Montana Conservation Corps - Tools for Living. Experience for life.

2012 Dates: Late May - August or August - October. Apply today as space is limited!

“Working with, and getting to know your crewmembers was very much like the camaraderie that I grew to appreciate in the Marine Corps. I would encourage to all my fellow veterans, to rise up and try something different by spending a summer with Montana Conservation Corps.  I now realize how much of a life changing experience it really was for me.” - Chance R. 2011 VGC Crew Leader

Montana Conservation Corps partners with Veterans Green Jobs to offer Veterans Green Corps crews in the summer and fall. This is a great on the job training opportunity for veterans of OIF and OEF to learn the necessary skills to pursue jobs with public land agencies such as the USFS, NPS, USFWS, and BLM.

Participants receive:
• 300+ hours of fuels reduction training and practice
• S212 Wildland Fire chainsaw training and certification
• Basic Wildland Firefighter training
• First Aid and CPR training
• Network with land management employers
• After service networking with Veterans Green Jobs
• Instruction on applying for federal jobs with veteran and non-competitive options

The entire project is focused on fuels reduction so an interest in using chainsaws and crosscut saws is essential.

MCC’s Veterans Green Corps is based out of Billings, Montana and Helena, Montana with project work in the Medicine Bow Routt National Forest, Charles M Russell Wildlife Refuge and the Bridger-Teton National Forest.  Participants will camp for the entire duration, so relocation is not necessary. Apply today as spots are limited.

Veterans with an honorable discharge or general discharge - under honorable conditions are encouraged to apply.

Qualified individuals with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals and are an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

Participants receive saw training. Corpsmembers receive a $504 bi-weekly living stipend, and upon completion of the program, an AmeriCorps education award to pursue education opportunities and technical training.

Qualifications - Must Have

• Must have served in the US Armed Forces and have a DD 214.
• Minimum age of 17.
• High school degree, GED, or willingness to work towards obtaining a GED.
• Commitment to complete the entire term of service.
• Strong service ethic; desire to serve the community and the environment.
• Willingness to work long hard hours in all weather conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds repeatedly and use hand tools (these are often heavy tools like pulaskis, sledge hammers, chainsaws, etc.)
• Ability to hike up to 12 miles per day in rugged terrain, often carrying a heavy backpack and working with tools.

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