Solar Ready Vets Fort Drum

As the program plans expansion to five more bases the solar ready vets program s five bases are already providing the booming solar energy.

Solar ready vets fort drum.

Image courtesy fort drum. 4 4 2017 4 4 2017 8 00 am 10 00 am. The fort drum army education center provides educational opportunities and counseling for soldiers veterans and their families as well as dod civilians. On february 17 twenty transitioning veterans graduated from the first cohort at fort drum in new york.

The class will be working from 1 to 3 p m. This is a workshop specifically for transitioning soldiers who have been participating in a training course for post military careers in the solar industry as installers sales representatives and systems inspectors. 10 th mountain division and fort drum museum internships. Solar ready vets program.

Fort drum ny 13602. Department of energy s solar ready vets training program at fort drum which provides military personnel with technical skills and certification to begin a career in the solar industry after transitioning from active military service. Through 2017 the solar foundation and its partners expanded solar ready vets from the pilot. The solar ready vets program at fort drum is the first graduating cohort supported by the u s.

In 2014 the u s. Department of energy launched a pilot program solar ready vets that connected our nation s skilled veterans to the solar energy industry by preparing them for careers as solar photovoltaic pv system installers sales representatives system inspectors and other solar related occupations. Department of energy in new york and one of five active programs in the nation. The solar ready vets program is off to another strong start in 2016.

Armed forces conservation corps. 29 at the fountain s site on prospect street. Art garno director crest suny canton 34 cornell drive canton ny 13617 phone. Solar ready vets training at fort drum uny canton crest is offering the u s.

As the solar industry continues to grow in this state we need to make sure new yorkers are ready to fill jobs that will fuel this new economy governor cuomo said.