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Category Archives: Career
Financial Advice To Start Your Military Career
Last summer there were many graduation ceremonies, and millions of new employees joined the workforce. In the military version of this milestone, thousands of new O-1s received their commissions and tens of thousands of other new recruits started their basic … Continue reading
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Finding Your Military Work-Life Balance
[February 2019 update: My friend retired a few months ago. There’s way less stress and they’re much happier. They’re working on their health with a new energy, yet their advice is the same.] I answer a lot of reader … Continue reading
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“I’m in the Military and I Just Got My Degree! Now What?”
[Note: This reader’s question has been edited to preserve their anonymity, but the subject also applies to just about any military specialty. If you have a similar story then we’d like to read it too!] A reader writes: I stumbled … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Ease the Transition from Military to Civilian Career
This guest post is brought to you by Aaron Walker. (If you’re interested in contributing a guest post, please see our guest posting guidelines.) I’ll be honest: When I began the job search as I moved from the military to civilian life, … Continue reading
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“I’m setting a good example by working at a job”
I read an interesting forum thread about the conflicts between living life on your terms or meeting society’s expectations. When you reach financial independence and can choose whether or not to work for a paycheck, there may still be other … Continue reading

