How do you want to be treated after you transition?

SSG Peter Muse — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:27:37 -0500

There's a lot going on in the lives of military members transitioning. Higher than population numbers for unemployment, disabilities, suicide, and other issues. Still, we remain highly desirable in terms of employability; or don't we? I have found that, even working in the DOD, there are many non-vet civilian employees who feel we are stealing their jobs and the jobs of their family members. I would love to hear some feedback from around the country because it's not the same everywhere.

Beyond Iraq And Afghanistan: Fighting The Stereotype War

Indeed, the media knows that the story of vets-gone-bad is irresistible to the public - and irresistibility in media terms means profit. But every story about one vet makes it harder for a thousand others to get hired.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 14 at 2014 6:01 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:01:36 -0500

SSG Peter Muse, when I retired from the Army and transitioned into a DA civilian job, I was treated with nothing but respect. I've never heard an anti-veteran sentiment while working as a DA civilian. Maybe that's because I have worked with so many veterans throughout my civilian career (only eight-plus years so far).

And I'm not a muckety-muck ... I'm just a worker bee as a DA civilian. That's the story from here at Fort Meade and (previously) at the Pentagon.