Leaving the military and searching for my next purpose.

Most of the meaningful years of my working life have been spent without much autonomy.

My career progression has been tied to a rank which dictates what I will learn and when I will learn it.

Now that I am separating from active duty I have this freedom and I don’t know what to do with it.

I have education benefits that I could use towards 4 years of college to get into just about anything but I have a hard time escaping this tunnel vision and the feeling like making my next move is an emergency and I need to put all my eggs into one basket and figure it out. Some of this is programmed into me from years of military life but some of it is truth. I need to work to have income and I am ready for a mid life pivot.

Initially I tried to enlist with the job “diagnostic imaging”. That job wasn’t to he but I’ve now reconsidered as the ROI for the amount of schooling seems to be very high and the job outlook seems promising as well. Only problem is how competitive these programs can be. The school I’m looking into has 24 seats per year with over 300 applicants. I’m a great student but it’s hard not to be discouraged by those odds when time is not on your side.

I’m now reconsidering my path and trying to keep my eyes wide open on a career opportunity but I’m unsure where to look or how to find it. I just found this sub and I’m not sure what I came here to ask ..

Help.

Please