Are you thinking about separating or retiring from the military and don't know what
to do when you get out if so this video is made just for you cue intro
Welcome back I'm Jon Cruz I'm originally from California and I've been serving in
the United States Air Force for a total of 8.5 years and will be
separating at my 10-year mark to transition into the Air Force Reserves
where I plan to commission as an officer in this video I will help you
prepare for your separation or retirement from the military and into
the business world and teach you about the DoD Skillbridge program and how
it can benefit you on your transition out of the military so you might be
wondering what is the DoD Skillbridge program how can it help me and my
transition out of the military and how do I apply for this program I'm
currently in the process of applying for the DoD Skillbridge program and if I am
approved I would be allowed to go on a permissive TDY during the last six
months of my enlistment during the last six months of my enlistment I would
intern with a company of my choosing and I would learn the essential skills
needed to be successful in that industry during this period of training you would
learn all of the essential skills needed so that way you can be successful in
your job and it will also teach you what the job is actually like and you'll get
a hands-on experience before you jump into the role when you separate from the
military the cool thing about this program too is that you'll still be
getting a full paycheck from the military during your period of training
and you'll still receive your full military benefits and tuition as well if
you still want to continue going to school during this period another cool
thing about the DoD Skillbridge program is that it would allow you to build the
relationship needed with the employer that you'll be interning with and it
would further solidify you getting that position after the internship program is
completed now this training program is not guaranteed for you to get the job
but by you working with them for free and putting in the work and giving
them massive value you're more than likely going to be hired for that
position after you're done with that internship program so that's what the
DoD Skillbridge program is in a nutshell and you might be wondering now
how can it be beneficial to you as a service member I think that this program
is very beneficial because it takes out the stress that you would go through if
you were to just separate from the military and apply for jobs in the last
few months and hope you find something with the Skillbridge program you are
guaranteed a internship with that company of your choosing and it
would allow you like I said to build the relationships needed and gain the skills
needed while still receiving a paycheck so you can remove all that stress of
wondering where's my next paycheck gonna come in from am I gonna get this
job where am I gonna work where's my family gonna be it gives you that
financial blanket during those six months of training to train in the job
that you want to be in after you get out of the military while still getting a
paycheck from the military and benefits so your family and you are taken care of
this is why this program is very beneficial and I think that everyone should
take advantage of it for me I'm taking advantage of this program because I want
to jump into real estate and investing and being overseas for almost ten years
I've never learned anything about real estate I've never been a real estate
agent and there's a huge return on investment as a real estate agent
especially as an entrepreneur and I want to use this program to gain those skills
during these six months and go in confident when I transition to the
Reserves and I can use those skills to jump into the job on day one from already
having those six months of training so I think that the program really helps you
build your confidence and understand the groundwork and the framework needed to
be successful in that industry as for me like I said I am gonna be going into real
estate so it's gonna be a challenge for me because I have zero real estate
experience but I know that I can achieve anything as long as you put your mind to it
I am pretty stressed out going into a career that I have zero experience in
but in my opinion we all started in the military with zero experience and it has
forced you to grow so I'm gonna apply the same logic and mindset to real
estate and just continue to grind and put all my effort and focus into
learning the trade and becoming a successful real estate agent and
investor so that way I can be successful so that is how the DoD Skillbridge program
can be very beneficial to you as a service member now you might be
wondering how do I apply for this program and how can I take advantage of
this before I separate or retire so all you would have to do is go to the
Education Center and tell them you want to join the Skillbridge program or
apply for it and they would give you all the basic information needed to get
started in the packet that you're given you'll be given the
Memorandum of Understanding you'll be given the Vetting Checklist and you'll
also be given the DoD Skillbridge website link how it works is on the
website there's a list of companies that are already vetted and approved so it's
a lot easier to go through a company that's already on the list because it's
much quicker but it's also not that hard to get a company on the list if they're
not already on there like what I'm doing but you would go on the website and vett
through the list and see if there's any companies on there that you're
interested in if there is you would just reach out to them and then you would
have the Memorandum of Understanding drafted up between you and the
company it's fairly simple everything's all typed in already all you have to do
is put the company's name and it generates throughout the rest of the
list and then they just sign that and that's super simple and the other form you have
to fill out is the Vetting Checklist with the Vetting Checklist is it's a
form that ensures that the company is going to provide the training that's
needed for you to do the job it also lists the exact dates that you would be
going through the Skillbridge program and when the Skillbridge program would
end and it also provides a clear understanding for the employer or skill
bridge industry provider that will be training you it gives them that clear
understanding of what they are allowed to do during this program and it states
specifically that you cannot be paid you cannot receive any benefits and you can
receive no commissions because you are interning for free while still receiving
a paycheck from the government so yeah those are the three things that you're
going to be given when you apply for the DoD Skillbridge program through your
Education Center you're gonna get the vetting checklist the Memorandum of
Understanding and the website link for the employer to sign up on if they're
not already on there if there's already companies on there that you like then
you can just apply through that one online it's super simple so yeah that is
how you get the process started for the Skillbridge program so I hope
this video has really helped you out and it's taken some stress off of your
shoulders cause I know going through your separation or retirement from the
military can be very stressful not knowing where your next paycheck is
going to come in from but this program will allow you to take advantage of that
and give you a sense of security and also the skills needed and it will put
you ahead in my opinion from the other people that are already in that in
industry because it's gonna give you those six months of free training essentially
so yeah I hope this video has helped you out be sure to comment below if you
have any further questions and always be sure to subscribe and hit the
notification bell so that you can receive all of my updates when I have a
new video and thank you for watching this video if you have any further
questions please let me know