All For Military Blog,
Blogspot Avenue Google Highway,
Internet
1st August,2018
The
Soldier Man
All
Country Military
Every
Unit avenue,
Active
1st August,2018.
THE PREPARATIONS
FOR AFTER MILITARY LIFE.
Hi
hero, I am glad you are serving. It takes a lot of balls to sign up that paper
before you become a military man. Maybe you have been deployed abroad or within
the state of your country, here is what you should know. Sooner or later the
civilian life that you are trained to hate, you will later come back to it.
Honorable, General discharge, Bad conduct discharge, officer discharge, entry
level separation or whatever means, one day you will get out of the military.
You will then face the civilian world if your blood is lucky not to have been
sacrificed on the altar of war.
You
are serving right now and obviously pay is coming in, though you are taught in
the military to focus on your job while the government takes care of your life.
It’s a good thing but the reality there is you are the one to take care of your
life no matter who seems to be taking care of it now. They can’t be with you
forever. You have to start saving money or investing now for unforeseen circumstances.
Majority of the vets are not living a desirable life they were expecting. Many
heartbreaking stories of countries owing retired military men pension and
benefits especially in African countries. Many retired military men are living
in poverty, struggling to make ends meet at old age. Their insurance is null,
many that carried out intelligence service during their youth are now living
under the fear of former nemesis they once helped their country to bust under
cover, no security for them. Many in horrible living conditions even though
there is pay. But keep calm there are also many vets that are living good live
and some even made it to the world richest list. However that doesn’t mean that
in the quest for more money in service we should become involved in some shady
business where uniform can make one escape. Involvement in Politics or having a
criminal gang to finance weapon isn’t a good idea.
Here is what you should do to secure a good
military life after leaving it.
1.
Apply for university
degree while in service: Depending on the constitution of your country, recruits may be
allowed to study part time courses in normal universities after serving for
certain years. Who knows if you might land in white collar job after military
life, moreover it can boost your chance of promotion from NCO (Non Commissioned
officer) to CO Commissioned officer.
2.
Acquire
vocational skills: If you are in a period of relative and you are not deployed to
combat units, make use of skills acquisition centre or program provided by your
armed forces board, although it varies country by country. You can learn a
skill; computer skills, fashion design, basket weaving, catering craft, photography,
welding, bricklaying and the list goes on like that! You can also use it to
make quick cash while serving or establish yourself after service.
3.
Save and
invest and insure: yes! That should be a normal thing, even in the civilian world,
saving is crucial. Invest in business and put somebody trustworthy to handle it;
you may buy a farm land to give a family member to cultivate, you may open a
restaurant or business and put somebody trustworthy to take care of it. The
founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings was once marine officer, One of Africa
(Nigeria) richest men Gen TY. Danjuma retired made his money from oil.
Insurance in preparation for retirement and sudden death should also be a
priority.
4.
Improve
Personal Skills or talent: Personal skills you’ve
developed before or after joining the military can also help. If you are a
martial art expert before there is possibility for you that you might be a
martial arts instructor if the military asses your skills well, this was what
helped the current director of combatives at the west point academy USA: Matt
Larsen. Did you once live in a place close to the forest and you are expert in
hunting, mix the hunting skills with military tactics and you may open a
survival training camp after military life.
5.
Participate
in Military sports you are good at: Sports can lead you to stardom especially
when you are good at it. Boxing, swimming, football, shooting, rugby and other
sports organized by the military you are into can make you rich and popular
that commercial sport may choose to hook you up.
6.
Invest in
your kids and family affairs: Send your kids to good school, ensure you
want the best for them, support them financially and even if you might not be
living with them, make preparations to make sure they have a bright future,
maybe helping them utilize their talents well or whatever you can do! After retirement,
your grown up children that have made use of the investment you did on them
will begin to take care of you. You will be so much glad if your children are
stars or rich.
7.
Help people: a saying
goes this way “one good turn deserve another”. Help people during your military
service, I have heard so many stories of vets that claimed during their
deployment to combat zones they help people maybe through rescuing, financing ,mentoring,
protecting, supporting. Those same people they once helped later hook up with
them and helped in return.
8.
Do what you
are to do well: are you an air-force pilot? Do it well because you might be
opening your own flying school after retirement. Are you in the special force?
Do it you might be running a security firm after retirement. Are you in the
medical unit? You might be running your hospital after retirement. Are you in
the accounting unit? Do it well you might get a job in a bank after being
discharged. Whatever position you hold in the military can also help prepare
you for a similar career in the civilian world.
9.
Pursue
excellence and distinction: for those in a military academy, you should know that competition
sharpen ones personality, work hard to top the board in all your courses. If
you are deployed into troubled areas and you think you have the balls to rise
against all odds at battle, show some act of valor in combat, this will earn
you awards.
10.
Do part-time
business or job: If approved by your CO (commanding officer) you may be involved in
part time business, maybe have a shop that sell provisions, act in movie, open
a blog, teach, part time guard or whatever that is legally permitted.
Pls don’t
get involved in anything illegal because of financial security,
Thank you
very much for reading; I remain your All for military site blogger Afolabi
Micheal!
Much respect
all!
Yours
faithfully
Afolabi
Micheal
No comments:
Post a Comment