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An actively curated list of the best professional development, military, legal, and pro-tips resources to help reservists succeed in and out of uniform.
Career Counseling
Free career mentorship from large corporations and their employees. | |
Transitional counseling and leadership development program | |
We are a nation-wide community of veterans and employers dedicated to transforming the veteran transition process. We look beyond transition to equip our veterans to achieve their potential. We look beyond landing jobs to equip our veterans to pursue careers that fit their calling. We look beyond the now—we’re shaping the future for a new generation of veterans. | |
The Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program is a five- month program beginning in June and concluding in October. Each module is two — four days per month. Four of the modules take place in Dallas, with the remaining module in Chicago. | |
Free career mentorina for military and veterans. |
Enterpreneurship
Free two day class from the Small Business Administration about starting your own business andgaining funding for it as a veteran | |
Provides community, programs, and courses to help military Veterans and military spouses start and grow successful businesses and startups. | |
The overall goal of YC is to help startups really take off. They arrive at YC at all different stages. Some haven't even started working yet, and others have been launched for a year or more. But whatever stage a startup is at when they arrive, our goal is to help them to be in dramatically better shape 3 months later. | |
National Guard employment and career readiness resources. |
IT Credentialing
Agile for Patriots provides Agile training, certification and practical experience at no cost to Veterans and Military Spouses | |
A DOL funded program to provide education and apprenticeships in the IT field | |
Free Linux and cybersecurity courses for military,veterans, and their family members | |
Discounted coding boot-camp and job search help | |
CyberVET is a fully-sponsored "veterans first" workforce development initiative dedicated to transitioning veterans, with no IT or coding background, to highly skilled and high-paying IT careers. CyberVET creates an immersive learning experience that hopes to transform our nation's veterans into America's next generation of IT professionals. | |
The Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE) provides free online cybersecurity training to federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government employees, federal contractors, and US military veterans. Click here to view the FedVTE course catalog. | |
Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA) provides transitioning service members and veterans with critical technical and career skills required for today’s growing technology industry. | |
Free training, certifications, and job search help in Customer Service Excellence, Information Technology, and Business Management. Held online or on military bases. | |
Free Trailhead (Salesforce) training and certifications — Currently 53 companies guarantee interviews for anyone who completes the program. Applies to spouses also. | |
Free training and job search for the Splunk big-data management system | |
Free training, certifications, and resources for starting a career in computer technology or creating your own company in the field | |
Provides a streamlined, highly selective software development training program intent on transitioning military veterans into the vacancies of the tech sector free of charge | |
Free technology industry training and certifications (riot just IT but consulting, big data analytics, etc.) for military and spouses. | |
Free Google Cloud certs for veterans. |
Job Placement
Promotes career development, support, and retention of veterans throughout the global financial services industry. | |
You're here. Upload your resume on the "Get Hired" tab. |
Mentorship
Comprehensive suite of in-person and online career readiness programming for veterans. |
School Admissions Counseling
Service to School (S2S) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free college and grad school application counseling to military veterans and servicemembers. |
Tech Sales
Sales Platoon is a veteran-owned, veteran-focused, sales training and organizational design firm that prepares military members for a career in sales | |
Tech sales training and job placement. |
Military
CJO Home - The Center for Junior Officers (army.mil) | Resources for Junior Officers | |
Resources for Army Reserve & National Guard Soldiers (part-time-commander.com) | Resources for Part Time commanders | |
How not to Suck as a Company Executive Officer - The Art of Thinking SMART | Resource for Xos | |
https://www.usar.army.mil/ | Army Reserve Home | |
P3 Resources (army.mil) | Army Reserve Private Public Partnership Careers | |
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve > Home (esgr.mil) | ESGR | |
Army National Guard - Get Started | ARNG Resources | |
APAN Community | ARNG Resources | |
Army National Guard - Apprenticeship | ARNG Apprenticeship | |
Personnel Force Innovation (dfas.mil) | PFI is designed to provide a critical connection between the pool of nearly one million Army and Air Force Reservists & Guardsman and Department of Defense (DoD) agencies who need them. | |
https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/jobannouncementsmobvacancies | Military job vacancies list | |
Community: FORSCOM WIAS Requirements |milBook Home (milsuite.mil) | Worldwide Indvidual Augmentee positions | |
HRC Homepage (army.mil) | HRC Homepage | |
https://www.usar.army.mil/Retirement/TransfertoRetiredReserve/ | Retirement Resources | |
Retirement Pay Application (army.mil) | Retirement Application | |
Retired Reserve -vs- Discharge (army.mil) | Retirement Pay Resource |
Legal
ESGR--resources for servicemembers having conflict with their employer over military service/obligations. | |
Know your employment rights as a reservist. | |
Legal rights and protections for service members from lending institutions, landlords, etc. |
Pro Tips
Free LinkedIn Premium Upgrade for veterans and military. | |
Access to commercial discounts for loads of brands. | |
Free TSA pre-check using DOD ID # | |
Free Washington Post account with military email address | |
Explore over 11,000 fitness centers and over 5,000 premium exercise studios for in-person workouts. Stream your choice of over 6500 workout videos for at-home fitness. | |
Fees waived with AD orders | |
Fees waived with AD orders | |
A free kit for sending items to military at AFO / FPO addresses | |
Legal rights and protections for service members |
Others
Offers free classes in stand-up comedy and workshops across a broad array of artistic disciplines to help veterans and military families become artistic leaders in their communities. The Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP), located in the D.C. metro area and Hampton Roads, VA, hosts comedy shows, open mics, improv mash-ups, readings, galleries, and more. |