Jacey Eckhart

Jacey Eckhart MA CPCC is Military.com's Transition Master Coach. She is a Certified Professional Career Coach and military sociologist who has been designing workshops and training active duty, National Guardsmen, Reservists and military spouses for decades. She is the founder of SeniorMilitaryTransition.com and has helped hundreds of veterans get jobs by identifying the skills, secrets and strategies veterans and spouses need most. Jacey is also an Air Force brat, a Navy wife, and an Army mom. Check back regularly to get Jacey's latest career advice below and visit the Veteran Talent Pool page to sign up for exclusive FREE master classes hosted by Jacey.

Latest Articles

How To Get Someone To Read Your Resume (and Hire You!)

Does it feel like no one is reading your resume? Does it feel like you are not even getting a chance to get an interview? It...

Cheap, Meaningful (Last Minute) Military Valentine

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The Perfect Valentine: Say I Love You Like a Spartan

Until I met my husband, I never had a Valentine. So Valentine’s Day makes me nervous.

Veteran Jobs - What to Wear to an Interview

Female Veterans: What to Wear to Rock Your Interview

What should you wear to your interview? Suit, pants, dress, skirt? Blouse, sweater, jacket? Solids, stripes or patterns? It...

Transition Master Class: Find the Best Employers for Veterans (You Don't Already Know)

Are you looking for a job outside the defense industry or the Department of Defense? Are you hoping for a civilian employer...

52 Easy Transition Tasks You Can Do in 10 Minutes or Less

Small wins can move your military transition forward in 2022. With each of these 52 transition tasks, you make your job hunt...

Victim Tale: What Spouse Story Are You Telling?

Do you hoard the negatives? Or do you lean into the unexpected pleasures?

What Do Soldiers Want From Their Mothers?

Jacey Eckhart learned tips about parenting a soldier from Medal of Honor recipient Sal Giunta and his mom.

1001 Things to Love About Military Life

Four military writers who are also military spouses have just pulled together a book-long list of 1001 Things To Love About...

The Fort Bragg Rule For Military Parenting

When you are the Must-Have Parent raising your military kids solo while your Must Do partner is away on the job, you get a...

10 Undeniable Truths About Raising a Military Child

When you bring a military child into the world, you can expect that everyone will have something to say.

Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jeff Reyes, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), meets his baby for the first time as the ship arrives in Norfolk in 2013. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sabrina Fine/Navy

Deployed Dad, New Baby: 12 Ways to Bring Them Together

How do you keep new parents close to their babies when they are stationed thousands of miles away?

How to Convince Your Soldier to Seek Therapy

So how do you get a soldier to see a counselor? A therapist? A doctor?

Woeful Lack of Military Knowledge Among Mental Health Providers

Do you really have to put together a PowerPoint presentation if you want your therapist to understand your military life?

Recruit Me When I'm 40

Recruit women when the idea of a cruise -- even a cruise involving 18-hour days folding laundry or working the mess deck --...

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