Navy Veteran Jose Palacios

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Navy veteran Jose Palacios served as a damage control man in the Navy which is the equivalent of firefighters in the civilian world He served abroad stationed overseas in Japan used to pick up Marines from Okinawa then drop them off in jungles He also did 1 tour in the Middle East for 9 months In this episode Sgt BeReal and Jose talked about how challenging it is to transition from the Military duty to civilian life They also discussed that when you work overseas or get deployed overseas you will lose touch with your network in the civilian sector Jose said that the Officer-in-charge for the transition assistance program was stationed in Japan for 20 years and never lived in the USA but luckily older veterans helped him a lot with his transition and eventually became mentors Let s listen to them as they tackle very important details when you are transitioning and how to use the skills you have from the Military and incorporate it into what is equivalent to the job you are applying as a civilian Key Points Making a transition from Military duty to Civilian life is very challengingWhen working overseas deployed overseas You have lost touch with your network in the civilian sector so basically you re starting from zeroThe Officer in-charge for transition assistance program was stationed in Japan for 20 years and never lived in the US Older veterans help him a lot with his transitions and became mentorsTransition became bad for him because he was drinking a lot and spending too much cash on stupid thingsMilitary teaches us to be flexible adapt overcome and thriveLabor educator – help companies whenever union come in and try to organize Use the skills you have from the Military and incorporate it to what is equivalent to the job you are applying as a civilian Connect With Sgt 1st Class SFC John Valentine Website https veteransbereal com Facebook https www facebook com veteransbereal Apple Podcast https podcasts apple com us podcast veterans-be-real id1507792755 Please don t forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a 5 star written review on iTunes Click here to visit this podcast episode