# The Weekly Sitrep Each week, I'll be diving into a variety of topics that I'm passionate about, including business, economics, education, and the military to civilian transition. I also send out job postings and military transition networking opportunities. Page: Feed: --- ## [Should You Even Get Out? (An Honest Answer from a Biased Source)](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/should-you-even-get-out-an-honest) _2026-08-15 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ One of the fastest-growing questions veterans ask us isn’t “how do I get out” — it’s “should I?” ## [How to Get Back to Command as a Civilian](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/how-to-get-back-to-command-as-a-civilian) _2026-08-01 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ Austin Texas Meetup on August 22nd - Patriots Hall ## [The Palantir Effect: Why Every Defense Tech Company Has a “Forward Deployed Engineer” Now](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/the-palantir-effect-why-every-defense) _2026-07-11 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ Palantir productized and branded the Forward Deployed Engineer role over two decades. Now Anduril, Shield AI, Saronic, Govini, Castelion, and Skydio all have their own version of it. Veterans have a s ## [30,000+ Questions Later: The 5 Things Every Transitioning Veteran Wants to Know](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/30000-questions-later-the-5-things) _2026-06-28 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ Across the Sitreps tool stack last month: 30,000+ chatbot questions, 20,000+ Pathways analyses, 412 salary submissions. The patterns are clear. Here are the five things every veteran in transition is ## [What Post-WWII Veterans Built. And What You Should Do With It.](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/what-post-wwii-veterans-built-and) _2026-06-06 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ 82 years ago today, 156,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel. Most of the ones who made it home would build the modern American economy from scratch. ## [Bad MBAs Are Dying. Veterans Just Won.](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/bad-mbas-are-dying-veterans-just) _2026-05-31 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ The 2025 tax act capped Grad PLUS loans at $100K, killing the online and mid-tier programs that diluted the MBA brand. The top-tier MBA just got more concentrated, and the GI Bill still pays the bill. ## [How to Get the VA to Pay for Your Tech Training (Without Burning Your GI Bill)](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/how-to-get-the-va-to-pay-for-your) _2026-05-17 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ The McCormick Gallego Act and what it means for your Tech Career post military ## [How to Plan Your Transition at 2 Years, 1 Year, and 6 Months Out](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/how-to-plan-your-transition-at-2) _2026-05-09 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ 45 Hot Defense Tech and Private Equity Roles for Veterans, New Meetup for Virginia Beach! ## [How to Get Paid What You're Actually Worth After the Military](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/how-to-get-paid-what-youre-actually) _2026-05-03 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ 50+ Open Roles for Veterans and Upcoming Meetups ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VTHCujpai8Ur) _2026-05-03 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [How to Actually Get Hired in Defense Tech](https://sitreps2steercos.substack.com/p/how-to-actually-get-hired-in-defense) _2026-04-26 · Sitreps2Steercos Substack_ New features on sitreps.com + eMerge Roundup + 50 High Paying Jobs for Veterans + Upcoming Sitreps Meetups