Okay, now that I am on a real keyboard some further advice:

1) Get a Linked-In account and make it look like gold. Linked-In is NOT Facebook and don't treat it as such. Network with as many people that you *actually* know and have worked with. In today's job market the #1 way to land a job is through networking, and Linked-In is the #1 site that recruiters use. Jealously guard all your relationships on Linked-In and dont just accept every offer to link with random people. Look at every link through the eyes of a prospective employer. Know the Chief Scientist from a program you worked on that is at some SI - yup link up with them, the guy you met a burger joint one time - no ignore his request. There a metric fuck-ton of SI related people at Kirtland and I am sure you have interacted with a bunch of them - get on linked-in and start networking. You will be amazed.

2) Get your resume up on "indeed.com" - the days of Monster and careerbuilder are slowly dying - they are really only used by shitty 3rd party recruiters who comb through thousands of job postings and then try and sell your resume to the prospective employer/2nd party recruiter. Indeed is the new hot-spot for all the quality recruiters (linked-in is still the #1).

3) Figure out what kind of work you *want* to do. As a 2w2xx at NWC you have a lot of skill sets that can be translated to civilian jobs, but what is it you *love* to do. Realize that your passion may not pay the best, but don't just take a job because someone offers it. Tailor your resume to the career field you want. Yes tailor it to each application to make - but they should all be in the same career field.

4) Take advantage of the career transition workshops that are offered. Sometimes they bring in some REALLY big guns to help people with resumes and the like. In several cases I have watched people get hired there purely because they had a decent resume - but more importantly they were engaging with the presenter. They asked great questions and made themselves known. The soft-skills are more important when you are trying to land the job - focus on them. I have watched EVPs of major corps come in to do a skill-set workshop, they usually don't say their official title.

5) Again, and I cannot stress this enough. Tell me what you accomplished - not what your job skills were. Tell me why you are the one I should take a gamble on. Show me that you accomplish your goals and exceed them. Show me that when I give you a challenge that you will rise to the occasion and give me outstanding results. Tell me what RESULTS you provided in your job. I cannot tell you the number of resumes that I toss on the floor because all they do is tell me what their job description is; and I have looked through a metric fuck ton of previous military/first time civilian resumes.

6) Know that many employers, especially the major companies, have specific groups within HR devoted and dedicated to military hiring. Find those people (remember Linked-In) and reach out to them. Tell them straight up that you are transitioning and looking for information. They will bend over backwards to help you.