Veterans Program IT Training

Mon Apr 29 15:51:14 MST 2013

I second the classes offered by the Kauffman Foundation; I took the Tech
Venture class awhile back... real eye opener!  TV, Movies, B.S.... can't
remember ever seeing a realistic depiction of a hacker, a real shootout
that wasn't on the news (the bad guys don't miss as much in real life), and
of course reality has no place in Hollywood... it takes too long and is
boring :)

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On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 3:19 PM, George Toft <george at georgetoft.com> wrote:

>  Time to take off the tin-foil hat :)
>
> I took advantage of a one week entrepreneur course put on by the Kaufmann
> Foundation for veterans.  It was geared to help veterans become independent
> business owners and was a very good deal.
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> In this case, as was pointed out, there is a bit of a problem with
> veterans who have been doing the nation's dirty work so the 98% can live in
> ignorance.  This is a great opportunity to reskill in a trade that has a
> shortage.  We all know big companies are importing IT labor because of a
> "shortage" and now we can alleviate that shortage with American labor.
> Having worked with former military and non-military alike in the IT field,
> I would rather have a vet on my team than a non-vet because they've put up
> with horrid work conditions and are team players.
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> As far as TV goes - really?!?!?  You mean you can't hack the NSA with a
> hydra through a backdoor while a gun is pointed at your head and Ginger
> (Halle Berry) working her wiles on your manparts in under 59 seconds?  When
> it comes to guns and IT, there's reality and there's Hollywood and a very
> large gap in between.  I'm at the point now where I won't watch anything
> put out by Hollywood that involves either one.
>
> Peace.
>
> George Toft
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> On 4/29/2013 12:52 PM, Nathan England wrote:
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>  The truth is we have hundreds of thousands of men and women in the
> service who are returning home to a country with a horrible unemployment
> rate. These guys will likely come home and have to get on welfare or be
> supported by some other means. This will likely be a good thing, as
> education for a working class is always a good thing, and the IT field is
> sorely lacking in "trained" professionals.
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> Of course, the conspiracies could abound. So many of these shows on T.V.
> such as Alias (my personal favorite) and 24 and a myriad of others, all
> have these awesome IT guys that can do anything and get information on
> anyone in a moments notice, all without a care in the world about the
> possibility of violating privacy rights... Hmmm. Whom better could we get
> to develop such a system, or *run* such a system with little to no thought
> about violating rights than a group of people whom are already potentialy
> brainwashed and indebted to the government.
>
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>
> Sounds like a great plan to implement the coming
> fascist/communist/humanist/globalist agendas!
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>
> Nathan
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> On Monday, April 29, 2013 12:42:04 keith smith wrote:
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> What's the catch?
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> --- On Mon, 4/29/13, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com><lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
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> From: Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com> <lisakachold at obnosis.com>
> Subject: Veterans Program IT Training
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org><plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
> Date: Monday, April 29, 2013, 12:33 PM
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>  VETERANS -- FULL SCHOLARSHIPS for INFORMATION TECH (IT) JOBS
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> WANTED: Veterans
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> The Department of Veteran Affairs has launched a game-changing program--to
> educate Veterans with no prior computer and network experience to the level
> of Information Technology experts in a matter of months. This program is
> open to Active Duty Veterans as well as Veterans of the Reserves and
> National Guard, from every branch of the service. Registration is still
> open for three remaining classes; they begin in the end of June/early July,
> 2013.
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> After completing the school in Palo Alto, CA, Veterans will be ready for
> placement in Information Tech and System Administrator jobs in many
> industries such as health care, insurance, finance, telecomm, energy, and
> more. We are working closely with our Fortune 500 corporate partners to
> ensure that each of our students will graduate with high-value, high-wage
> employment opportunities.
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> This totally immersive school is a five-month commitment and a residential
> program. Full scholarships are provided to each attending Veteran to cover
> all tuition, materials, room, and board. The scholarships are separate from
> your GI Bill and Pell Grants, and DO NOT AFFECT YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE
> PROGRAMS.
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> REGISTER NOW for June and July, 2013 classes at
> http://www.acuitus.com/veterans
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> Find more information regarding this program at the VA Center for
> Innovation site: http://www.innovation.va.gov/program-digitaltutor.html
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