"Workshop MENTOR" Registration - FALL, '26 One Year Away/Edge4Vets Workshop

HR Mentors/DTS Wingmen! WELCOME to One Year Away!

The Edge4Vets workshop operates as part of Desert Thunder Squadron's "One Year Away" project in collaboration with Winers' and Diners and in partnership with business, government, military and school partners committed to supporting transitioning airmen from Davis-Monthan AFB.

We'll offer the workshop on May 19 to follow up on the successful start made with the One Year Away/Edge4Vets project last spring. The November session will be hosted by Pima Community College - Aviation Center at 7211 S. Park Ave. Tucson, AZ 85709 from 9:30am to 4pm.

Edge4Vets has been tailored to "One Year Away" to help Airmen from DMAFB learn how to translate their military strengths into "tools" for civilian success, then we connect them to decision-makers at partner companies to explore opportunities for good jobs that can lead to great careers - whether they wish to work in Tucson or elsewhere.

In addition, DTS has developed a mentoring program, called "DTS Wingmen." The goal of that effort is to give participants a "one to one" mentor as a follow up to the workshop to help them maximize their success.

As a "workshop mentor" on May 19, you'll be providing participants with invaluable feedback as the program takes them through a four-step process to translate their military strengths and create a draft for a personal PLAN4SUCCESS.

There's no preparation you'll need to do. The workshop will guide participants, but as a "workshop mentor" you'll be serving as a listening agent and providing feedback to affirm them. The Orientation video (below) shows how the Edge4Vets model works and will give you an understanding of your supporting role. You do not need to have military experience to be a "workshop mentor," all you need to bring is your desire to see the airmen succeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py08YIfDqck

The workshop is conducted by the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University in New York which has been offering Edge4Vets nationally since 2011. Three thousand veterans have taken the Edge4Vets workshop in nine states. This implementation in support of One Year Away in Tucson is the first implementation in AZ.

We're grateful to you for being part of this ambitious "One Year Away" effort by DTS to form a broad coalition in Tucson to support the airmen.

REGISTER today! We'll be in touch with details on parking and more as we get closer.

Any questions, don't hesitate to email Tom Murphy at tom@edge4vets.org or call Tom at 360 731 0603.