What Is a Good Business For a Veteran Retired From The US Navy?
During the 2012 election there was a debate between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama on the future of the United States Navy. Governor Mitt Romney suggested that the United States needed more U.S. Navy ships. The president stated that since the ships are more technologically advanced these days, we don’t need them in the same numbers as we have in the past. It is true that our Navy is having trouble covering the oceans of the world, but it is also true that President Barack Obama is going to cut military expenditures.
The DOD has already decided that it will cut $500 billion over the next decade, and that’s probably just a down payment. What does this mean for the U.S. Navy? It means there will be fewer ships. Therefore we will need fewer sailors and seamen. Where will they go? Well, the military will let these individuals go with honorable discharges, and a number of people through attrition. They’ve already started. Many Navy bases are down to bare-bones already. Robotic ships will take over, and there will be less need for that many seamen (in theory as per the current President’s plan).
Okay so, that means that all these retired veteran Navy personnel will be looking for work in the private sector. You must also recall that our unemployment is over 8% right now, and it will surely climb after 2013 as the federal government decides to cut its budget. What if these former Navy veterans can’t get work in the private sector? Well, maybe they can start their own business. They have experience, know-how, hard work ethic, and they tend to fall the rules and do everything by proper procedures.
Might I suggest a small business in the marine sector?
How about cleaning and detailing boats?
How about upkeep services for high-end yachts and sailboats?
You may not have been thinking here, but I can tell you from being in the business previously that it is a good business, albeit hard work. Boat and yacht owners will trust retired military U.S. Navy personnel because of their service. It’s hard to get someone to clean your boat and do proper detailing and find someone who will be punctual. That’s certainly wouldn’t be a problem for a Navy retired veteran.
Doing what you say you are going to do in this sector is paramount, and it’s the same way in the U.S. Navy. Therefore this might be one potential option, and therefore I ask that you please consider all this and think on it.
