UPI–From our Correspondent in California (Mark). In the new employment paradigm following the downsizing of our Military, employment for our newly-minted Veterans can be a challenge. Being an accomplished sniper or an ace with a 40 mike-mike grenade launcher doesn’t readily translate into a comparable civilian job. Many are coming to realize that “Being all you can be” doesn’t always have its civilian counterdesignation following separation. Being all you were may be complicated by a vast quantity of your fellow 11Bravo Vets vying for the same Walmart position. 

In order to strike out on your own, you need a plan. Yours must be unique and readily visible to others. There has to be an obvious advantage to using your technique as opposed to others with a similar approach. Quite simply, yours must be clearly superior. Likewise, you can’t run it at a deficit with free giveaways hoping it will catch on. In a word, you seek the sine qua non of mousetraps- the perfect ploy. You want to bring them running to your doorstep and lining up.

Meet SFC Desiree NLN (no last names, please), recently of the Humvee mechanic persuasion.  She thought long and hard following her return from Afstan and abrupt, unplanned separation from the Army. Her marketable skills were not in dispute but she didn’t relish the idea of grease under her gorgeous fingernails every evening before putting on the warpaint and saddling up for the evening cherchez les hommes très beau. She sat through long, sunny days and pondered the waves at Venice Beach until she came up with what she felt hit on the bon idée. We agree with Desiree. The best male mousetrap has now been invented. This takes the lemonade stand to a whole new level.

This is why hiring the Vet is the best bet. They not only think outside the box but set the bar so high few civilians can compete. We were taught to be able to think on the fly with what we had at hand. Accomplishing the mission was paramount. As we used to say, if it’s stupid and works, then it actually isn’t all that stupid. Alternate uses of baling wire and duct tape were born of of this basic necessity and became the mothers of untold new inventions.

Mobile adult liquid beverages are moving into the twenty first century thanks to Veterans like Desiree. The fact that she is making a living wage of $1200-$1500 a day after overhead with a short commute to the beach (800 yards) shows her extensive business acumen.

Said Desiree at our interview with her last week near the fishing Pier at Santa Monica, “Now I know what Pamela Anderson must feel like 24/7. At least I can take my boobs off in the evening and revert back to normalcy. I get my pick of the street meat, too. Other women are pea-green with envy! At this rate, I can quit in ten years and have my retirement fully funded. And best of all, I didn’t have to compromise my morals. I go to church on Sunday so don’t be deceived by my persona down here at work. It’s simply a job.”