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Feds Hire Vets - Vet to Vet
Feds Hire Vets - Vet to Vet

The last of our four-part video series chronicling veterans who have successfully transitioned to Federal Civilian service.  View our latest video of Sherry, a Soil Conservation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and listen to her story.


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8
AUG
Posted 11:52 AM by Karen Alves

I left home at the age of 19 with no direction in life. Enlisting in the United States Navy (February 2001) in Massachusetts, I ended up being stationed in Gulfport MS with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (Seabees).


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25
JUN
Posted 12:02 PM by Crystal Cavalier

The annual Military Spouse Awards celebrated its 5th year with a luncheon to honor every nominee ~ Crystal Cavalier was named the 2012 Hero at Home at the event.  She also happens to be the 2011 Army Spouse of the Year!! 


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Meet Jack, another veteran who has successfully transitioned to Federal civil service.  The 3rd video of a four-part series, watch and listen to his story as he speaks on his employment as a reactor inspector with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission! 

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7
MAY
Posted 10:00 AM by Daniel Bartley

I began my first tour of duty as a 13B cannon crewmember, in Camp Hovey, South Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division, 2/17 Field Artillery battery. As a member of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, I served my country as an ammunition team chief with Charlie 3/320 Field Artillery.


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I’ve 17 years and 9 months of service which span over the United States Army, US Army Reserves, Army Guard Reserve, and the National Guard.

I initially came to the Coatesville VA Medical Center (Pennsylvania) for assistance, as I was a Homeless Female Veteran with multiple health conditions.  At that point in my life, I felt my life was rapidly spinning out of my control.

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14
MAR
Posted 2:00 PM by Gus Stefanow
When I joined the United States Air Force (USAF), I had no idea the magnitude of how it would affect my subsequent employment years. I was an inventory management specialist and performed well in my field. The discipline, training skills development and sense of purpose carried on after discharge. As a disabled vet, I felt that the Federal Government offered the best chance I had to excel as a civilian.

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17
JAN
Posted 12:47 PM by Liz LaDow

In 1992 I was honorably discharged from the US Navy for medical conditions. A wonderful veteran name John Ciecko assisted me in securing my Veteran's Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits. I was able to obtain both my bachelor's degree and master's degree (in just 4 years) while enrolled in that program.  


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21
NOV
Posted 1:54 PM by Charles Jones

After working my way up from an enlisted Navy Cryptologic Technician to a Navy Information Warfare officer and then retiring from active duty, I had a difficult time finding an employer that appreciated the work ethic and team work I came to expect in the military.


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Hear from service members who have left the uniform behind but still serve as Federal Government employees. “I’m Mitchell Brown, I’m a veteran of the Army, and I’m a hazmat investigator.”


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