I'm starting this summer, DL. Heading to Carlisle in a couple of weeks for the 2 day orientation. I'll also be heading to the border shortly to serve the state for a year, then after a short break, deploying for another year to parts unknown. So at some point in late '26/early '27 I'll be looking for a new gig. Thoughts on career options at that point???

I just became a major in the Reserve. Did 10 years active duty as an infantry officer prior.

So you are a little ahead of me. Sounds like you will be financially sound. I got out to become a social worker and advocate for veterans mental health, and lord knows we need more…..so I recommend that career if you want to help out our community.

That question depends on your interests post-SSC. I do recommend considering an ASCC (ARSOUTH, ARNORTH, USAREUR-AF, etc) There are often ADOS billets available, and in several locations, our ADOS Officers are doing pretty cool work at an operational level.

Doing books for two years is MUCH harder than it sounds. You have to balance your day job with school. Hang in there!

Figure out where you'd like to go and start networking now. Like Fly said, ASCCs are a good place to land. Lots of blended staffs.

I had an AGR Reserve LTC as my deputy when I was a FEMA DCO. Both officers I had were tremendous. The second deputy had just finished her 2nd year of the AWC before she joined us.

There are also a number of AGR ROTC PMS positions as well as all kinds of opportunities in the Beltway.

My son in law completed War College at Quantico about a year ago. We're in Columbus, Georgia this weekend as he's participating in the Best Ranger Competition.

DL SSC is an Indian…

This is really ol\de but...One of the richest guys from my Vietnam unit is our old flight records clerk. Little Jewish kid with no college. Joined some tiny brokerage as an order taker over the phones. People would call in and he'd buy or sell for them. Retired as the head of the margin desk for an Ameritrade office in NYC. He began throwing a few hundred dollars at whatever stock seemed to be the most active of the day, rarely sold anything. Today he's worth somewhere north of $20mm and his monthly statement, if it was printed, would look like a small city phone book. Regular hours, no stress, got benefits, not a bad gig. The one thing I learned when I retired (1990) was that nobody cares that you were in the military, they only want you to produce. And you'll probably be the oldest guy in the office who's either not sitting in a corner office or the boss. I went to work for Bank of America and they have a ton of very young females in charge of a lot of things. And most of them are very good at their jobs, but a few are downright incompetent and will never get fired for different reasons, it's not easy working with them sometimes.

Good luck! DL class of 2005…