Military Transition Archive

Famous Veteran: Cesar Romero

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The self-styled Latin from Manhattan Cesar Romero was born in 1907 in New York City to a well-off family. His father, an Italian immigrant, owned a company that imported and exported sugar refining hardware and his mother was a concert singer from Cuba. While they enjoyed financial success early in Romero's life, damage to the business in the late 1920's led Romero to support his family with revenue from Hollywood. Romero first attempted a ca... more

Military Transition Profile: Day Spa Owner

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Tyler Jasper is an Army veteran and co-owner of the Woodhouse Day Spa in Somerset, Kentucky. We talked to Jasper about his transition to a civilian career and how his franchise business is going. Can you briefly talk about your military background and the reasons you left the Army? Can you also talk about the paramedic work you do? I graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1991 and was commissioned in the Armor branch as a Second L... more

Famous Veteran: Jason Robards, Jr.

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"He was 24 and had seen too much — buddies being killed around him, the strain of prolonged attacks. You know what it does. It made him brittle." Jason Robards, Jr. began life in the household of actor Jason Robards, Sr. and Hope Maxine. While still in grad school, his parents divorced and left an indelible mark on his worldview. Robards also personally saw the effect film had on his father's career: when cinema with sound came into vogue, th... more

Famous Veteran: Willie Nelson

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"I was in the Air Force a while and they had what they call "policing the area." That's where you looked around and if there's anything wrong here, there, anywhere, you took care of your own area. And I think that's a pretty good thing to go by. If everyone just takes care of their own area then we won't have any problems. Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there. And look around you and see what needs to be changed." He’s a legendary ... more

Outside the Comfort Zone

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Transitioning from the military to the civilian world really puts servicemembers outside of our comfort zone. We become accustomed to steady pay checks and rotating assignments, and then the "safety net" is gone and we must figure out how to transition our experiences and skills into our next career. The following story is my journey from 21 years of service to working for a Top Fortune 100 Company. When I first started my transition I ... more