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Why U.S. Navy Veterans Are In High Demand for Civilian Careers

As you make your transition to the civilian sector, you may be unsure about whether your experience as a U.S. Navy veteran makes you valuable to future employers.

The good news is that Navy veterans have earned many skills and character traits that make them highly valuable to future employers. The even better news is that there are many resources available to help you understand your value as a veteran and get the career you’ve always wanted.

U.S. Navy Veterans Are Leaders. The Navy challenges all its sailors to their maximum potential. They constantly insist that you train hard, learn new skills and challenge yourself to greater heights.

As a veteran, you’ll have learned both strong leadership skills and the ability to know when to take orders from a higher power. You have character, dedication to excellence and personal responsibility. These skills are highly sought after in the civilian sector, and rarely found.

Your experience in the U.S. Navy makes you a natural leader, and future employers will know it.

U.S. Navy Veterans Have Hands-On Experience in Skilled Trades. When most people seek careers, they have little hands-on experience. They may spend years, even decades, getting to the point where they are actually trusted to perform a task on their own. U.S. Navy veterans don’t have that problem. They’ve been learning new skills since Day One, and they know how to apply those skills to different job fields.

As a veteran, you’ll have experience in several skilled trades – not just theoretical, on-paper experience, but experience in the field and on the job. That puts you far above many other applicants.

U.S. Navy Veterans Know the Value of Education. The Navy puts a huge premium on education for its sailors, even refusing to accept officers who haven’t earned an advanced degree. They also encourage their sailors to get a higher education even while serving, offering incentives for those who continue their studies in their free time or while on board ship.

By the time you’ve become a veteran, you’ll have had lots of opportunities to advance your education – and even if you haven’t earned your degree yet, the Navy makes it easy for you to finish with financial assistance for its veterans. You’ll have both hands-on experience and the educational background to round it out.

Some applicants have one or the other, but you’re coming prepared with both. To find out more about what sorts of jobs you’re qualified for and how your skills transfer to the civilian sector, check out jobscity.com.

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