<p>Transitioning out from the military to civilian life. I’m looking for any other prior service members who have faced this dilemma and stories on how to make that transition?</p>
<p>You are in a college search and selection forum to help you find colleges. There is also an Admission forum with a subforum for Veterans, but unfortunately it is a bit sleepy, Are you here for college questions?</p>
<p><a href=“Veterans - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/veterans/</a></p>
<p>Moving this to the Parents Cafe where there may be some people to help.</p>
<p>There was a post military poster not long ago. I hope he sees this and returns. </p>
<p>I can offer some second hand info. My husband was in the army before he went to college. He found undergrads even at places like MIT to be markedly less mature than he expected. It makes sense. These are kids away from home for the first time, figuring who they are, learning to live on their own. He already did that. He was more serious and reserved than they were. </p>
<p>My son made friends with a young ex Marine at his college. My son reported the ex Marine always had a job and seemed very focused. He, the Marine, seemed to have his own set of friends and be doing fine socially. He lived off campus in a city (Austin) that wasn’t just a college town, so there was plenty of non college stuff to do. </p>