Schools, employers and programs highlighted their opportunities for career and educational advancement to Soldiers at the College, Credentialing and Career Fair Friday at the Soldier Development Center.
“I’m even surprised about the line and how early they showed up, said Richard Luna, a Sweetwater High School senior. I was like, ‘Wow, I should’ve come earlier’.”
Luna and hundreds of other students were required to bring signed parent-consent forms in order to receive a vaccine. Many said they wanted to get vaccinated to protect their family members, return to in-person learning and help slow the spread of the virus.
“A lot of college and universities require you to get vaccinated in order for you to return on campus and stuff like that, so I felt the need to get vaccinated myself so I can have the option to return if I wanted to,” said Sebastian Mendivil, another senior.