>> Pretty sure -- if you talk to a lot of people they'll tell you that transition
from military life to civilian life is definitely huge.
It could be stressful.
I mean and if you didn't have a plan, I mean you end up not knowing what
to do but luckily for me I had a plan.
And Excelsior was actually a major part of that plan because during my time in the military,
I was taking some Excelsior classes.
I believe I finished up my degree right before getting
out of the military, my bachelor's degree.
I finished it right before or right after, I believe.
So I finished the degree and then I was like well, looking around for a job.
And then much nothing popped up.
I was like oh, let me go back for my masters.
So I started my masters.
While I was in my master's program, Native Hawaiian called me.
They said we have a job at the Pentagon.
At the time I was actually in Michigan.
So I decided to move in the area, in the D.C. area.
I've been working at the Pentagon since.