What are some of the biggest misunderstandings that civilian employers have about transitioning veterans?

2017-06-23T21:17:59-04:00

Response by PO3 Daniel Stone made Jun 23 at 2017 9:30 PM

2017-06-23T21:30:20-04:00

For me, it has been walking the line of love of country and not having it misconstrued for something xenophobic. An example of this is not speaking with disdain about the country that I served with honor when it was fashionable for others around me do. Attempting to be apolitical gets rationalized as the gung-ho military type...

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 23 at 2017 9:41 PM

2017-06-23T21:41:51-04:00

They are concerned I am angry when I go down to the range to kill a bunch of silhouettes. Warmest Regards, Sandy :)

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Jun 24 at 2017 12:57 AM

2017-06-24T00:57:13-04:00

Well, my only post military employer has been made up from all prior military, so I can't really speak from experience. But, I'm sure civilian employers probably have the same misconceptions as regular civilians.

In that case, I would guess that the biggest misunderstanding is that we've all killed someone or that we're all unhinged PTSD-ridden time bombs that are one bag of popcorn popping from going full Rambo on an office full of people.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jun 24 at 2017 11:18 AM

2017-06-24T11:18:24-04:00

PO3 Daniel Stone That is a great question, and it depends if they are familiar with the military or not. I would say two things come to mind. One, everyone in the Army is in the Infantry, drove a tank, or fired a cannon. Sorta like the thinking all Sailors were on ships, or everyone in the Air Force flies a plane. The second would be, unfortunately, we all went into the military, and/or stayed as we had no other options.