Twelve active military, four veterans celebrate with ceremony Dec. 21 Twelve current members of the United States military and four recent veterans graduated as the eighth class of the SMART…

Transitioning from the armed services to civilian life can be a rocky road if you don’t have a plan, Spc. Joseph Pineiro explains. After serving six successful years in the…

Thirteen members of the United States military graduated as the seventh class of the SMART Heroes program last month at the Western Washington Sheet Metal training center, in DuPont, Washington.…

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…

ARLINGTON, Va. – A simple headline this past spring said it all, “HVAC: Big Industry. Big demand.” For retired U.S. Army Sgt. Miguel Angel, those words are exactly what he…

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…

  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…

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…

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…