcenter.org/crosswalk
Employment - The Essentials.
http://www.militaryonesource.mil/web/mos/-/employment-the-essentials?inheritRedirect=true&redirect=%2Fweb%2Fmos%2Femployment

These are just a few of so many reosurces available today. I hope you find these links useful. If you need someone to help polish up your resume, I would be glad to help you out. No charge. I've been helping fellow veterans with their resumes and job hunting for many years now. I understand it can be difficult when you don't know what to do, where to start or what direction to take.

Please let me know if I can be of any more assistance!

What a great question!
It's tough... Stabbing people in the eye is a great skill set for professional soldiers. How does THAT translate is the age old question...
Soldiers, regardless of MOS have great logistics skills. Moving people from point A to B is nothing more than simple logistics. Add weapons and equipment and you're a logistical supervisor/manager. HOWEVER... the true key is understanding the difference between military and civilian is the terminology. This is the toughest piece. Couple this distinction with the lack of MILITARY motivation and urgency and civilians appear very lazy but they are not. I've read the responses here and they are all good.

Few things to add...
- Hire a professional resume writer.

- Find a professional soldier who is now a professional civilian (me, anyone who has responded in this article...) for active mentorship

- Do not say, "Fort Lewis, WA" nobody knows where that is. Instead your job was located in Tacoma, Wa or Seattle, Wa.

- You were not a "truck driver" or heaven forbid an 88M, you were a logistics supervisor or team leader.

- FIND CREATIVE (and honest ways) TO ADD QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR as part of job descriptions.

You get the idea, the sooner you work these sorts of tasks out the better chance of success. Also, NOBODY knows what military people really do and what our skill sets truly are. Especially in the recruiting world. Be prepared to be lumped into the pile of, "have" or "does not have" a college degree. I'll get boorish if I continue, best wishes and reach out if you wish.

Transision point at your installation should help. If you are reserve or guard, the army has contracted resume career experts like Fred love at Jefferson barachs to help reserve and national guard. Hope this helps

SSG Rivas-Get into the "heads" of those you're writing to. Civilians don't understand our terminology, but it goes beyond that-in many ways, they don't understand our hierarchy, promotion process, or compensation scale. I'd take a look at the "model" profile of someone holding the job you're seeking, and try to match your skill sets and experience to theirs. As a general rule of thumb, if you can explain an aspect of your military experience in "plain English", it should be relatively easy to connect that with a civilian equivalent. Bear in mind that as an NCO, you have a host of management and leadership traits highly marketable to many industries outside of the MOS "equivalent" you may naturally seek.