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Military 101 HERO 2 HIRED

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Meet your presenter Sandy Williams

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Currently serves as a Captain in the US

Army Reserves and as a Government

Service (GS) Employee at the Office of

the Secretary of Defense for Reserve

Affairs, Employer Programs and Policy

• 16+ Years of active & reserve military

service

• Background in transportation, intelligence,

and operations

• Masters in Business Administration

• Formerly an Operations Manager with

FedEx and FedEx International (14 years)

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Make up of today’s military

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• Approximately 2.3 million serve in the Armed Forces (As of August 2011 - Source:

U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center )

• 1.4 Million serve on Active Duty

• Army – 565,000

• Navy – 322,000

• Air Force – 330,000

• Marines – 201,000

• Coast Guard – 42,000

• 846,000 serve in the Reserves, Air National Guard and Army

National Guard

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Reserve Component Unemployment

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May-03 Sep-03 May-04 Nov-04 Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07 Dec-07 Jun-08 Nov-08 Jun-09 Dec-09 Jan-11

Total 5 4 6 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 11 12 13

ARNG 6 5 7 5 6 8 8 6 7 7 8 8 14 14 16

USAR 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 5 7 8 8 14 14 15

p USNR 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 7 8 9

n USMCR 8 6 7 4 9 7 9 7 7 6 8 11 13 17 17

ANG 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5

USAFR 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 6 7

Most recent HIGHER than

Most recent LOWER than

May-03 Sep-03 May-04 Nov-04 Jun-05 Dec-05 Jun-06 Dec-06 Jun-07 Dec-07 Jun-08 Nov-08 Jun-09 Dec-09 Jan-11

Total 5 4 6 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 11 12 13

E1-E4 10 8 11 7 10 11 11 9 10 11 12 15 21 22 23

p E5-E9 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 8

n O1-O3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 7

O4-O6 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3

Most recent HIGHER than

Most recent LOWER than

13% of RC service members are unemployed: 6% higher than the overall Veterans population

65% of members reported being currently employed. In 2003, that employed rate was 79%. 14% decrease.

RC Unemployment claims (DoD UCX) increased +6 percentage points since Jun 08. Total UCX costing DoD approx. 1 Billon dollars annually and expected to increase.

Reserve Component lower enlisted personnel (E1-E4) unemployed: 23%

DMDC report: Dec 11, 121,000 Guard and Reserve members surveyed

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Enlisted Personnel

• Enlisted – Enlisted personnel make up about 83% of the Armed Forces.

• Carry out the fundamental operations of the military

• Highly trained and training continues throughout their career.

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Questions

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Table 1. Active Duty Enlisted personnel by broad occupational group and branch of military, and Coast Guard, August 2011

Enlisted Army Air Force Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy

Total enlisted personnel

in each occupation group

Occupational Group

Administrative

occupations 6,661 15,302 2,274 11,669 19,585 55,491

Combat Specialty

occupations 129,684 639 616 32,706 7,854 192,499

Construction

occupations 20,499 5,185 — 5,067 5,206 35,957

Electronic and Electrical

Equipment Repair

occupations

40,214 31,048 4,475 14,098 48,118 137,953

Engineering, Science,

and Technical

occupations

45,684 47,436 1,288 25,297 40,436 160,141

Health Care occupations 31,317 15,935 693 — 24,068 72,013

Human Resource

Development

occupations

18,974 12,532 — 8,407 4,108 44,021

What they do…..

Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Date Center

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Development

occupations

Machine Operator

and Production

occupations

5,398 6,234 1,946 2,532 9,599 25,709

Media and Public

Affairs occupations 8,209 6,848 122 2,381 3,854 21,414

Protective Service

occupations 27,380 34,738 2,837 9,534 11,959 86,448

Support Service

occupations 13,109 1,483 1,218 2,119 8,032 25,961

Transportation and

Material Handling

occupations

63,566 31,279 10,900 23,154 38,148 167,047

Vehicle and

Machinery Mechanic

occupations

52,974 42,032 5,554 18,586 47,022 166,168

Non-occupation or

unspecified coded

personnel

3,441 13,117 1,663 1,926 606 20,753

Total enlisted

personnel for each

military branch and

Coast Guard

467,110 263,808 33,586 178,476 268,595 1,211,575

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Officers

• Officers make up the remaining 17% and are leaders of the military, supervising and managing activities in every occupational specialty in the military

• Requires a 4 year college degree for entry

• Advanced civilian education for promotion

• Military and civilian education continues throughout their career

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Table 2. Active Duty Officer personnel by broad occupational group and branch of military, and Coast Guard, August 2011

Officer Army Air Force Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy

Total officer personnel

in each occupational

group

Occupational Group

Combat Specialty

occupations 19,029 3,986 — 4,039 6,036 33,090

Engineering, Science,

and Technical

occupations

21,573 14,841 3 3,922 9,556 49,895

Executive,

Administrative, and

Managerial

occupations

12,422 7,760 61 2,620 7,082 29,945

Health Care

occupations 11,092 8,917 — — 5,896 25,905

Human Resource

Development

occupations

2,890 2,989 19 284 3,032 9,214

Media and Public

Affairs occupations 340 297 7 170 270 1,084

Protective Service

occupations 3,074 1,015 1 358 1,003 5,451

Support Service

occupations 1,866 685 7 39 928 3,525

Transportation

occupations 13,535 18,158 1 6,349 11,374 49,417

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center

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Why Hire a Person with Military Experience? Because they….

• Are Proven Leaders

• Maintain Professionalism

• Take Responsibility

• Understand Diversity

• Are Physically Fit and Drug-Free

• Have a “Can Do” Attitude

• Are Calm Under Pressure

• Exude a First Class Image

• Are On-Time, All the Time

• Have a Global Perspective

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Plus you’ll get……

• Tax Credits

• Expanded Paid Apprenticeship Programs

• Employees with Education Benefits

• Improved Company Productivity

• Reduced Manpower Costs

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They have what you are looking for…

The Military has over 7,000 job positions across more

than 100+ functional areas and 81% of these jobs have a direct civilian equivalent.

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Construction

Contracting / Purchasing

Food Service Welders

HVAC

Pilots Air Traffic Controllers

Satellite Lawyers

Nurses

IT / Computer

Doctors

Telecommunications

Finance / Accounting

Material Handling

Police / Security

Mechanics Machinists

Medical Specialties

Human Resources / Training / Recruiting

Transportation

Intelligence

Media / Graphic Arts

Postal Operations

Marine Specialties

Engineers

Supply Chain / Logistics

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Grade versus Rank

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• Grade structure is common across all Services

• Junior Officer is an 0-1 to 0-3 and has between 1-9 years of experience at

increasing levels of responsibility. Similar to a department head.

• Mid Grade Officer is an 0-4 to 0-5 has typically 9-21 years of experience, higher

levels of leadership and education. Similar to Senior Manager or VP.

• Senior Officer is an 0-6 to 0-10 and has between 21-30 years experience.

Similar to a Senior VP, CEO.

• Rank equivalent to grades will differ for each service

• Captain in the Navy is an 0-6 with 20 +/- years of service

• Captain in the Army is an 0-3 with 3-7 years of service

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Military Salaries • Military members earn a combination of several types of pay

which make up their total compensation package;

• Base Pay

• Housing Allowance*

• Subsistence Allowance*

• Position-based specialty pays (i.e., doctors, pilots, etc.)*

• Skill-based pays (paratrooper, linguist, etc.)

* = not taxed

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Pay Charts

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Understanding “Military Speak”

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One of the challenges Service members face when moving to the civilian sector is

the language barrier, the military has its own language(s), in fact the sister services

don't speak the same language.

“SECURE THAT BUILDING”

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Understanding “Military Speak”

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Understanding “Military Speak”

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• Each service has a different name and acronym for their occupational code.

Military Occupational Code (MOC) is a term understood by all service members.

• MOS (Army Enlisted, Marine Corps Officer and Enlisted)

• AOC (Army Officers)

• AFSC (Air Force Enlisted and Officers)

• NEC (Navy Enlisted)

• NOBC (Navy Officer)

• The civilian equivalent or translation of these codes can be confusing, BUT,

there are tools out there to help.

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www://h2h.jobs

H2H.jobs offers you one of the best skills translators available on the market.

With H2H you get free, direct access to qualified candidates who already have background checks and security clearances, which helps reduce recruiting and hiring costs.

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Translating “Military Speak”

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Three important questions to ask

• What is your grade?

• What is your Military Occupational Code?

• When are you available

– Retiring service members start looking for civilian employment approximately one year out

– Soldiers returning from deployment are usually looking for immediate employment

– Underemployed service members, start date varies

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Thank you for your interest in hiring Service Members

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QUESTIONS?

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POC

Sandra Williams

Program Analyst

Sandra.williams@osd.mil

703-697-5253

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