Have You Thought About the Army...
In the early stages of our book, I had considered putting in a blurb or section about the financial up and down side of joining the military. In the end, I decided there were too many complexities in that issue to try to weave it into a short book with a budgeting focus.
This article reminded me of one: Feds Strive To Boost Job Opportunities For Veterans, Brace For Influx
I know guys who have come back from the military better, more focused people. And other people are broken down by it. Some who were treated well, and some very poorly.
I have mixed feelings about how responsible government is for preparing them for the post-military job hunt. Medical and mental support would be wise and reasonable, but no one in the current military was drafted.
From the article, a 26-year-old former Army field medic said: "I had no resume. I didn't know about wearing a suit to an interview. I didn't even know if I should say I was in the military." On the last, he apparently had some worries about discrimination.
Which in some circles is quite possible, but in others, a service record is looked on with respect. (Personally, I think 4 years of military service looks a lot better than a four year gap). The rest however...this is the sort of stuff a trip to the library or a google search could bring up information about.
I think the flaw here may not be so much with the military as with the public educational system. Theoretically, we educate children to make them better members of society, prepared to handle the adult world, and for most of them that means getting a job. But we spend more time on English literature than practical life skills like job hunting. I'm all for the arts and literature, but I wonder more and more if education has the right focus.....ok, getting a little off track.
I'm optimistic about bringing the soldiers home, job prospects or no. Hopefully along with new job seekers, we'll be bringing home new innovators and entrepreneurs, and some tax dollars can be redirected back into the country rather than flowing out.
This article reminded me of one: Feds Strive To Boost Job Opportunities For Veterans, Brace For Influx
I know guys who have come back from the military better, more focused people. And other people are broken down by it. Some who were treated well, and some very poorly.
I have mixed feelings about how responsible government is for preparing them for the post-military job hunt. Medical and mental support would be wise and reasonable, but no one in the current military was drafted.
From the article, a 26-year-old former Army field medic said: "I had no resume. I didn't know about wearing a suit to an interview. I didn't even know if I should say I was in the military." On the last, he apparently had some worries about discrimination.
Which in some circles is quite possible, but in others, a service record is looked on with respect. (Personally, I think 4 years of military service looks a lot better than a four year gap). The rest however...this is the sort of stuff a trip to the library or a google search could bring up information about.
I think the flaw here may not be so much with the military as with the public educational system. Theoretically, we educate children to make them better members of society, prepared to handle the adult world, and for most of them that means getting a job. But we spend more time on English literature than practical life skills like job hunting. I'm all for the arts and literature, but I wonder more and more if education has the right focus.....ok, getting a little off track.
I'm optimistic about bringing the soldiers home, job prospects or no. Hopefully along with new job seekers, we'll be bringing home new innovators and entrepreneurs, and some tax dollars can be redirected back into the country rather than flowing out.
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