Functional Areas of Business

MGT521/Management

June 1, 2014

Functional Areas of Business

Pursuing higher education such as a Masters degree is not a decision taken lightly, particularly, military veterans or recently retired military members. Veterans and recently retired military personnel are usually on a fixed income, which could be an advantage or a disadvantage depending on the individual’s situation. For most retirees, finding a second career is the preferred avenue rather than continuing education or the pursuit of higher education. One reason for this is because retirees are accustomed to working his or her way up the ladder; therefore, where he or she starts in the company is not important as long as the financial needs of the family unit is not disrupted. Most of the veteran population have had leadership training and managerial experience while serving in the military but lack the academic background to compete. Not long after his or her initial hire, the veteran may realize that he or she might want to continue or pursue higher education for a promotion or career of his or her choosing for the obvious financial rewards. The advantages for a veteran or retiree are paid education, monthly stipend, financial rewards, and experience. This paper will analyze the role of a manager within the functional areas of business to determine whether a veteran should pursue higher education by learning human resource management and leadership.
Human Resources Human Resource Managers in the military perform similar decision-making skills as their civilian counterpart. A manager is someone who coordinates the work of other people in order to accomplish organizational goals (Robbins & Coulter, 2012). Let us take for example the Army Recruiting Command where setting goals and meeting those goals are equally as important as any