1:23:57Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector
From Y Combinator · Published Jul 22, 2018 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille discuss their transition from Navy SEAL careers to the private sector, focusing on the systemic failure of the military’s TAPS transition program and the launch of Echelon Front Overwatch – a premium placement service for special operations veterans.
Key insights
- The military’s TAPS (Transition Assistance Program) is a one-week course run by federal government employees with little private-sector experience, making it inadequate to prepare veterans for civilia
- Veterans often believe they know what industry they want, but the program is industry-agnostic; the real challenge is getting them to accept being “the new guy again” after 20 years of leadership.
- Echelon Front Overwatch only places high-performers from the top of the bell curve; they explicitly avoid placing “substandard” candidates to protect their credibility with client companies.
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