Transition Stories
Veteran Marine Colleen Shuster shares her experience leaving the military
Source: ACI Benefits - Transitioning from the military to civilian life and into the workforce can be challenging for veterans. ACI Account Manager and Veteran Marine Colleen Shuster shares her experience leaving the military. This...
Sebastian Junger: Why veterans miss war
Source: TED Talks - Civilians don't miss war. But soldiers often do. Journalist Sebastian Junger shares his experience embedded with American soldiers at Restrepo, an outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley that saw heavy combat....
Veterans Reveal Their Most Difficult Experiences
Source: Jubilee - What would you say if it was just you and a camera in a room for 15 minutes? We gathered a group of Veterans to see what they'd say.
Air Force Veteran Takes Off As An Entrepreneur
Source: Time - After retiring from the military, 17-year Air Force veteran Chris Sweetin translated his combat skills into his own business.
Soldier to Small Business Owner
Source: Florida State - Former U.S. Marine Ryan Moran struggled to survive in the civilian world, choosing a second deployment over a 9-to-5 job. Then he discovered the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities at Florida...
Success Story: Rags of Honor
Source: Amazon Business - Stories of Entrepreneurship is a new series focusing on companies owned by women, veterans, and registered small businesses. In this video learn how Rags of Honor is growing their veteran owned business on the B2B...
Woman Veteran Starts Juice Company
Source: Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)
Navy Sailor and Spouse use SBA to Start Brewery
Source: Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)
A Veteran Shares Her Tips For Transitioning
Source: TIME Leaving the security net of the military can prove difficult for many, follow these steps to ease the stress.
Civilian life is not military life
Source: Make the Connection Darren was concerned about finding employment after transitioning from military service. He didn't think his specialty would translate well to a civilian job, and, as he soon discovered, the civilian workplace...
Vets Talk Career Transition Challenges
Source: Wells Fargo Warriors to Summits Program Military veterans who participated in the 2017 Warriors to Summits expedition discuss difficulties they have experienced in transitioning to the civilian workforce.
Vets Talk Military-Civilian Divide
Source: The Heinz Endowments As part of our #RethinkVets media campaign, local veterans talk about the challenges they faced re-entering civilian life.
Voices of Veterans
Source: Texas Veterans Land Board The Texas Veterans Land Board celebrated Veterans Day 2011 with the opening of a Voices of Veterans program exhibit called "Every Veteran has a Story to Tell." The interactive, multimedia exhibit opened on...