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“The numbers are staggering — two-thirds of the 245,000 former soldiers returning home annually are affected by something called Transition Stress.
This immense stress can sideline many wonderful, talented veterans, leading to everything from general aimlessness and depression to suicide.”
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“Everyone wants the best for the members of our military coming home after years of service, fighting for our country. But so many of these wonderful, courageous and giving people come back and have MAJOR struggles — that often don’t seem to be well-addressed. Just look at the suicide rate! Of the 245,000 veterans who return home every year, at least 20 commit suicide every day. That’s an alarming and heartbreaking statistic that needs to change.
Two people who are working to make this transition between military and civilian life much less stressful and much more successful are Alignable Power Users Julie and CJ Niehoff. They founded and now run an incredible organization called SkillsAfterService.com, and they’re the stars of Casto’s Closeup, Episode 7.
Julie and CJ coach former members of the military on everything from the language that’s used in Corporate America or Entrepreneurial America, to the best ways to present themselves in interviews to demonstrate how their many skills can translate well to different job opportunities. Ultimately, they want to help veterans to find a purpose they can be proud of in their next job — a purpose that helps them to fully embrace this chapter of their lives.
CJ and Julie also show former soldiers how to create their own business and then grow it, if they want to go the entrepreneurial route.
In our video, we dig deep to explore many of the struggles former soldiers experience — and the solutions CJ and Julie have found to help them.
We learn that of the 245,000 soldiers each year that leave the military, a good two-thirds of them are affected by Transition Stress. In fact, this is much more common among veterans than PTSD is, though very few media outlets have reported on Transition Stress. This immense stress can sideline many wonderful, talented veterans, leading to everything from general aimlessness and depression to suicide.
But the good news is that the compassionate, but goal-oriented SkillsAfterService.com programs are designed to help combat Transition Stress and channel the skills and approaches needed to find or create meaningful work in the civilian world.
If you have a friend or loved one who is about to leave the military, or has left already and doesn’t know what to do next, please go to SkillsAfterService.com’s Alignable Profile. Any former member of the military would be in great hands with CJ and Julie.
We hope you enjoy this very topical episode. Please feel free to share it widely.
Also, for any veterans reading this story, please be sure to add our new veteran-owned business tag to your profile.
After the majority of our veterans tag their profiles, all you’ll need to do is press that tag to see who else served in the military. Then you’ll have an instant community to connect with — as business contacts, as well as new friends who share a common bond.
Thanks again for reading!”
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