The technology economy frequently describes a talent shortage while overlooking veterans whose experience already includes complex systems, security, logistics, communications, maintenance, and high-consequence decision-making.

Employers should translate military experience into skills-based job architecture and pair it with targeted technical credentials rather than forcing talent through generic entry-level funnels.

Rev. Dr. Gerald F. Poe Jr.

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Rev. Dr. Gerald F. Poe Jr.

Founder and Chief Executive Consultant of PoeTech Global Consulting. Technologist, strategist, veteran, aviator, and cross-sector advisor with more than three decades of experience spanning AI, energy, sustainable data centers, telecommunications, UAS, healthcare innovation, public infrastructure, and venture development.