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/PRNewswire/ -- Navigating a job search while still on active duty can be challenging and stressful. For many service members who aren't fully prepared for the...
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Personal training is a $4 billion industry. Here’s how veterans are cashing in (and you can too) Harm Venhuizen keyboard_arrow_down Although the pandemic has temporarily stopped FitOps from training veterans to become personal trainers, the organization has created opportunities for its graduates by partnering with the accountability platform Verb. (Photo courtesy FitOps) When former Army specialist Matt Hesse founded FitOps in 2016, he saw the organization as a way to give veterans a purpose outside the military. Under its initial design, students would undergo three weeks of intense tr...
TALLAHASSEE — Veterans Florida, a state-created nonprofit organization that helps military veterans transition to civilian life, is adding another tool to its toolbox. In the meantime, the organization is waiting for action from the Florida Legislature that would make it the state's principal assistance organization in the federal Department of Defense SkillBridge program, which has the same goals. Locally at the present time, SkillBridge services are offered through CareerSource Okaloosa, which offers an array of employment services that gives priority to veterans' needs. SkillBridge, e...
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DoD SkillBridge: The best military transition program you didn’t know existed January 6 James Montgomery, right, management analyst, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor, discusses resume writing techniques with a service member during a "Hiring our Heroes" transition summit at Schofield Barracks. (Shannon Haney/Navy) When separating from the military, it’s not uncommon for servicemembers to discover gaps between their resume and the civilian job they want. Worries about putting food on the table can make going back to school, getting on-the-job training,...