Life after the Armed Forces
Life in the armed forces is hard, disciplined, adventurous and full of challenges. However, another challenge awaits those who take premature retirement and opt for the corporate world.
Certainly, life in the armed forces is different from the civilian life with little similarities. However, in both the worlds people tend to work hard to make a career, pay bills, raise a family and work tirelessly to contribute to the society in the best possible way.
Adam Driver once said, “In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life, you don’t get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends”.
While the life in the armed forces is difficult, the officer has a secure career and post retirement benefits. In the corporate world it is rarely so. Leaders and managers in organizations struggle to maintain their current positions without a guarantee of any post-retirement benefits. There are many other differences. Having said that, life in the armed forces prepares the officer for the myriad challenges of the corporate world. The situations that an officer faces give him/her opportunities to develop and enhance competencies needed in the corporate world. Such experience and competencies could be put to great use. The corporate world values people with competencies that have tested and applied in real life situations.
For the officers to consider working for organizations that value their competencies is a great post-retirement plan. In this way, they still keep giving back to the society and hence, contribute to the nation’s growth.
For the officers the key is to focus on their strengths and interests and improve upon them. Relevant training and mentoring will play an important role in enhancing and projecting competencies so that it could prove to be a boon for future career prospects.
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