Attention Student Veterans! Conservation Corps Opportunity:

Veterans Green Jobs is seeking student veterans to be placed in paid positions with our conservation corps partners in eight western states this summer. These positions, which focus on wildland firefighting training and outdoor conservation, provide student veterans with meaningful summer employment that will challenge and develop them. Whether they’re interested in a career path with state or federal resource and land management agencies or just looking for a summer job, these positions will connect them with fellow veterans in the outdoors, provide them with a renewed sense of purpose, and allow them to give back to their communities and environment. Some benefits may include:

-S212 Wildland Fire Chainsaw certification
-Basic Wildland Firefighting “Red Card” certification
-First Aid/CPR training
-Living stipend and AmeriCorps education award
-Networking with state and federal land management employers
-Regain a sense of camaraderie through shared experiences with fellow veterans

Please share with any student veterans you may know. Crew dates, locations, and specific details can be found here: http://veteransgreenjobs.org/programs/employment-program/conservation-and-firefighting-opps. Contact vgc@veteransgreenjobs.org for more information.