Posted on Aug 13, 2022
Why do veterans have to fight so hard for a job after leaving the military?
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Not saying you are like this, but have you talked to a lot of veterans recently?
A lot of people come out of the military thinking they’re owed work, and have an inflated sense of their worth to civilian employers. Crap like the Dysfunctional Veteran T shirts and vetbro culture have colored the public’s perception of us, and it’s not entirely inaccurate
And to be honest, a lot of people coming out of the military *aren’t* qualified for the jobs they apply for. Military management is not civilian management, and I’ve seen a lot of senior NCO’s utterly fail in the civilian world because they can’t lead without the force of the UCMJ behind them. Especially in any kind of technical field, your ability to lead people is secondary to your technical knowledge and technician knowledge coming out of the military varies wildly by MOS and component.
Stay humble, be realistic in what you apply for and be willing to start at the bottom again. It’s two different worlds
A lot of people come out of the military thinking they’re owed work, and have an inflated sense of their worth to civilian employers. Crap like the Dysfunctional Veteran T shirts and vetbro culture have colored the public’s perception of us, and it’s not entirely inaccurate
And to be honest, a lot of people coming out of the military *aren’t* qualified for the jobs they apply for. Military management is not civilian management, and I’ve seen a lot of senior NCO’s utterly fail in the civilian world because they can’t lead without the force of the UCMJ behind them. Especially in any kind of technical field, your ability to lead people is secondary to your technical knowledge and technician knowledge coming out of the military varies wildly by MOS and component.
Stay humble, be realistic in what you apply for and be willing to start at the bottom again. It’s two different worlds
I have not faced this at all.
A big issue I see is many veterans ONLY having veteran status as their entire resume. Being a veteran is an additional skill.....it is not THE skill.
A big issue I see is many veterans ONLY having veteran status as their entire resume. Being a veteran is an additional skill.....it is not THE skill.
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That is exactly right........... Doesn't everyone that comes off Active Duty have 100% GI Bill or at least the capability to get through a degree program of any career path and start completely from scratch if they focus on it?
One could be a Signals MOS and then get a degree in accounting and look for a job through their school placement programs. By time one is interviewing for the accounting job then the military job history is 4 years ago, and not yesterday with the presumption the employer will carry all the training risk. They'd have an ACCOUNTING DEGREE (for example).
One could be a Signals MOS and then get a degree in accounting and look for a job through their school placement programs. By time one is interviewing for the accounting job then the military job history is 4 years ago, and not yesterday with the presumption the employer will carry all the training risk. They'd have an ACCOUNTING DEGREE (for example).
I’ll say this often when we do jobs in the military and some aren’t tailored to the civilian jobs example being combat MOS jobs. It’s always important to use that time to go to school and better your education. This will make you more marketable along with whatever skill set you may already posses. Also there are programs out there to through VA to help you get course completed to compete in the civilian world. Then there are trade jobs to become an apprentice. At the end of the day it depends on where you look and what you hope to get out of it. Granted doing the most selfless thing in joining the military doesn’t hold the weight it did years ago.
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Very well said. Having experience in career fields that don't translate well is like having a generic business degree. A business doesn't exist solely to exist, you have to be good at something for the business to do. Being a generic leader is not as helpful as being a leader in a specific industry or career field. Take some time learn a useful skill, then you can be a leader in that skill.
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Good luck man, you’ll do fine
Lawn care is one of the jobs EVERYONE in the military is qualified to do hahaha