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Podcast: Military Transition Academy Podcast by Vets2PM
Episode: How to Navigate a Sudden Military Transition and What to Do Next - Craig Jones - Episode 160
Description: As we close out Season 3 of the Military Transition Academy Podcast and wrap up 2025, we’re ending the year with a conversation many service members can relate to — transitions shaped by med boards, medical retirements, or unexpected discharges that leave little time to prepare.In this episode, Craig Jones shares how a sudden medical retirement from the Marine Corps forced him to face the question, What now? His answer was simple: do what you can, when you can.Craig walks through his path from Marine to Program Manager at USAA, including how he discovered project mana...