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process, what was hard, and what do you wish you had known before you started? Vets who’ve already navigated their mil2civ career transition can be a direct source of job advice, leads, or even offers. Learn how the civilian job you’re seeking compares with its military counterpart and what you can do in advance to prepare for the position. Take to heart the advice and experience of those who’ve preceded you in this journey—it might very well ensure your future in the civil sector.
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DON’T limit your options. While some types of work done in the military directly translate
to civilian jobs, some skills may not, on the surface, look like they’re marketable in the civil industry. Don’t let that stop you. Combat field maintenance is exceptionally valuable to the utility operator with aircraft operating out of a base in the woods, for example. There are far more types of helicopter operations in the civil industry, all around the world, than in one branch of the military. Break your mili- tary job down into the skills you’ve developed and look for civil jobs that use those skills. You’ll learn that you’re far more marketable than you might have thought.
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DO represent yourself positively and profes- sionally. Service members have an edge in
many job searches, coming from a military back- ground that emphasizes respect for authority and following the rules. Take that professionalism to every exchange you have and every person you meet in the civil industry. You never know who’ll reach out to offer you that next break. Always speak positively and respectfully about your job, your ser- vice, your experience, and your aircraft. Civil opera- tors seek skilled team players with a positive attitude who’ll respect the job, the customer, the procedures, and their authority while showing great care and respect for the aircraft and its limitations. Expressing those traits in every interaction leaves a lasting impression.
Thanks to Stacy Sheard, former HAI chair, and the panelists of the Feb. 18, 2021, HAI@Work webinar “Mil2Civ Transition: Finding a Job in the Civil Helicopter Industry.” A military veteran herself, Sheard has worked to build HAI’s Mil2Civ Transition program to help service members successfully transition to the civil market and to build support within the helicopter industry to hire veterans. Watch the full webinar at
rotor.org/webinar to gain more valuable advice on how to transition to the civilian helicopter industry.
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