European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page2o stars and stripes Mideast edition april 2007 your Money some senior troops getting a second raise by Leo Shane Iii stars and stripes some senior enlisted troops and most warrant officers will see their second raise of the year in their next the extra Money is a targeted pay effective april de signed to help the services hold on to More experienced it comes on top of the percent pay raise All servicemen Bers received on the enlisted pay raises Range from 2 percent to 5 percent and Are for e5s through e7s lower ranked warrant officers with Only a few years service will see the same Range of but senior warrant officers will see bigger for All w3s with at least 20 years of service will see at least an 8 per cent pay All was with More than 14 years of service will receive at another bump to retain some senior Congress approved a second pay increase for 2007 for some effective april the new pay Chart for those service members is As follows changes in years of e7 least a 9 percent those with 26 years will see a nearly 14 percent the highest of the targeted officers and lower ranked in veterans turning to business ownership by Robert Rodriguez Mcclatchy newspapers Joe Luna left the army in 2004 with High Hopes of using his skills As a net work communications specialist to snare a goo paying but who served in Iraq and discovered that his military training and War experience didst fit Well in a changing Job the Mili Tarys proprietary equipment was like nothing used in today even to get my foot in the door for a network administration i would have to be said and i didst have a col lege but i knew what it took to get the Job so Luna followed his eventually becoming a partner in a company called which Sells Active play toys for experts say military including reservists and guards increasingly Are joining the ranks of the the trend they in part because veterans military skill sets May not apply in the Job the jobs they left no longer exist or they have undergone life changing the number of Veteran owned businesses in the United states is estimated at 4 according to the Small business administration and the census service disabled veterans own Heidi Fresno Joe Luna of shown March is a partner in the toy company of in 22 percent of veterans in the purchased or started a new business in census figures some people come Back said sue vice president of membership for the Veter ans an Agency created to help Veteran owned people dont always want to go Back to the jobs they this might be a moment in their lives where they have reached a Cross for those who strike out on their Many including provide services such As writing a business securing financing and Busi Ness see vets on Page 21 listed members wont see any change in their Congress approved the second pay raise last fall at the request of the defense which wanted to close the Gap Between the experienced troops and their civilian the percent pay raise for 2007 was the lowest servicemen stars and stripes Bers have seen since de sense officials Are seeking a 3 per cent across Leboard pay raise in email Leo Shane at picking up pieces after Job loss whether you draw your paycheck while wearing a a suit or a pair of Blue youre at risk of one Day los ing your blame blame blame the Washington blame the panel of re structuring experts working secret ively at Lynh tall the end of the blame Scooter Juu dlr blame in the it just Doest the end result is the you can find yourself out of a Job in no time with former visions of Job Security being shattered in the time it takes to open up the envelope containing the All too real Pink As weve seen in the news of no one is if it should one Day happen to or someone you care about heres some knowledge to embrace rely suck it up and drive you May be have a strategy prepared to manage it or else the fall put will follow you and Nau Seum and turn into a Genu Ine depending upon your unique you May want to consider contacting the employer who fired you to discuss How they will handle any future inquiries about your past emits an important step for you per a successful meeting of the minds could not Only mean closure for you but could pay off in a big Way for your future How exactly do you explain to a new potential employer that you were fired from your last Job you dont bring it up unless youre asked about if youre asked Why you left your last you Tell the truth without going into any Sor did if its a topic of discussion during a Job in the victim of a True injustice or you May utterly de t then you must show How you have Crown serve the you May have just been in the wrong p ofes signally from the experience place at the wrong either Deal with this you must never Badou Niyom previous employ less than Stellar moment in your Ca reer decisively to avoid accentuating and prolonging the professional if you have a legit Case to run up the do do it out of Princi ple or do it to set do it to save your Good do it so you can better at dont let your Pursuit of divine prevent you from moving Forward in your on of a other you May have had tit big Sayonara coming to y u know in your heart if you really no matter How disgruntled i id offended you May appear to the outside if this is your take the time to figure out where you went wrong so youre not doomed to repeat dont beat yourself up Over but own it bad things do Hap i Yourt asked we i you left your last you Tell the truth without going into any sordid not Only would it be in poor form to do it would just emphasize the fact that you Haven really moved emotional immaturity wont land you a new Job or win you any re Spect from inquiring surround yourself with the Posi no one will deny that losing a Job is too Many times we associate who we really Are with what we do on the its not a fair association but a very real one to a lot of peo when someone whose identity is wrapped up in their Job suddenly loses it can be a traumatic life they might even go through a Nef not unlike the one experienced after the loss of a loved losing a Job As strange As it be an it might just be to go out and do something pen Good people every now and then they Are h of p needed to out and do something not immune to making either its what Erent Mayte something far youve Good people do after the bad things and the mis j got to reach Down inside yourself and find the Tak s that make them stand out above the Riffraff personal Anh go into damage control once youve accepted the reality of it you have to think about How you will address it with future potential employ Yaney is the author of the like it or its a topic that could come up to and the military spouses com again and again much to your youve got to career Success Impact septem b Nuber she can be contacted at . 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