Obviously having a long and happy life depends on many factors, such as eating well, exercising, getting enough sleep and having positive people around you, however, the Japanese have a proverb which perfectly explains the importance of finding your purpose or ikigai: “Only by remaining active will you wish to live for a hundred years.” It is similar to the French concept “Raison d’être” or reason for being and basically refers to having a reason to get up in the morning… This can be achieved by finding and living your true purpose. Soldiers, Spouses, veterans and retirees attend the Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Transition Assistance Program’s National job fair, Aug.Ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) is a Japanese concept that combines 2 words: “iki” which means life and “gai” which means “purpose”. Transition Assistance Program hosts job fair Some of the occupation fields at the job fair included logistics, manufacturing, information technology and transportation. The Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Transition Assistance Program hosted a National Job Fair, Aug.
The fair featured 94 exhibitors from across the country and was attended by over 400 individuals to include transitioning service members, military spouses, veterans and spouses of veterans. 1st Class Christopher Welch, “I spoke with a few veteran employers who were friendly and very knowledgeable.” “I was surprised with the number of employers that were here and the scale of the event,” said Sgt. The fair featured career opportunities that are currently available both across the country and overseas with positions in a various amount of career fields such as logistics, maintenance, construction and restoration, IT and cybersecurity, manufacturing, human resources, sales, customer service, law enforcement and security, healthcare, education, food service and many more. In addition to learning about available positions, several attendees were able to apply for certain positions on-site with the potential of receiving on-the-spot interviews and job offers within the same day. For other companies, their resume review and interview process is underway. “I plan to interview two new associates and an electrician,” said Tiera Johnson, Army and Air Force Exchange Service recruiting manager. The Army Transition Assistance Program promotes retention through career exploration, information and examining a personalized gap analysis in support of one’s individual goals. “Events such as these are important to our military family but especially our transitioning service members. “The Job Fair allowed me to partner with local and national employers offering careers that will ensure our Army Reserve Soldiers are neither unemployed nor underemployed.” It lets them know that although you are transitioning to the civilian sector, we still care about what’s next for you and we want you to be successful,” said Christine Abram, transition readiness liaison with Division Retention, Reserve Component, Air National Guard and Public Private Partnership. Military spouse employment options can often be a factor in family decision making. “ spouses can take their careers to any base they go to.” “Most of our employees are military spouses or dependents,” Johnson said.
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