Quote from: deanwebb on December 02, 2018, 11:54:56 AMQuote from: ITv3t on December 01, 2018, 08:07:41 PM
New member here. Recently transitioned from the Army after 8 years. I was combat arms. I was lucky enough to get a job supporting the DOD immediately upon getting
out. I currently have my SEC+. I am studying now and will be taking my NET+ in about two weeks. The first week of January I start my CCNA boot camp. Any suggestions about advancing in this industry, what to expect, what to know etc. Im here looking for professional advice, friends, mentors and career networking opportunities.
Thanks in advance!
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Very glad to see you here, sir! CCNA is the right way to start. After that, it's a question of finding what you like doing best and getting into that specialization.
If you live in the greater DC area, you've got access to tons of DoD and other gov't work. NYC area is lots of financials. Dallas and Houston are more generalized, but lots of great opportunities there. Atlanta is another great diversified city.
Thanks for the welcome! I am currently in the DC area but I would like to get down back south (GA, NC, FL). The cost of living here is ridiculous and while I do make a good salary it's not really sustainable up here to live with a family at my current rate.
I was thinking about specializing in cloud computing. AWS, Azure or something else. I'm also about 15 credits shy of my bachelors degree in Cyber Security and Policy Management but have no experience in that area soo I'm putting the college on old after this semester ends next week and I am going to try and start stacking as many certs as I can courtesy of the GI bill. [emoji4]