Issue Position: Fighting For Our Military & Veterans

Issue Position

As the vice-chairman of the Assembly Military & Veterans Affairs Committee and a member of the New Jersey Council on Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, DeAngelo is dedicated to helping the men and women who serve our country and protecting our in-state military facilities that benefit our economy. That is why he has focused on opening up industries for veterans experience such as:

*Permitting training to be used toward a nursing degree
*Establishing the VetTeach program to bring more veterans into the teaching profession
*Promoting the Helmets to Hardhats program to bring more veterans into the construction and building trades industry
*Creating the Veterans Higher Education Commission aimed at identifying ways to create higher education opportunities for returning servicemen and women pursuing civilian careers.
*Working to strengthen veterans preference in the New Jersey State Police hiring process

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