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66 G.I. JOBS | OCTOBER 2017 | GIJOBS.COM service credit toward their retirement for time served. "They train you from the ground up and help you gain your certifications," he says. "If you have a degree, you get a bump up in pay for that as well." On the following pages, meet two veterans who found great civilian careers in state and local government. INDUSTRY INTEL STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT Post-9/11 veterans find careers with state and local governments. BY MARTY LEVINE IT'S NOT JUST THE FEDERAL government that prefers to hire veterans: All 50 states give veterans preferential treatment in hiring. That means state and local government jobs are better prospects than ever. Maybe that's why veterans are 10 percent more likely to hold those jobs than non-veterans. Perhaps the biggest connection between veterans' skills and local government jobs comes in law enforcement. Trooper First Class Robin Mungo, a Pennsylvania State Police recruiter, knows why. "Military veterans are a good fit because of the skills they developed in the military," she says. "They work as a team but also are able to make quick, sound decisions without supervision. Being mission-oriented keeps them focused and on task. Military discipline gives the veteran the advantage." Anthony Millsap, who served three deployments since 2003, knows it too. He began training with the Bexar County, Texas, sheriff 's department in late July. Among other perks, the department gives those with prior BEYOND THE FEDS

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