When exiting the military, one of the biggest fears you might have is not finding a job right away. After all, just because you’re not in the military anymore doesn’t mean that your bills stop. In fact, because you might have to start paying for things like health insurance and rent where you didn’t before, […]

Or do they?
Sometimes in the case of the military, one often wonders if the feelings of a spouse are even considered during the decision-making process. The only answer you hear in the process is, “This is the government.” That answer isn’t good enough for many who expect life as a military spouse to be the […]

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 […]

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 […]

I’m used to moving all over the place depending on my charge and the mission to which I am assigned.  I’ve viewed a number of military, government and civilian positions that say under relocation package: “Household effects only” - what all does that include?

I just got nixxed….  I was attempting to apply for a specific vacancy announcement.  When I went to set up my account I found out that it took three days to get into the system and so I missed the deadline by one day.  My advise to all, plan ahead and don’t wait until the […]

When I was looking at opportunities within a military or federal agency, I knew what I was worth, I knew my classification, I knew what my salary would be (give or take the range offered with experience) - I spent almost four weeks trying ti figure out what that translated into within a corporate pay […]

One of the things that I noticed when I made the transition out of the military into a civilian-type career was the ‘fear of change’.
I had spent 20 years in a very structured environment, everything was clearly articulated for me and expectations were clear on every level.  There was some real fear when I realized […]