Armed Services and the South Carolina Department of Education Collaborate for Three Day Conference

Program Designed to Bridge Career Pathways and Military Recruiting

Columbia Recruiting Battalion in partnership with S.C. Department of Education, the private sector and the other Armed Services represented by the Air Force and will host over 100 South Carolina educators for a three day program called Military Career Pathways 101 (MCP 101) June 17-19.

MCP 101was created to provide a forum for teachers, guidance/career counselors and military personnel to identify resources that facilitate military career paths. It will include breakout sessions, discussion panels and tours of Fort Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base. 

 “The goal of MCP 101 is to improve military recruiter and educator relations and create understanding that the military offers viable career options in all sixteen career paths,” Lt. Col. Michael Standish, Columbia Recruiting Battalion Commander said. “The future of our country depends on collaboration between educators, the private sector, and military personnel committed to ethically advising students with accurate information about the Armed Services. We want the educators to take the information they learn and empower their students to make conscious and informed decisions about their futures.”

Key career specialists from the Army will be joined by representatives from the Association of Career and Technical Education, the National Consortium for State Guidance Leadership and the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education.

            Educators attending the three day series will earn continuing education credits towards their recertification.

For more information, please contact Leslie Ann Sully at (404) 808-2317. Media must be escorted for the events held on Fort Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base so please call ahead.