Networking in the military, a lot of this game is played while the majority of the participants are unaware.

Lt. Col. Jason LeDuc | United States Air Force (Episode 190)

Lt. Col. Jason LeDuc | United States Air Force (Episode 190)

We’ve all heard networking is a very powerful skill, and that it’s not what you know, but who you know. However, in the military, a lot of this game is played while the majority of the participants are unaware, or sitting on the sideline.

We at The Art of Charm crew first decided to do this show after hearing from a lot of our military clients that “networking isn’t important in the armed forces” — something we just could not believe. In this episode, AoC program graduate Lt. Col. LeDuc shatters this myth, and gives some seriously helpful (and simple!) tips for networking in the military, obtaining coveted assignments, and  garnering support for your career on your way to the top.

Guest Bio:

Lieutenant Colonel Jason LeDuc is currently assigned to the Air War College Distance Learning Program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He has served on active duty in the US Air Force for almost 18 years including assignments at Edwards Air Force Base, California; Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts; and Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He has worked a variety of assignments from basic research and development at the Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Propulsion Site; as a project engineer and flight test director for radar and electronic warfare systems; as well rapid development and test of systems for Air Force Space Command. He has deployed to the Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar as an operations planner and to the Office of Security Cooperation – Iraq in Baghdad as a Foreign Military Sales case manager. He has a Bachelors of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University and a Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. He is also a graduate of the US Air Force Air War College Distance Learning program.

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