Entries by Jonathan Young

The Veteran’s Guide to Debt and Investing

Whether you are active duty or a Veteran, starting your first job or well-established in your career, it is never too early to start repaying your debt and investing in retirement plans. I know that these topics can feel daunting. So I will be sharing a few of my strategies to pay off your debt […]

The Veteran’s Guide to Budgeting and Banking

According to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), eighty-six percent of Active Duty Servicemembers, fifty-one percent of military spouses, and forty-three percent of Veterans worry about their personal finances.  I have created this budgeting and banking guide for the military community with statistics like these in mind. If you are a Veteran, spouse, or […]

Code Platoon Graduate Outcomes Report, August 2018

Since it launched in 2016, Code Platoon has completed six 14-week sessions with its students. Our mission has been to prepare veterans and, starting in July 2018, military spouses to become professional software developers.   A key word for us is ‘professional’, which to us sets the bar of not only teaching students how to develop […]