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Trading helmets for hard hats, veterans explore career in construction – The Washington Post

June 25, 2017 by Leo

Luckett founded Veteran’s Next Mission, a nonprofit that offers veterans a paid four-year training program to prepare them for a career in the construction industry.

Source: Trading helmets for hard hats, veterans explore career in construction – The Washington Post

An excellent combination: veterans transitioning from military life, and an industry that pays well and is always in need of reliable skilled labor.

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