The start of this semester has pretty much been a whirlwind of activity in my little world. I’ve aggressively become active in the student media world here at Texas State, because I don’t think I can sail through life on my DD214 forever. While my résumé is far from lacking content, none of that content really relates to my desired field. There is no time like the present to address the issue, and I’m attacking it with a full frontal assault.

Wednesday, I was elected Vice President of Texas State University’s Society of Professional Journalists student chapter. Following the meeting, I headed down the hill to the University Star and burned the midnight oil importing content from the print edition to the new online edition. By the end of tomorrow, hopefully we will go live with the new site. Somewhere in between all of that I finished my letter to the scholarship committee within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and rocked a few exams.

In the not too distant future I also hope to write some content for the Texas VFW magazine, and maybe even the national VFW magazine. Transitioning from war to the classroom, in a span of just a few months, was quite the adjustment. That adjustment I would not have happened anywhere near as smoothly had I not been guided in the right direction by the members of my local VFW post. Chances are I’d have stumbled through more than just the VA paperwork for my disability claims had they not been around to help. Since the service branches generally do a terrible job of informing those separating from service about the opportunities available to veterans, membership in a VFW post can be a real blessing for qualified veterans. I intend to spread that information far and wide, so those that come after me have an easier time than I did with their transition.