Chiefpreneur's Role on Military and veteran career issues

1. Military Education Issues What challenges and issues do I foresee facing the veteran and military affiliated student population? What role would I play as the coordinator? 10 minutes presentation By: Tony Astro
2. Chiefpreneur’s Role: ABC Assist, Be there, Coordinate Direct & Educate Veterans
3. Points to Discuss 1.Advancement 2.Benefits 3.Career 4.Deployment & or Dependent 5.Education 6.Finance 7.My Role
4. Advancement
5. Role: 1.Guidance 2.Observe 3.Offer Online Help 4.Draft a brag sheet 5.Develop Plan 6.Review Records Challenge: 1.Misinformation 2.Experience (Lack of) 3.Testing Skills 4.Evaluation & Tenure 5.Requirements
6. Benefits • Tuition Assistance • Petersons and other Online Education • Special Events, MWR, Discounts • eBenefits - the VA online website • Family (TriCare, FFS)
7. Benefits Challenge •Timelines •Red Tape •Abuses •Contact •Shady Companies or Scams posing as benefits Role •Coordinate & Conduct Briefings •Online Support •Fleet & Family •Flyers •Educate (Workshop) •Explain (Counsel) 1. Tuition Assistance 2. Petersons and other Online Education 3. Special Events, MWR, Discounts 4. eBenefits - the VA online website 5. Family (Tricare)
8. Career Transition • High Year Tenure • Evaluation
9. Career Challenges: INTERIM •Interview •Navigation •Translation •Education •Re-Entering •Immersion •Multiple Choices
10. Goals, Job, Resource Role • Mock Interview • Educate • Navigation • Training • Observe • Review
11. Deployment Dependents
12. Deployment & Dependents: Comfort ALARM Challenges •Access to Internet •Lack of Connection •Anxiety or Uncertainty •Reaching Out on Time •Misinformation Role • Provide assurance • Online Resources for Dependents • Connect with Ombudsman • Set Up Goals • 6 – 10 month Deployment Plan • Coordinate with Fleet & Family Services
13. Deployment & Dependents: Coordinate Challenge • Uncertainty • Misinformation • Lack of Connection • Reaching Out on Time • Access to Internet • Access to School Role: • Connect with Ombudsman • Online Resources for Dependents • Provide assurance • Set Up Goals • Deployment Plan (6-10 month) • Offer Help • Coordinate with Fleet & Family
14. Education
15. Education: Challenges •TA or GI Bill? •Accreditation •Profit Schools •Planning •Wrong Choices •Work Schedule
16. Role: COPE UP & Inform • Connect with College Counselors • Online Resources for School • Provide information • Education or Degree Plan • Understand Accreditation & Benefits • Provide Tools
17. Finance
18. Finance: Challenges •Debt •Unemployed Spouse •Legal Issues •Low Income •Credit Scores •Accidents •Scams •Habits (Spending & Budget)
19. Finance: REPEAT Role •Refer •Educate •Provide Plan or •Establish Budget •Assistance •Tools
20. Chiefpreneur’s Role: ABC Assist, Be there, Coordinate Direct & Educate Veterans
21. Review. Questions • Advancement • Benefits • Career
22. Review. Questions • Deployment • Dependents • Education
23. Review. Questions • Finance • My Role

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Military & Veteran Career Issues
What challenges and issues do I foresee facing the veteran and military affiliated student population? What role would I play as the coordinator?

10 minutes presentation

By: Tony Astro
23 Years Veteran, 20 Years Military & Veteran Career & Education Advisor (1993 – 2014)
25 Years Student : BS Economics, MS Organization Management, Mdiv, PhD student (8 years)
Veteran and Career Advisor
Independent Career Advisor
Military & Veteran Career Issues
What challenges and issues do I foresee facing the veteran and military affiliated student population? What role would I play as the coordinator?

10 minutes presentation

By: Tony Astro
23 Years Veteran, 20 Years Military & Veteran Career & Education Advisor (1993 – 2014)
25 Years Student : BS Economics, MS Organization Management, Mdiv, PhD student (8 years)
Veteran and Career Advisor
Independent Career Advisor
Advancement
METER = GOOD DR
How an Associates Degree gives two points credit
Benefits
TRACCS = COFFEE
Real benefit a veteran can use
Career
INTERIM = MENTOR
Career Development: Increase your potential in rank
Officer Commissioning: STA – college requirement
Deployment
ALARM = COPS DOC
How to continue college during deployment
Education
TAPPWW = COPE UP
Use of Tuition Assistance
Best use of Post 911 GI Bill
Finance
DULL CASH = REPEAT
Budget
Proper use of Government Agencies:
Challenge: METER
Misinformation
Experience (Lack of)
Testing Skills
Evaluation and Tenure
Requirements

Role: GOOD DR.
Guidance - How to use Associates or Bachelor’s degree to Advance
Observe - Assist timeline of advancement (Tenure)
Offer Online Help - Website referrals
Draft a brag sheet - Create an evaluation.
Develop Plan - 6 months to 6 year time line - What do you want to be in three years? Etc.
Review Records - If available
Refer to a Mentor - Refer to someone who’s been there.
Challenge
Timelines - not meeting the requirement for GI Bill
Red Tape – long process made short
Abuses – Improper use of benefits like GI Bill, medical
Contact – legitimate point of contacts and direct connections
Shady Companies – companies that shows free or discount but NOT really (cheap school). Scams.
Role
Coordinate & Conduct Briefings
Where to apply for scholarships?
How to apply for Tuition Assistance?
Online Support
eBenefits
NPC or Personnel Site for veterans
Facebook Page with actual results
Fleet & Family
Career Fair (usually sponsored by colleges)
Flyers
Newsletter for Educational Benefits
Compile the News & Benefits of the Month
Educate (Workshop)
What is TA
How to Use your GI Bill smartly?
When is the best time enroll?
Who can apply for MyCAA
Explain (Counsel)
Where to buy cheaper textbooks?
What colleges to avoid?
Career Challenges: INTERIM
Interview – Job, SOY, Awards, Board
Navigation – Tools Online, Hands on
Translation – Military to Civilian terms / skills
Education – Right Course, Military Credits
Re-Entering – After active duty to civilian
Immersion – After deployment to new group
Multiple Choices – Confusing information, over and saturated information.
Role

Mock Interview
Conduct free mock interview 15 to 20 minutes
Educate
Newsletter on Education – print or one on one counseling
Navigation
Website: Where to file for Tuition Assistance
Online: Create a VA, GI Bill account
Training
Schedule Workshops
Observe
Interview. Encourage to talk
Monitor Progress and Applications
Review
Double Check applications
Assist workload
Avoid or prevent errors
Deployment & Dependents: Comfort ALARM
Challenges
Access to Internet – low bandwidth on ships online or home computer
Lack of Connection – no teacher or counselor or books or resources
Anxiety or Uncertainty – adjustments, worry about grades, tuition, not graduating
Reaching Out on Time – conveying and connecting on time or stating problems
Misinformation – false documents, inaccurate tools, redundant information.
ROLES
Connect with Ombudsman or Representative on homeport
Online Resources for Dependents & members
Provide assurance – provide security & support
Set Up Goals – encourage planning, objective and help design intent and target mission
Deployment Plan (6-10 month) – help create strategy when deploying
Offer Help – propose alternatives and option. Give advice when ask or needed.
Coordinate with Fleet & Family - correspond with other agencies such as Military Relief agency, USO, FFSC, Online Support like MilitaryOneSource
Education: Challenges
TA or GI Bill? – when to use your GI Bill. Transfer or Use?
Accreditation - avoid many pitfalls
Profit Schools – scams (takes longer to finish) Quick or Quality? Refer to college counselor
Planning – Degree plan. Use JSMART transcript.
Wrong Choices – good habits. Military friendly school.
Work Schedule – continue during deployment. Avoid drops.
Role:
Connect with College Counselors
Navy Colleges
Online Resources
Ebenefits for Veterans and GI Bill
Provide Information
Brochure, Create Newsletter, Website
Education Plan
How many credits based on Joint Transcript (aka SMART Transcripts).
Credit Transfer
Degree Plan
Set Up Goals: What do you want to be in 5 years?
Short Term & Long Term Goals
Understand Accreditation
Ensure you enroll on shortest (if that is the goal), best buck for your GI Bill
Petersons, DoD MWR Library, College & Local Library
Stop paid subscription
Use your benefits
Finance: Challenges
Debt – loans, credit cards & deployment splurge.
Unemployed Spouse – transition, PCS, lost of Medical Benefits
Legal Issues – Divorce, Bad conduct Discharge, Bankruptcy
Low Income – E1 to E3, Loss of job
Credit Scores – interest rate, mortgage, loans, high rent
Accidents – car or natural disaster, illness
Scams – Profiteering companies, phishing
Finance: REPEAT
Refer
Soldiers & Sailors Act (loans)
SBA
Educate
When or How to Buy
Command Financial Specialist
Workshops
Provide Plan
Establish Budget
Assistance
Navy Relief
Air Force Aid Society
Army Emergency Relief
Legal Office
Tools
Financial Phone Apps
Online Study Guide:
Overdrive
MWR
Library
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