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Regional Managers of Strategic Military and Community Relations like Sepulveda, are key in helping military students adjust, adapt, and succeed when starting or continuing college after service. By working alongside current and former members of the military, Sepulveda helps them to find educational opportunities both within and outside of the armed forces.

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We’ve covered your resume, your education, and the job interview in our discussion on a successful transition from the military. The fourth installment will focus on Networking. Webster's defines Networking as 'the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions.

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With many service members leaving the military ranks and beginning their academic journey at colleges and universities nationwide, we have a pressing need to understand suicide warning signs and the effects of depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) among these new students.

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For Dr. Bishop – a 2018 Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) alumnus, as well as a bachelor’s and master’s graduate from Trident – this may all seem like ancient history, but his time forward deployed helped to set in motion his trajectory from service member to scholar-practitioner.

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Life after military service is tough. I believe it's tough for everyone, regardless of employment, marital, economic, or social status. Although it can be tougher for some, no one is spared from these challenges. By all appearances and societal standards life is great for me. And it really is…but it's still tough not being a soldier.

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I’ve always been told that I needed to manage my time, so I get up at the crack of dawn and work until dusk. I make a schedule every day, build agendas for my meetings, and I try to be physically present at each event that is important to my family and me. I always thought that scheduling everything down to the minute was an effective way to manage myself.

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The military experience stretches far beyond the soldier in uniform – it encompasses his/her spouse, children, friends, families, and local communities. Each TDY, deployment, and temporary duty assignment has ripple effects that shifts a greater burden onto those at home, which presents challenges for the military spouse hoping to make strides in his or her career.

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As I look, some of the most important lessons I've learned, whether it's been as a leader, family member, or educator, have been on how to communicate properly. Years ago, when I was a developing as a young leader, I remember looking at a problem and then issuing guidance with my soldiers in a raised voice. At the time I felt that this was an effective way to communicate in this situation.

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Very recently, I made the always-bragged-about but ever-scary leap from the comfortable confines of the military, over the cliff of retirement, and into the pool of civilian life. I enjoyed 29 years of a steady income, steady and free medical insurance, extremely low cost life insurance, and a structured work environment (outside of the occasional chaos of combat).

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Despite Dr. Tina Lamb’s busy schedule as a member of Trident’s faculty, she always has time to give back to those in need. Whether it’s in the classroom or her local community, she leads by example to help make the world a better place.