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Maj. Rory Meehan served in the Marine Corps for nearly 30 years, retiring in 2007. Now, he is a senior naval science instructor for the Naval Junior ROTC at Cherokee High School in Marlton, N.J. Though his background was in aviation logistics, Meehan said he got the teaching “bug” after instructing an electronics class in the mid-1980s in Millington, Tenn. As he approached retirement, Meehan got a certification in acqui- sition logistics but said his heart wasn’t in it, so he then got a certification in Junior ROTC. To prepare for his career transition, he put on a suit and went on a “practice” interview for a JROTC instructor position at Sterling High School in Somerdale, N.J. He got the job and retired from the Marine Corps 30 days later. “In the Marine Corps, I had a lot of small-unit leadership [experience], and it’s very similar to leading in the high school setting,” he says. Meehan recommends retiring servicemembers start early in preparing for the tran- sition. “I prepared at least two years prior. I made a book with different sections; I used MOAA’s [web]site; I did a lot of research and a lot of reading.” He says the most important thing to remember is, “Follow your dreams. This is the chance you get to do something you always have wanted to do.”
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