Nobody reads your resume — they scan it, about six seconds a line. Your MOS code, billet title, and acronyms read as noise. What you were responsible for, how many people, and what happened because you were there — that reads as signal.
I'm a Marine who made the jump in 1999 and spent 20+ years on the other side, including the hiring side of the table. The translation is a method, not a mystery.
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