Summit Helps Veterans Transition From Military To Civilian Life

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ACWORTH, GA -- In its quest to provide awareness and resources to service members and their families transitioning from military to civilian life, Chattahoochee Technical College will host a free summit on the topic.

The Education and Resource Summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 24 in Building D at the college's North Metro Campus, which is at 5198 Ross Road in Acworth.

Invitees include guardsmen and reservists from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Chattahoochee Tech’s current student enrollment of more than 700 veterans or veteran family members and other veterans residing in the area.

“Veteran transition training, or taking their combat boots off, is beneficial because we need to be serving those who have served us so well," said Chattahoochee Tech Communication and Veteran Services Coordinator Barry Munday. "For a veteran who is leaving the military, many times they feel alone, without direction and uncertain of their capabilities to acclimate or adjust to the civilian environment."

The summit will bring together more than 20 resources that exist for the purpose of supporting veterans as well as their family members who may be struggling to adapt to civilian life. At the event, military and veteran personnel will be afforded the opportunity to speak with representatives from numerous support services to gain a better insight into what resources are available.

Some of the vendors slated to participate include Chattahoochee Tech's Human Resources Department, Georgia Vocational Rehab Agency, Georgia Department of Labor, Cobb Works, Technical College System of Georgia Office of Military Affairs, NCESGR/Emory Veterans Outreach, Marietta Veteran Center, Workforce Investment Opportunities Act, Office of Adult Mental Health and Kennesaw State University.

Retired Major General Maria Britt, KSU’s associate vice president for operations, will serve as the guest speaker.

“Our hope through providing the summit for transitioning military and veteran personnel is to reassure and provide necessary resources, not only academically but also emotionally and psychologically through local veteran support organizations,” Munday said. “We are expecting a success and are eager to provide resources to our service members and their families.”

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