JANUARY 4, 2024 - You may be reconsidering your professional future as the new year dawns. For Veterans who don’t want to work for someone else, there’s an option worth considering: Starting a franchise. Owning a business through franchising is a perfect hybrid between working for an organization and starting your own business from scratch. While it’s not for everybody, … [Read more...]
3 Basics of Great Team Communication in Your Post-Military Role
DECEMBER 26, 2023 - Stepping out of uniform into a civilian role, the rules of engagement for communication differ. It's less about ranks and orders, more about dialogues and ideas. Think of it as switching your radio from command signals to open frequencies where every voice tunes into the same channel – that's your new team dynamic. How do we get everyone on that … [Read more...]
Transition Assistance Job Fair Coming December 14th
DECEMBER 9, 2023 – The Joint Transition Readiness Center is slated to host their annual Transition Assistance Program mega job and resources fair here 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 14, 2023. Transitioning service members, military spouses, and veterans will have the opportunity to meet with employers and employment service providers who are searching for applicants to fill … [Read more...]
Blended Retirement: Entitlement Reform that Works
NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - With all the challenges of federal spending today, one aspect of entitlement reform seems to be working: the military’s new “Blended Retirement System” (BRS). Created in 2016, the BRS added a 401(k)-like defined contribution to servicemembers’ benefits package so that military personnel have retirement savings that they can take with them if they … [Read more...]
Exploring the Future of SkillBridge for Military-Civilian Transition
OCTOBER 30, 2023 - The Department of Defense SkillBridge program bridges the gap between military service and civilian careers in a time where the military-transition landscape is centric to success after service as highlighted in the joint Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on October 18, 2023 – “Military to Civilian Transition: … [Read more...]