Army Veteran Wayne Taylor

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CW3 Ret Wayne Taylor originally from New Bedford MA enlisted in the United States Army after high school as an infantry mortarman After eight years as an infantryman he transitioned to a Counterintelligence Special Agent where he served an additional three years and moved from the Noncommissioned Officer Corps E-7 to the Warrant Officer Corps Wayne served as an Area Intelligence Officer and Counterintelligence Officer until he retired from the military after 20-years of service His 20-year active duty service included Ft Ord CA Ft Myers VA Camp Casey South Korea Schofield Barracks HI Ft Bragg NC Naval Station Roosevelt Roads PR Joint Terrorism Task Force Detroit MI Ft Huachuca AZ and MacDill AFB FL Wayne has military operations on five continents with two combat tours to Afghanistan Upon retirement Wayne transitioned to the corporate sector working with a defense contracting company Upon realizing that a meaningful purpose of service was missing Wayne began working as a volunteer with the Hillsborough County Veterans Treatment Court Finding purpose assisting others he transitioned to his current role as the Assistant Director of Military and Veterans Success Center at the University of South Florida St Petersburg Wayne continues to encourage military and veteran students through his example of continuing education as he pursues his EdD in Program Development with an emphasis in education innovation focused around veteran advocacy In this episode Sgt BeReal and Wayne will talk about what to expect and do after transitioning out of the Military They also discussed about the thing that s missing in their daily lives as civilians even though they are financially stable it wasn t all that there s really something missing Another thing that they talked was about starting all over again just like being a private when you first enter the military and with hardwork and perseverance climb your way to the top when in the real world as civilians they made it clear that it is okay to start fresh at the bottom and work your way up just like in the Military They also pointed out some organizations like Veterans Treatment Court Donate Money For Me To Hire Homeless People Veterans of Foreign Wars and Suits for Soldiers These groups can help you with your transition and through them you can also offer your help to those that are having hard times with their transition Let s listen to Sgt BeReal and Army Veteran Wayne Taylor as they give us golden advices and insights about transitioning out of the Military As the Assistant Director and Coordinator of the Military and Veterans Success Center Wayne can also help by assisting our service members and their families who decide to attend University of South Florida St Petersburg Key Points Daily activities during their Military days are missedSomething is missing even though they are good financiallyComparing work as an Army and as a civilianStruggle with what to wear as a civilian going to workHow veteran organizations can help you with your transitionHelping the Military veterans their family members get school scholarships Groups and Organizations Veterans Treatment CourtDonate Money For Me To Hire Homeless PeopleVeterans of Foreign WarsSuits for SoldiersMilitary and Veterans Success Center University of South Florida St Petersburg Connect With Wayne Taylor LinkedIn https www linkedin com in wntaylor USFSF MVSC Welcome Link https www usfsp edu military-and-veterans-success-center 2020 04 06 wayne-taylor-welcome Connect With Sgt 1st Class SFC John Valentine Website https veteransbereal com Facebook https www facebook com veteransbereal Apple Podcast https podcasts apple com us podcast veterans-be-real id1507792755 Please don t forget to subscribe to our podcast and leave us a 5 star written review on iTunes Click here to visit this podcast episode