Ask HN: Is Dev Boot Camp good pivot for career change?

I'm 40 y/o no liabilities, career US diplomat 9 years, former army infantry officer, lived in 5 countries, Berkeley-Harvard grad, blah, blah, blah...Desperately trying to get back to San Francisco and find gainful employment but my skill set (diplomacy and guns) aren't really in high demand there.

Hence, I "suck" because I have no updated tech skills. Built websites back in 1999-2000 using FrontPage and Dreamweaver so I have capacity for tech.

I need structure to my studies, not really good at independent study - would DBC be a good way to pivot back into tech?