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McKinsey & Company Anyone at McKinsey & Company willing to refer a Marine veteran (OIF, I swear I will not eat all the crayons. "Crayons" are for art is what my wife tells me to tell myself)
5yrs Marines (Sgt, Comm maint tech w infantry Bn)
8yrs in Oil & Gas (engr coordinator, qty surveying and proj ctrl)
CM undergrad
MBA (professional program, graduated May 2022)
I'm looking for a role in McK serving O&G, industrial, capital projects clients. Open to generalist roles as well. Can review for vetting.
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I did 9 and honestly haven’t looked back. This may seem silly but a huge thing for me is having the ability to say “f*ck this, I’m out” without ever-lasting consequences. I’ve never actually done that, but the fact that I could is exceedingly liberating for me.
I feel this on a personal level.
I stayed in the reserves and I’m an O-5 now. One year as an EM compared to deploying is roughly worth the entire reserve retirement as an annuity ($360k vs O-5 pay at 38 yrs old then investing the difference)
I did it because it gives me a sense of purpose and I love the leadership piece of it. I’m an XO of a 40 person unit with an O-6 CO. Yeah, it has its ups and downs but I’ve liked the ups more.
Wouldn’t want to do active again other than maybe a state side deployment. The people I get to work with here are brilliant, and the projects are interesting.
If you are considering getting out, check out Heroes Make America this organization helps active duty military, veterans and spouses with transition to civilian employment. Phenomenal organization!
I stayed. It was a great experience and positioned me uniquely for my current gig.
A. Invest your significantly higher private sector income and you'll have way more than a pension
I wish I would have stayed in and got that retirement. Had I stayed in I’d have 19 years in and could have been able to get a retirement before 50 instead I got out after 8 and entered the construction world got hurt and discovered the world of opioid addiction I was used to having a structured regiment and I was able to perform well in that setting but once I got away from men with self respect and discipline I was working with the totally opposite. I think I was experiencing some cultural shock it was one extreme to the other and in the long run I didn’t use the tools that the military gave me down with things in the wrong way but I also believe that I have a hard going on my wife to help those that have struggled as I did with addiction to live their best lives leave the past behind them