How Veterans Can Use Job Recruiters to Transition into Government Jobs Contract recruiters are always eager to recruit veterans, and working as a contractor is a foot in the door of a government...
Marine Corps Cuts Time for SkillBridge Transition Program, Citing a Drain on 'Unit Readiness' The SkillBridge program gives service members an opportunity to "gain valuable civilian work experience" during their last...
Military Transition Programs Focus Too Much on Higher Education, Not Enough on Jobs, Rand Report Says The new report takes a deep dive into how the roughly $13 billion spent annually on helping service members transition out of...
How to Join the FBI After Leaving the Military Even if you didn't have a combat arms military specialty, the FBI wants to hear from you.
How and When to Begin Networking for Your Post-Military Career Being proactive about networking is a good practice before you find your first post-military job and throughout your career.
How to Evaluate Offers, Get More $$$ and Avoid a Bridge Job After the Military How to evaluate your job offer is a key skill of the job hunt in military transition. Avoid the horrors of a bridge job by...
The 9 Circles of Networking Hell for Veterans (And How to Escape) All job seekers eventually end up in Networking Hell. It is not exactly Dante's Inferno, but it is a place where you are...
How to Create a Successful Transition Timeline Planning is the key to a successful transition to civilian life; here's how to create one.
How Can You Transition When You Don't Know What You Want? What kind of work are you looking for? As a senior service member approaching transition, you know you are supposed to be...
How to Build a Professional Network for Your Civilian Career Military members get excellent technical training, but often lack professional civilian networks.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...