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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Patrick Sean Heaney, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University

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career Dr. Dean was Director of Operations and Business De- velopment for Clark-Smith Associates, P.C., and served as an Electrician in the US Navy aboard the USS South Carolina and the USS Enterprise.Mr. Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University Connor Schwalm earned his B.S. in Physics from Old Dominion University in 2014. Currently, he is an Graduate Student in the Engineering Management and System Engineering Program at Old Dominion University working towards his M.E. in Systems Engineering with an expected graduation of August 2016. Currently, he works as a Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Tony Dean on Stern2STEM, a pilot program to increase the student veteran population and retention rates in STEM disciplines

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University

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, most officers will possess abachelor degree. Many in the more senior officer ranks, O-4 or above, will possess a masterdegree. An officer will typically earn the rank of O-5 in twenty years of active service.Occupational specialtiesEach of the primary military organizations offers twenty-two career fields which, in turn, containmany occupational specialties that require specific training. The career fields are: 1. Accounting, Budget & Finance 2. Arts, Communications, Media & Design 3. Aviation 4. Business Administration & Operations 5. Combat Operations 6. Communications Equipment Technologists & Technicians 7. Construction, Building & Extraction 8. Counseling, Social Work & Human

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University

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Technology (BCET) at ODU. His research has focused mostly on control systems (integration and testing) and the reliability and maintainability of complex systems. He has been selected as both a NASA and an ONR Faculty Fellow. He regularly teaches courses in Ma- rine Engineering and in Maintained Systems. Most recently Dr. Dean was on the Headquarters Staff the American Society of Naval Engineers. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, and a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering Technology, from the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. Additionally, Dr. Dean received an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Prior to is academic career Dr

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent; Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent

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side of the vehicle (right). Figure 1: Innovative design – Iraq 2010Experiences such as these provide the problem-solving basis for pursuing and excelling at highlytechnical degrees. This innovative problem-solving fits nicely into Mumford’s[9] model ofLeader Characteristics on Leader Performance (Figure 2). Mumford’s model provides the linkbetween one’s environmental influences, career experiences, and personal and socialcharacteristics in determining their problem-solving ability and performance. Figure 2: Mumford, et. al.’s Influence of Characteristics on Performance[9]Applying this model to the veteran, we assert that the complex military environment as well asthe sometimes near-life-and-death

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Grant Crawford, Quinnipiac University; Jason B Burke, Quinnipiac University

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market, and theoutstanding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education and disability benefits, and youhave a robust and rising student veteran population. Even with the low veteran unemploymentrate of 3.9 percent5, veterans are moving from trade-style jobs toward a career they feel matchesthe leadership, business, intellectual and people skills they have acquired and honed in themilitary. In order to accomplish this transition, veterans must return to school and earn a degree.Until recently, most of these veterans aspiring to return to college faced a huge hurdle, the costof tuition. Even with the traditional Montgomery GI Bill, these students would struggle to meetpublic university cost obligations, let alone covering the tuition at any