What job opportunities are out there for retired E8's and E9's?

I know there are restrictions on how soon senior officers can go to work for the government after retiring. My question is how did the Admiral who was DOD spokesperson retire one day and show up in civvies the next day as State Dept spokesperson?

Well, I'll be honest. I have never had a problem attaining any position I want. I have positions coming in all the time. I can't keep up with people wanting to hire me . although, being retired military and a Ghost Operator works just fine for me. I would suggest hanging loose. or you can do what I do all the time. when I need money, I just drop my resume and off we go...a lot of people wonder,even here how, a little ol private can attain the highest security clearance needed, or move about and do whatever is called for. heh heh, life is good.

Well, I'll be honest. I have never had a problem attaining any position I want. I have positions coming in all the time. I can't keep up with people wanting to hire me . although, being retired military and a Ghost Operator works just fine for me. I would suggest hanging loose. or you can do what I do all the time. when I need money, I just drop my resume and off we go...

You can look to civil service. They are always looking for people with whatever skill set you have. But the leadership itself will get a foot in the door for management positions. It may not come right away, but it will.

DHS in DC they are always looking for Watch Officers!! A lot of people can't handle shift work and they quit. Look into it

The VA,University Staff,State Police,Prison Guards,Postal,Mechanic, Manafacturing,Be prepared to be humbled,it's normally not personal but U have to reearn respect,These jobs up here normally give Veterans a leg up on your Civilian counterparts.

It really depends on what you are looking for. What happens alot, is that E-8's or E-9's think they automatically qualify for GS 11 positions when they get put of the service. Reality hits hard when most them find out they only qualify for GS 7-9. It's a different environment on the federal employment side.

Look at the national Labs, I work at one and it is a awesome place to work.
Semper Fi

applied with gov't as (electrican master)wsa offered GS-12,to start.Would have taken the position
except they wanted me to move my family to B'HAM AL.at that time my children were in school and were very active in sports.So I decided to go into my on business.If u have a trade or were mps the Police Dept needs cops and u move up in ranks real fast.Or u can open your own business use your G.I. Bill to go in business....

I only did 4 years in the Corps, so I can't really speak to the E-8 & E-9 to civilian employment. I have however been in law enforcement for the past 27 years, and have seen many senior enlisted guys transition very successfully into the same job. This works well because senior military people, are already intimately familiar with para-military organizations. They already know how to follow rules, adhere to policy, and are generally more familiar with firearms than Joe citizen. There is also the fact that most law enforcement agencies offer deferred retirements, and have excellent benefits. so if you couple this with an E-8 or E-9 retirement, you are generally doing pretty well on civvy street! Hope this helped.