The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Federal Cyber Defense Skilling Academy is offering two one-week online courses for active duty members in transition in December. Veterans can choose either the “Introduction to Pen-Testing” or “Introduction to Incident Response” course. Keith Cassant, a Military Transition Roundtable advisor and student, said both classes begin Dec. 16. Cassant, the CISA’s veterans program manager,…
The Introduction to Incident Response Micro-course is a self-paced program that provides learners with foundational knowledge and practical skills in incident response, cybersecurity, and digital forensics. Participants will explore essential topics such as network security, cybersecurity auditing, and the fundamentals of incident response, helping them understand how to prepare for, contain, and recover from security incidents. The course includes practical…
The Introduction to Pen-Testing Micro-course is a self-paced program that provides learners with foundational knowledge and practical skills in penetration testing, vulnerability management, and enterprise security risk management. Through exercises and comprehensive lessons, participants will develop a deep understanding of network security, vulnerability assessment, and ethical hacking principles. This course covers critical topics such as cybersecurity fundamentals, risk identification…
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…
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