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<a class="fancybox" rel="505f0f5f5e6011ca8b7e9c42548baa25" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/044/573/for_gallery_v2/DoDpolice.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/044/573/large_v3/DoDpolice.jpg" alt="Dodpolice" /></a></div></div>I got out of the Air Force in 2008 and I was happy then that I got out because I deployed every year and it looked like I would continue to deploy every year until death. Now I wish I would've stayed in and kept moving up. I was a good troop that was low drag. I could've been an E-6 by now and had good job security. The only bad thing is that being in Security Forces I had no training that translated into the civilian world. Even Law enforcement did not take my experience as valuable. I got overlooked time and time again for someone that had a college degree with absolutely ZERO experience. The good thing is I learned how to adapt and overcome very well and now I am a good salesman for a staffing agency in South Georgia. Any one else have a story that has BAD and GOOD?Translating Security Forces experience to the private sector2014-02-17T15:55:26-05:002014-02-17T15:55:26-05:00SFC James Baber59246<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>That must be a standard from local and state LE agencies as I have had many friends from Army, USMC, and AF that have had similar issues, all in the LE field.</p><p><br></p><p>Sorry for your problems initially, but it sounds as if you have bounced back to be successful though.</p>Response by SFC James Baber made Feb 17 at 2014 7:22 PM2014-02-17T19:22:06-05:002014-02-17T19:22:06-05:00SrA Ashley Wise Sutton721709<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I've had the same issueResponse by SrA Ashley Wise Sutton made Jun 4 at 2015 5:17 AM2015-06-04T05:17:23-04:002015-06-04T05:17:23-04:002014-02-17T15:55:26-05:00