The Military
Job Training Myth

Many people join the military expecting to receive job training. But remember, military training is designed for military jobs, not to help you get a civilian job later. Even in the technically-oriented Air Force, most jobs require particular military skills that won’t do you much good in the civilian world. If you get the training you were promised for a particular military occupation, you still might not get any experience in the job because the military doesn’t have to use you in the field you requested.

In the 1999 military survey, only half of all military members (including officers) said they were satisfied with their training and job assignments, and only 22.7% were satisfied with their basic pay. As stated by former-Defense Secretary Richard Cheney, “The military is not a social welfare agency;it’s not a jobs program.”

Where are all the jobs?

Finding Work Hard for
GI's Back From War

The Military can change
your job assignment
at any time, to any job

DETROIT AREA RESOURCES
FOR EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING

City of Detroit Workplace Job Center
Detroit's Work Place has a 20-station Computer Learning Lab at
455 W. Fort St., on the 5th floor,
customers may utilize this equipment for job search,
resume writing, and skill upgrading.

Detroit Public Library Listing of Job Training
and Career Counseling Resources

Workforce Career Development Center,
A Program of the Detroit Urban League
15770 James Couzens, Detroit, MI 48238
Contact person: Monica Hankins, 863-0300 extension 224 Provides screening, employability skills training, job referrals and placement, and an annual
career and job fair.

Focus Hope,
1355 Oakman Blvd., Detroit, MI 48238,
www.focushope.edu 494-4184
Offers training programs in precision machining, metalworking,
engineering, informational technologies and job placement services. Financial aid available and good student support. GED or high school diploma required.

Youth and Adult Automotive Training Centers (YAATC)
Affiliated with Highland Park Career Academy, 20 Bartlett St.,
Highland Park, MI 48203, and Ford Motor Company
Contact person: Belvin Liles Jr. 957-3007 extension 1611
Offers training program in automotive repair and maintenance,
also allows students to earn GED if needed.

Employment Training and Design,
a program of MichiganWorks!, www.michiganworks.org
Contact person: Sara Smith, youth advocate, 826-0299
Michigan Works! provides job placement and training programs.

National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC),
part of AmeriCorps, a federally-funded service program
(sometimes referred to as the “domestic Peace Corps”)
1-800-942-2677. www.americorps.org
NCCC is a 10-month residential program for 18-24 year olds with at least a high school diploma or GED. Participants travel to various locations around the country, living in college dorms and working in community service projects in low-income areas or providing disaster relief. They receive a small living allowance, health insurance, student loan deferment, and a $5,000 educational grant at the end of their service.

City Year Detroit,
1 Ford Place, Detroit, MI 48202 www.cityyear.org
Contact person: Kevin Lill, 313-874-6825
A member of AmeriCorps, City Year is open to young people ages 17-24 with high school diplomas or a GED. Participants receive a living allowance and $5,000 educational grant at the end of their 10-month service. In this program, however, they work in one city for the entire term of service.

Job Corps,
11801 Woodrow Wilson Street, Detroit, MI 48206
313-852-0301 or 1-800-733-JOBS Offers training for;
Business Occupations, Health Occupations, Painting, Carpentry,
Facilities Maintenance, Computer Repair, Advanced Career Training.
Open to low-income youth ages 16-24 and provides a monthly
living allowance and support to students for up to 12 months
after graduation from the program.

Detroit Hispanic Development Corp.,
1211 Trumbull, Detroit, MI 48216,
313-967-4880, www.dhdc1.org
Vida Sana, a program of DHDC, provides employment training
for youth ages 17-25, employability skills training, job placement,
and GED classes.

Detroit Manufacturing Training Center,
1110 Rosedale Court, Detroit, MI 48211, 313-867-1666
Provides training and related services for the following populations: FIA Detroit metropolitan recipients; out of school youth; dislocated workers; Empowerment Zone residents; Detroit Housing Commission residents;
and unemployed residents of the city of Detroit and Detroit
metropolitan area. Eligibility requirements are to have a
high school diploma or GED certificate and pass a drug screen.

YO! (Youth Opportunity),
1641 Porter Street, Detroit, MI 48216, 313-965-9080
Job search and tons of skill development classes.
For youth 14-21 and must live in Detroit Empowerment Zone.

Jewish Vocational Services,
29699 Southfield Rd., Southfield, MI 48076,
248-559-5000 www.jvsdet.org/teens.htm
Open to any Michigan resident, this agency offers assistance with job-hunting, skill-building, interview skills, resume writing, guidance
and information on career choices, college programs and
admission policies, as well as a complete Occupational
Resource Library in Southfield with a wide range of information
on education and career planning.

Mercy Education Project,
1450 Howard Street, Detroit, MI 48216
313-963-5881 www.mercyed.net
For Girls and women in SouthWest Detroit, offers Computer
Literacy and GED classes, and Child Care Provider Education
Associates degrees through Schoolcraft College.