In The News: A Coding Bootcamp for Veterans, Rod Levy talks about starting this exciting venture
Code Platoon has been featured in Shots & Bytes. Check out the full article here: http://www.shotsandbytes.com/code-platoon-coding-bootcamp-for-veterans
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In The Press: Meet Rodrigo Levy of Code Platoon in Loop and Downtown
Code Platoon has been featured in Voyage Chicago. Check out the full article here: http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-rodrigo-levy-code-platoon-loopdowntown/
In The News: How Deja Baker overcame long odds and finally landed her dream job
Code Platoon has been featured in Fast Company. Check out the full article here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90205557/how-deja-baker-overcame-long-odds-and-finally-landed-her-dream-job
In The News: How Code Platoon is retooling veterans for technical careers
Code Platoon has been featured in Fast Company. Check out the full article here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90205567/how-code-platoon-is-retooling-veterans-for-technical-careers
Code Platoon Awarded Grant From Motorola Solutions Foundation
Chicago, Illinois – August 31, 2018 – Code Platoon, a nonprofit working to transform Chicagoland veterans and military spouses into professional software developers through an immersive, educational bootcamp, and mentorship program today announced it has received a grant for $25,000 USD from Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. Through the grant, […]
The Best Paying and Most In Demand Programming Languages in 2018
At Code Platoon, we track national demand for programming languages so that our veterans and military spouses are trained with the best tools for a career in software development. When you’re deciding which programming language to learn, the following demand-based insights complement a much broader strategy. This article attempts to answer which programming languages command […]
Code Platoon now training students in Python
At Code Platoon, our goal is to serve veterans and military spouses by helping them prepare for a high-demand, achievable career in a short amount of time. In the modern job marketplace, software coding is that high-demand position, and the coding boot camp format is the achievable, thorough, and fast way to teach it. In […]
Full-stack Software Engineering program for military spouses
Code Platoon’s mission is to assist our military Servicemembers and their families as they journey on the career path of programming. That support is extended not only to those who have served but also to those who support our nation’s heroes: their spouses. Since 2018, Code Platoon’s award-winning Coding Bootcamp has been accepting military spouses […]
AMVETS Radio Interview with Rod Levy
On today’s AVP, we discuss the VA Mission Act signing, AMVETS Radio, AMVETS’ upcoming national convention, and a post in North Carolina that established a scholarship targeting our women veterans. We also cut to an interview we did with Rod Levy, CEO/founder of Code Platoon, a 14 week program training veterans in coding and computer software.
Code Platoon Founder shares how coding bootcamps can launch Veterans’ second careers
While a formal education can pave the path to a good career, sometimes higher ed focuses more on theory than practice. After graduation, students might still have to learn skills on the job. Rod says Code Platoon focuses on career services, to help place veterans in the workforce with skills they can use right away.