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VETERANS / TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS

Your experience already carries power.

Military electrical, electronics, maintenance, operations, and leadership experience can become a lasting civilian career in electrical testing, commissioning, relay and P&C, or field service.

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FROM SERVICE TO THE FIELD

You do not have to translate your career alone.

The power industry values technical discipline, safety ownership, troubleshooting, documentation, teamwork, and calm execution. Southern helps you explain that experience in language hiring teams understand and connect it to roles that fit.

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WHO WE ARE / SBA CERTIFIED

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Southern Staffing Group is certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, commonly shortened to SDVOSB.

We know the transition is personal. Our goal is to recognize the value behind military experience, communicate honestly, and help veterans build careers that carry their skills forward.

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CAREER TRANSLATION

See where your experience can lead.

These are starting points, not automatic equivalencies. Employers and certification organizations set their own experience, training, and qualification requirements.

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MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Power generation and distribution

POWER-INDUSTRY DIRECTION

Electrical testing and apparatus

Switchgear, breakers, transformers, safe work practices, maintenance, and technical documentation can provide a strong foundation.

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MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Electronics, controls, or avionics

POWER-INDUSTRY DIRECTION

Relay, P&C, and automation

Circuit troubleshooting, schematics, signals, calibration, controls, and disciplined fault isolation can translate well.

03

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Shipboard, facilities, or industrial maintenance

POWER-INDUSTRY DIRECTION

Commissioning and field service

Preventive maintenance, work controls, turnover documentation, and hands-on equipment troubleshooting are valuable in the field.

04

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Crew leadership and maintenance planning

POWER-INDUSTRY DIRECTION

Lead technician and project coordination

Planning work, leading teams, controlling quality, communicating risk, and reporting results support the move into field leadership.

MENTOR NETWORK

Learn from people who know the field.

Connect with mentors who bring military leadership, recruiting experience, protection and control expertise, and NETA field credentials.

Tell Southern about your background and the direction you want to take next.

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OFFICIAL TRANSITION RESOURCES

Use every benefit you earned.

Eligibility, availability, and approval rules vary. Follow each official link for current program details.

01DOD SKILLBRIDGE

Explore pre-separation experience

Review approved training and work-experience opportunities for eligible transitioning service members. Participation requires command approval.

Open official resource (opens in a new tab)02DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Use Transition Assistance Program resources

Find employment workshops, training, and practical tools for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses.

Open official resource (opens in a new tab)03MY NEXT MOVE FOR VETERANS

Translate your military occupation

Enter a military classification or browse civilian careers by industry, skills, preparation, and outlook.

Open official resource (opens in a new tab)04U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Review training benefit options

Learn how eligible veterans may use GI Bill benefits during approved on-the-job training or apprenticeships, including electrical trades.

Open official resource (opens in a new tab)05DOL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Find support in your state

Explore state-specific employment resources, career tools, apprenticeship information, and veteran employment services.

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BUILD A POWER-INDUSTRY RESUME

Make the connection clear.

A recruiter should be able to see the equipment, responsibility, and work environment behind your military title.

Save your experience to your profile
  1. 01

    Name the voltage classes, equipment, systems, and tools you worked with.

  2. 02

    Translate military terms into plain civilian language without removing the technical substance.

  3. 03

    Quantify team size, readiness, uptime, inspections, maintenance volume, and other measurable results.

  4. 04

    List current safety training, licenses, certifications, and clearances accurately.

  5. 05

    State your separation timeline, location preferences, travel availability, and relocation flexibility.

YOUR NEXT MISSION

Put your experience to work.

Create a profile, upload your resume, and let Southern help connect your background to the right power-industry opportunity.
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