Veterans and their spouses who live in Bexar County will be targeted by the city's Ready to Work program for job training and employment.
Locally, about 4,000 service members transition out of the military each year; some will be applying for civilian jobs for the first time. A new agreement between Joint Base San Antonio, Workforce Solutions Alamo and the city will connect local veterans and their families with job training and placement through Ready to Work.
As part of the agreement, JBSA will give Ready to Work access to on-base job fairs and community events at Lackland, Fort Sam Houston and Randolph. JBSA and the city will jointly market the new effort to veterans and their families who live within Bexar County and all the entities will share data to monitor the program’s performance.
Veterans and their spouses have been eligible for Ready to Work since then, and about 325 veterans and dependents have come through the program, according to Ready to Work. The new agreement codifies and expands the ways JBSA and Ready to Work can jointly serve this population. Many have never looked for, applied for or interviewed for a civilian job, especially those who had a career in the military, according to the VA. They must often figure out how their military skills transfer to civilian jobs, or what skills gaps they need to fill.
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