This post was written by Stephen Jones, the GSF Director of Partner Relations A year ago, this week, I was attentively listening to my instructor guiding me through to rituals of the Department of Defense (DoD) mandated Transition Assistance Program, or TAP. I felt prepared for my transition from the military because I began planning […]
Special Operations Forces (SOF) are the most elite units of the military, and according to the SOF for Life Survey, they aren’t getting the support they need to transition to meaningful employment after their military service ends. This survey was developed by the Global SOF Foundation, a non-profit professional association for SOF around the world, […]
By Stu Bradin, GSF President and CEO If you do nothing else after reading this, click on the link below and take the SOF for Life survey – we need more former Special Operations Forces (SOF), especially NCOs, to provide input on their experience when they transitioned from active duty. Take the Survey: http://bit.ly/SOFforLife_Survey To my knowledge, there […]
SOF for Life is an important tenant of the Global SOF Foundation—it embodies our mission to create a network of Special Operations Forces (SOF) by keeping members of the community in the fold beyond their active duty careers. If you aren’t familiar with SOF for Life, it’s a program comprised of offerings from three partnered non-profit organizations: […]
By Stu Bradin, GSF President Please give me five minutes of your time to provide you with something I think might help you. If you are a GSF Corporate Partner or an Individual Member you should learn more about the Department of Defense (DoD) SkillBridge initiative. The DoD SkillBridge initiative promotes the civilian job training authority available […]
A Successful Transition – Finding passion and purpose in your work when the mission was your life By Chris Clary Project Manager, Spirit of America Any veteran who has been downrange and experienced the thrill of serving abroad knows that our civilian careers will likely never match the level of intensity we experienced in uniform. Our […]
By COL (Ret.) Stu Bradin and Dr. Keenan Yoho ————— One of the great things about working for the Global SOF Foundation (GSF) is we get to help Special Operations Forces (SOF) every day. There are a lot of activities that support global SOF but one area that is beginning to pick up steam is […]
“Big jobs usually go to those who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.” – Theodore Roosevelt We know that SOF are elite, and they have truly “big” jobs while they serve. At the GSF, we strive to ensure that they transition into big jobs after their military service. We do this in a few […]
By Juan Perez U.S. Army Special Forces detachments are highly effective force multipliers because they are masters of networking. When I first deployed as commander of my first detachment I saw this fact first hand. The engineer sergeant began to establish a good working relationship with the most influential local logisticians, suppliers, and vendors. The […]