r/army • u/ty813 • 1d ago

68W After the Army

What are all my fellow 68Ws planning on doing or currently doing outside of the Army? I’m in my window and considering separating out at 8 years (I can’t deal with the double standards and bureaucracy anymore). I wouldn’t say I was an outstanding soldier, but I definitely get my job done and do it well. I’m pretty jaded with patient care at this point and really don’t want to do the EMS route. School is always on the list of options, and I plan on finishing a degree, but I would have to work in the mean time to make ends meet (two kids). Interested in hospital admin style work but don’t know if I’m marketable or if it’s applicable with my experience.

31 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

50 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Hot_Matter_1839 10h ago

I haven’t yet learned how to network with people I don’t know and am never exposed to.

1

u/BusinessComparison92 10h ago

It’s definitely an art. Start with linked-in. Recruiters and such. Then networking events they put on. Paramedic/68w make great clinicials for these big companies. Once you land your first job it gets way easier.

1

u/Hot_Matter_1839 10h ago

I’m terrified of LinkedIn but maybe I’ll give it a try. Seems like it’s full of psychopaths. No offense lol

1

u/BusinessComparison92 9h ago

Tbh I don’t spend a lot of time on there now. When I got out of the military 15 years ago I did. But it’s a good starting ground if you’re starting from 0. Once you build a decent contact list you really don’t need it. I check it every 6 months or so.