a forward observer outside the military.

ok, i dont know what that entails, but i’m guessin that in the modern army, those skill wd have uses in security work. no?

certifies them. If a nurse wants to travel and work in several states, she/he must get a license for each state. It's been that way for a very long time, and I don't see it changing any time soon. As far as education is concerned, most states will recognize a federal certification, and if you work for a federal agency (as a nurse for example in the VA) you only need the one certification to work in any state.

hence fixable at the state level. but a fed fix wd b awesome. i’m not sure if he looked at/knew about a fed option. but i dont think he cd have missed it.

and ran the computers on CVN 69 for 5 years, got out and went to work for Hewitt-Packard for starvation wages. When H-P fired, then re-hired him at a lower wage (he and every tech they had) He quit outright the day after they announced their plan and a month later he was hired at General Atomics based on his naval experience and top secret clearance. He makes great money and they've paid for 3 yrs schooling for him.
On the other hand, I worked with several ex-navy in the construction trades and the majority have told me that they only abilities that they got from the Navy were how to scrape rust or how to make breakfast for 1500 men from 3 55 gal drums of powdered eggs and a 35lb bag of tang.

tho it cost him the hearing in 1 ear, his service on a destroyer in ww2 set him on his course.
he got a job cooking at the va, where he met his wife. which they both regretted. 😜
from there he was a butcher at ew kneip. she had a good job, too. they raised 4 kids, owned a hime, bought new cars, lived the american dream. he had side jobs, weekends and such, working for ppl he loved. the moose lodge, the priests in his parish, a summer boy scout camp, his buddy’s bakery as a fill in, which happened to b a few blocks from us.
he had a bad heart attack in his 50’s that kept him down for a while, but not long. at age 74 he dropped dead in the rectory kitchen.
a pretty, almost, perfect life for a 1st gen polish immigrant, 1 of 13 kids who quit the steel mills to join the navy.

I don't know how one becomes an Army RN that differs from a civilian RN. I was in linguistics not medical and my foreign language and some other training was accepted on a formula for credit equivalency at college. I didn't choose to major in languages and even if I did my Army education would not have got me all the way to a BS degree. Would still have to take all that pesky basic degree requirements, etc. It does sound like a few people did not do their homework and as others stated the requirements of an RN or other licensed medical professional vary from state to state. My advice to anyone wanting to use military training as a springboard to a civilian career is check the end point goal requirements against what the military will provide. Some things get you 99% to where you want to be (technical things like electronics repair, motor mechanic, helicopter pilot, etc.) while others, other than the basic discipline and Can Do of military experience, get you virtually nothing. Always sorry to hear a vet gets let down by the system and it happens to too many too often.

he was classified as a medic. as an ap, u can. do a ton of things. my med system uses them in their minute clinics. those r good jobs. so r surgical jobs.

i know a nurse who had to go back to school for surgical nursing. iirc, it required a bachelor’s. she went from there to b a nurse anesthetist. that was a master’s.
she moved states after she got it, and vaguely remember having to retake boards. wasnt a huge deal, as she’d JUST taken them. besides, she’s a rock star.

the thing that makes this fixable is that it’s a state issue. i’ve tried to get my rep on this. maybe after the primary. i’m serving as a judge, so she’ll owe me. 😂

With your four years experience you can make 75-100K
Best choice I ever made!!!
Plus I was born to fix things, so it was a great match.
But in this case, yeah, A military specialty does not equal a civilian license because the military does not teach to civilian standards. Even in my field, Aviation, I had to unlearn many things I was taught. I'm surprised that your nephew didn't know that. Why didn't he use his benefits to go to school?

he just wasnt gonna start from scratch. he’s a psychologist now.

military.. They could fix the shit but did not have the piece of paper from the gub'ment...
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You just need to work under someone who does and is willing to sign. Or you can work for a manufacturer (i.e. Boeing), you don't need a license there as the planes don't get their airworthy cert until after the test flights.

I was Army Transportation always in staff positions working with commercial carriers transporting DoD cargo. When I left the Army is was an easy transition to the civilian transportation industry which I stayed in my whole working career.

Now I'm a Physician Assistant working in primary care, specializing in healthcare for the homeless.

There's a career arc for you.

because of my training as a Combat Engineer in the Corps, I was able to jump right into a big rig and pass my CDL written and driving test with ease on the first try, now I have my own trucking business consisting of 2 trucks, 1 dispatch agent and my book keeper.

Life is good because of my military MOS.

But when I got to my unit they made me a publication and administrative clerk. When I was discharged I started working in Shipping & Receiving at various companies. It took me four weeks to find work back in the 80's after discharge. I learned telling people at an interview I was an artillery man did not go over well. A job coach told me to emphasis my publication & administration clerk experience in the service. I found a job within a week when I changed my resume.

Nothing I learned there was useful in my civilian career as a machinist, except the value of keeping my opinions to myself.

I also went to welding school while in never had a job as a full time welder but it helped me as a fixture fabricator at one job and I weld and repair stuff all the time.

supports my theory that jobs that need a civilian cert dont help, but most do.
appreciate the input.