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Marine Veteran Pushes Employers to Decode Military Resumes
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Story summary
- Dwight Boddorf, a Marine Corps veteran, urges employers to translate military experience into civilian jobs.
- He was injured by an IED in Iraq in October 2006, losing two friends and sustaining severe injuries.
- He says hiring managers often misread titles such as ‘company commander’ on veterans’ resumes.
- Boddorf now serves as municipal manager for a Pittsburgh-area power and water utility.