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The Bunkhouse: A Podcast Were Veterans Support Veterans
The hardest battles don't end when the uniform comes off.
The Bunkhouse is a podcast about veteran mental health and everything that comes after service: the rough transitions, the loss of purpose, the identity you have to rebuild, the things nobody says out loud. Host Jon spent 16 years in the Marine Corps as a Data Systems Engineering Officer, including three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. His own transition was rough. He's seen what untreated struggle can do to a person and to a family, and he started this show so other veterans wouldn't have to figure it out alone.
Each episode brings honest, unrehearsed conversations with veterans doing the work of putting a life back together. Some episodes are about the low places. Some are about faith, family, career, and finding a tribe that shows up. All of them are judgment-free.
New episodes drop on the 2nd Monday of every month. Want to share your story? Apply to be a guest at thebunkhousecast.com.
Be the light in someone's dark
If you're a veteran in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line
Episodes
Dec 20, 2021
Dec 20, 2021
1 hr 13 min
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
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkirk/
- Task Force Phoenix (The Phoenix Cast): https://anchor.fm/task-force-phoenix/episodes/THE-Warrant-Officer-e17fkfn/a-a6hmp1m
The Show:
- Website: https://www.thebunkhousecast.com
- Email: contact@thebunkhousecast.com.
- Follow on Twitter with @BunkhouseCast
- Follow on Facebook with @BunkhouseCast
“Be The Light In Someone’s Dark”
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