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After Service

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Engineering is often misunderstood as stoic and fixed. But Col. Jim Squire says that it's creative. He’s learned from his military service and years of teaching that each student brings their personal experience to how they solve a problem. And AI could never replace lived experience. And: Anthony Fontes served in the Marine Corps for twenty years, and he maintains that transitioning back into civilian life is the hardest thing he’s ever done. When he came back home, there were no job skills programs to support him as a veteran. Now, Anthony works to help veterans enroll in programs that connect them to well-paying civilian careers, like the joint program with Norfolk State University to help veterans produce semiconductors. Later in the show: Norfolk, Virginia is home to the largest naval base in the world. A third of Stephanie Richmond’s military history students are in ROTC. She knew they’d learned about the military greats. She wanted her students to learn about the everyday men who served in the military and walked the same streets that they walk.
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Engineering is often misunderstood as stoic and fixed. But Col. Jim Squire says that it's creative. He’s learned from his military service and years of teaching that each student brings their personal experience to how they solve a problem. And AI could never replace lived experience. And: Anthony Fontes served in the Marine Corps for twenty years, and he maintains that transitioning back into civilian life is the hardest thing he’s ever done. When he came back home, there were no job skills programs to support him as a veteran. Now, Anthony works to help veterans enroll in programs that connect them to well-paying civilian careers, like the joint program with Norfolk State University to help veterans produce semiconductors. Later in the show: Norfolk, Virginia is home to the largest naval base in the world. A third of Stephanie Richmond’s military history students are in ROTC. She knew they’d learned about the military greats. She wanted her students to learn about the everyday men who served in the military and walked the same streets that they walk.
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