5280apg
USNA C/O 2017
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2020
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BLUF: I’m transitioning from Active Duty in 2 years and would like some Alumni to share their experience and guidance to help me during my process.
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Funny how life goes. I started following this forum as a middle school student in the early 2000’s, attended the USMMA for a year before leaving to enlist in the Navy, was back on here in 2013 when I applied to USNA while on active duty, and now as a Marine Officer and USNA Alum I return again.
I’m coming up on 2 years left on my contract and starting to look towards preparing myself for transitioning back to the civilian world. When I reach my EAS in ‘22 I’ll have been in service for 11 years. Now that I have a wife and hope to start a family in the near future, I find myself ready to start a new chapter in life.
With the military being all I know in my adult life the prospect of finding a new career is pretty intimidating. The shear volume of options is the real kicker, and although I have a general idea of my interests the specific paths seem to change by the hour. I’m hoping some of you Alum out there could help me by sharing your own transition experience, and offer some advice on how I can narrow my search.
Thank you, and any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated! And of course a lot can change in 2 years so I am absolutely keeping an open mind, while also looking to use that time to ensure I’m fully prepared.
Anthony
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Funny how life goes. I started following this forum as a middle school student in the early 2000’s, attended the USMMA for a year before leaving to enlist in the Navy, was back on here in 2013 when I applied to USNA while on active duty, and now as a Marine Officer and USNA Alum I return again.
I’m coming up on 2 years left on my contract and starting to look towards preparing myself for transitioning back to the civilian world. When I reach my EAS in ‘22 I’ll have been in service for 11 years. Now that I have a wife and hope to start a family in the near future, I find myself ready to start a new chapter in life.
With the military being all I know in my adult life the prospect of finding a new career is pretty intimidating. The shear volume of options is the real kicker, and although I have a general idea of my interests the specific paths seem to change by the hour. I’m hoping some of you Alum out there could help me by sharing your own transition experience, and offer some advice on how I can narrow my search.
Thank you, and any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated! And of course a lot can change in 2 years so I am absolutely keeping an open mind, while also looking to use that time to ensure I’m fully prepared.
Anthony