ICMA will host a Twitter Chat focused on the basic skills local government professionals need to do an outstanding job for their community and make themselves marketable in the increasingly competitive field of local government management.

Word of advice to active duty personnel: Seek out opportunities to network with professionals in the field in which you'd like to get a job.

Last week, Vice President Joe Biden announced that solutions to the nation's daunting infrastructure and education problems will start at the local level. 

Word of advice to active duty personnel: Don’t underestimate the skill sets you have or the experience in the military.

Word of advice to active duty personnel: I would encourage any individual with a military background to consider local government.

Word of advice to active duty personnel: take advantage of any military educational dollars and earn your master of public administration degree.

Word of advice to active duty personnel: Explain your military skills and responsibilities in a way that someone who has never served in the military can easily understand.

This document is one of the nominations for the Strategic Leadership & Governance Program Excellence Award (populations 10,000 to 49,999).