What does your retired from Army H do now?

[Anonymous]

My H will retire early next year and we both think it is time to prepare for what is coming next. What did your H do? Mine will retire as an 0-5 with a TS clearance. What can we expect? What level of gov't job would he be at? We hear about steps, do those come into play? He has a Masters in MGMT.
Is he desired in the private sector?

Thanks for any guidance or ideas you can provide.

[Anonymous]

I'm not in any of the key industries for your husband, but I'd like to say this: I really like putting some ex-military on my teams because they know how to make a large operation run well, with the available talent. They build good processes, and they seem to do a good job of measuring and monitoring.

Please thank your husband for his service and let him know that his skills are valuable and best of luck on the job hunt.

[Anonymous]

SAHD

[Anonymous]

it all depends on what he did in the military and how good he really is. Some come out and are doing the exact same thing as their military job and making a little more as an equivalent position GS civilian. Others, who were high speed come out and find appointments in SES and pretty much pass up their active duty peers overnight.

[Anonymous]

I think someone with military experience AND clearances AND 2 degrees should do fairly well in defense or security contracting. My husband was just enlisted (not career) and has an undergrad in engineering - he's getting job offers constantly.

[Anonymous]

Yes, now is a good time to prepare, but it does depend a lot on what he does now. DOes he do a lot of work with contractors or gov't civilians? He should be networking with them like crazy. Or, does he want to keep doing the same sort of work, or do something else entirely?

Does the Army has out placement services? I have to believe there is some level of support for exiting service members (though I can imagine it varies).

[Anonymous]

OP here, he doesn't work with anyone now that he can network with. I will ask him about what job placement help he can look for.

We are starting to look at what it would be like to retire up here and wondering if we can afford to stay and live well. I realize I'm not really being helpful about what he wants to do, but I'm not sure he knows. We have an acquaintance that does some homeland sec. work, so we are going to reach out and see what advice he can offer.

Thanks for all the advice so far!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, he doesn't work with anyone now that he can network with. I will ask him about what job placement help he can look for.

We are starting to look at what it would be like to retire up here and wondering if we can afford to stay and live well. I realize I'm not really being helpful about what he wants to do, but I'm not sure he knows. We have an acquaintance that does some homeland sec. work, so we are going to reach out and see what advice he can offer.

Thanks for all the advice so far!

this is where my friend's husband is. He didn't retire from the military, although he did serve 14 years. He's former EOD in the Army. He really seems to love his job at Homeland Security.

There are also plenty of civilian jobs at the Pentagon.

[Anonymous]

An O5 w/TS and adv degree will generally 'equate' to a 13/14 in federal service, or a director-level in industry. (Unfortunately with all of the draw-downs and cutbacks, the days of rolling off AD into a 15 or SES are long since over.)

[Anonymous]

PP here. One more thing, make sure he keeps his clearances active.

[Anonymous]

COO

[Anonymous]

16:06 here..got cut off.
Mine is a COO of a small company. I agree with the PP who just said to make sure he keeps his clearance active. His recently became deactivated, and I know he regrets it. A couple of his army buddies work at the Pentagon and one is a secret service agent.

[Anonymous]

I am going to encourage my man to become a hippie pacifist in the spirit of the times that were in the '60s

[Anonymous]

Linkedin.

Thanks for his service.

[Anonymous]

Mine has parlayed his military background (intel) into a pretty decent career in contracting. I used to work at SAIC and most of the guys I worked with/for were retired military, generals, majors and such. The clearance is pretty desirable, as a lot of places need cleared people immediately and don't have time to wait for someone to go through the process. (may still be very backlogged.)

I believe Adecco is a good source for military folks seeking second careers. good luck to your husband!