DoD Skillbridge
CONNECTING TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS TO CAREER JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
SkillBridge is an excellent opportunity as you plan for your life after the military. SkillBridge matches civilian opportunities to your job training and work experience at the end of your military duty. Enhance your marketability and post-separation career prospects by participating in a SkillBridge opportunity.
Any rank, enlisted or officer, may apply for SkillBridge. SkillBridge permits you to use up to the last 180 days of Service to work and learn with an industry partner. During SkillBridge participation you continue to receive military compensation and you are covered by your military benefits.
Institue for veterans and military families
The IVMF at Syracuse University is higher education’s first interdisciplinary academic institute, singularly focused on advancing the post-service lives of the nation’s military veterans and their families to serve those who have served.
Supported by a world-class advisory board and public and private partners, our professional staff delivers unique and innovative programs in career, vocations, and entrepreneurship education and training to post 9/11 veterans and active-duty military spouses. The IVMF also provides actionable and national impacting research, policy analysis and program evaluation; and works with communities and non-profits across the nation to enhance service delivery for the 22.5 million veterans throughout the United States and their families.
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Service to school
APPLYING TO COLLEGE OR GRAD SCHOOL?
Service to School (S2S) is a non-profit that provides free college and grad school application counseling to military veterans and service members.
Our goal is to help veterans gain admission to the best college for them while empowering each veteran to make informed decisions about their education.
Student Veterans of America
COALITION OF COLLEGE VETERANS
With a mission focused on empowering student veterans, Student Veterans of America (SVA) is committed to providing an educational experience that goes beyond the classroom. Through a dedicated network of more than 1,500 on-campus chapters in all 50 states and 4 countries representing more than 750,000 student veterans, SVA aims to inspire yesterday’s warriors by connecting student veterans with a community of like-minded chapter leaders. Every day these passionate leaders work to provide the necessary resources, network support, and advocacy to ensure student veterans can effectively connect, expand their skills, and ultimately achieve their greatest potential.
U.S. VETS
CAREER NETWORK
As the nation’s largest veteran services nonprofit, U.S.VETS provides housing, counseling, career services and comprehensive support to 5,500 veterans and their families each night. Founded in LA more than 25 years ago, U.S.VETS now has 30 residential sites and services centers across the country, with more in development. With the goal of ending veteran homelessness, U.S.VETS launched prevention programs, focused on jobs and mental health for at-risk veterans, and advocates on the State and Federal level to bring more resources to help service members transition successfully into civilian life. We will continue in our mission until no man or woman who served our country is left sleeping on its streets.
Warrior scholar Project
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO CAMPUS
Warrior-Scholar Project empowers enlisted service members as they transition from the military to higher education. We host immersive, one and two-week college-preparatory academic boot camps at America’s top universities to currently serving military personnel and veterans. These academic boot camps are offered at no cost. During programming, Warrior-Scholars are mentored by highly successful student veterans who have transitioned from the military to college. Through faculty-facilitated lectures, study skills workshops, writing assignments, and tutoring, Warrior-Scholars acquire the skills to succeed in higher education and navigate the cultural shift from active duty military service to academia.