| Seeing in world is one of the unique benefits | | | | So what kind of jobs can I get with this training? |
| members of the U.S. Armed Forces enjoy. How | | | | People with training in hotel and restaurant |
| many of their friends and neighbors back come can | | | | management may be hired as a front office |
| say they've been to countries like the Philippines, | | | | manager, lodging manager, convention services |
| Japan, Bosnia or Afghanistan - not many! | | | | manager or general manager. |
| And so when it comes time for military personnel to | | | | Graduates can work in all segments of the hospitality |
| leave the service, it is not without some regret as | | | | industry, including resorts, airlines and even cruise |
| they contemplate whether they'll ever be able to live | | | | ships. Just think about it: when you take a cruise, |
| and work in a foreign country again. | | | | dozens and dozens of people are responsible for |
| One education path that may be able to provide | | | | feeding you, lodging you and making sure that you |
| career opportunities for living in an exotic location is | | | | have the perfect vacation. Why not travel and get |
| hotel and restaurant management. And while there | | | | paid for it! |
| are obviously hotels and restaurants in ordinary places | | | | Service members should know that they can use |
| like your home town, there are certainly many more | | | | their Military Tuition Assistance benefits to train for a |
| in states, cities and countries that are beautiful and | | | | hospitality career - they can even train 100% online |
| attract tourists. | | | | with distance education. There are a number of hotel |
| If the idea of working in the tourist centers of Florida | | | | and restaurant management career training programs |
| or aboard a cruise ship appeals to you, perhaps | | | | that offer online courses. And while some universities |
| taking a look at the career path of hotel and | | | | offer a degree program in this discipline, there are |
| restaurant management might be right for you. | | | | also vocational career training schools where you can |
| So what exactly is hotel and restaurant management | | | | finish the program and graduate with a certificate. |
| anyway? This is an education program that trains you | | | | The program is a particularly great match for those |
| to be the person who manages a staff and provides | | | | service members whose MOS involves lodging, |
| services for the customers of restaurants, hotels and | | | | feeding and caring for the logistical needs of their |
| cruise ships, for example. Next time you walk through | | | | fellow service members. Although the chow line is not |
| a hotel lobby, think about all the people and jobs that | | | | the same as the buffet line at a Las Vegas hotel, |
| must be done correctly to make a hotel run correctly | | | | service members can surely build on their military skills |
| -it's often the graduates of hotel and restaurant | | | | to map out a satisfying career in the hospitality |
| management programs who manage this process. | | | | industry. |