I have been having an issue with finding a good civilian career due to being in the Reserve. How can I get around this?

SFC Davis, thank you for that advice. I have used a couple of websites by just going to google and typing in "jobs for reserve soldiers".

It's difficult to prove, but easy to know. If I didn't work for Booz Allen Hamilton, I wouldn't be disclosing my Army Reserve commitment in an interview. The hell with that mess. The employer has no loyalty to the worker anymore....

I personally do not think that is the best way to approach by not disclosing that up front. If you start off on the wrong foot....it could come back to haunt you later. Be upfront and move on if that is an issue

Easy to say when you don't need a job.

I have always been up front about my military obligations when interviewing. As a matter of fact, it usually comes up when they give me the opportunity to ask them questions. My first has almost always been: Do you have a military clause as part of your benefits package?

Sir, I am looking for a career. I have been exploring different avenues but none have shown any promise thus far. I'd like to go regular AD but even that has been difficult for me.

SFC (Join to see) - This is a tough one to answer and I won't pretend that I'm any kind of expert. I used to work with teenagers a lot and whenever they agonized over selecting a college major I told them not to worry overly much about it. I knew very few who "worked their majors". A college degree is a great entre to a job but of little value thereafter. You make your living with your skills not a piece of paper. (The exceptions, of course, are law and medicine in which specific degrees are required) For someone simply looking for a career, the advice is even more arcane. Many people will ask: What do you love to do? Sadly, I know of no better way of ruining a good avocation than by turning it into a vocation (Again, there are exceptions) There are psychological tests that career counselors may administer to help you determine what you might want to do as well as what you are suited to do. Sadly, when I took those it was determined that I had an interest and ability in just about everything. That didn't help me very much. What did I do? I went with the flow. I fell into things and succeeded until it didn't, then switched to something else that fell into my lap. My strategy made for a dodgy career path. Sometimes it lacked security, but it never was boring. Good luck...