Sandy Lawrence

The Transitioned Veteran Sandy Lawrence

The Transitioned Veteran: Success Beyond Service is a compilation of stories by Veterans sharing their journey of transitioning from the military to the corporate world. These are real stories from real Veterans revealing their own fears, successes, failures, resourcefulness, perseverance and just-do-it attitude while working to find that next job in a culture foreign to what many had expected. This book is an unedited gathering of stories written by Veterans like those found in our Military Transition books who wanted to share their job transition experience from the Service. While all were ultimately successful, some fought hard, were completely overwhelmed, confused, or felt disgruntled if they did not find the right job, or a job at all. The obstacles and successes shared can offer lessons learned and insight for all working to transition. Over the last 5 years and with over 5,000 books in circulation, we at GR8Transitions4U have helped many Service men and women transition. Here is what we know. The most significant feedback we received over the years from our books was that we shared real Veterans' stories who transitioned out of the Service and into a career within the context of our books. Readers wanted to read stories about their predecessors' journeys to successful employment. The Transitioned Veteran: Success Beyond Service is not Service specific; it contains Veterans' stories from officers to enlisted who have transitioned as professionals, blue collar workers, and entrepreneurs. Each story in this book is framed around 12 questions gathered from insight derived from gathering experiences while helping to serve those who have served. Each story is an inspiration in and of itself. It is with humility and respect that I present these stories from the men and women of our military who have not only bravely served our country, but have also bravely transitioned into successful careers beyond their Service. Even if only one transitioning Serviceman or Servicewoman reads a story that helps them with their own transition, then I have succeeded in my efforts to produce this book.