Information Technology (IT)

[Ricky D]

I’m still in the military so I’m not entirely sure but I do know we get a decent amount of opportunities to get certificates for free. The boot camps that cost thousands of dollars are free to us and we usually get a voucher for the exam, sometimes we get a retake voucher. We also have at least a Secret clearance.

I don’t know if that makes us more qualified but I’m sure it provides an advantage in the hiring process. I personally worry about being able to apply what I’ve learned in the military to the civilian sector. Often times I feel like we learn enough to satisfy our current unit and also what we need in order to “make it work”. I think there’s a lot of things in the civilian side that we probably don’t learn cause it may or may not apply to us, or we have civilians that typically handle it.

 

[Mark Antony]

I have no military background, but im starting realize military people are getting better treatment in the cyber roles which is understandable, is there truth to this or am I tripping?

Definitely not tripping, clearance, skill bridge etc it helps to have an Uncle Sam.

A private security/IT role will be like "10 years, every cert, must have worked in this industry, bench 225 minimum " etc.

A public one is "Active Ts/sci and teeth".

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

I got promoted to Senior engineer.

do you guys show that promotion on linkedin? the transition from Engineer > Senior Engineer?

or do you just add the "Senior" part without showing you got promoted?

 

[tay1]

Definitely adding the senior.

When I got promoted at my old job, I added an entire new listing. I put the end date on my old position and put a new starting date when I was officially starting my new one.

 

[Ricky D]

I got promoted to Senior engineer.

do you guys show that promotion on linkedin? the transition from Engineer > Senior Engineer?

or do you just add the "Senior" part without showing you got promoted?

Congratulations bro, that’s a huge W

 

[spiderjericho]

I have no military background, but im starting realize military people are getting better treatment in the cyber roles which is understandable, is there truth to this or am I tripping?

Does it matter? No, in the grand scheme of things. I’ve met some wicked smart civilians. I’m sure you can bump into them at crazy cyber conferences like DEFCON, RSA, etc.

But, generally, their service provided cyber training has to be sufficient due to the implications of military operations. The defensive and offensive training they get from Pensacola, Fort Gordon or San Antonio is comparable to Sec+ or higher. If I could do it again, I’d become an ION. Nothing like being a cool hacker.

The military budgets includes money for industry level certifications. I remember an Army E8 who milked it and got a masters from SANS lol. Worst case, you can leave with Net+ and Sec+.

That training at the places above usually requires a top secret clearance with Poly, which is great for when you want to work in federal contracting.

And then there’s the “intangibles” like discipline, problem solving, dedication and team work that come as a part of military service.