9/28/2020 0 Comments Location. Location? Location!Upon leaving the military, we often feel the forced moves every 3 or so years begin to settle in. Most of us, often driven by our spouses and children, declare we are going to settle in location X (probably because of family, history, job prospects, military/tax benefits, or just because we like the location. We find the organization that fits some needs and plant our flag!
However, we often make these decision based on emotions. We don’t always determine the long term effects like career stability, career growth, growth of the area, the list goes on and on. See the military moves people around to better you chances for promotion. If you stayed in one location your whole career, you would significantly limit those chances and your career would be flat. Now in your post military career, you have to come to grips with that being ok. If you are fine with that, good to go. However, you may say, well this is a large city with other opportunities that I can grow into out of the organization. However, chances are, the commute time will lengthen to a point of moving being a consideration. On average (numbers vary), American’s live in a home for 8-13 years. This blows up the theory that we are sick of moving and will not move again. Something will force your hand, inside or outside of your control. Location should certainly be a key piece, but it should not be an emotional decision because keep in mind many areas have niches, and if you don’t fit that niche, your chances of employment becomes less. Now more than ever, the idea of location is being flipped and turned. Remote opportunities allow for different opportunities, some cities will grow, others will decline, and others will change. Something to consider is the type of work you are doing in that location. Is it the only distribution center in that area? Well, if something does happen, will you be able to pivot to another industry, or will you be forced to move? Listen, location should matter, and I advocate for what makes you and your family happiest. What I am saying here, even if you do not want to climb the corporate later, chances you move a handful of times post military is great. That may be across the city or across the country, so please keep options open, analyze the whole situation, and do not select solely on emotion, but rather on a balance of emotion and strategic data.
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