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• New Legislation Aims to Get Military Personnel on Paths to Great IT Careers

  by Elizabeth Hyman on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

  Tags: congress , military , Veterans , house of representatives , vets , legislation , senate , veteran

  This week, CompTIA was invited to attend an event with Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) at the American Legion Hall in Alexandria, VA. Kaine has introduced his first piece of legislation since joining the Senate last fall, called the “Troop Talent Act of 2013,” and Duckworth introduced the companion bill in ...

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• How Veterans Can Use Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits to Pay for IT Training and Certification

  by Janet Pinkerton on Wednesday, August 08, 2012

  Tags: certification , military , Veterans , t2tc , GI Bill , Tech Workforce , Training

  Veterans and transitioning military members interested in building a career in IT after their service in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars can use their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to pay for IT training and certification. Since October 2011, the benefits can be used to pay for IT training via non-college degree training programs, as well ... Read More

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• IT Certifications Help Veterans Advance Civilian Careers

  by Janet Pinkerton on Thursday, July 05, 2012

  Tags: IT Jobs , military , IT training , Veterans , Tech Workforce

  Air Force veteran Shawn Cooper and Navy veteran Jeremiah Mane followed different paths to the same point: After serving as IT network administrators while in the military, they turned to New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Orlando, FL, for IT certification training and job search assistance to launch their civilian IT careers. On the same ... Read More

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• Veteran Uses IT Certification to Accelerate Career

  by Janet Pinkerton on Wednesday, July 04, 2012

  Tags: IT Jobs , military , ChannelTrends , IT Security , IT training , Veterans , CompTIA Security+ , CompTIA A+ , Tech Workforce , Troops to Tech careers , CompTIA Network+

  Derek LeMay wanted to leverage his five years as a Marine Corps IT system administrator into a civilian career, but found that earning an associates degree at a local Florida community college wasn't getting him where he wanted to go fast enough.
  
  So in late 2011, LeMay enrolled in New Horizons Learning Centers of Orlando's ... Read More

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• Share Your 'Veterans Inspire' Story

  by Leslie Hague on Tuesday, July 03, 2012

  Tags: military , Veterans , Troops to Tech Career , Tech Workforce

  Is there an active military member or veteran in your life who inspires you?
  
  
  
  The Troops to Tech Careers program wants to know about it — and possibly reward you for your story!
  
  
  
  The Veterans Inspire contest was created to show the huge impact military members and veterans have on the community, and individuals. The ... Read More

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