P&S ModCast 156 examines the transition from long-term military or law-enforcement service into retirement or a different career. The panel discusses both the opportunities and the difficulties that accompany leaving an identity, structure, and community built over years of service.
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Episode Overview
A successful transition begins before the final day. The panel discusses planning, finances, family relationships, health, professional networks, translating experience for civilian employers, rebuilding routine, and finding purpose beyond a badge, rank, unit, or assignment.
Experiences differ by person and organization, but the episode’s central point remains durable: transition deserves deliberate preparation rather than being treated as a purely administrative event.
Host and Panel
- Host: Matt Landfair
- Bill Blowers
- Justin Christensen
- Mike Green
- Ash Hess
- Mike Lewis
- Chuck Pressburg
Key Discussion Areas
- Preparing early for retirement or separation
- Identity, purpose, structure, and loss of professional community
- Family relationships and changing routines
- Financial and career planning
- Translating military and police experience for new employers
- Health, stress, and asking for support
- Maintaining relationships and building a meaningful next chapter
Release Information
Published: July 23, 2018
Primary subject: life and career transition after military or law-enforcement service
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