Dude, you have an edge. You are an Army guy and time as Federal employee, right? Why not use it to your advantage. I’m thinking Army Corp of Engineers or NOAA here:
http://www.usajobs.gov/
or the Naval arm of the Army here:
https://www.krsjv.com/default.aspx
or possibly MSC here:
http://www.msc.navy.mil/
Regards,