Military Skills Play a Positive Role in Transition & Career Success
Helping veterans have a constructive transition from Active Duty and the Guard/Reserves is always difficult. Whether it is moving into the classroom or the workplace, these steps help make the transition process just a little bit easier.
Transitions Are Always Difficult, But They Can Be Immensely Rewarding. The transition from combat and the military to a peacetime setting can be eased when the military experience is viewed as an opportunity for the veteran to expand their skills and abilities in the business workplace. There is additional complexity to a military veteran’s immediate return from combat. The combat veteran will be undergoing two large transitions simultaneously: the transition from combat to peace, and the transition from the Army to the civilian world. This process is quite challenging and calls for a great deal of structure, understanding, and confidence in order for it to be done correctly. Here are some points of advice to help veterans make a successful transition.
(1) The Value Of Military Skills In The Workforce. In order to be successful in your second career, you must be able to bring your military training and experience to your civilian employment, so you can make a bigger impact within the business organization and increase your value to the organization. In the business world, the bigger the splash you make, the greater your chances of promotion and additional opportunity. A keystone for your success in business is to fully leverage all of your military training and experience in the corporate business world to make a bigger difference. Once you demonstrate your skills fully, the hiring marketplace for your skills will improve both inside and outside your company, even in a down economy. Employers of veterans often look to them to solve big challenges and take on additional responsibilities, thanks to their “can-do” attitudes and performance under-pressure skills. All veterans inherently recognize that the military-to-civilian transition is difficult, especially in the workplace. The key point of struggle is that recognizing the problem is not enough. Veterans need skills, tools, understandings, and approaches today to accelerate their careers and their employers’ business results.
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