Through a student exchange program, Jyn came to America when she was 20 years old. She fell in love with the country and graduated with a degree in economics and international business from the University of Missouri. With her degree in hand and a student visa, she ventured to Chicago to find work. However, without… Continue Reading Jyn Kim, Alumni of the Month, June 2019
Code Platoon is excited to congratulate the graduates of Hotel Platoon. This was our eighth class of students. We held our graduation ceremony on April 18, 2019 at 2:30 PM CST at the Motorola Solutions office in Chicago, Illinois. Nine students graduated; five of those used GI Bill® benefits, and the remaining four received tuition… Continue Reading Hotel Platoon celebrates graduation
VET TEC is a new VA program to pay for technology education for veterans, and it can be used at coding bootcamps. The program is designed to skill up veterans and get them into in-demand, high paying technical careers like web development, cybersecurity and software development. If you’re a veteran or reservist and you want… Continue Reading VET TEC will make you reconsider how (or if) you use your GI Bill®
Software coding is a flexible, rewarding, and growing career field. Employers want new talent to fill these coding roles faster than a traditional degree will allow, and the highly-specific skills needed are arguably best taught in a coding boot camp experience. As the “boot camp” descriptor implies, military veterans are uniquely qualified to train for… Continue Reading VET TEC remote program
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is now offering a program that will pay for veterans to get training in technology jobs without consuming their GI Bill® benefits. This program is called Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC.) What is the VET TEC program? VET TEC is a government program to fund veteran… Continue Reading VET TEC frequently asked questions
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. But whether you’ve never coded before or you’re a veteran looking to pivot, when you’re deciding which programming language to learn, the following demand-based insights can… Continue Reading The Best Paying and Most In Demand Programming Languages in 2019
Michael Dorsey, formerly an engineer with the Navy, was inspired to code by his grandmother, who had a direct hand in coding the technology used by the Chicago Clearing House. He remembers as a boy sitting on her lap while she coded on the computer. In the Navy, Michael was an engineer, and in between… Continue Reading Michael Dorsey, Alumni of the Month, May 2019
Want to build your civilian-side career while serving in the Army Reserve? Software coding is one of the fastest-growing and most in-demand jobs available. Plus, it’s compatible with the specific needs of Army Reserve soldiers: Coding jobs are available almost anywhere you move during service. Tech companies are able to adapt to drill and deployment schedules.… Continue Reading Army Reserve and Code Platoon
When someone wants to become a professional software developer, coding bootcamps can offer a fast, complete, and affordable way to reach that career goal. However, not all coding bootcamps are created equal. We’ve established some benchmarks that represent the accessibility of various programs and the quality of their graduate outcomes. Whether you share some or… Continue Reading What to look for in coding bootcamps: Code Platoon vs. Northwestern Coding Bootcamp