How to Navigate Civilian Coworkers’ Ignorance About Your Military Service By definition, ignorance means a lack of knowledge, information or education. It can refer to a general lack of knowledge or...
Veteran Job-Hunters: Sharpen Your 'Soft Skills' to Gain an Edge In the civilian sector, your military skills are still important, but your soft skills are also highly desired.
Veterans: The Time Might Be Right for a Job in the Energy Sector A new report highlights how valuable military training and experience are to the energy sector along with the importance for...
Strategies for a Virtual Panel Interview: How to Prepare and How to Act Instead of panicking, use the opportunity for a panel interview to position yourself as a viable and desirable candidate.
Should You Accept the First Job Offer? Ask Yourself These 10 Questions In the frenzy and frustration of a post-military job search, any viable job offer is often grabbed up. But before you click...
8 High-Powered Jobs for Leaders After the Military The fact is that the leadership gene that steered you into the military and kept you here so long is one of your best, most...
The Power of Positive Perception One of the hardest things I share with transitioning service members – who’ve spent a great deal of their life and career...
Are You Wearing Your Rank in the Civilian Sector? You walk in, salute no one, and speak your old military language — in the civilian world, few really get it.
What It Means to Be a 'Protected Veteran' on a Job Application What is a "protected" veteran? Chances are good you could be one of them.
The Best and Worst Cities for Veterans in 2025 Austin, Orlando and Raleigh are the top three U.S. cities for veterans, thanks not just to jobs and income but to a sense of...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...