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Free Example of a Military Resume
People ask me "How do I transfer skills from one career or job to another?" In the civilian world this is a simple matter of analyzing the skills you have now and matching them to opportunities you wish to pursue. Unfortunately matching military skills to civilian job opportunities is not as simple. A critical point in converting your military skills and experience into civilian terms is to remember that most civilians are not familiar with military jargon. You will need to translate military terms into civilian terms in order to reach your reader. Also remember that many of your military skills may not be transferable. I served five years active with the U.S. Navy. When I exited the military I found that many of my skills were not transferable to civilian life. I mean let's face it, who wants to hire you to track a jet and shoot it down with a missile or who was going to hire me to track submarines into the wee hours of the morning. On the flipside, the radio telephone (RT) nets and communication procedures that we used during those missile shoots and sub tracking was transferable. I found out that I did have military experience that employers were looking for. Skills such as: All of these were marketable.
Veterans are looked upon as dependable leaders and durable employees who are well organized and loyal. Just think of all the skills you have gained from being in the military. Skills such as: These are all marketable in today's work environment. What you need is some help in putting those skills into a professional resume. Here is a free example of a military resume that has been converted to civilian life. This is a very basic and simple resume based on the skills and experience we just discussed. It's for illustration purposes. I will provide you with some links to other, more intense resumes you can evaluate. Also notice I am using a home address and not a military address. This is due to the fact that I was mostly at sea during my time in the Navy and unless we were steaming with an aircraft carrier or visiting a port somewhere, mail was prone to be late or non-existent and it had a very bad habit of getting lost. Of course now that the Internet is on the scene, you can email your resume just about anywhere and get responses back to your email address. Eventually, though, you will have to provide something on paper so you will need to provide the employer with an address that is stable.
Objective Experience August 2002 - Present Operations Department - USS Wainwright Master Chief Petty Officer January 1996 - August 2002 Operations Specialist "A" School, Dam Neck, VA Senior Instructor Education Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA AS in Business Administration - May 2002 Computer Skills Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Microsoft Project 98, HTML, Website Creation, and Internet Research.
I've scanned a number of websites looking for something that I thought would do service to our veterans and not cost them. I found a website called BaseOps.net which looks like they fit the bill. So if you would like to see another free example of a military resume, then you may want to check them out. I have links to other services on my Links Page. Also, here is a link to Veteran's organizations that are on my ship's webpage, which you might find helpful. Just click on Link Locker. If you would like to see my ship's website, then click on USS Wainwright CG-28. I hope you find the links helpful. Please explore all of my website. There are numerous links, tips, advice, and examples to help you in your transition from military life to civilian life. One last note, please remember that no amount of experience and skills will replace a formal education. You should seriously consider using your GI Bill, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), and other state and/or federal sponsored programs to obtain your college degree. Thank you for visiting my website and good luck in your job search.
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