Being in the military is hard, but sometimes being the spouse of someone in the military is even harder. The problems created by the military, such as continuously moving, can be really difficult for your family, and some military husbands and wives have given up on getting a job altogethers. After all, who would hire […]

When you have the options of going back to Iraq, it is kind of like dangling the keys to a new car in front of your nose and daring you to take a ride. The pay to going to Iraq is phenomenal…but  chances are that you don’t want to go back.  Want a three-figure job […]

…of course it is! Your military training is the first step to getting that job interview. However, if you want to make the most of your military training on your professional resume, there are a few key characteristics you should be sure to highlight:

Leadership: While in the military, you’ve probably been in charge of a […]

When you’re in the military, you often have the chance to deploy again and again. Sometimes this isn’t a choice; sometimes it is. In either case, after two or three tours, deployment might start to get a bit old. If you have the option, you are then faced with a huge decision: do you stay […]

Frustration.
Anger.
Stress.
These are just a few of the feelings that your might be experiencing at your new job. Working in the civilian world is very different than working in the military world. In fact, it might leave your questioning why your ever left the military and joined this alternate universe in the first place. When you […]

Thousands of people every year opt for training with the military instead of college. If you’ve traveled this course, it doesn’t make you a bad person, but it might make it harder for you to get a job after college. And, as unfair as you feel it may be, there is a cause for […]

No matter how you look at it, the extra money you receive by staying in the military is pretty darn enticing, even if you’ve strongly been considering retiring. Deciding whether you should stay in the military or not is a really big choice, and when there’s a few grand staring you in the face, it’s […]

The military lifestyle is structured, to say the least. If you’re leaving that environment, the newfound freedom can be a lot to take. In fact, the general change in daily routine can be the very hardest part of the military transition. Chances are that, as a member of the military, you’ve come into contact with […]

…so where are the phone calls?
The scenario is more common that you’d imagine–man (or woman) is discharged from the military, man has major life experiences under his belt, man gets no calls about jobs. It’s frustrating and makes the military transition to civilian life even harder than it already is! However, what many people fail […]