5 Key Military Transition Concepts & Tips
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5 Concepts & 5 Tips You Should Know about
Life After the CorpsWilliam Treseder
– Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis (USMC, Retired)
“You cannot allow any of your people to avoid the brutal facts. If they start living in a dream
world, it’s going to be bad.”
Concept #1
We all need perspective
The Marine Corps should be a proud part of your life.
But it shouldn’t be your whole life.
Your Life in the Corps
25%
75%
The Rest of Your Life Marines
Your Life in the Corps
25%
75%
The Rest of Your Life Marines
This is for a career Marine
Perspective on Your Life in the Corps!
5%
95%
The Rest of Your Life Marines
This is for a 4-year Marine
Think about all the life in front of you.
Do something with it!
Don’t be that guy.
Concept #2
A Day in the Life
The daily grind can be rough in the Corps.
The goal is to make it through the BS.
The challenge in the civilian world is the opposite.
You need to figure out how to invest your time.
Your Daily LifeCorps
20%
25%
10%10%
10%
25%
Sleep PTField Day XBox/PS4Wait Around Deal with Idiot LCpls
Your Daily Life Changes!Corps
20%
25%
10%10%
10%
25%
Sleep PTField Day XBox/PS4Wait Around Deal with Idiot LCpls
Post-Corps
75%
25%
Sleep Whatever You Want
Your Daily Life Changes!Post-Corps
75%
25%
Sleep Whatever You Want
It’s really easy to waste all this time!
That’s a new skill you need to build.
Self-direction in a much wider world of possibilities.
Everything hinges on the ability to set and pursue
priorities.
Concept #3
The transition trap
Transition is hard.
Much harder than you think it is.
Definitely harder than those split screens
images make it seem.
Transition is a process not an event.
Life ResponsibilitiesCorps
• Don’t get fat*
*If you get fat, make sure you can still do 20 pull-ups.
Life Responsibilities Change!Post-Corps
• Employment
• Education
• Health care
• Rent
• Food
• Anything else that goes wrong
Corps
• Don’t get fat*
*If you get fat, make sure you can still do 20 pull-ups.
These extra responsibilities are hard to deal with.
You will struggle to adjust.
We all do.
Expect a challenge.
Concept #4
Being Corps-less
– Arnold Toynbee (emphasis added)
“But the military virtues are not in a class apart. They are virtues which are virtues in
every walk of life, nonetheless virtues for being jewels set in blood and iron. They include such
qualities as courage, fortitude, and loyalty.”
Transitioning well requires a lot of work.
Unlike the rest of your military career, you can’t
look to the Corps for help.
100:5
Know what that is?
The ratio of training days in boot camp and SOI
versus TAP class.
Why the imbalance?
Because the Corps is about winning wars.
Don’t expect it to give you anything…
Except the skills you already have to make it on your own.
If you use them well, that’s more than enough.
You’ll be rewarded.
Concept #5
Forget about civilians
Thank you for your service!
Except not.
Oh well!
What does it cost to thank someone?
$0.00
Which means it’s…
Free?
Try again.
Worthless.
So what the heck should you do?
Tip #1
Build a LinkedIn profile Start with veterans.linkedin.com. This lets you
find people, but also lets people find you!
Tip #2
Pick a location Everything else is determined by the
place you decide to live.
Tip #3
Talk to people Ask them about good jobs and schools.
Tip #4
Ask for help Pride is your enemy when you first get out.
Be specific about things you need.
Tip #5
Start small Clarify one thing that’s important to do for
your transition, then set a date to do it.
