<p>I am a military veteran returning to school. I was an intelligence analyst and I worked my way up to being a watch floor supervisor while in the military. I am now a civilian and in my last year of my undergrad. Since leaving the military I have completed an A.S. in Mathematics and in less than a year I will complete a B.S. in Supply Chain & Logistics. I have also received a couple of certifications, a 'Six Sigma Green Belt' and a 'Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering Skills Certificate' . Upon completion of my Bachelors, I will Certified in Transportation & Logistics, giving me the professional designation of (CTL). The CTL designator is treated as a CPA designator would be. I am curious as to how marketable these degrees and certifications will be. I do plan on going for my MBA upon graduation. Your input is appreciated.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about logistics, but when I visited Rutgers NB about a month ago, they said that during the first year of their Supply Chain Management program, 100% of students got a job in the field within 6 months.</p>
<p>Thank you for your service first of all. SCM is a pretty new major with a lot of prospects for careers. Those certifications would definitely be helpful. They validate your knowledge very well. I do not know of any employer who was against certifications. An MBA can definitely be helpful, but you may or may not have to pay a substantial amount of money to obtain that degree. You should consider working a year or two before getting an MBA. Look at some fancy B-schools too. Military service and other impressive credentials are very helpful for b-school admissions.</p>
<p>you like to go to school. keep going. if you think you might want to get out of the Ivory Tower one day, spend time, a lot of time, researching job opportunities for the degreees and certificates you have now and those you’d like to have. Asking on CC is a good start. sorry I don’t have a clue to help other than you need to start contacting potential employers and getting an idea. colleges put more emphasis in recruiting and their rankings then they do with job placemetn for grads , or even so much as quality control and testing of their grads to see what theymight have learned and more skilled to do once they get their ugrad degree</p>