NEW ENERGY EMBRACES VETS
Honoring Our Veterans through Jobs in Solar Energy
Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, November 10, 2015 (U.S. Department of Energy)
“…[At the Department of Energy, we honor the more than 21 million living American veterans and are honored to express our gratitude to them and] the future veterans who still stand sentry for our nation…[T]he Department of Energy is working hard to open doors to career opportunities for veterans in the dynamic solar industry, which now employs more than 174,000 people -- more than auto and light truck manufacturing -- and has been adding jobs 20 times faster than the wider economy. Already, we are proud that veterans make up more than 10 percent of the solar industry workforce…[2014’s Solar Ready Vets pilot program at Camp Pendleton, Fort Carson, and Naval Station Norfolk provides] veterans transitioning out of the military and into civilian life with the skills they need to enter the rapidly growing solar industry…[and] culminates with a series of interviews with some of the nation’s leading solar companies…[It is] just one way that the Department of Energy is saying ‘thank you’ to the men and women who have worn our nation’s uniform…” click here for more
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