Mission: To provide continuing camaraderie, support, and advocacy for all veterans in the Fermilab community, including employees, students, and contractors, as well as family and friends of veterans.
Vision: Wholeheartedly appreciating the sacrifice that veterans make on the behalf of their nation and recognizing their years of service.
The Veterans Group promotes workplace inclusion and employment efforts by building collegiality, visibility, and providing an information-sharing network for the veteran community at Fermilab.
Outreach and Support
The Fermilab community strives to meaningfully support Veterans and military affiliated personnel at all stages of their careers.
Internship Opportunities for Veterans
- VetTech
- VALOR Apprenticeship
- VALOR JROTC
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Veterans recognize a Green Zone as a safe place. These recurring workshops raise awareness of the issues and concerns military service members face when re-entering civilian life and work. Upon completion, participants’ increased sensitivity will help Fermilab’s military veterans identify and access appropriate resources and promote their sense of belonging. Employees who complete this workshop become Green Zone advocates and can proudly display the Green Zone Fermilab seal in their workspace.
To join our Listserv, please send an email to listserv@fnal.gov with SUBSCRIBE VETERANS_GROUP in the email body.
Veterans Day
Fermilab covered by Quilts of Valor, Annual Veterans Day Luncheon, 2018
Fermilab Veterans gathered in the Village for the annual summer picnic, 2023
News & Events
Fermilab receives 2024 Gold HIRE Vets Medallion award
On Oct. 31, Fermilab received the 2024 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award from the Department of Labor. The HIRE Vets award recognizes employer commitment to the recruitment, employment, retention and professional development of military veterans. Fermilab’s application highlighted our Veterans Group laboratory resource group, the Emerging Leader Development Program and our Veteran Applied Laboratory Occupational Retraining Program. VALOR provides hands-on training and career exploration apprenticeships and internships at Fermilab for veterans and military-affiliated communities. Fermilab previously received the HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award in 2019.
Fermilab strengthens commitment to U.S. veterans with new $4 million workforce development program
Fermilab has created the new workforce development program in coordination with the Department of Energy’s Office of Science to offer military veterans valuable hands-on training experiences and full-time technical career placement at Fermilab.
- Fermilab receives 2019 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award | News – November 21, 2019
- Fermilab Deputy Director Chris Mossey elected to National Academy of Construction | News – November 11, 2019
- Thank you, veterans! | News at work – November 11, 2019
- 2019 Veterans Day Celebration at Building 327 | Photos – November 8, 2019
Resources
- Veterans Employment Toolkit – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Women Veterans Report: The Past, and Future of Women Veterans – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Quilts of Valor Foundation – Covering service members & veterans touched by war with comforting & healing quilts
Contact Anahi Ruiz Beltran or Brian Niesman for more information; Executive Sponsor: Marc Clay