Veterans Green Corps Member
Company Name:
Montana Conservation Corps
Veterans Green Corps offers a field-based opportunity to meet conservation needs while building current skills and experiences for a career in resource management. Enrolling in MCC is not a job; it's a commitment to service, community, and the environment. Applicants need to be ready to put others' interests before their own, learn and support their peers' learning, participate as a positive team member, work hard while serving long hours, live outdoors in all weather, and to lead by example. While this will be a challenging experience, the rewards are great! You will serve in some of the Rocky Mountain's most coveted regions, become efficient in chainsaw operation and maintenance, reinforce your leadership skills, and work in a high-performing team of peers.
VGC is based in Helena, Montana in MCC's Central Divide Region. Applicants may choose to serve during one or both of the 12-week sessions (summer and/or fall). Trainings are largely field based and projects partners include agencies such as USFS, NPS, USFWS, and BLM. Project work consistently involves the use of chainsaws for fuels reduction or thinning projects. However, it may also include trail maintenance, structure building, and addressing many other land accessibility issues in national forests. Participants will spend the majority of their time camping, so relocation is not necessary.
### The Experience
I had the opportunity to be myself. I was able to have my own experiences and use my military attributes in a positive way while continuing to grow personally.
Jovan V. 2014 VGC Crew Member
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 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
### Benefits
$650 bi-weekly living stipend
$1,175 AmeriCorps education award upon completion of service term
S-212 Wildland Fire Chain, S-130/S-190 Firefighter Training and Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior Certifications
First Aid and CPR training
300
hours of fuels reduction training and hands-on skill development
The opportunity to network with land management employers
### Qualifications - Must Have
Must have served or are currently serving 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.
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 also encouraged to apply.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Montana Conservation Corps
Veterans Green Corps offers a field-based opportunity to meet conservation needs while building current skills and experiences for a career in resource management. Enrolling in MCC is not a job; it's a commitment to service, community, and the environment. Applicants need to be ready to put others' interests before their own, learn and support their peers' learning, participate as a positive team member, work hard while serving long hours, live outdoors in all weather, and to lead by example. While this will be a challenging experience, the rewards are great! You will serve in some of the Rocky Mountain's most coveted regions, become efficient in chainsaw operation and maintenance, reinforce your leadership skills, and work in a high-performing team of peers.
VGC is based in Helena, Montana in MCC's Central Divide Region. Applicants may choose to serve during one or both of the 12-week sessions (summer and/or fall). Trainings are largely field based and projects partners include agencies such as USFS, NPS, USFWS, and BLM. Project work consistently involves the use of chainsaws for fuels reduction or thinning projects. However, it may also include trail maintenance, structure building, and addressing many other land accessibility issues in national forests. Participants will spend the majority of their time camping, so relocation is not necessary.
### The Experience
I had the opportunity to be myself. I was able to have my own experiences and use my military attributes in a positive way while continuing to grow personally.
Jovan V. 2014 VGC Crew Member
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 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
### Benefits
$650 bi-weekly living stipend
$1,175 AmeriCorps education award upon completion of service term
S-212 Wildland Fire Chain, S-130/S-190 Firefighter Training and Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior Certifications
First Aid and CPR training
300
hours of fuels reduction training and hands-on skill development
The opportunity to network with land management employers
### Qualifications - Must Have
Must have served or are currently serving 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.
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 also encouraged to apply.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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