One of the things that the team at MILTrac hears from transition veterans is that many don’t know what they want to do after their retirement. Tyrone Hewitt, one of our contributors to this site, just posted this article on his career path from his last re-enlistment in 2014 to his future retirement. “Deciding what to do after a person…
TRICARE is shifting medical insurance coverage for retirees, active duty and their families in six states. Those living in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin will transfer from the program’s East region to the West Region. If you live in one of these six states, your TRICARE regional contractor will switch from Humana Military to TriWest Healthcare Alliance on…
Our good friend CMSgt. (Dr) Jermaine King has posted info on the Pat Tillman Scholarships. There’s a Nov. 19, Tuesday info session at noon and 6 p.m. You can go to our MILTrac calendar for the one at noon or the second one at 6 p.m.
With 1.5 million VA Health cards set to expire, the VA just released this article on how to renew this ID card online. If you click on the graphic below, you can find more about this process. https://news.va.gov/136113/check-your-veteran-health-identification-card/
After reading on LinkedIn about how one prominent defense contractor provided Skillbridge opportunities without a promise of a future job, it was great timing to see this Tyrone Hewitt post on the need for research. At MILTrac, we love the ongoing posts Tyrone provides online. “Talk to someone currently in the program AND someone who has completed the program,” Hewitt…
When it comes to find high-valued LinkedIn posts on transition topics, Austin Belcak leads our growing list of “transition experts.”. That’s why we’re sharing his recent post on six ways to add measurable metrics to a resume. Military professionals in transition don’t understand the value of putting metrics into their resume or into their LinkedIn profile. Too many of us…
At MILTrac, we love the ongoing podcasts featuring our friend Theresa Carpenter. In this podcast, Theresa interviews Kate Goggin, the author of “When Good Jobs Go Bad,” on her book about how to recognize bad job opportunities and how to deal with them. For anyone in transition, this book and interview should help you find the resources to deal with…
The American Legion is looking for some young men who want to learn how to develop civic leadership. In Texas, the Legion will host this program next summer at the University of Texas. Other Legion departments have similar programs for their respective state. If you have a high school student who is a junior in high school…
One of those hidden benefits for military retirees is the ability to travel the world via military transport aircraft. The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, based at Scott AFB, Illinois, has a web site that share its terminal locations and policies for flying “Space A” (aka Space Available). If you click on the graphic below, it will take you to…
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleypiedmont/ Mastering the most challenging interview questions is not as hard as you think. If you were laid off or let go, even thinking about talking about what happened may raise your blood pressure. But you can do this. With the right approach, you can navigate it smoothly and even use it as an opportunity to highlight your strengths.…
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