FM-90
Field Manual 90
First 90 Days After the Uniform
Most veterans lose the first 90 days. They sleep in, scroll job boards, and take the first offer because the silence got loud. This manual is the week by week operating plan that prevents that.
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Twelve weeks. Six phases. One mission per chapter.
The 72 Hour Decompression
Stand down deliberately. Do not job hunt. Do not network. Do not check LinkedIn. Capture the noise in your head onto paper, sleep, and reset the body before any planning begins.
Identity Brief: Who You Are When No One Is Calling You by Rank
Draft a one page Identity Brief that names who you are, what you are good at, what you refuse, and what you are building. This brief is the source document for every resume, LinkedIn profile, sales page, and pitch you will write for the next two years.
Financial Triage: 30, 60, 90 Day Cash Plan
Build a 30, 60, 90 day cash plan with a written floor, a runway calculation, and a decision rule for when to accept a paycheck regardless of fit.
The Civilian Income Map
Map every legitimate income path open to you in the next 12 months and rank them by speed to first dollar, ceiling, and fit.
The One Offer Rule
Define one offer. One audience. One outcome. One price. Write it on the One Offer Worksheet and refuse to change it for 60 days.
Proof Over Perfection: Ship the Rough Version
Ship a deliberately rough version of the offer this week and put it in front of three real prospects, regardless of how it looks.
Network SOP: Run It Like a Recon Mission
Build a target list of 40 named contacts, segment them into three tiers, and run a 90 day outreach cadence with documented touch points.
Resume Versus Offer: When to Use Which
Decide for each opportunity in your pipeline whether you are pitching a resume or pitching an offer, and stop mixing the two in the same conversation.
The Weekly OPORD: Sunday at 1900
Run the Weekly OPORD every Sunday at 1900. Twenty minutes. Same template every week. No exceptions, including travel weeks.
The Skill Stack and the Quiet Launch
Name your skill stack in three words and quietly launch a small offer built on it before Day 75. No announcement. No funnel. No big launch energy.
Red Flags: When to Stop and Reassess
Run a stop and reassess every time one of the named red flags trips, regardless of how busy you are.
Day 90 Scoreboard and What Comes Next
Score yourself on six leading indicators and decide one of three next moves: extend the current plan, pivot one variable, or scrap and restart.
Five fillable templates
The chapters are the why. The templates are the deliverable. Print them, fill them in pen, and keep the filled copies in one folder. Delivered as editable .docx and viewable in the web reader.
Identity Brief
One page document that names who you are, what you are good at, what you refuse, and what you are building.
Financial Triage Worksheet
30, 60, 90 day cash plan with floor, runway, and trip wire.
One Offer Worksheet
Define one audience, one outcome, one price, one promise.
Weekly OPORD
Sunday 1900 cadence document. Twenty minutes per week.
Network SOP
Run civilian relationships like a recon mission.
What lands in your library
- → A designed PDF, 31 pages, print ready
- → A web reader at /manual/read, gated to your account
- → 5 fillable .docx templates (any PDF reader, Word, or Google Docs)
- → A 90 day scoreboard with a clear decision rule
- → Every future revision, free
- Service members in the last 90 days before terminal leave
- Recently separated vets who feel the drift starting
- Military spouses planning the transition for the whole family
- Anyone who thinks better in OPORDs than in inspirational tweets
- Anyone looking for "10 steps to your dream job"
- People who want someone to do the planning for them
- Hustle culture cosplay