The Stars and Stripes Transition Guide available today

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The Stars and Stripes Transition Guide available today

05-30-2013 02:00 AM

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The Stars and Stripes Transition Guide available today


by: Grace Bernhardt
Stripes UK
published: May 30, 2013

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Check your edition of Stars and Stripes today to get your copy of the Spring 2013 Transition Guide. Below we highlight one great article designed to help active servicemembers and veterans navigate into their next stages of life. You can also download a copy of the Transition Guide here.*

Quick Tips to Ensure a Smooth Transition

Although transition assistance programs offer useful information and skills to help you each step of the way, the ultimate responsibility for a successful transition rests with you and your family. There will be many important decisions that only you can make and new roles that no one but you can accept. Here are a few things you can do to help make your transition journey a success:

• Make the most of your Individual Transition Plan (ITP). The ITP is your transition blueprint. Develop it with care and thought toward your goals and objectives for career, family, finances, continuing education, and any other areas of your life affected by the transition. ITP action steps and timelines — to be updated and refined as you go along — help to keep you focused and on track. You will receive information on developing an ITP during pre-separation counseling.
• Stay motivated. It’s easy to let feelings about leaving the military get in the way of moving forward with your plan. But this is no time to procrastinate. Successful transitioners approach the challenges ahead with the same “can do” attitude they have for the military mission.
• Practice networking. Transition assistance programs emphasize the importance of networking as a way to find out about job opportunities that aren’t advertised. Networking simply means seeking out people who may be able to help you with advice, job leads and contacts, then letting them know about you and your employment goals. Networking involves promoting yourself and asking for help; two skills that do not always come naturally. But the more you practice networking with friends, current or former colleagues and acquaintances, the better you’ll get.
• Have confidence in your military experience. Transitioning servicemembers sometimes wonder how much civilian employers will value their military experience. But if you take time to recognize and appreciate the scope of knowledge, skills and abilities you acquired in the military, it will be easier to present yourself to any prospective employer with confidence. Not only do you have exceptional technical skills and training, you’ve also mastered the military traits of good discipline, teamwork, leadership and the ability to put mission first. Employers value these qualities in applicants regardless of the nature of the work. Be prepared to give specific examples of how you used these skills toward results.

— Source: www.militaryonesource.mil

Tags: Career Change, Military to Civilian, RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Molesworth, Transition, Transition Guide, News
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The Stars and Stripes Transition Guide available today


by: Grace Bernhardt
Stripes UK
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Check your edition of Stars and Stripes today to get your copy of the Spring 2013 Transition Guide. Below we highlight one great article designed to help active servicemembers and veterans navigate into their next stages of life. You can also download a copy of the Transition Guide here.*

Quick Tips to Ensure a Smooth Transition

Although transition assistance programs offer useful information and skills to help you each step of the way, the ultimate responsibility for a successful transition rests with you and your family. There will be many important decisions that only you can make and new roles that no one but you can accept. Here are a few things you can do to help make your transition journey a success:

• Make the most of your Individual Transition Plan (ITP). The ITP is your transition blueprint. Develop it with care and thought toward your goals and objectives for career, family, finances, continuing education, and any other areas of your life affected by the transition. ITP action steps and timelines — to be updated and refined as you go along — help to keep you focused and on track. You will receive information on developing an ITP during pre-separation counseling.
• Stay motivated. It’s easy to let feelings about leaving the military get in the way of moving forward with your plan. But this is no time to procrastinate. Successful transitioners approach the challenges ahead with the same “can do” attitude they have for the military mission.
• Practice networking. Transition assistance programs emphasize the importance of networking as a way to find out about job opportunities that aren’t advertised. Networking simply means seeking out people who may be able to help you with advice, job leads and contacts, then letting them know about you and your employment goals. Networking involves promoting yourself and asking for help; two skills that do not always come naturally. But the more you practice networking with friends, current or former colleagues and acquaintances, the better you’ll get.
• Have confidence in your military experience. Transitioning servicemembers sometimes wonder how much civilian employers will value their military experience. But if you take time to recognize and appreciate the scope of knowledge, skills and abilities you acquired in the military, it will be easier to present yourself to any prospective employer with confidence. Not only do you have exceptional technical skills and training, you’ve also mastered the military traits of good discipline, teamwork, leadership and the ability to put mission first. Employers value these qualities in applicants regardless of the nature of the work. Be prepared to give specific examples of how you used these skills toward results.

— Source: www.militaryonesource.mil

Tags: Career Change, Military to Civilian, RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Molesworth, Transition, Transition Guide, News
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