VETERAN RESOURCES
Contact our Veteran Services staff members for more information on navigating these resources and more:
James Davies
Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialist
607-778-2257
Bill Fowler
Local Veterans' Employment Representative
607-778-2231
NYS DOL Veteran Services Intro Page:
https://labor.ny.gov/vets/vetintropage.shtm
NYS Division of Veterans Affairs:
https://veterans.ny.gov/
Veteran Services at Colleges and Universities
Broome Community College
http://www.sunybroome.edu/veteranservices
Joseph Drotar, Veterans Services Coordinator Phone: (607) 778-5375; E-mail: drotarjm@sunybroome.edu
SUNY Binghamton
http://www2.binghamton.edu/veterans/
Zach DuBord, Veterans Services Coordinator Phone: (607) 777-3868; E-mail: zdubord@binghamton.edu
Ridley-Lowell
http://www.ridley.edu/location/binghamton
Becky Scales, Veteran Admission Coordinator Phone: (607) 724-2941; E-mail: bgadmissions@ridley.edu
Elmira Business Institute
http://www.ebi.edu
Myles Baker Jr., Veteran Admission Coordinator Phone: (607) 733-7177; E-mail: mbaker@ebi.edu
Ithaca College
http://www.ithaca.edu/admissions/veterans_services/
Cornell University https://www.hr.cornell.edu/diversity/communities/military_community_resources.html
Syracuse University
http://vrc.syr.edu
Syracuse University, Institute for Veterans and Military Families (a partnership with JPMorgan Chase & others) http://vets.syr.edu/education
Vocational Training Opportunities for Veterans at Broome-Tioga BOCES
http://www.btboces.org/AdultEducation.aspx
Resume Tools
Military to Civilian Career Skills Crosswalk: http://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC/
NYS Department of Labor Résumé Tips Short Video: http://www.labor.ny.gov/agencyinfo/resume-tips.shtm
Veterans’ Administration Résumé Building Guidebook: http://vaforvets.va.gov/docs/Resume_Building_Guide_01062012.pdf
“Demilitarizing” your Résumé – Most employers don’t speak ‘our’ language: http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/resume-writing/translating-military-skills-into-resume.html
Federal Employment
https://www.usajobs.gov/
NYS Civil Service Job
Access to job postings and Civil Service Exam announcements https://www.cs.ny.gov
Governor’s 55 B/C program (For Veterans and Disabled persons) https://www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/
Veterans Temporary Hiring Program – Portal https://www.cs.ny.gov/vetportal/
Experience Counts
https://www.veterans.ny.gov/content/experience-counts
Veterans Administration
- Gl Bill
- Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment