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Supporting Our Military

Where Service and Leadership Converge

   

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Top Military-Friendly Employer

The Citadel is proud to be recognized as a Top Military Friendly Employer and reflecting our commitment to recruiting, supporting and retaining veterans, military spouses, reservists and transitioning service members. Our military-connected workforce strengthens the leadership, service and values-based culture that defines our institution. Through a workplace grounded in our core values, we strive to be a premier employment destination for those who have served our nation.

Ready to Join Our Team?

Whether you are a veteran, transitioning service member, military spouse, or member of the broader military community, The Citadel offers meaningful career opportunities in an organization built on leadership, service, and purpose. Explore our current openings and discover how your skills and experience can continue making an impact.

 

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Transitioning Service Members

Military experience translates into meaningful careers at The Citadel. Through relationships with military transition programs and installation partners, we help service members explore civilian career opportunities where their skills and leadership can continue making an impact.

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Military Spouse Careers

We recognize the unique challenges military spouses face when building and maintaining careers. The Citadel actively works to connect military spouses with employment opportunities and resources that support long-term professional success and growth.

 

Continuing a Life of Service

A career at The Citadel offers the opportunity to continue serving a greater purpose. Whether supporting students, faculty, staff or campus operations, employees contribute to developing principled leaders while working within a community that understands and values military service.

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Committed to Military Talent

The Citadel is proud to partner with nationally recognized veteran and military spouse employment programs that connect talented service members and their families with meaningful career opportunities. Through initiatives like DEW STAYS, Veteran Affairs CWT, TAPS, SkillBridge, and SpouseWorks, we are committed to being a premier destination for veteran employment and supporting those who have dedicated their lives to service.

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TAPS Program

Transitioning Military Looking for Employment

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SkillBridge

Transitioning Service Members Seeking Civilian Work Experience

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Veteran Affairs CWT

Veteran Candidates for Temporary Employment

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SpouseWorks

Military Spouses Seeking Employment and Career Opportunities

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DEW STAYS

Veterans & Military Spouses Looking for Employment

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A Community That Supports Those Who Served

The Citadel is proud to employ veterans, reservists, and military spouses whose service continues to strengthen our institution. As part of our commitment to supporting the military-connected community, we encourage employees and applicants to explore available veteran resources and benefits that can assist them as they transition, grow, and succeed in civilian careers.

 

Veteran Resources and Benefits

South Carolina Veteran Career Resources

 

 

Rewarding Those Who Shape the Next Generation

At The Citadel, we invest in those who invest in our mission. From tuition waivers and summer schedules to robust health benefits and recognition programs, we reward employees for their dedication to educating future principled leaders.

Explore Our Benefits Package

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Advance Your Career with Purpose and Impact

Explore opportunities to grow in a mission-driven environment at The Citadel—ranked the South’s top public college. Join a dedicated team where honor, duty and respect guide our work in shaping principled leaders for a stronger future.

Explore Open Positions

Faculty & Staff News

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The Citadel in Photos: 9/11 remembrances, Gen. McKenzie’s inauguration and more from September 2026
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‘I will be relentless’: Gen. Frank McKenzie inaugurated as The Citadel’s 21st president
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The Citadel in photos: Matriculation Day, cadet life and more from August 2026
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Learning how to lead under pressure and in a crisis: New $250K federal grant expands wargaming at The Citadel
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Board of Visitors promotes Leah Schonfeld to vice president for human resources
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Gen. Frank McKenzie, ’79, returns to The Citadel as the 21st president