Mike Sarraille: Transitioning veterans must accept starting over as industry newcomers
Mike Sarraille · Jocko Willink and Mike Sarraille - Helping Veterans Transition into the Private Sector · Y Combinator · Jul 20, 2018 · at 3:34
Former Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille discusses the psychological hurdles military veterans face when transitioning into private sector business careers.
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“A lot of the time that is not setting the expectation on the corporate side, that is actually setting the expectation side, or setting the expectations on the veteran side and getting their heads right. It's not an easy thing to hear after 20 years in the military that you are a new guy again. But you are, you may have some great leadership tenets and foundational aspects of leadership, but when you step into a different industry, you step into a different industry, and it takes time. You gotta roll your sleeves up. You've gotta get to work, and you've gotta prove your worth.”
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