--- title: "Feds Are Taking Applications for Military-to-Defense Transitioners" url: "https://resume-place.com/news/feds-taking-applications-for-military-to-defense-transitioners/" description: "When a department or agency continues to take applications and conduct interviews, anticipating the authority to make an actual job offer." site: "The Resume Place" type: "article" author: "Kathryn Troutman" published: "2017-04-17" updated: "2020-03-16" --- [← All articles](https://resume-place.com/news/) # Feds Are Taking Applications for Military-to-Defense Transitioners By Kathryn Troutman April 17, 2017 2–3 minutes ![Military To Defense Transitioners](https://resume-place.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Mil-to-DoD-04-17-Blog-Banner.jpg) ## Feds Are Taking Applications for Military-to-Defense Transitioners Posted by Kathryn Troutman, President, www.resume-place.com April 17, 2017 **When is a hiring freeze not a hiring freeze?** - When you’re applying to one of the few federal departments such as Defense that President Trump wants to grow. - Or when the president lifts the hiring freeze, as he did on April 12 – almost grudgingly. - Or when a department or agency continues to take applications and conduct interviews, anticipating the authority to make an actual job offer in the near future. **So what’s the bottom line for federal job seekers?** For select groups of potential candidates – such as veterans and servicemen and women preparing to separate from the military – ***it means that now is the time to apply***. Let’s sample military-to-DoD vacancies recently posted on USAJOBS.gov. **SUPERVISORY DEMAND / SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYST, DLA, Philadelphia** It’s hard to imagine a more natural fit for someone with the requisite military experience than [Supervisory Demand/Supply Chain Analyst](https://resume-place.com/pdfs/USAJOBS - Supervisory Demand - 464498600.pdf) with the civilian Defense Logistics Agency in Philadelphia. The position requires both military logistics skills and a understanding of business processes typically associated with experience in the private sector. The job pays $92,387 to $120,102 per year. **HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST – Ft. Huachuca, AZ** Nearly all organizations – military or civilian – require HR professionals, and the Defense Department will likely need more of them as it expands under a Republican president and congress. DoD agencies posted a vacancy for [Human Resources Specialist](https://resume-place.com/pdfs/USAJOBS - Human Resources Specialist - 467214900.pdf) for recruitment and placement in Fort Huachuca, Az., with a salary of $60,524 to $78,678. Former servicemen and women are eligible to to apply under the Veterans Recruitment Appointment or the Veterans’ Employment Opportunity Act, as are veterans with a service-connected disability of 30 percent or more. **SUPERVISORY PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGER – AL** Vacancies for military-to-Defense transitioners can be found in every region of the country. A recent civilian posting sought a Supervisory Procurement & Contract Manager for the Army Acquisition Support Center in Redstone Arsenal, Ala., at $103,842 to $158,793 per year. The successful candidate will direct, review and coordinate production of a system for the Missiles & Space Lower Tier Project Office. **PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER – VA** The Veterans Health Administration, which has long struggled to fill thousands of vacancies, seeks a [Psychology Program Manager / Assistant Chief Medical Executive for Research & Development](https://resume-place.com/pdfs/USAJOBS - Psychology Program Manager - 466988500.pdf), in North Chicago, Ill. The job, which pays $111,801 to $145,342 per year, entails giving direct patient care, providing consults on challenging cases, and training staff. **INVESTIGATOR FOR WHISTLBLOWER REPRISAL – VA** Here’s an interesting civilian job for a military woman or man with the right credentials: [Investigator for Whistleblower Reprisal](https://resume-place.com/pdfs/USAJOBS - Investigator - 463018900.pdf) in the Office of Inspector General in Alexandria, Va., paying $94,796 to $123,234 annually. 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