Congratulations to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Military Veterans Program (MVP) graduating class of August, 2024!
The MVP program helps soldiers transition out of the U.S. Army and into careers as carpenters or millwrights. The Mid-South Carpenters Training program helps present the course in Clarksville, TN for soldiers from nearby Fort Campbell. This is the 13th class to complete training. Program participants take part in a free, eight-week training program, which gives military vets basic skill sets with hands-on projects for real-world experience as carpenters or millwrights. Once civilians, these veterans have the option to join the United Brotherhood of Carpenters as a second-year apprentice.
Congratulations to: Kneeling; Ben Higginbotham (MVP national recruiter) and Terry Waugh, KY Carpenter Instructor; Middle Row: Esther Freeman (MVP Millwright instructor) Leroy Ensley (Carpenter) Christian Veale (Millwright) Jacob Ledford (Millwright); Back Row: Colton Henry (Carpenter) Seth Bargell (Carpenter) Coleton Swims (Carpenter) Josh Peters (Millwright) William Powers (Millwright) Mason Roberts (Millwright) Matt Haworth (Carpenter).
In 2023, the MVP program in Clarksville placed 47 veterans into the workforce, doubling the number of graduates from the prior year. Of those 47, 22 joined the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, meaning almost one out of every two students who learn via the MVP program opt to become a union carpenter or millwright.