Who Am I Now?

About this book

Leaving the military is more than a career change. The uniform introduced you before you said a word. The mission gave your days a purpose. The military assigned your coworkers, shaped your family's routines, and taught you how to function inside a system that rarely left you wondering where you belonged. Then the uniform comes off, and civilian life expects you to answer a harder question: Who am I now? This candid, practical guide is for service members and Veterans at every point in that journey, even if you've just graduated basic training. It examines the choices you make during your service that shape life after service: education, military job selection, the pressure to reenlist, identity, family transition, resumes, money, networking, friendship, and purpose. You learned how to become a service member. This book can help you begin learning how to become a Veteran.