Governor McCrory Celebrates Graduation of Marines from Specialized Welding Training Program at Camp Lejeune | Eastern North Carolina Now

Governor Pat McCrory celebrated the graduation of sixteen active-duty Marines from the Veterans in Piping accelerated welding program today at Camp Lejeune. Brigadier General Robert F. Castellvi

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    Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory celebrated the graduation of sixteen active-duty Marines from the Veterans in Piping accelerated welding program today at Camp Lejeune. Brigadier General Robert F. Castellvi, Major General (Retired) Matthew Caulfield and Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs General Cornell Wilson were on hand for the ceremony.

    "The Veterans in Piping program builds on our progress to make North Carolina the most military and veteran friendly state in the nation," said Governor McCrory. "Our service men and women have sacrificed so much for our country and it is our goal to help connect them with meaningful careers when they transition into the civilian job market."

    The Veterans in Piping program offers an 18-week intensive training course in welding and other pipe trades to help transitioning active-duty Marines establish successful careers after service.

    As part of Governor McCrory's efforts to make North Carolina the most military and veteran friendly state in the nation, he has focused on connecting transitioning military members and veterans to education and jobs. The Governor's statewide veterans hiring initiative, North Carolina for Military Employment (NC4ME), has hosted statewide hiring events and summits which have produced more than 600 private sector job offers for veterans and transitioning military members.

    Governor McCrory cited the NC4ME initiative, the creation of the new Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and programs like Veterans in Piping for helping North Carolina's unemployment rate among veterans drop 50 percent since he entered office in 2013.

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