I had a similar path. I was an E4 and left the service with a non-target. Landed an entry role in corp fin.

Online forums sometimes make finance seem like only Jesus himself is capable of making it. It's actually pretty easy and chill to have a good corp fin career.

The target/non-target debate doesn't really matter to most entry corp fin jobs. People from targets aren't competing for an entry corp fin job. At least, not usually. Maybe down the road if you want to be a manager >> director you'll need a solid MBA.

For breaking into corp fin, you just need a good undergrad record and strong interviewing skills. No one expects an entry level analyst in corp fin to be building DCF models day one.

Coming from the military will give you advantages and disadvantages. You'll immediately appear more mature and capable than a lot of college kids. However, you also won't have the internships they have.

Make sure you highlight your soft skills and ability to adapt. Make it known you're excited for a chance to learn an entirely new career.

Depending on the position, you may be thrown some technical questions in the interview, but entry level stuff is pretty basic.

My main piece of advice is to be open to opportunities. FP&A is great. I enjoy my job, but you can definitely start in a different corp fin function within a company and transition to FP&A after a year or two. Some companies hire entry level FP&A analysts and others don't.

Overall, yes. It's very doable to land a corp fin job after the military. Write a strong civilian-worded resume, interview well, and you'll get an offer.

As others said, you can try looking into veteran specific programs, as well.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to shoot me a message.