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"I've always thought the Army needed a job training problem (maybe through the VA, if nothing else) where you could "un-learn" your military skills in favor of
by keithpeter 12y ago
"I've always thought the Army needed a job training problem (maybe through the VA, if nothing else) where you could "un-learn" your military skills in favor of civilian skills."
British Army has various qualifications of its own some of which can be 'mapped' over to civilian equivalents. Mainly technical areas plus management/supervisory. I can't find a clear single source of information but I know from ex-students that the process exists.
Nothing similar in US? Is this not one for the military to consider in terms of recruitment?
http://www.army.mod.uk/training_education/25236.aspx http://www.army.mod.uk/training_education/25236.aspx
- mcguire 12y agoThe U.S. military always advertises the skills it provides, and they are certainly present in many cases. (I know a fair number of Sea-Bees; carpenters, mechanics, electricians all have marketable skills.) On the other hand, there are limited civilian opportunities in door-kicking-in or explosive ordinance disposal. (Weirdly, I just got a job notice from my employer about an EOD position. Not it!)
- mpyne 12y agoThe Navy has something called "COOL" which tries to map civilian certifications to equivalent Navy ratings and NECs, https://www.cool.navy.mil/ https://www.cool.navy.mil/ But I'm not sure how well it helps in practice, nor on whether other U.S. armed services have something similar.