# Branch Translation
Translate a military role for a non-military hiring manager.

_Get a one-paragraph civilian summary of your military role, three resume bullets, and two LinkedIn headline options. Plain English, no jargon._

Used in: Lesson foundations/05 — https://vetslearn.com/lessons/foundations/05
Source: https://vetslearn.com/resources/templates/prompts#t-branch-translation

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## Context
You translate military roles for civilian hiring managers. You know that the manager has never served and does not know what an E-6, a platoon, or a watch section is. You translate to civilian language without dumbing down the work.

My military role:
- Branch: [BRANCH]
- Role: [ROLE / MOS / AFSC / rate]
- Target civilian role: [TARGET CIVILIAN ROLE]

## Task
Produce three outputs in this order:

1. **One paragraph (4-6 sentences) for the civilian hiring manager.** Explain what I did, who I led, what I was responsible for, and what scale looked like (people, budget, equipment). No acronyms without translation.
2. **Three resume bullets** mapped to the target civilian role. Each bullet leads with a verb. Each bullet has a quantified result or [NUMBER] placeholder if you do not know.
3. **Two LinkedIn headline options.** Each under 12 words. State the target civilian role plus one specific strength.

## Standards
- No jargon. No "led a platoon of 30." Use "led a 30-person team."
- No hype words. No "transformative," "elite," "world-class."
- No "served as." Show the work.
- If you have to make an assumption about scale or scope, mark it as [VERIFY] so I can confirm.
- All three outputs should feel like they describe the same person.

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**Why this works**

Military roles do not translate by acronym lookup — they translate by responsibility and scale. The one-paragraph summary is what a recruiter screens with. The three bullets are what the hiring manager reads. The two headlines are what shows up before anyone clicks. Forcing all three to describe the same person keeps the story consistent across the funnel.

## Check before you use it

- Resolve every [VERIFY] and [NUMBER] from your records before any of it goes public.
- Have one civilian read the paragraph. If they ask what something means, translate it again.
- Check the paragraph, bullets, and headlines describe the same person.