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The education benefits, which are currently under review and cost the Army about $278 million last year, are broadly popular among the rank and file, and are among the service's premier recruiting and retention tools.
The Health Care Industry Is Looking for Vets. Here’s How to Get Free Training.
Army Spc. Vanessa Iturri, Laboratory Technician, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, prepares laboratory samples for testing. (Marcy Sanchez)
In 2018, the health care industry surpassed retail and became the largest employment sector in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with an estimated two million more jobs coming by 2028.
Now, officials at an education platform for health care careers called Carrus want to help fill those jobs with veterans and military spouses at no cost. We find that some of our best learners and our most successful learners actually have military background, Carrus CEO Misty Frost told Military.com. So we ve decided as a company to really not only continue our investment in training military personnel and their spouses, but really try to consciously grow that opportunity with them.
(Courtesy of Workshops for Warriors)
While 2020 was a lost year for many Americans, it doesn t have to affect separating military members in 2021. Some veterans programs reorganized their work to fit coronavirus restrictions; others shut down entirely. But the most effective programs continued their training cycles.
In 2020, we highlighted dozens of organizations that want to train, hire or give veterans a leg up in the job market. These are just the best of the best and are in no particular order, because every veteran has different needs and goals.
Anyone leaving the military in 2021 (and beyond) who doesn t know where to begin should definitely start here.