Corey Adams
Honolulu
Summary
Skilled Army Career Counselor with expertise in career guidance, program development, and effective communication. Proven success in guiding service members through critical decisions, enhancing team collaboration, and achieving long-term career goals.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Army Career Counselor
U.S. Army
Honolulu
09.2014 - Current
- Since 2014, up until now, my work has included acting as an Army Career Counselor. Through that time, guidance and career advice were given to service members at different points in their journeys. Helping them consider personal aims, strengths, and paths became part of the daily task. Decisions around advancing in roles, choosing whether to stay in service, attending courses, or leaving the military were explored together. What I do involves helping shape team growth and long-term plans, digging into hiring patterns, and then guiding top officials about keeping staff and building capable groups. Making sure rules are followed matters too, all while carefully managing private work details , keeping things precise and private. Another task involves creating and rolling out programs that help people grow in their careers. Teaching troops about rewards and paths available to them forms another piece of the work. Guiding younger staff members along the way builds sharper judgment, clearer speaking, and confident leading. Working together shapes much of what I do, talking regularly with leaders, service providers, and outside groups to lift results for everyone involved. Looking back at my time as an Army Career Counselor, one thing stands out, handling pressure didn’t blur my judgment. Decisions shaped moments where growth mattered most, not just tasks completed. People changed paths because guidance cleared uncertainty. Meeting goals meant less focus on timelines, more on real progress. Long-term direction never took a back seat when short-term demands arrived.
Army Recruiter
U.S. Army Recruiting Command
Fraser
05.2006 - 09.2014
- Working as a military recruiter meant guiding people toward different paths in their careers, asking questions about where they wanted to go and why joining the armed forces made sense for them. Talking one on one involved listening closely, weighing strengths, laying out straight facts about roles available, pay, learning chances, future options. Much of the time showed up in showing up: showing up at schools, talking openly at events, walking neighborhoods, meeting locals where they were, all ways to grow connections slowly.
From start to finish, I walked step by step with applicants navigating hiring steps, double-checking every detail to keep things on track within tight guidelines. Selling ideas, handling customer needs, and clear dialogue mattered here, just as much as handling layers of interested people at once. Each time I worked in recruitment, it quietly sharpened how I guide outcomes, establish rapport, hit targets, and help others pick paths that matter.
Aviation Operations Specialist
U.S. Army Active Duty
Fort Hood
08.1996 - 05.2006
- Day after day, my role involved helping flight teams manage tasks that kept missions on track, without hazards. Instead of flying itself, the effort went into organizing each step so trips ran smoothly from start to finish. Flight planning meant checking who was ready to fly, mapping out their shifts ahead of time, making sure nothing stood in the way before engines started. Before lifting off, checks happened, lists reviewed, jobs lined up, pieces in place so nothing slipped once air traffic began. Once landings settled, follow-up followed: updates on storms or route shifts moved fast through channels, clearing paths so decisions reached pilots, mechanics, commanders alike. Every move tied back to getting everyone - planes, people, plans, from point A to point B without missteps.
When it came to aviation life support, my role involved overseeing safety and survival gear for aircrew. Equipment had to comply with safety rules, be distributed correctly, always available when needed. Training pilots and crew on how to respond during emergencies formed part of my duties too - making sure they understood survival equipment well helped strengthen consistent safety habits across operations. Keeping track closely helped - records stayed up to date, stock logs accurate, so things followed rules, moved smoothly ahead.
Working here meant staying sharp, keeping things running smooth, while handling stress during aviation's busy rhythm. My time built up strengths in watching safety, guiding operations, handling risks, teaming across departments, all without slowing down air missions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Excelsior College
Albany, New York, NY09-2026
Skills
- Career counseling
- Program development
- Decision-making
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Goal setting
Timeline
Army Career Counselor
U.S. Army
09.2014 - Current
Army Recruiter
U.S. Army Recruiting Command
05.2006 - 09.2014
Aviation Operations Specialist
U.S. Army Active Duty
08.1996 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Excelsior College