From Service to Skilled.
Turn Your Military Experience Into a Skilled-Trade Career
Explore civilian skilled trades, understand training options, and decide what fits your next chapter.
This service is free for service members and veterans.
Service2Skilled is an independent career-matching service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, or any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
For active-duty members preparing to separate, veterans, and Guard and Reserve members. No contact details required to see career results.
A clearer path forward
Three steps. You set the pace.
- Tell us about your military experience.
Start with your role and the kind of work you want to explore.
- Explore trades that match your goals.
Compare day-to-day skills, training paths and questions to ask.
- Choose whether to connect.
Where participating programs are available, request information from a school you select. We never share your details just because you use the matcher.
Five starting points
Practical skills. Different possibilities.
Your experience matters.
So does the next step.
Military experience can offer useful habits and technical skills. It does not automatically confer civilian licenses, certifications, admission or education-benefit eligibility.
Our suggestions are starting points for exploration—not employment, salary or admission guarantees.
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