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Boeing Helping Veterans Move into High Paying Manufacturing Careers
General Electric, Alcoa, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have pooled resources to help 15,000 veterans get manufacturing jobs at training sites including one in St. Louis.
The Boeing Co., which has a defense sector located in the City of Hazelwood, is one of a handful of large companies that has set out to employ veterans. Along with General Electric, Alcoa, Lockheed Martin and a national industry group, Boeing plans to get thousands of veterans into high-paying manufacturing careers, according to a USA Today report. The Manufacturing Institute, a nonprofit branch of the National Association of Manufacturers, will manage the project. Mlitary skills will be matched with civilian jobs, along with training for veterans to fill skill gaps. The pooled resources are said to help 15,000 veterans transition to manufacturing careers, according to the report. Should additional companies join the effort, the companies…
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8:38 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Being a Boeing employee i feel that every other Boeing site except for the Pudget sound area are very vet oriented and genuine about helping and hiring vets. After getting into the position I am in I have been having sudden relapses of PTSD and have been having severe flashback. I would not recommend that anyone that is sensitive to the sounds of machine gun fire, loud banging, sudden startling, … more ›