By
Michael Larson and Mark Larson
“So
you’re not planning on going back into government?” The question came from an
executive at a prominent consulting firm, but I (Michael) had heard it often
before. At networking events in industries ranging from consulting to media to
publishing, rare is the occasion that I’m not asked some variation when I bring
up my service as a surface warfare officer in the Navy.
As
my brother Mark and I prepare to transition back into the civilian workforce –
myself after a stint in graduate school, Mark after four years service as an
infantry officer – we find ourselves confronting the same conundrum tens of
thousands of veterans face as they exit the military: Is the effort spent
securing a private-sector job worth it when it is the government and
government-related firms that place the highest premium on military service? Read more here….
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