An Overview Hello, I am Charlene Sumlin. I am the Apprenticeship Consultant for Pope Air Force Base. We are proud to be a part of the Air Force Community and we are proud that we can support the Air Force Community in providing an important credential which demonstrates to the civilian and military employer a high degree of competency in a trade.
Many people join the military in order to earn money for college.
Others want to learn a valuable job skill which will assist them in obtaining a rewarding and high paying job after they complete military service. Many young people find the civilian community is unable to provide an inexperienced person with the opportunity to receive these high technical skills and therefore many join the Armed Forces to receive valuable credentials such as a Journeyman's Certificate which will last them a lifetime. The Apprenticeship Program combines valuable work experience with valuable military schools in order to achieve competency in a trade. We hope as time continues that we will be able to expand our offerings to other Air Force Specialty Codes. Other branches of the military have developed other programs.