Transitioning Military Resume/CL Help

I made the transition from the military to the private sector a few years ago.

A few comments.

• Leaving off the year of your graduation seems odd--I know you want to come across as younger, but it will stick out that it's not listed.
• You can punch-up your Marine experience. Check out some of these resumes, search for the prior mil folks: http://www.scribd.com/doc/59526558/Resume-Book-GBC-2008
• I don't disagree with downplaying your continued reserve service. Do you have any commitment to the reserves? If you don't, I'd bring that up if asked.
• You also mentioned that you've left some of your experience off your resume. I understand your motivation, but that also means that your resume has a ton of white space. Too much text isn't good, but this seems (to me) too far in the other direction.
• Your cover letter and your resume pretty much say exactly the same thing. You can use the cover letter to break out stuff not on the resume--and maybe show some of your personality as well. That's assuming that the cover letter gets read, which can be pretty hit or miss.

All that said, take all that with a grain of salt--I'm hardly a hiring manager at a BB bank. I'd be curious what some of the other folks around here have to say.