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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Kelli,
We have heard through the grapevine that the Naval brass want to become involved in high school robotics programs. So far, I think things are beginning to move along on the west coast. It couldn't hurt to ask around.
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I am foreseeing this happening but do not know how long it will take. My boyfriend was in the DEP program when he experienced his first major FIRST experience. We went down to volunteer at the Championships this past year and he realized that there was so much untapped potential there for the military, specifically high scientific jobs that are difficult to fill. He had immediately called his recruiter and contacted the head nuclear recruiter for the navy(if I remember his title correctly), both were interested in FIRST. The main nuclear guy was actually based out of STL and had no idea that there was such a high scientific program competing in the area that weekend.
Being a navy significant other and the fact FIRST is and will always be my life, I am always going to be bugging his shipmates and navy friends to volunteer hoping to get them hooked.