-: The best single piece of advice I got
when I was gettin' out of the military
was a very close friend of mine
who transitioned out probably
about two to three years before me.
And he told me, he said you've gotta
figure out three things.
He said you've gotta figure out
where do you wanta live.
He said you gotta figure out
what do you wanta do.
And then, he said you gotta figure out
the number you wanta chase,
in terms of compensation.
At the end of the day, you gotta pay the bills.
So, and then he said,
after you do those three things,
you gotta prioritize 'em,
figure out what's most important,
what's kinda number two,
and then what's number three.
So, as I approached my transition,
and this was the point where I was probably
18 to 24 months away from actually droppin'
my paperwork to retire,
I really started thinkin' about that.
And kinda figured out,
kinda thought those three things,
put 'em in priority order,
and then, that was my jumping off point
in terms of goin' through
the military's formal transition process.
'Cause they've got a very formalized transition
process where you go to classes
and do all kinds of stuff.
But, I really kinda thought that piece through
in terms of that advice I got from him
before I started the transition process.