Writing Military-to-Civilian Resumes: The 'Transferability-of-Skills' Strategy To write a successful transition resume, you must identify and isolate all of your skills, as they relate to your current...
Military Transition Q&A: Finding the Right Fit Many employers do not understand how to hire veterans and, when they do, how to get the most value from a veteran employee.
The Power of Informational Interviews and 5 Tips to Make Them Work for You Informational interviews are not job interviews. They are unique and structured conversations, designed to find answers to an...
Why Your Veteran Resume Doesn't Entitle You to a Job Civilian employers can certainly do more to hire veterans, but sometimes the problem comes down to the veteran.
Why Your Time in Service Shouldn’t Be Your Glory Years You made a difference in uniform. Just don't let that be the only difference you make.
What You Should Know About Your USERRA Rights Mark Stodola had a good job supervising about 18 people in the material-handling department at a manufacturing company in...
Why Your Personal Brand Is Key to a Successful Transition As you transition out of uniform, it is important to understand what your personal brand says about you.
Why Your Military Rank Is Not Your Personal Brand Military.com's job advice expert, Lida Citroen, answers a question about personal branding from a lieutenant colonel in the...
A Veteran's First Job: Taking on Less Responsibility Most employers view veterans as though they're all the same because they don't have a solid understanding of what they've...
Why You Can't Fake Being 'Veteran Friendly' What does it take to be vet friendly? Here are a few words on what that term really means.
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
Rubio Says US Is Designating 2 More Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Groups The two new designees, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, are Ecuadorian gangs blamed for much of the violence that began since the...
