Dec. 20, 2021

Episode #5: Marine Telephone Technician to Systems Engineer supporting the Marine Corps

Episode #5: Marine Telephone Technician to Systems Engineer supporting the Marine Corps
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Episode #5: Marine Telephone Technician to Systems Engineer supporting the Marine Corps
Episode #5: Marine Telephone Technician to Systems Engineer supporting the Marine Corps

In this episode, Jason will share his journey from being a Marine Telephone Technician to his current role as a Systems Engineer supporting the Marine Corps.

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Season 1

Episode 5 (Marine Telephone Technician to Systems Engineer supporting the Marine Corps)

Host: Jon

*** I am an active duty Marine, and any opinion expressed on this show is my own and is not military regulation or policy. ***

Talk About The Episode:

  • Jason Kirk ***Any opinion expressed is my own and not of any organization I am a part of***
    • Enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1996 and retired in 2020.
    • MOSs:
      • 2811: Telephone Technician
      • 2847: Telephone Systems/Personal Computer Repairer
      • 2862: Electronics Maintenance Technician
      • 2810: Telephone Systems Officer
      • 0610: Telephone Systems Officer
      • 0630: Network Engineering Officer
    • Currently is a Systems Engineer in support of the Marine Corps

Talk With The Guest:

  • Prior to the Marine Corps, he ho no experience in IT. During his 20+ years of military service, he went from being a Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) Telephone Technician to being a Senior Network Engineer at the service level.  Since retiring, Jason has worked for 2 companies, but now believes he has found the position he says was made for him.
  • His favorite subject, or technology, he works with:
    • Working at the intersection of multiple problems.
    • to understand the people, funding, authorities, technology, and operational/business need.
  • What helped him get to where he is today:
    • Leadership, management, critical thinking, ability to get stuff done helped with my first post-retirement job as a cybersecurity project manager.
  • Advice for Military transitioning out:
    • Read your resume as an employer would and pretend you’ve never been in the military.
    • Use that GI bill, go to college, get some certifications.
    • Use LinkedIn, take a course on it, build a good profile, make connections.
    • When transitioning, you really should really do some soul searching about what is important to you.
      • Money, authority, location, lifestyle, etc.
    • Outside of the DoD, the rank you held is fairly meaningless. If you tie your rank to your identity, be prepared to let that go.  Nobody cares.

Closing:

Jason Kirk, Systems Engineer

The Show:

“Be The Light In Someone’s Dark”

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