Tag: Leaving the Corps
How Family Life Changed: Leaving Active Duty USMC for the Reserves
As I sit here this morning drinking my coffee, I’m getting butterflies thinking about my husband coming home from his first business trip. I...
Finding Your Best Career Fit with the Myers-Briggs
I’ll be very honest: when it comes to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, I can never remember what I am (or what it means)....
What If: Are you prepared for an unexpected discharge?
I’d been deployed to Afghanistan for more than a year and my family was eagerly awaiting my return. My plane was ready to touch...
How to Support Your Spouse During a Transition in 4 Steps
Military life is all about transitions. Between different duty stations. Between different ranks. Between different countries and states and cities. Between different life events—marriage,...
Retirement Planner: Special Extra Earnings For Military Service
Since 1957, if you had military service earnings for active duty (including active duty for training), you paid Social Security taxes on those earnings....
Career Transition Program for Veterans and Military Spouses
Institute for Veterans and Military Families and JPMorgan Chase Expand Veterans Career Transition Program to Include Military Spouses
Dec. 15 registration deadline nears for classes beginning...
How to Prepare for a Career in Law Enforcement
You have served your country with honor & distinction, and now you have made the difficult decision to leave the Marine Corps. As you...
10 Things I Wish I Knew
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”― Socrates
As I write this, it's hard to think back now because so much of...
Deciding to Stay In the Corps or Leave Your Military Life
With so many tempting early buyout offers and the possibilities for a promising career outside of the Corps, we’ve been questioning, “should we stay...
A Review of Bradley Morris: Military Job Placement Firm
Arriving at the decision to leave the Corps isn’t easy. Once it’s made, however, is where the tough work begins. As a wife, I didn’t have...
