From the Military to the MBA: The Student Veteran Experience

MBA Student Veterans, Class of 2021

The MBA is an effective path for former and currently serving military personnel who wish to either pivot into the private sector or advance their careers within the military. In particular, a full-time program offers essential career support and training and experiential opportunities that help veterans translate the value of their experience for the civilian sector while using the academic offerings of the program to add new skills and practice current skills in new industries. The Georgia MBA programs enroll the highest percentage of military veterans of any program at the University of Georgia and 100% of our Full-Time MBA veteran students transition into rewarding civilian careers. That transition isn’t always easy, but the Georgia MBA provides them with the support they need to succeed.

To understand what that transition looks like as a Georgia MBA student, listen to two of the Dawgs on Top podcast episodes from 2022 and 2020 to learn more about the student veteran experience. The 2020 episode interviewed John Davis, MBA ’21 (Coast Guard), Travis Hawkins, MBA ’21 (Army), and Joseph Tereniak, MBA’21 (active-duty Army). The 2022 episode interviewed Kayla Vickers, MBA ’22 (active-duty Army), Jason Hedrick, MBA ’22 (Army), Mason Strain, MBA ’22 (Army), and Allan Wilshire, MBA ’22 (Marine Corp). Each of their experiences (and MBA journey) was different, so there is a lot to learn by listening in!

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