Making the transition from active duty to a civilian career can be difficult.  Heck — just changing jobs from one industry to another is difficult.  Add in the very different culture within the military vs. the civilian commercial world, and misimpressions of military culture held by many civilian hiring managers — you have a grand canyon disconnect to overcome.

The leap to overcome this disconnect is achievable.  The first step is to recognize and respect the challenge, and then to strategize to successfully make the leap.