Where Are They Now?

I guess I'll add it here. I've made the decision to depart from the Army after 13 wonderful years, and will be choosing among Harvard, Wharton, Northwestern, and MIT for my next stop. Make sure your kids know that if they save their money well, it's never too late to start over and find your next path...even if that means school.
 
scoutpilot said:
I guess I'll add it here. I've made the decision to depart from the Army after 13 wonderful years, and will be choosing among Harvard, Wharton, Northwestern, and MIT for my next stop. Make sure your kids know that if they save their money well, it's never too late to start over and find your next path...even if that means school.
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Sounds like someone is hunting an MBA.
 
scoutpilot said:
I guess I'll add it here. I've made the decision to depart from the Army after 13 wonderful years, and will be choosing among Harvard, Wharton, Northwestern, and MIT for my next stop. Make sure your kids know that if they save their money well, it's never too late to start over and find your next path...even if that means school.
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Wow, going to be surrounded by snowflakes all year round? Good luck to you and bundle up !
 
Scout: Now you join the new "brotherhood", Fathers with daughters. Good luck and all the best to you and your family. After thirteen years in you will probably find MBA a piece of cake. You most likely already have the time management down pat.
 
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Many B schools and good-sized universities these days have a Director, Military and Veteran Affairs in the Dean's office. There's a Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel at my own alma mater's B school. Worth reaching out to - usually findable with Google or school directory. There is also likely to be a Student Veterans of America chapter, who can provide insights on culture and veteran networking.
I am sure you have already researched the Yellow Ribbon program, which schools participate, and what benefit that might be for you.
http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/yellow_ribbon.asp

Fair winds and following seas on this journey - translate as necessary from Navy-talk...
 
Jcc123 said:
IThe best part is, he flew home and surprised me for Thanksgiving! It's great to have everyone home for the holiday. We're visiting him in Hawaii for Christmas, so that'll be great too. Hope everyone on the board here is enjoying their day!
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Have a wonderful visit - Merry Christmas!
 
Wishful said:
"Snowflakes"...literally & figuratively! ;)
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It's funny to hear the old folks call HBS students "snowflakes." Most of these people have a work resume at 30 that blows most careers out of the water.

Capt MJ said:
@scoutpilot
Many B schools and good-sized universities these days have a Director, Military and Veteran Affairs in the Dean's office. There's a Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel at my own alma mater's B school. Worth reaching out to - usually findable with Google or school directory. There is also likely to be a Student Veterans of America chapter, who can provide insights on culture and veteran networking.
I am sure you have already researched the Yellow Ribbon program, which schools participate, and what benefit that might be for you.
http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/yellow_ribbon.asp

Fair winds and following seas on this journey - translate as necessary from Navy-talk...
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HBS is very generous with YR and matching. When all is said and done, tuition for a veteran with all benefits ends up being about $5000 per year.

The veterans clubs at each school are fantastic. I've received advice from each throughout the process, and each club had a veteran call me within a day of being accepted to their school to congratulate me. The veteran network is deep and meaningful in the great wide world.
 
Great deal and congrats! You probably wish you have the new BRS as well. Not sure how that will affect future retentions.
 
ktnatalk said:
Great deal and congrats! You probably wish you have the new BRS as well. Not sure how that will affect future retentions.
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Don't really care. I'll probably end up with decent disability compensation and five deployments means great financial footing.
 
scoutpilot said:
It's funny to hear the old folks call HBS students "snowflakes." Most of these people have a work resume at 30 that blows most careers out of the water.
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That's sounds hard to do in 9 years, would you please provide some examples of these HBS students' resumes? Thanks.
 
Wishful said:
That's sounds hard to do in 9 years, would you please provide some examples of these HBS students' resumes? Thanks.
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that the kind of people heading off to Harvard business school aren't the limp-wristed twerps old people think all millennials are.
And, there are ways to become accomplished in your 20s without wearing a uniform.
 
Wishful said:
That's sounds hard to do in 9 years, would you please provide some examples of these HBS students' resumes? Thanks.
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Not really. We're talking about people matriculating at the #1 business school in the world. Great example: plastic surgeon who also opened a network of work-focused rehabilitation centers for injured patients. Or the former Peace Corps volunteer who built one of the leading local power and clean water initiatives in Africa. Or the founders of fintech startups who departed their multi-million dollar firms to get a Harvard MBA.

Turns out most people at Harvard are, not surprisingly, incredibly impressive and high-achieving "snowflakes."
 
I just finished (a week or two ago) "Why They Do It" by Eugene Soltes. It's about white color crime. Soltes is at HBS.
 
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