Transition Resources

Dress for Success begins six-week transition program

      Our colleagues at the San Antonio Dress for Success program will host a six-week workshop to help military professionals in transition and their families. The first workshop takes place Jan. 10. Please contact Thelma Flores, the organization’s client service manager at 210-737-1515 or email her at [email protected]. Note:  The class dates and locations are  posted on our…

Understanding the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan.

    Is the military Reserve Component (RC) Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) a good deal or not? That was the question Mark Overberg posted recently on his LinkedIn post. If you know of someone who is a traditional drilling Reserve and National Guard member who is planning their retirement after 2o years of service,, Mark’s recent LinkedIn post clearly details…

Are you as valuable as Juan Soto in your career???

    Is there a military transition connection between Juan Soto, the newest addition to the New York Mets? Scott Stalker makes the case, and his recent LinkedIn post is one that our  team wants to share with our readers. Soto recently signed a multi-year contract for over 750 million.  Stalker used this recent sports story to articulate the need…

Incarnate Word awarded grant to help military veterans with academic credits

  UIW has received a grant to help student veterans expand their academic credits with the help of  the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) College Credit for Heroes Capacity Building and Sustainability Program. The $200,000 grant will help to develop and improve a fully integrated system to evaluate military transcripts and turn essential military training and experience into academic credit at…

CISA offers two virtual security courses

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,…

Online career tool helps military to determine their future career path

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…

Six ways to add measurable metrics to craft a job-winning resume

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…