Success = Studying Mentors

Mentors have always been a key part of success in every walk of life. There are numerous examples of mentors who were teachers, colleagues, coaches and even adversaries of other people who went on to produce great works of accomplishment. Sir Issac Newton once wrote his rival Robert Hooke and referenced their predecessor Descartes saying, […]

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The Value of Self Awareness

Last year during commencement season, a speech by a high school teacher struck a chord among the public and went viral.  It was focused on why all of the kids going off to college ARE NOT SO SPECIAL. Outside of my day job running Military MBA, I volunteer to help traditional students and their non-military families with […]

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Workforce Science Defines Success

Do you want to be successful in a civilian career? Then you must understand how employers currently define success. This is a challenge for prospective, or current, MBA students who have backgrounds in the military. They are more accustomed to military life and might hear a lot of bad career advice during their MBA education […]

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Values Help Decide Best School Choice

Along with operating Military MBA, I volunteer to offer advice on colleges to students and their families. The situation with colleges has changed dramatically over the past couple of years. Institutional aid is certainly not what it used to be even two or three years ago. Less aid is not an isolated event, it applies to […]

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Political Shell Game Being Waged With Military Veterans on Tuition Assistance

There is a political shell game playing out in Washington D.C. and Post-9/11 military veterans are likely to get caught up in the confusion. Doing so means you, or your family members, will lose out on education benefits you have worked hard and sacrificed for. When using different types of tuition assistance (TA), administered by […]

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Beat the Rush That’s Sure to Come

As you may, or may not, know sequestration is creating apathy in the military among active duty, reservists and veterans alike. Military organizations such as family and transition assistance services on base installations are also reluctant to move ahead with new programs. When sequestration is resolved, it is a certainty that defense cutbacks will be […]

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What Veterans Need to Know About Cuts in Defense

I would like to share two more important perspectives on the deficit and federal budget with veterans. These perspectives represent public opinion and how businesses are weighing in on the topic of our national economy. Both are certain to influence the next federal budget set by Congress in 69 days on January, 2nd. According to recent […]

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The Economy & Federal Budget

What Veterans Need to Know Now About Sequestration. As a result of the budget impasse and its lack of resolution last year, a mandatory round of $109 billion in cuts to the federal budget is scheduled take effect on January 2, 2013. If this happens, funding will be cut from government agencies and government contractors. […]

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Education Benefits & Civilian Jobs

Education benefits and civilian jobs are now the center of attention for veterans. Given that veteran unemployment has hit 25%, thousands of more service members are leaving the military, and the federal government is starting to pay $1 billion a year on veteran unemployment this should come as no big surprise. In fact, it is […]

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In Need Of Veterans, Not Always What Vets Need

Now is a great time to be a military veteran. I am one of the only public commentators who serves veterans to say so. Here’s why it is true. Amidst the doom and bickering, bright spots exist. For veterans, everything from public sentiment to education and employment are running high and working in your favor. […]

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A New Debate on the Value of Education

Last week, I wrote a post about a trend that is just starting to emerge in Higher Ed. What started out as a simple question of ”Who Needs College?” has in one week turned into more of an evaluation expressed as “Is College a Lousy Investment?” It could be said that Newsweek, the first media organization […]

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Colleges Educate, Not Support

It finally happened. Two weeks ago, a mainstream reporter (i.e., Niall Ferguson from Newsweek) openly questioned the value of earning an advanced degree. In his article, ”Who Needs College?”, he stops short of recommending against getting a college degree. However, he claims that the number of students who can afford college is diminishing. According to Ferguson, […]

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How to Develop Complementary Skills

In Part 2 of this Labor Day series, I would like to offer my readers some take home advice on planning your future education with an eye toward employment. Through my involvement in Military MBA, I have gained an understanding into the subject of developing complementary skills. Most MBA students we educate have 4-year degrees […]

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