Hello all,

- I need a little career advice here. I am a Senior Chief in the Navy and due to retire from active duty in about 18 months. I have 8 classes left to obtain my bachelor’s degree in Technical Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. If I stay at my present pace, I will finish this degree in Dec. of this year.
- With about one year left in the Navy after I finish my undergraduate degree, I will not have the time to finish a MBA program before I retire. I would have time to finish the Certified Manager's course through the Institute of Certified Professional Managers which takes about 9 months to complete.
- Here is my question: Which is more valuable in the job market and on my resume: a MBA still in progress or a completed certification as a Professional manager? I still plan to complete an MBA through St. Leo University regardless, but I need to know which one will give the most immediate bang for my buck.

Thanks in advance.

Paul Reynolds

They Both Would Look Good But It Would Be Better To Go With The Mba It Would Look Better And You Will Make More Money And You Can Become A Manger There Good Luck On Your Choise And God Bless.

The Certified Manager Course may not be as well known, A MBA is very well known and fairly well sort after.

If you can do both, I think that is what I would do, get the one, then the other. But I am not one to tell a Senior Chief anything but thank you for the service to our county.