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Podcast: Military Transition Academy Podcast by Vets2PM
Episode: MTA Ep 45_12132022_Enlisted Marine to Naval Officer to Project Director_Max Rodgers
Description: Max Rodgers is former enlisted Marine who used the GI Bill to go to college to become an professional engineer. He was recruited in college for the Navy's Nuclear Power program and transferred into the Civil Engineer Corps during Officer Candidate School due to color vision deficiency that disqualified him from submarine duty. The majority of assignments in the Navy were Project Management and leadership positions with a focus on contract administration and project team leadership. Max managed numerous multi-million-dollar construction projects, facility maintenance contracts and R&D programs. Upon retirement, he was recruited by his former command to...