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Wounded warrior shares personal account of Federal internship experience-- Part 2

June 21, 2012 | By francesjohnson
Andrew Turner is a Master At Arms Petty Officer 1st Class in the US Navy. After sustaining an injury while on duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Andrew started an Operation Warfighter internship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Department of Homeland Security. He shared an account of his injury and the beginning of his internship
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.  The other great advantage with this type of internship is the constant mentorship I receive from my co-workers, especially about how to find Federal government work. Many have helped me tweak my resume, taught me how to use USAJobs, and showed me different ways   to make myself as marketable as possible. Soon after all that help I was being referred to selection officials and it looks like I may have a career ahead of me.  I don’t have the fear I had a few months ago when I was constantly asking myself, “What’s next?”  I think this internship has given me back my sense of confidence that my anxiety and physical limitations had taken from me.