Jim Perkins joined the military as a chef at 19 and left as a commissioned officer and intelligence analyst at 36.
In this podcast we find out how he went from RAF chef to Capslock cyber security pro.
“I genuinely enjoyed it so much...I thought I definitely want to stay here for as long as I can” he recalls of his time in the Royal Air Force. It took a couple of decades and a particularly tough pilot’s course to change his mind.
“I hit my capacity. It was just very, very difficult for me to progress any further.”
While he was on the fence about staying in, he got offered a funded place on the CAPSLOCK training course through TechVets that sealed the deal. It was an opportunity to take his career in an exciting direction- and it’s paid off! He recently landed a role with AMR Cybersecurity, a leading UK cyber risk consultancy firm.
“I’m institutionalised in many respects, so I’m entering a brand-new wide world where everything is completely different...but there’s a lot of transferable skills as well,” he says. “Time keeping, work ethic, understanding what your role is. All these skills you just take for granted because everyone else around you does them- they're definitely appreciated.”
If you’re up for making the most of your own finely-tuned skill set as a veteran, service leaver, or reservist (or partner to one!), keep reading to learn from Jim’s journey: https://www.techvets.co/news/square-peg-square-hole-jim-perkins-finds-his-place-in-cyber-security-after-military-service/
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