Employment After the Military

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They’ve unlocked a level of benefits hard to find anywhere else. </p> <span class="nav--itm--cta"> Check It Out </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nav--content third-level-mobile-menu js-nav-scroll-third"> <div id="lifeMilitary" class="nav--content--body "> <div class="second-level-content-wrapper"> <div class="second-level-content"> <h4>Finding Fulfillment</h4> <p> From making an impact in the lives of others to meaningful connections and skills that last a lifetime — discover how young adults find fulfillment in the Military. </p> </div> <ul class="nav--content-list second-level-content-list"> <li class="content--list"> <a class=" " href="/life-in-the-military/finding-fulfillment/making-an-impact"> Making an Impact</a> </li> <li class="content--list"> <a class=" " href="/life-in-the-military/finding-fulfillment/meaningful-connections"> Meaningful Connections</a> </li> <li class="content--list"> <a class=" " 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Whatever the case may be, service members will have resources and skills to transition into life after serving.</p> </div> </div> <div class="page--links"> <h2 class="page--links--title">On This Page</h2> <ul> <li> <a class="js--track--change" data-track="Site Functionality,Button Click,Jump Link Click" href="#success-stories" > Stories of Success After Service </a> </li> <li> <a class="js--track--change" data-track="Site Functionality,Button Click,Jump Link Click" href="#jump-transition-programs" > Transition Programs </a> </li> <li> <a class="js--track--change" data-track="Site Functionality,Button Click,Jump Link Click" href="#jump-military-friendly-employers" > Military-Friendly Employers </a> </li> <li> <a class="js--track--change" data-track="Site Functionality,Button Click,Jump Link Click" href="#jump-finding-the-top-military-employers" > Finding The Top Military Employers </a> </li> <li> <a class="js--track--change" data-track="Site Functionality,Button Click,Jump Link Click" 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<span class="video--length hidden">Length 0:38</span> <h2 class="video--title hidden">Find the Career That Fits You</h2> <span class="video--desc hidden"><p>Take on any career with a strong skills foundation from the National Guard.</p> </span> <span class="video--id hidden">GP4ERMKWtvQ</span> <span class="video--link hidden"> <a href=""> <span class="transcript--show">View Transcript</span> </a> </span> <span class="video--cta hidden"> </span> <div class="video--transcript hidden"><p><strong>Speaker: </strong>The Guard will allow you to find your purpose. They will guide you and they will transition you into the person that maybe you inspire, or person that you want to be like. You are now in physical shape and mental stability. You will get the courage, you will get the discipline, and so then you can move into your life. Young 20s and going into your 30s into a career field,  that now you have all the tools you need. You want to become a doctor, you want to become a technician, you want to be a welder -  it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what you want to be, these are the tools to success, and the Military is willing to give that to you. </p> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-content js-carousel-content"> <div class="imgWrapper-small" style="background-image: url(//i.ytimg.com/vi/jDRmKIypmJ0/mqdefault.jpg)"></div> <p>Army Careers: Medical Laboratory Specialist</p> <span class="video--length hidden">Length 3:44</span> <h2 class="video--title hidden">Army Careers: Medical Laboratory Specialist</h2> <span class="video--desc hidden"><p>Army Medical Laboratory Specialists are the backbone of their units and take responsibility for a variety of integral, complex tasks that keep lab operations running smoothly.</p> </span> <span class="video--id hidden">jDRmKIypmJ0</span> <span class="video--link hidden"> <a href=""> <span class="transcript--show">View Transcript</span> </a> </span> <span class="video--cta hidden"> </span> <div class="video--transcript hidden"><p><strong>Narrator</strong>:<br><br /> Medical Laboratory Specialist</p> <p>[Music]</p> <p>Medical laboratory specialists play a crucial role as part of the army medical team by collecting, processing and testing tissue blood and the body fluids of patients.</p> <p>This career field requires individuals who have met minimal education requirements in the areas of biology, chemistry and algebra.</p> <p>You must have manual dexterity and no aversion to the sight of blood or needles and an ability to precisely follow detailed procedures</p> <p><strong>Testimonial:</strong><br><br /> Laboratorians require a couple of different characteristics, one of those being patients you have to be able to work through the problems that are presented by the patient because you have a lot of unknowns.</p> <p>I would also say due diligence you have to be willing to sit down and really work throughout all the problems but most importantly I think you have to work a autonomously.</p> <p>A lot of times you're unsupervised there on the bench and you require the skillset that you learn in school and you have to apply that skill set to make sure that you're making the right calls or the right diagnosis for the doctors could then treat those patients.</p> <p><strong>Narrator:</strong><br><br /> After successfully completing army basic combat training you will attend 52 weeks of advanced individual training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to include a residency at a major military hospital laboratory.</p> <p>You will perform elementary blood banking and clinical laboratory procedures in hematology, immuno-hematology, clinical chemistry, serology, bacteriology, parasitology and urinalysis</p> <p>You will be responsible for collecting blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary puncture along with packing, unpacking, inspecting, storing and distributing blood and blood products and assembling disassembling and maintaining laboratory equipment.</p> <p>Following successful completion of all required training you will be eligible for assignments at military hospitals located around the world or a military research laboratory.</p> <p><strong>Testimonial:</strong><br><br /> I appreciated that I was able to get paid to go to school while learning a very valuable career path that, whether I wanted to stay in or get out of I was going to be able to continue to have a good life after the fact.</p> <p><strong>Testimonial:</strong><br><br /> I chose the medical laboratory specialist field because I had just come out of college and I thought that I wanted to become a doctor and all the information that I got when I did my research pointed to medical laboratory specialist as a really really good foundation.</p> <p>A doctor can't do his or her job without us.</p> <p><strong>Narrator:</strong><br><br /> As a soldier you will also have the opportunity to further your military and civilian education with additional specialized training or through college courses.</p> <p>Your military experience can help you in your transition from the military to the civilian workforce where you may pursue a career with privately owned laboratories, hospitals, clinics or research institutions</p> <p>Aiding in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease are the Army's medical laboratory specialists.</p> <p>[Music]</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div port="er4" > <div class="container cleared--Both"> <div class="content--wrapper " id="jump-transition-programs"> <h2 class="content--headline">Transition Programs </h2> <span class="content--dash"></span> <div class="content_standard__description">  <div port="er2" class="content_standard__description"><p>Navigating military benefits after separating from service can be a challenge, but service members are never alone. The U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs run the <a href="https://www.benefits.va.gov/TAP/index.asp" target="_blank">Transition Assistance Program (TAP)</a>, which is designed to help veterans with all aspects of returning to civilian life. Services include financial and legal information, access to transition counselors and assistance for job seekers. 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