When you transitioned from military life to the civilian life, what industry (or industries) interested you the most?

Hannah Lundstrom My dream career was working for the Space Program, so I had to obtain a degree first. Once I had my degree, I started a 33 year career on the Space Shuttle Program.

Logistics and transportation
Mental health/medical

...I am back, I would love to give time and assessments to schools, etc... on security. If part of that included teachers/employees being armed I would write training programs for those carrying. I would also help identify those who would be a good possibility to carry. Understand the security of our schools in not as simple as give someone a gun, no it is huge. The thing is what most people dont get is it is a multi leveled system. As I said I am not trying to get rich, hell, I am a retired knuckle dragging barbarian. Anyway would love to discuss more...

Hannah Lundstrom I wanted a change, so it was in an industry that was either adjacent to or not Logistics.
- I was attracted to undergraduate and community college education as a Professor of Practice or Adjunct/Assistant Professor in Business or Political Science/Homeland Security which mirrored my academic degrees and experience. Unfortunately those are few and far between, especially if you don't have a PhD in hand nor 1-5 years of experience teaching....which you can't get if they don't hire you.....
- junior ROTC instructor due to the area of emphasis and the compensation would put me right back at my Active Duty compensation level, including BAH. Only trouble is if you don't want to relocate, don't want to live somewhere you don't want to, or can't get a position offer within 3 years, you are out of luck.
- Law Enforcement
- government service so that I could leverage my existing skills and gain more as an extension. Unfortunately we were tied to this location more so than Occupation, and unless you fly satellites or are space qualified, it's a tough market and mostly contractor work with consequent uncertainty.

I went into healthcare, was a Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman first 12 years of my career

I went looking for anything in food, clothing or shelter. First opportunity after four months searching was work in a Chicken processing facility. After four years in food business finally got into construction product sales. Been there ever since

Retired Counterintelligence Special Agent, and got into intelligence in Federal Civil Service.

As is common for a lot of veterans, I left the Army not too concerned with any particular field so much as trying to get a job to stabilize myself and figure out my next step. I took a job as a shipping clerk for an Aerospace manufacturer. From there I decided that I wanted to study geology and made the understanding of the earth and its processes my goal. For someone who has spent 10 years of their life doing combat arms, it might take a while for them to figure out what their new purpose will be. Literally everyone decides differently and with such a large cross-section of the country that makes up the military, it would be foolish to try to anticipate what these varied individuals find interesting. As a job recruiter, I would suggest asking a military post if you can be invited to speak at an ACAP briefing about the opportunities that your company has to offer.

Don't be afraid to get out of your comfort zone. I've seen too many people with resumes that point them in one direction and, while talking to them, find their heart wants to go in another. Your MOS doesn't have to be your calling... it's just what your're trained in and are good at...but....you can learn new things. Life's too short to go to work frustrated everyday.