You all know military counterparts who left the service and moved into a similar job in the private sector. If that works for you, great; but don’t do so out of necessity. In most cases, you chose your military job, or had one chosen for you, when you were very young. Upon reflection, in your 30s and 40s you can look back and say that your career aspirations then differed greatly from your career aspirations now.
Separating from the military presents an ideal opportunity to reevaluate those career aspirations by taking personal desires, family needs and new experiences into account. And the military has given us the breadth of worldly experience to know what you do best. Determine what you like to do, and figure out how to make someone pay you for it.