Hi I need a little help I am just getting out of the Military and I am having a hard to getting a job I have worked up to being a Supervisor in different jobs in the Military. I have some College. Oh I am moving Back to Michigan. If anyone has some ansewers feel free to shout out. Thank You
2007-10-28 11:42:37 · 20 answers · asked by orange_boom02 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I believe we need more Info like TIS and MOS?
2007-10-28 11:47:56 · answer #1 · answered by iknato0n 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I was always under the impression that if someone was military, it was supposed to be easier to get a job. Yea, right. My kids had problems finding jobs. Until you find a job, you are entitled to unemployment. I don't know how much it is in MI, but in WI for military it is about $350 a week. Not alot, but at least it is gas money.
There have been a couple of options mentioned here. Reenlist, which you know you will have a steady income, benefits, etc. Go to your VA rep and they should help you. You have a great opportunity to move to a better job market.
If you are just getting out, don't you have college benefits? You should be able to go to college and get various scholarships for past military people. Both our sons are doing that. They get a monthly check and work part time and are doing pretty good right now.
Our daughter got out of the Navy awhile ago and there was someone on base (don't remember what they were called) that helped people transition from Military to civilian life jobs. Check into that. She rejoined the Army. She was out about 2 weeks and found she liked knowing when she was getting paid and the military structure. She felt it was good for her. She has been in the military since she was 17 and is now 23. Military is all she knows.
2007-10-28 13:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by Diane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Felix,
If you can, move to where the jobs are. Don't settle in a familiar area just to be thwarted by a high unemployment rate (ie Michigan). Go where the jobs are more plentiful and in your field in the military. Seek out a counselor in the service and ask tough questions. The Education Center would be where I would start. Take some placement tests and learn what you might be best suited for. Scan the Labor Depts website and see what jobs are going to be in high demand for the next 5 to 10 years. Don't be afraid of making mistakes, the military usually glosses over those but the private sector is usually less forgiving.
2007-10-28 12:04:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jay G 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your math teacher is pulling numbers out of his backside and is generally uninformed about veterans. Were you an employer would you be more inclined to hire someone who had spent four years in a high demand, mission focused environment where he learned to excel and who later got out of the service and earned a degree 30% faster than your average HS to college kid? Or would you rather hire a kid with the same college degree and absolutely no real world experience? Private and government sector employers love to get former military. We have a work ethic that sets us head and shoulders above most civilians. We have already proven we are hard workers. And if your BF does stay in until retirement age, he will have a pay check for life that allows him to work as he wishes not worrying about paying the bills. My retirement check will be higher than the average income for the state in which I will retire.
2016-05-25 22:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by kassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with the Michigan works office. They have veteran's coordinators. Go to the website www.michworks.org and take a look. I don't know what kind of job you're looking for, but jobs are hard to find in Michigan. The economy is capute. You are eligible for veteran's preferance for state and federal jobs. Go to military.com for some information also. Check with your local VA and they often have people to help. Also, join and check with your local VFW, American Legion posts. Those guys are always ready to lend a hand.
2007-11-01 11:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by standinglynx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your local unemployment office and go to the vet employment assistance center. they help you how to civilianize military speak and they some job opportunites there. also, if it has been less than 4 months (120 days) since your last day in the military you are eligible for the postal exam to be opened up to you. what you have to do is take your dd 214 to the postmasters office or the human resources for the postal service in your city or the nearest city. and apply to take the test. give them a call and they should give you all the information that you need. good luck
2007-10-28 13:16:46 · answer #6 · answered by rebel with a cause 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be tough transition. Retired from the Navy in 2004. It took me about 2 months to get a job. It wasn't from lack of trying, it was more a case directing efforts in the wrong direction. It was discouraging at times, it took a lot of patience, but it was also a learning experience. Didn't to it alone though, got quite a bit of help from friends who had been through the same experience years before.
2007-10-28 11:58:13 · answer #7 · answered by Mike W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which MOS you hold. All jobs in the army hold a civilian equivalence. College is always good in the civilian job market though. Try looking around on usajobs.com . They have some very good paying job postings on their site that are available to veterans. If you wouldn't mind going to Iraq and making a lot of money for a years work, go to kbrjobs.com .
2007-10-28 12:11:21 · answer #8 · answered by Jason H 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations on your service. I just recently retired myself and found the tranistion hard. Most of what came from the Transition Assistance office didn't help either. I recommend looking at this site: http://www.DefenseContractorInfo.com
It's free and has profiles on lots of companies that employ veterans, where their HQs are, even a list on the most friendly companies for vets.
It helped me and I hope it helps you.
Good Luck!
2007-11-01 06:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by Retiring Veteran 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt go back to michigan,,, thousands of jobs were lost while you were gone, and the state should be bankrupt either this week or next... go to the south east,,, There are very little jobs left that manufacture as they have all gone to china,,, we have become a nation of wharehouses,,
2007-10-28 12:55:02 · answer #10 · answered by John N 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
check out the Oilpatch,fast food like MacDonalds are paying $15 an hour such a labour shortage ,easier for an American to work there than a European http://employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/4305.html
2007-10-28 12:48:12 · answer #11 · answered by Will 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋