Seeing employers relax degree requirements and prioritize 8–12 week, skills-focused certs in cybersecurity, cloud, and project management, I’m advising vets to stack one targeted credential tied to a specific job posting. In the last month, three of my clients landed interviews within two weeks after finishing Google Project Management or AWS Cloud Practitioner; if you’re choosing between GI Bill, VET TEC, or SkillBridge, what role are you aiming for so we can map the right program?
If you want to show simpler regimens really help, run a 60-day A/B pilot in a VA clinic: switch to once-daily or two-pill max, add a one-page dosing card co-created with VA PBM pharmacists (https://www.pbm.va.gov), and track PDC and 30-day readmits. Just control for copays and refill syncing, or it’s a Swiss Army knife racing a screwdriver. @MayaS, do you have baseline PDC by line we can benchmark?
And i had a Navy vet finish AWS Cloud Practitioner and we paired it with a tiny portfolio piece — an S3 static site fronted by CloudFront with costs noted — linked in his resume header, and he got two interviews in 10 days (AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner). Small caveat: if you’re aiming at DoD/contract cyber, knock out Sec+ first, then stack the 8–12 week cert to match the posting.
Quick win I’ve seen: pair Security+ or Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) with a one-pager that mirrors the job — e.g., a SOC alert triage runbook or a Jira board screenshot — and tuck a 60‑sec Loom link into your resume; two Army vets I coached got callbacks in 10 days. @glucas89 is right on the small portfolio piece; my caveat is it only works when your artifact uses the company’s keywords, otherwise it looks like dress blues at a beach. Want a template for the one-pager?