Episode 5 (Marine Telephone Technician to Systems Engineer supporting the Marine Corps)
*** I am an active duty Marine, and any opinion expressed on this show is my own and is not military regulation or policy. ***
- Jason Kirk ***Any opinion expressed is my own and not of any organization I am a part of***
- Enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1996 and retired in 2020.
MOSs:- 2811: Telephone Technician
2847: Telephone Systems/Personal Computer Repairer2862: Electronics Maintenance Technician2810: Telephone Systems Officer0610: Telephone Systems Officer0630: Network Engineering OfficerCurrently is a Systems Engineer in support of the Marine Corps- Prior to the Marine Corps, he ho no experience in IT. During his 20+ years of military service, he went from being a Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) Telephone Technician to being a Senior Network Engineer at the service level. Since retiring, Jason has worked for 2 companies, but now believes he has found the position he says was made for him.
His favorite subject, or technology, he works with:- Working at the intersection of multiple problems.
to understand the people, funding, authorities, technology, and operational/business need.What helped him get to where he is today:- Leadership, management, critical thinking, ability to get stuff done helped with my first post-retirement job as a cybersecurity project manager.
Advice for Military transitioning out:- Read your resume as an employer would and pretend you’ve never been in the military.
Use that GI bill, go to college, get some certifications.Use LinkedIn, take a course on it, build a good profile, make connections.When transitioning, you really should really do some soul searching about what is important to you.- Money, authority, location, lifestyle, etc.
Outside of the DoD, the rank you held is fairly meaningless. If you tie your rank to your identity, be prepared to let that go. Nobody cares.Jason Kirk, Systems Engineer
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