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Free 8-week training program specially designed to take military experience matched with innovative millwrights and carpenters training for a rewarding career with exceptional pay, and benefits including healthcare and retirement.

09/02/2026

8 WEEKS. REAL TRAINING. A NEW CAREER.

Transitioning out of the military doesn’t mean leaving teamwork, purpose, and a challenge behind. The UBC Military Veterans Program (MVP) helps service members turn the skills they built in uniform into a career in the union construction trades.

Through UBC MVP, eligible transitioning service members can:
🔹 Complete FREE, 8-week hands-on training while still on active duty
🔹 Learn from experienced UBC instructors
🔹 Build skills for a career in the skilled trades
🔹 Transition directly into a UBC apprenticeship after successful completion
🔹 Start a career with opportunities to grow, advance, and build a future

You’ve already proven you know how to work hard, learn fast, and be part of a team. Now put those skills to work in your next career.

Learn more at ubcmvp.org.

08/31/2026

TRAINING THAT LEAVES A MARK. 🔨

Cohort 24 at Fort Drum put their skills to work by installing the new ceiling in the training center.

It’s a great example of what UBC MVP is all about: learning through hands-on experience, working as a team, and building skills that translate directly to a career in the trades.

Great work, Cohort 24! 👏

08/28/2026

UBC MVP: TRADE YOUR UNIFORM FOR A UNION CAREER.

Leaving the military doesn’t mean leaving behind the skills, discipline, and teamwork you’ve built.

The UBC Military Veterans Program (MVP) helps transitioning service members and Veterans turn those strengths into a career in the union skilled trades.

Through the program, participants can:
🔨 Free, 8-week skilled trades training
🛠️ Hands-on instruction designed to prepare you for the trades
🎓 Placement into a UBC apprenticeship upon successful completion
🤝 A direct pathway from military service into a union career

You served with purpose. Now put your experience to work building what comes next.

Learn more and start your transition at UBCMVP.org.

08/27/2026

SPARKING NEW SKILLS IN HAWAII🔥

UBC MVP Hawaiʻi participants are getting hands-on experience with basic welding, building confidence, learning new skills, and preparing for careers in the skilled trades.

From the classroom to the shop floor, it’s all about learning by doing and preparing our transitioning service members and veterans for what comes next.

🪖 Service to Skilled Trades
⚒️ Hands-On Training
🇺🇸 Building Careers After the Uniform

UBC Military Veterans Program

08/25/2026

Congratulations to Cohort 43 UBC MVP - Military Veteran Program at our Fort Hood, Texas location.

Graduating a total of 8 graduates with 3 Carpenters and 5 Millwrights. All graduates will stay in the Great State of Texas.

The MVP program takes service members in their last 180 days and provides them with 320 training hours of Carpenters International Training Fund curriculum. Some of these classes include Math for the Trades, Print Reading, OSHA 10, Forklift and MEWP Certification, First Aid/CPR, Intro to Drywall, Intro to Metal Studs, Intro to Acoustical Ceiling, Framing and Intro to Millwrights.

Upon completing their Military Service all graduates will have direct entry into United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and will be ready to apply what they have learned at their job sites. Graduates from the Military Veterans Program will be great additions to any environment.

Thank you to all of the Leaders, Representatives and Contractors that attended to show their support. Special thank you to DEWALT and Carhartt for their contributions to our graduates.

To learn more on the process and program, visit www.ubcmvp.org

08/24/2026

NEXT STOP: GRADUATION. 🇺🇸🔨

The latest UBC Military Veterans Program cohort at Fort Drum is halfway through its eight-week pre-apprenticeship training, with graduation coming up September 17!

Through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on training, these transitioning service members are building the skills needed to take the next step into a career in the skilled trades.

UBC MVP Instructor and U.S. Army retiree Jim Vescera knows firsthand the value veterans bring to the skilled trades:

“I am proud to help military veterans turn their military skills, discipline, and leadership into successful careers in the UBC. The UBC MVP program provides the training, confidence, and brotherhood to take on their next mission. The uniform changes, but the mission continues.”

With graduation just a few weeks away, we’re looking forward to seeing this cohort finish strong and take the next step in their UBC careers!

08/21/2026

TURN YOUR MILITARY SKILLS INTO A CAREER. 🇺🇸 🛠️

Transitioning out of the military doesn’t mean leaving your skills behind.

The UBC Military Veterans Program (MVP) gives transitioning active-duty service members the opportunity to turn their military experience into a career in the skilled trades.

Through hands-on training, participants can:
🔹 Learn valuable trade skills
🔹 Train with experienced UBC instructors
🔹 Build connections within the construction industry
🔹 Prepare for a rewarding union career after military service

You’ve already built the discipline, teamwork, and work ethic. Now put those skills to work in your next career.

Learn more at UBCMVP.org.

08/20/2026

MVP JBLM recently visited the 1SFG UEPH Barracks mass timber project at Fort Lewis. Hosted by Walsh, the jobsite tour gave MVP Recruiter Ben Higginbotham, Instructor Dave McIvor and Local 360 Business Rep Kevin Smith an opportunity to see the project firsthand.

Once completed, this five-story, 105,000-square-foot barracks will provide modern housing for 200 soldiers.

08/19/2026

UBC MVP - Military Veteran Program Graduation at Fort Campbell, KY. Congratulations to all of the Graduates of Cohort 25.

All graduates will have direct entry into the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Graduates will transition to Kentucky and Tennessee.

Thank you to all that attended and supported this event. Special thank you to DEWALT and Carhartt.

For more information please visit www.ubcmvp.org

08/18/2026

UBC MVP Hawaiʻi

From military outreach and job fairs to Employer Days, mental health awareness, scaffold training, and hands-on carpentry instruction, our participants are gaining the skills, connections, and confidence needed for their next mission.

We are extremely proud of the progress being made in Hawaiʻi. Our students are showing up, working hard, learning the trade, and preparing themselves for successful careers in the skilled trades.

This is more than training it’s building futures, strengthening partnerships, and creating opportunities for those who served.

We are doing amazing things, and we’re just getting started!

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3419 Turner Avenue
Killeen, TX

Website

https://www.ubcmvp.org/

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