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"Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better it tastes!"

-Anonymous-

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

strength, dad, plane, Strengths, Life lessons

-Leonardo di Vinci-

Hey, I’m Danny and welcome to one of my experiments. I am an 19-year military service member starting to look at life after my military service. I have seen many friends and colleagues move on from their military service, while some have thrived, others have struggled. I have consistently heard that it is never too early to have a game plan for when you leave.

I don’t know what this site will become, maybe a creative outlet, an online resume, a personal branding site, or maybe just my piece of the internet that no one can take from me. If anyone enjoys this content please let me know. Right now this is a digital whiteboard that captures my thoughts, ideas, and hopefully my actions. I may have long absences, but I intend to return to and continue working through the process. The plan is to use this blog to share my processes and hopefully assist you with your own ideas. While the information, knowledge, and processes might find some importance I do not want to forget about the psychological aspects, like identity after major life changes that are often forgotten or not mentioned. I invite you to share your ideas and wisdom as I examine what military retirement looks like for the military dude exploring his next career options.

Cheers,

Danny

Military Retirement

What do I want to do when I grow up? Do I start A business? How the hell do I do that? Do I go back to school? Do I want to be the old guy in the back of the class? Wait, I have to take the GMAT?

Retirement

Career Transition

What options do I have with my experience? How do I properly reflect that on a resume? Do I need to be a Lean 6 Sigma, Agile, SCRUM, Project Management Professional, Master Training Specialist to get a job in the this market? Do I want to do something similar or complete change career fields?

Career Transition

Identity

When I am no longer a Navy EOD Tech, Who am I? What will I say when people ask what I do?

Identity