Issue PositionL Fighting For Our Military and 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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