Program celebrated seventh class, launched second year Oct. 22 Thirteen members of the United States military graduated as the seventh class of the SMART Heroes program Oct. 22 at the Western Washington Sheet Metal training center, located at 2725 Williamson Place, Suite 100, in DuPont, Washington. The class was made up of 12 current or recently discharged members of the

Two veterans of the SMART Heroes program comment on how the late Senator John McCain took his military background and carved success for himself as a civilian. They explain how the SMART Heroes program is helping them do the same as they transition from military to civilian life and that the jointly sponsored SMART Heroes program in Western Washington is

There are skills you learn in the military that carry over into being a civilian — problem-solving, punctuality, determination — but a lot of the time, military members leaving the only life they’ve ever known is intimidating. See the original post on King5.org here.

Program celebrated first year, sixth class Aug. 27 Fifteen members of the United States military graduated as the sixth class of the SMART Heroes program Aug. 27 at the Western Washington Sheet Metal training center, located at 2725 Williamson Place, Suite 100, in DuPont, Washington. The class is made up of 13 current members of the Army and Air Force

SMART Heroes provides course to help veterans enter sheet metal apprenticeship FAIRFAX, Va. – Veterans transitioning to civilian life have many options. At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Seattle, honorably discharged veterans can start a new career – and possibly a new life anywhere in the country – with SMART Heroes, a program that introduces veterans to unionized sheet metal through

Military, union and local dignitaries gathered Dec. 12 to celebrate the graduation and accomplishments of the second SMART Heroes class at the Western Washington Sheet Metal Local No. 66 training center in DuPont, Washington. The class consisted of 15 soon-to-be or recent veterans stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord. The seven-week class packs in 224 hours of training, equivalent to

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Being discharged from the military can be exciting, but the unknowns and uncertainties of civilian life can also be scary. Luckily for eight U.S. military soon-to-be-veterans, as well as many more to come, the unionized sheet metal industry has made easing that transition a top priority with the establishment of the SMART Heroes Program. On a crisp fall morning Oct.