{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000017f-2e63-d37b-a17f-ef638a7f0001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-program-prepares-veterans-for-new-careers-in-technology","headline":"AWS program prepares veterans for new careers in technology","description":"Learning how to connect light beams is connecting these military veterans to new opportunities in technology. But when you hear about the unique experience and training these veterans bring with them, it’s clear that their skills benefit the tech world, too.","datePublished":"2022-02-25T18:14:58.748Z","dateModified":"2022-02-25T18:14:58.748Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f902f4f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x800+0+133/resize/1200x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa4%2Fb8%2F9fbdfd1d402984de2dcc17b7bf99%2Faws-veteran-1.jpg","width":"1200","height":"600"},"articleBody":"# AWS program prepares veterans for new careers in technology\n\nLearning how to connect light beams is connecting these military veterans to new opportunities in technology. But when you hear about the unique experience and training these veterans bring with them, it’s clear that their skills benefit the tech world, too.\n\nAWS delivers the [AWS Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing Certificate Course](https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/workforce-development/aws-fiber-optic-fusion-splicing/) in communities across the U.S. Participants in the above video are from a two-day class conducted at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. \n\nLearn more about this program and other ways AWS is supporting communities through [free skills training](https://www.aboutamazon.com/impact/empowerment/training-for-the-public).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}